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Good Sound, Bad Range
Once set up the unit has very good clear sound and volume as long as you stay within 25ft of the base where it starts to cut out (note the range is deceptively advertised as "up to 100ft") so don't expect to walk around the house without having the signal interrupted. The Sennheiser support technician suggested that my wifi could interfere with the range; this is not disclosed in any of the promotional material. My old, much less expensive, Sennheiser TR 126 got a decent signal from across the street. If you have a sound system connected to th...Read more
e TV, ensure you turn on the TV speakers and adjust the TV volume up when you connect to the 3.5mm TV headphone jack. The design is nice and comfortable with adjustable fit but some may find them tight fitting and ears get hot after a while. The control cluster on the right side has a large button to turn on the bass boost and two much smaller buttons to control the volume. It takes a while to get used to feel for the volume controls without accidentally hitting the bass button. I would prefer to have the bass button separated from volume buttons, perhaps on the other side or completely removed (the base also has a bass boost button). I would only recommend for people who want to use it from their couch or people without wifi in their house where the range might be greater.Purchased in December 2021 for $180.00.
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ArgusSouthwest, VIC
- 9 reviews
Bought as a replacement...
...for older version of Sennheiser headphones, and where I got them the price was better than what other audio specialists were advertising. Mainly listen to music from laptop, and the noticeable volume drops are annoying but you soon get used to it. Have them plugged into remote speakers, not directly into laptop, so this could be reason for the drop in volume. Not noise cancelling as I can still hear the wife when she is talking to me!
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Willogold coast
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
OK but not brilliant
Good sound and battery life but they are bulky and they get heavy. I purchased mine for noise cancelling but I can still hear everything that is happening around me. Hopeless. If you want to silence the TV for the sake of others then their an OK option. I am looking for a better noise cancelling set.
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jimBundaberg
- 4 reviews
- Verified purchase
Fantastic product!
I haven’t bought wireless headphones before and was surprised with the fantastic sound quality. The battery life was impressive and it held the charge well given the fast charge time. All in all for a $375 product, i couldn’t recommend this product enough. Having three children it works well drowning out their arguing.
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TysonPerth
- 5 reviews
- Verified purchase
Great sound and comfort
Got these headphones just recently to listen to the TV. They are very comfortable going over my ears and sitting effortlessly on my head. The should is perfect and with the bass booster, I can get cinema style rumbles watching my favourite movies. The battery life seems very good so far only putting the headphones on the stand in the evening when I go to bed. A great way to watch TV without disturbing anyone else.
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Roy JohnsonMelbourne
- 4 reviews
- 1 like
Perfect
I bought these head phones for my autistic son the model no HD500A while I paid $212.00 for them I can confirm that they do what they say they will do that being listen to music and don't be able to here the sounds around you yes I would use the company again if I need anything
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SandyBlueSydney Surrounds, NSW
- 7 reviews
Pretty good but short range
Had been using an older model Sennheiser which was fantastic, it had quite a long range. I could wander around my house and outside and still get sound. Unfortunately I had to return it to my daughter so we had to purchase another headphone set.
The new headphones have good sound but a short range which I have found disappointing, they also are close fitting around the ears which I have found can cause some perspiration in warm weather. I did not have this problem with the old set.
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Questions & Answers
Thomas Callaghanasked
How long can I expect my 165 to last. Despite my best efforts, new batteries, remove and replace all connections- no sound!
2 answers
I've never had to replace the batteries, however, I get no sound when I forget to turn headphones on!
The lights are as follows: Top - battery status, green for fully charged, red for charging. Middle - bass boost. Bottom - headphones on.
I've had mine for 3 months with no issues except for the disappointing short range of only approx 25 ft vs the advertised 100 ft. Tech support says wifi can affect the range. So I would not recommend this product if you want to walk around the house. Works great if you stay in the same room.
Re: the sound issue, I had the same problem during set up when I connected the 165 base to the headphone jack on my television. My television is connected to an external surround system, so in the TV settings I have the TV speakers turned off (and they were also set at 0 volume level). I kept the TV speakers turned off but increased the TV volume level and voila I had sound in the headphones.
If that doesn't work, try some other headphones from your phone or iPod in the TV headphone jack to make sure the jack is not defective (ensure the volume on the TV is up as per above). If the TV jack is defective then you might try a splitter to connect to the RCA (red and white) inputs on your TV. They are cheap on Amazon. Unfortunately Sennheisser gives you useless adapters for every outlet possible but not this simple connector.
Hope this helps.
Dorothy Wasked
Paulasked
Will connecting this to a TV or sound desk earphone plug cut off the existing sound to speakers or will that still operate (re a sound desk in a church)?
2 answers
I would have to say yes. However I only bought these because my little boy has autism and cannot handle outside sounds. Mind you in the last few weeks we have been able to cut down on putting them on. I wish I could help you more
We get sound out of the TV and the speakers at the same time.
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