Fit is More Critical than Sound

Without sounding too impressed with myself I need to say that I know rather a lot about headphones. I have gone through many different brands and used many different models from each. After all my looking for the ultimate headphones I have both found what makes the ultimate headphones as well as why some popular designs will never succeed.

If you're planning on purchasing headphones online make sure you go to a store first and try some on. The fit is the most vital part of your headphones and it isn't an aweful idea to check the sound while you are at it. Please do not be one of the hip iPod headphones users who still use the white ear buds that come with the iPod. The iPod is over ten years old and they use those atrocious ear buds. They don't fit anyone's ears and constantly fall out.

Headphone manufacturers that market the quality of the sound generally are not the ideal solution. I really do not care how good your headphones sound if they feel uncomfortable and fall off each and every ten seconds. Even ear bud companies try and brag about the high quality of the tiny speakers and amplifiers they use but it actually doesn't matter and here is why. 99% of headphones users are listening to an iPod, iPhone or some other tiny digital portable device that has compressed the music to fit on it.

Generally speaking iPod mp3 sound is not that good because it has been compressed but 99% of the population can't notice the difference. In a home theatre setting with blueray discs or using hi fi installers I admit it is easy to hear the difference in sound quality but this isn't as true with headphones. Even DVDs compress the sound to fit a giant video file on 4 GB.

Many people would prefer over the ear headphones and some would rather have earphone buds. Personally I think that both have their advantages and drawbacks. If you will be flying on a plane or traveling in a motionless position I recommend using over the ear headphones. Sound cancelling headphones are the best satisfaction but make sure they are cushy as even enormous costly headphones can pinch ears and become uncomfortable in time. If you plan on moving about a lot than ear buds are the better choice. I used to compete in snowboarding and ear buds always worked for me but when I travelled between contests I could not get by without my noise cancelling over the ear headphones.

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Sennheiser Headphones RS130 Wireless

Sennheiser Headphones are quickly becoming the DE FACTO standard when it comes to watching movies on your home theater high end audio system but this article speaks definitely about the Sennheiser Earphones RS 130.

At just 9.8 ounces, the RS130s from Sennheiser are so comfortable on your head that you'll forget you even have them on as soon as your audio comes streaming through. I'm of the opinion that this is preferable because if you decide to get up -- assuming you're sitting down -- and walk around while you listen, you won't be getting any long springy headphone cord tangled up in anything. Super crisp sound and no uncomfortable squeezing on your ears like so many other brands of headphones. The RS130s are easy to recharge or simply install some new AAA batteries. Intelligent auto-tuning makes these earphones even more popular among high end audio system owners.

The ear pads are made of delicate foam and are blanketed in fabric. The headband experiences a corresponding handling with three such pads, between which are two all-metal strips that answer as the charging contacts when you rest the headphones on the base station. Rechargeable batteries are included with the headphones and I was very fortunate to see that only two AAA size are necessary. This sure enough facilitates with the weight of the headphones which should have a absolute impact on comfort during long-term listening sessions.

For this test and review, several of us viewed an old movie -- THE GREAT ESCAPE. I just happened to have purchased it and thought it would be a satisfactory motion picture to test with the RS 130s and boy was I correct! In fact, viewing THE GREAT ESCAPE with these Sennheiser headphones caused me to remember my Dad taking me to the movies when I was just a little kid. The Great Escape was the first movie I ever attended in a movie theater and the memories of that motion picture run deep. Now I've seen this same movie many many times on television since I've grown up but never once did any of those times bring back the memory of watching my very first movie with my Dad.

Crazy I know but I totally attribute that to the sound of these wireless headphones. To put it quite simply, the sound is nothing short of ASTOUNDING. And since I know this movie by heart and actually own the video we were watching, I even got up to go to the rest room and make some snacks for everyone with the RS130 earphones still on my head and in so doing, I could literally watch the movie in my mind's eye. I've never gone through anything like this before.

About the only insignificant problem I acknowledged was when I was running along a wall. This was the only time I discovered just a bit of static but it was never sufficient to take me out of the movie even though I was no longer sitting in front of the movie.

The RS130 sports Sennheiser's own SRS Headphone virtual-surround-sound system which is compatible with two-channel audio sources. As I stated before, the RS 130s' reception remained uniform throughout our home theatre cinema experience. Most of the 'tolerable' wireless headphone sets I've researched are priced over $500 and any anything less expensive is almost always unusable. Thankfully, the Sennheiser RS130s are a solid compromise between price and quality. They won't break the bank and enable you to genuinely enjoy your listening experience. Add their topnotch overall design and you have a very viable choice for replacing your wired headphones.

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