Are there any wireless headphones available that are anwhere close to Hi-Fi?
My speakers are Monitor Audio RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I mainly
listen to classical

Thanks,

Gordon

"Gordon MacPherson" wrote in message
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Are there any wireless headphones available that are anwhere close to
Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I
mainly listen to classical


Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

Iain

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"Gordon MacPherson"
wrote in message ...
Are there any wireless headphones available that are
anwhere close to Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio
RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I mainly listen to
classical

Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

I have a pair, and they are IMO marginal for people with normal hearing due
to their marginal dynamic range.

From the reference above:

68 dBA

68 dB A weighted is kinda vinyl-like. If you don't hear surface noise with
vinyl, the RS140s are for you. Otherwise, you may sense that some really
good (digital) sources are a bit degraded at times.

It's easy to hook these up so that the dynamic range is even worse - use the
supplied headphone jack adaptor.

I drive mine with a fixed audio signal that is at a much higher level, and
that made them barely acceptable for watching TV and the like.

Sennheiser has just introduced a new line of headphones that use a digitally
modulated, not analog modulated means of transmission. Probably worth the
extra bucks.

The other thing is that the Sennheiser wireless headphones are based on some
of their mid-priced"open air" transducers with relatively small elements.
No way are you going to get the wonderful tone of the HD 600s or the
accuracy and isolation of HD 280s.

I was going to say their phones. Always been good, even if most are now made
in China.

Brian

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"Gordon MacPherson" wrote in message
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Are there any wireless headphones available that are anwhere close to
Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I
mainly listen to classical


Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

Iain

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"Iain Churches" wrote in message

"Gordon MacPherson"
wrote in message ...
Are there any wireless headphones available that are
anwhere close to Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio
RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I mainly listen to
classical

Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

I have a pair, and they are IMO marginal for people with normal hearing
due to their marginal dynamic range.

From the reference above:

68 dBA

68 dB A weighted is kinda vinyl-like. If you don't hear surface noise with
vinyl, the RS140s are for you. Otherwise, you may sense that some really
good (digital) sources are a bit degraded at times.

It's easy to hook these up so that the dynamic range is even worse - use
the supplied headphone jack adaptor.

I drive mine with a fixed audio signal that is at a much higher level, and
that made them barely acceptable for watching TV and the like.

Sennheiser has just introduced a new line of headphones that use a
digitally modulated, not analog modulated means of transmission. Probably
worth the extra bucks.

The other thing is that the Sennheiser wireless headphones are based on
some of their mid-priced"open air" transducers with relatively small
elements. No way are you going to get the wonderful tone of the HD 600s or
the accuracy and isolation of HD 280s.


See elsewhere for wild an inaccurate conjecture which places anything this
bull****ter posts very firmly in the 'with a pinch (bucketful) of salt'
category....

Grateful numpties should seek at least a second opinion before taking
anything he says into account or, as a rough guide, simply do the opposite
to what he suggests....

I have noticed that a lot of wireless phones are not that loud. Not sure if
this is a decision due to battery consumption, or fear of ear damage.

Brian

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"Iain Churches" wrote in message

"Gordon MacPherson"
wrote in message ...
Are there any wireless headphones available that are
anwhere close to Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio
RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I mainly listen to
classical

Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

I have a pair, and they are IMO marginal for people with normal hearing
due to their marginal dynamic range.

From the reference above:

68 dBA

68 dB A weighted is kinda vinyl-like. If you don't hear surface noise with
vinyl, the RS140s are for you. Otherwise, you may sense that some really
good (digital) sources are a bit degraded at times.

It's easy to hook these up so that the dynamic range is even worse - use
the supplied headphone jack adaptor.

I drive mine with a fixed audio signal that is at a much higher level, and
that made them barely acceptable for watching TV and the like.

Sennheiser has just introduced a new line of headphones that use a
digitally modulated, not analog modulated means of transmission. Probably
worth the extra bucks.

The other thing is that the Sennheiser wireless headphones are based on
some of their mid-priced"open air" transducers with relatively small
elements. No way are you going to get the wonderful tone of the HD 600s or
the accuracy and isolation of HD 280s.

"Brian Gaff" wrote in message
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I have noticed that a lot of wireless phones are not that loud. Not sure if
this is a decision due to battery consumption, or fear of ear damage.


As far as the Sennheisers are concerned, I find I need to turn
the volume on the RH headphone down long before the input
level indicator on the base station starts to blink. There is also
compression control for those who (think they) need such a
thing.

The Sennheisers recharge in realtime so to speak, so if you
listen for two hours, it takes two to recharge the batteries, by
simply replacing the headset in the cradle on the base station.

Iain

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"Gordon MacPherson" wrote in message
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Are there any wireless headphones available that are anwhere close to
Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I
mainly listen to classical


Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

I was going to say their phones. Always been good, even if most are now
made in China.


At the present, the build quality is unchanged.
The Chinese can make quality products if the
specification is there, but they seem (for the time
being at least) to be pretty useless at their own
brands of audio. Cheapo Chinese valve amps
are a good example.

Iain

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"Iain Churches" wrote in message

"Gordon MacPherson"
wrote in message ...
Are there any wireless headphones available that are
anwhere close to Hi-Fi? My speakers are Monitor Audio
RX6s and my Amp is a NAD 355BEE. I mainly listen to
classical

Sennheiser RS140. Highly recommended
http://www.sennheiser.co.uk/uk/home_...dphones_009926

I have a pair, and they are IMO marginal for people with normal hearing
due to their marginal dynamic range.

From the reference above:

68 dBA

68 dB A weighted is kinda vinyl-like.

8dB better than vinly. 66 dB (A weighted) would be a
SNR twice that of vinyl. You not find many commercial
CDs with a dynamic range 70dB. And none 80dB
AFAIK.

It's easy to hook these up so that the dynamic range
is even worse - use the supplied headphone jack adaptor.

Both the mini jack ad the 1/4 adapter seem to be of
good quality. The dealer from whom I bought the
Sennheisers asked if I wanted the mini jack replaced
with a TRS. This wss done while I waited at no cost.

The OP should take a listen to the RS140s, and
decide for himself. Anyone who makes recordings
of the standard to which Arny works, can hardly be
regarded as judge of quaity:-)

Iain

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I have noticed that a lot of wireless phones are not that
loud. Not sure if this is a decision due to battery
consumption, or fear of ear damage.

The Sennheiser wireless headphones are powered by 2 lithium Ion rechargable
cells. Portable equipment with DC-DC power supplies are very rare, so its
pretty much a given that the audio circuitry runs off of about 3 volts. On a
good that that gives 1 volt RMS or a little less for the headphones, which
is way less than is used in serious headphone amplfiers.

So yes, wireless phones are often not all that loud.

I don't happen to have a problem with a lack of loudness with my
Sennheisers, but others with different preferences and capabilities might
feel differently.