Wireless Studio Headphones

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2012/10/25 21:39:52 (permalink)

Wireless Studio Headphones

Hi Guys,

I'm hoping you guys can help me find some good studio wireless headphones. Not sure if such a thing even exist since from what I understood they almost always have a delay (which makes live recording impossible) and the quality is always much lower.

But still, I have hope. It would be great to not be bogged down by wires all the time, I found these two models 

http://www.amazon.com/SYNC-Cent-Wireless-Over-Ear-Headphones/dp/B006BUN8NO/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1351214648&sr=8-7&keywords=wireless+studio+headphones

and

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/RS160/

What do you think?
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    Re:Wireless Studio Headphones 2012/10/25 22:09:09 (permalink)
    I'm leery of wireless gear in general. I've had too many problems with devices competing for the same radio frequencies or causing noise. Infrared, I would think, should be less of a problem, if such a thing exists. And stay away from Bluetooth.

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    Re:Wireless Studio Headphones 2012/10/26 11:21:25 (permalink)
    See if you can find the multitude of threads that are here somewhere already on the topic. I know I've read a couple. General conciseness was, the consumer models sport low quality transmission circuits, so not only the sound quality is poor, but you will get RF issues too. There will be a constant hiss in your ears.    

    I have a set of the $ 90 Radio Shack infrared headphones. They are the solution to wireless but be warned, you cannot point your head away from the little sending unit that plugs into your headphone output. They will hiss at you very loudly. There is zero hiss when they lock on to the transmitter.  

    I do use them for guitar and bass tracking and they sound full and clean. I would not use them to check a mix. They have a built in re chargeable battery which is awesome. But it's nice to be able to get out of the chair and grab a different guitar or mess with the amp without pulling my interface to the floor. 
    post edited by Cactus Music - 2012/10/26 11:25:08

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    Re:Wireless Studio Headphones 2012/10/26 11:24:45 (permalink)
    You might wish to look up JANET here and ask her. At one point I do recall she was looking into wireless cans and I think she bought a set.

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