Sony MDRRF811RK.CEK RF811 Home Wireless On-Ear Headphones for TV, 100 m Range - Black

15 years ago I bought a pair of Sennheiser 800Mhz wireless headphones and they lasted until last year. (quality counts). When they finally expired I purchased a few pair of Bluetooth headphones and while the sound quality was adequate, the range was terrible! My house is average size but my Bluetooth phones would not work in my kitchen or bathroom. They either kept cutting out intermittently or were totally silent. So I decided to but a new pair of 800Mhz headphones. My old Sennheisers cost 150 quid but I bought these Sony headphones from Amazon Warehouse for 35 quid. I did not expect them to be brilliant but adequate. I was very pleasantly surprised! There was a slight hiss when the input signal was absent but once the audio was present, it was crisp and clear with good treble and bass content. Volume was fully adjustable from very quiet to super loud. I tried these Sony phones throughout the house and they worked flawlessly everywhere including my kitchen and bathroom. So I went into my garden and they still worked well. So as an experiment as it was early morning and not many people about, I went out of my gate down the road and out of our street and to the local newsagents to pick up a morning paper and they still worked 100% with no dropouts of audio. Our newsagents is 120 yards away. Try doing that with Bluetooth! I find these an absolute bargain price and excellent quality for the money.

Would I recommend them for watching television? Yes.They're comfortable and I can watch the television without the sound bothering my wife. There was some persistent electronic noise at first, but that was solved by being careful where the wire from the TV to the sender unit ran. There is still some electronic noise if I move my head from side to side. It's not bad and I don't often move my head from side to side when watching TV ... I'm not sure I'd use them to listen to music. They've a good range - I can still hear the TV when I'm 10m away and through two, decent internal walls. TV sound is perfect. Can I see a delay in sound -v- screen? Only if I try to see it and ... you know what, I bet I could see anything if I tried. When used just for enjoyment of news broadcasts, dramas, comedies, etc there is nothing obvious. Rechargeable battery hasn't given me any problems. It's never run out of charge when I've been using them, but even so it would be nice to know that it would warn me if it might.

Good sound from them and a good fit. Great for when you want to watch late night TV but don't want to keep the rest of the family awake.

Sony MDR-RF811RK cordless headphone review.These look like they were designed for giants and can easily be worn with a beanie (actually useful if used on cold days in the shed or garden!) but having said that, I did not buy them for their aesthetic qualities and they automatically adjust very easily and are reasonably comfortable. Use of AAA batteries offer sufficient listening time between charges, presumably also with weight considerations in mind, important for prolonged listening comfort.I have 3 pairs of cordless headphones, each of different brand and price range and claiming ‘up to 100m range’. The MDR-RF811RK’s sit in the middle, about twice the price of the budget pair (my first foray into cordless) and about three times cheaper than the most expensive. The perceived advantage of ‘up to 100m range’ is that I can use them anywhere in my average sized 3-bedroomed property with small garden. I generally listen to music for long periods at low volume and occasional focused ‘listening sessions’ with the volume cranked up somewhat higher.Verdict: The MDR’s offer very good sound quality for their price and are a big improvement on the budget pair. Use of neodymium magnets and 40mm drivers offered a clue. They are usable throughout my property, including gardens front and back, shed, loft and garage, with minimal dead spots. By contrast, the 3X more expensive pair unsurprisingly offer superior sound quality, though not nearly as big an improvement as with the budget pair and still better comfort, but at a price and are badly let down by their inferior range in practice – virtually unusable in locations through two or more walls just a few metres beyond the transmitter. In practice they are limited almost to same room as source listening. It was this failing which prompted me to look for a supplementary pair of budget to mid-priced headphones for general listening which sound good and work acceptably throughout my modest suburban estate. The MDR’s deliver in terms of good sound quality and overall practicality at a very competitive price. Definitely fit for purpose!

Although these aren't Bluetooth ie. they have their own receiver which needs to be plugged in to a power source, I still recommend these as they have good sound quality and excellent range (I can get half way down the road before they cut out). Very good for using at home with older TVs and audio devices, or anything else that has a mini jack. Also, they are 'over ear' as opposed to 'on ear' which makes them very comfortable for extended usage.