"Marnok.com" wrote in message
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I just bought some (fairly cheap) IR stereo headphones. They work ok, but
with a very audible hiss even at very low volume when there is no sound
from the source (PC). This could quickly get annoying. I wondered if anyone
could tell me, is it that I just have a poor quality product or is this
sort of noise somehow inherent in the technology?
Thanks for any help.


UPDATE

thanks to everyone for helping out.

I took them back this morning for cheery refund (after the guy in the store
played around for half an hour trying to make them sound OK)

Found a new set - Philips SHC2000 - these are MUCH better and also have a
recharging cable and rechargable batteries, and I got them from Argos for
less than £20. No hiss, sound is fine, I don't look as much like an extra on
Dr Who but I can live with that.