Wireless headphones

[Dave2002]

I use a set of Panasonic cordless headphones.

The sound quality is far superior to TV or Radio set speakers.

The base station is powered from the mains and any sound source can be plugged into it - FM or DAB Radio, TV, Cassette Recorder, CD player, Amplifier etc.

The headphones are adjustable for fine tuning quality and volume and, when parked on the base set, the headset's internal 2 AAA batteries are automatically recharged until topped up.

Range is about 70 yards and is operable through walls and ceilings.

Not expensive. I think mine cost less than £50.

Hs

This was interesting - I didn't think there were any which would do the range required at low prices, but perhaps the world has moved on.

Are these the kind of things - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/9004203.htm Argos - around £70.

Also, are these types FM or digital?

[Cockney Sparrow]

Sorry (in the way of these threads) that I am not answering your question but.......
I've had an iPod Touch for 18 months or so, but not really explored all its facilities - though I have at last streamed music from it to an Airport Express, into the Living room audio -last week (encouraged by the success of Beef Oven and Caliban on the other thread...).
Encouraged by this, and with a lot of digging to do, on an a newly acquired allotment, I also managed to replay from the iPod some mp3s (podcasts such as Gardeners Question time, some mp3s of Building a Library, etc) to a small battery powered speaker - £20 from Asda:

http://direct.asda.com/Polaroid-BT20---speaker---for-portable-use---wireless/000567461,default,pd.html

Positioning it a few feet from the working area I was able to hear it well enough and it kept the connection apart from one or two drops. I limit my visits to a max of 3 hours and the charge lasted.
I was thinking, if this wasn't loud enough, of a similar but more costly product which has received favourable comment on the interweb

http://www.richersounds.com/product/wireless-docks,-speakers-and-portables/cambridge-audio/minx-go/camb-minx-go-whi

Over the last few years, I have just used a small FM radio in my shirt pocket around the house and garden, using the speaker on this 3 band radio (I believe in the context of London buses this is called "sodcasting")

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-R9924-Sports-3-Band-Portable/dp/B0000C76HJ

So, I admit I really would not want to use headphones in these circumstances and so I listen to speech or music where the quality is not the most important thing (and given the task at hand, I wouldn't be appreciative of high quality reproduction in any case).
As I said, sorry this is OT.

[MrGongGong]

I believe in the context of London buses this is called "sodcasting".

Ian McMillan coined that phrase
and I don't think it had much to do with London in particular

[Hornspieler]

This was interesting - I didn't think there were any which would do the range required at low prices, but perhaps the world has moved on.

Are these the kind of things - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...er/9004203.htm Argos - around £70.

Also, are these types FM or digital?

Yes, Dave.

Anyone interested should follow the link to see full description and evaluation by satisfied customers.

I bought these headphones in February 2009. They are still working (and re-charging) perfectly.

Stereo jacks give a very realistic stereo image. If the TV or Radio source is mono only, the input is still fed to both sides of the headset provided that the out put from the TV or Radio is through a stereo output jack
Output from the base station is described as RF Stereo - presumably FM. If the base station is switched off, other FM stations can be tuned in, using the tuning adjustment on the headset, depending on location and signal strength.

Hs

[Dave2002]

I recently saw some cheap Bluetooth headphones in Lidl. I've no idea how good they might be.

What is the typical range for Bluetooth headphones? Could one walk up a garden wearing such, or would they only work in one or two rooms?

Also, are they usually fully digital - for example using PCM or other digital encoding, or do they use some other methods - with either digital or analogue transmission/compression?

One possibly good thing about wireless headphones is the complete freedom of movement which they should offer. Wired headphones may sound better, but just occasionally I've forgotten I've been wearing them, with a jolt as they get ripped off my head if I have to move in a hurry.