Cordless headphones... no "tuning"...

[Landlord]

Hello!

I have a set of cheap-as-chips Panasonic headphones wot require myself to "tune them in" in order to listen to music. Subsequently, I get a st load of interference.

Is there such a thing that what has a limited number of output signals and st that I can "switch" between rather than tune to? I basically want to be able to put the headphones on, press 1 (or 2 or whatever) and have crystal clear sahnds emitting from my PC/iPhone etc.

Thanks, in anticipation of a glourious response.
Phil

[Blue Meanie]

Landlord said:

Hello!

I have a set of cheap-as-chips Panasonic headphones wot require myself to "tune them in" in order to listen to music. Subsequently, I get a st load of interference.

Is there such a thing that what has a limited number of output signals and st that I can "switch" between rather than tune to? I basically want to be able to put the headphones on, press 1 (or 2 or whatever) and have crystal clear sahnds emitting from my PC/iPhone etc.

Thanks, in anticipation of a glourious response.
Phil

I presume they work on something other than Bluetooth? I have a set of Jaybird bluetooth headphones which are pretty decent, and work with my ipod touch, and my macbook. No interference at all.

[Landlord]

Blue Meanie said:

Landlord said:

Hello!

I have a set of cheap-as-chips Panasonic headphones wot require myself to "tune them in" in order to listen to music. Subsequently, I get a st load of interference.

Is there such a thing that what has a limited number of output signals and st that I can "switch" between rather than tune to? I basically want to be able to put the headphones on, press 1 (or 2 or whatever) and have crystal clear sahnds emitting from my PC/iPhone etc.

Thanks, in anticipation of a glourious response.
Phil

I presume they work on something other than Bluetooth? I have a set of Jaybird bluetooth headphones which are pretty decent, and work with my ipod touch, and my macbook. No interference at all.

Probably - they were like £19 from Argos. I bought 2 and they're both ste!

[Mannginger]

I'm a massive fan of my Turtle Beach headphones - 5.1 surround sound and really easy / comfortable to use.

NB: They are designed as gaming headphones so bear that in mind.

[rocksteadyeddie]

Landlord said:

Blue Meanie said:

Landlord said:

Hello!

I have a set of cheap-as-chips Panasonic headphones wot require myself to "tune them in" in order to listen to music. Subsequently, I get a st load of interference.

Is there such a thing that what has a limited number of output signals and st that I can "switch" between rather than tune to? I basically want to be able to put the headphones on, press 1 (or 2 or whatever) and have crystal clear sahnds emitting from my PC/iPhone etc.

Thanks, in anticipation of a glourious response.
Phil

I presume they work on something other than Bluetooth? I have a set of Jaybird bluetooth headphones which are pretty decent, and work with my ipod touch, and my macbook. No interference at all.

Probably - they were like £19 from Argos. I bought 2 and they're both ste!

Well anticipated that man. You buy cheap, you buy twice.

[Ozone]

Mannginger said:

I'm a massive fan of my Turtle Beach headphones - 5.1 surround sound and really easy / comfortable to use.

NB: They are designed as gaming headphones so bear that in mind.

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you get 5.1 sound from a pair of headphones?
Is the subwoofer part strapped to your forehead?

[Morningside]

My old Phillips ones were quite good.

Anyone remember the first generation infra red ones? Sodding great bulky things with the IR tit at the top.

Used to sound ok until you pressed any remote control and then the things used to go mad with heavy buzzing or a deafing thump due to them all using the same frequency.

[zac510]

I have had about 3-4 generations of Philips ones in 15 years and they've all worked flawlessly. Currently want to replace them but they just won't die. Still even on the original rechargable batteries! They have a 3-option selection of frequencies to work on. I'm in inner-London and rarely get any interference.

PS yes I remember the IR ones too, they sucked!

I usually trust panasonic too but sounds like a dud product.

Edited by zac510 on Sunday 7th February 11:23

[Mannginger]

Ozone said:

Mannginger said:

I'm a massive fan of my Turtle Beach headphones - 5.1 surround sound and really easy / comfortable to use.

NB: They are designed as gaming headphones so bear that in mind.

Excuse my ignorance, but how do you get 5.1 sound from a pair of headphones?
Is the subwoofer part strapped to your forehead?

Pass - trickery I guess:

http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx4a/features...

Turtle Beach said:

The X4 uses genuine Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Headphone surround processing technologies — the industry-standard formats for encoding multi-channel sound in XBOX games and DVD movies.

Dolby Headphone audio processing recreates the sound of 5.1 channel speakers with the X4 headphones, so you can hear every nuance in the game audio all around you — without disturbing anyone else in the room.

Dolby surround sound adds incredible realism to your gaming experience, making you a better player. With action games, you can hear where your enemies are coming from and react faster and more accurately. With interactive games, like Guitar Hero® or Rock Band®, you can hear subtle details in the music and sound cues that are missed on speakers, drawing you deeper into the experience.

[NDA]

Mannginger said:

I'm a massive fan of my Turtle Beach headphones - 5.1 surround sound and really easy / comfortable to use.

NB: They are designed as gaming headphones so bear that in mind.

If you have a standard Sky set up - i.e. an HD box and a plasma screen, how would you plug these in? I ask because I have dreadful tinnitus and am always fighting over volumes, I need it higher than most, so 'phones would be good.

Sorry to mildly hijack...

[zac510]

Those turtle beach ones sound good but you'll look like abit of a dick watching TV with the little microphone attached there

[Mannginger]

Actually - do you know what - I've just re-read the OP and the Turtle Beach phones are no good. I skim read it and missed the ability to switch between iphone / PC. These won't connect to an iphone at all as they use optical connectors.

Sorry OP

[NDA]

zac510 said:

Those turtle beach ones sound good but you'll look like abit of a dick watching TV with the little microphone attached there

I didn't realise they had a microphone..... I would look a complete dick.

[zac510]

funny, that word is not censored!

Mannginger said:

Actually - do you know what - I've just re-read the OP and the Turtle Beach phones are no good. I skim read it and missed the ability to switch between iphone / PC. These won't connect to an iphone at all as they use optical connectors.

Sorry OP

I missed that too. I've never seen a unit that does that but I have considered getting two base stations and setting one up in the bedroom and one in the living room so then I could access either by just changing the receiving channel on the headset. You'd have a spare set of headphones then.