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Sennheiser RS 165 RF Wireless Headphone System

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Brand	Sennheiser Consumer Audio
Model Name	RS 165 RF
Form Factor	Over Ear
Connectivity Technology	Wireless
Wireless Communication Technology	RF

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Closed back, circumaural headphone system with excellent digital wireless audio transmission delivering range up to 30 meters(100-foot). Connectivity Technology: Wireless
High-quality Sennheiser transducers and a selectable Bass Boost mode for exceptional sound. Max. sound pressure level 106 dB at 1kHz, 3% THD. Signal-to-noise ratio - typ. 85 dBA at 1 Vrms . Frequency response - 18 - 21,000 Hz
Multi-purpose transmitter with Analog Input - also functions as 'easy-charge' cradle and docking station for the headphones
Carrier frequencies: 2.4 – 2.48 GHz. Multi-receiver transmission - transmitter supports up to two pairs of headphones simultaneously (optional HDR 165, sold separately)
Troubleshoot-sound dropouts or no sound is due to headphones are out of the transmitters range, signal is shielded and there are interfering devices.Operating time : up to 18 hrs
Two year warranty when purchased from an authorized Sennheiser dealer.

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Sennheiser RS 165 RF Wireless Headphone System

Sennheiser's RS 165 is a superb digital wireless headphone system for movie watching and music. Its ergonomic, closed, circumaural design reduces background noise while providing an exceptionally comfortable fit, so that you can focus on enjoying your favorite television programs and movies.

Easy to use and intuitive, all you need to do is to connect the included multi-purpose transmitter to your home audio or entertainment system. And because these headphones are from Sennheiser, you can count on a vibrant, detailed sound reproduction. You’ll also be free to move around, since the RS 165 provides a robust, digital wireless audio transmission with minimum latency, and there is a bass boost listening mode for added power.

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RS 165 Wireless Over-Ear Headphone System

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Product Dimensions

9.3 x 5.9 x 11.6 inches

Item Weight

10.6 ounces

Manufacturer

Sennheiser

ASIN

B00SLVAVAY

Item model number

RS 165

Batteries

1 Lithium Polymer batteries required. (included)

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917 ratings

4.3 out of 5 stars

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#164,205 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
#4,056 in Over-Ear Headphones

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

Date First Available

January 22, 2015

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Sennheiser's RS 165 is the perfect introduction to the world of digital wireless home entertainment. Its ergonomic, closed, circumaural design reduces background noise while providing an exceptionally comfortable fit, so that you can focus on enjoying your favorite television programs and movies. Easy to use and intuitive, all you need to do is to connect the included multi-purpose transmitter to your home audio or entertainment system. And because these headphones are from Sennheiser, you can count on a vibrant, detailed sound reproduction. You'll also be free to move around, since the RS 165 provides a robust, digital wireless audio transmission with minimum latency, and there is a Bass Boost listening mode for added power. Sennheiser's RS 165: Get more from your TV and home audio today!

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crazychile

For TV audio....You can't go wrong

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 28, 2016

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I needed a set of headphones to use exclusively with the television. Either it’s late night and I can’t turn up the sound for fear of waking someone, or there was a lot of other noise in the house and I had to turn it up to hear all the dialogue clearly.

The connection that I used was TV digital audio out -> D/A Converter -> dedicated headphones. My current analog output goes to an amplifier for running through the big stereo speakers and I wanted to keep the two independent. Originally, someone recommended that I buy a Bluetooth transmitter and then buy a pair of Bluetooth headphones where there are more options. I tried this but the Bluetooth adapter wouldn’t connect to the headphones, and when I tried the headphones, they didn’t Isolate very well and the sound was mediocre. Plus this rig was more money than the Sennheisers. So I sent that stuff back and bought the Sennheisers.

My main concern was the quality of sound. I heard some wireless headphones many years ago and they sounded like crap. Like AM radio with all the hiss, etc. I own several pairs of headphones for music listening and some of them exceed $1000 in price. So I’m pretty picky and my expectations were high.

Do these sound like really expensive headphones? No. but they sound pretty darn good and there was ZERO background noise. I could hear all the low level details, and on one movie there were low level background noises that I actually thought for a moment were coming from my kitchen. My main complaint about the sound is that the top end is rolled off slightly so it doesn’t show the details with cymbals or other high frequency sounds. This would be a deal killer for me if they were for music, but for television and movies it’s not a big deal.

I find the comfort to be very good. I think my head is pretty average sized and they fit well. They isolate external noises pretty well also. Some have complained that the headband could use a little more padding but I don’t have a problem with it.

Two minor annoyances…First, Sennheiser should have included an RCA to mini cable. This will be used more than a mini-to-mini connection (in which they include a cable) but RCA to Mini cables can be bought for less than $1 in bulk. There is no good reason why Sennheiser couldn’t have included this. The other issue is the ergonomics of the volume up/down buttons. I’m not blind so Braille isn’t really my thing. The raised “+” and “-“ on the headset take some getting used to. A competent human factors team could have come up with a design that’s more intuitive.
I didn’t find the bass boost to be of much value. I don’t think the headphones are bass deficient, and the effect of the boost is a little unnatural. You don’t need it. A better approach would have been to make it a “loudness” button which along with a little bass would boost the highs a little also. Loudness is beneficial at lower listening levels if it’s implemented properly.

I thought it was a nice choice for Sennheiser to use rechargeable AAA batteries in the headset. I hate when companies use some obscure battery that’s hard to replace. This isn’t the case here. Also the manual recommends an initial charge of something like 14hrs. (going from memory) But I just pulled the batteries out and put them in my other battery charger for 2 hours and they were fully charged, so I could use the headset the same evening. I have yet to run these down mid viewing, including watching television for 6+ hours.
So although not perfect, this headset is still a really solid 4 star recommendation.

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Patchy Fog

Great sound, poor range, ergonomics could be improved

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 6, 2018

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Got this to replace an ancient pair of RS 120 (I think) -- at least a decade old. The old ones had started to sound muddy and blown out when they got warm, so figured it was time to trash them as something seemed to have failed.

The good news I was right and these babies completely fixed the problem and the sound is much better and also have none of the faint background hiss that the old pair had. The 165 doesn't have a "surround" setting like the old one, but that was kind of a gimmick that I never used anyway. I also like the "positive connect" charger, even though it is somewhat large, as the old 120's "lay it on the charging bars" style was often hard to get a connection/charge going.

So what's not to like? Well, a few small things that are not deal breakers, but...

1. The old 120 had a mechanical on/off and volume controls so you had instant, direct control of the phones. These turn on and off with a 2 second push of the power button, which kind of sucks when you want to flip them off to mute commercials and then flip them back on to continue your show. The up/down volume paddles work better than I thought they would, but I still like an old-fashioned dial on a pot, even if, in theory, the wipers might get dirty and fail over time -- but I never had any trouble along these lines with the 120s so I don't think this is a problem.

2. These operate in the 2GHz band and the old 120s worked in the 900MHz band and the range on these is simply CRAP. I got used to being able to walk down the hall and to the bathroom with the old one ones on -- maybe 40-50 feet away with 2-3 walls in between, but the moment I leave the room these phones stop working. Now, I expect reduced range with the band switch -- even though TV audio is never going to need the extra bandwidth -- and I understand 900MHz is a garbage dump of baby monitors and stuff -- but, heck, my 5Ghz router can reach around our whole (1500 sq foot) house at 200-300MBit speeds, so I think the RS 165 simply have poor RF characteristics (bad antennas, matching, parasitic capacitance from my head, internal interference, bad case design, whatever..).

3. The cushions on these are this pleather stuff that, in my experience on other Sennheiser phones, lasts about 2 years before it starts to crack and fall apart -- the old phones had some fuzzy stuff that held up well for a decade. We'll well see how these do. The cups look to be easily replaceable though.

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Dino

Outstanding

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 12, 2018

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Second pair of Sennys I’ve owned - really good.

simon

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 4, 2017

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super !!

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A decent product for people with very particular needs.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on August 4, 2016

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Be very sure as to what your audio needs are before buying this product. This product as the name suggests is made for tv viewing mainly. its for those people who are not satisfied with their tv audio (example when the movie is playing but the dialogues are inaudible in action sequences with loud explosions or when in certain sequences you raise the volume up to hear the dialogues and immediately after a song or explosion comes and your tv explodes on your face) sure you can get a home theatre for this cost but then again if you live in an apartment or like watching that late night football match then they are useless.The wireless range in these on paper should typically cover any apartment ( if all the walls are made of plaster or wood) but for concrete and brick-wall Indian apartments that is most definitely not the case.The range is same as an bsnl WiFi router.For songs, they are decent for classical and vocals focused song but dont expect to bang your head to any EDM or rock and hip hop music.The bass is very very subtle for the above mentioned genres and the bass boost feature although bearable while watching movies, is absolutely horrible when listining to music.If you have a separate headphones for your music needs and your only aim is to keep them next to the tv and use it only on the couch then you could go for them.Though I must admit they look bad-ass in their stand. The battery easily lasts for several movies and charging is quick too.Just dont expect to wear these all around the house listening to music.

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Perfect

Better and worse ....

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on December 16, 2018

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The most notable thing about these vs. the 160's is 165 model does NOT carry a signal as well or as far as the older model 160. I can NOT get a clear signal with these headphones 12 feet away from the receiver when I'm on my apartment balcony - but I could with the model 160. So now I have to find an audio cable splitter, and go through the hassle of switching to one of my 3 copies of the model 160 for times when I'm on my balcony. (Why do I have 3 of the old 160's? because the 160 headphones are good for about a year before some part of them would break or they would get so loose on my head that they would fall off every time I'd bend over.)

These new headphones take some getting used to, to operate the controls, but they are snug on the head.

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Sennheiser quality; but at Sennheiser price...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 9, 2020

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Bought as a gift for someone. But I was impressed with these too when I tried them.

It's the entry range, but still has Sennheiser sound quality (I've owned only Sennheiser wired headphones until very recently before taking the leap of faith over to a nice pair of ATs)

Better reception and interference immunity than my personal older analog pair (also from Sennheiser). But that's to be expected from digital modulation, which I'd say is comparable to all those wired Senn headphones I've owned in the past.

When my analog wireless set goes, I'll probably get myself a pair of these to replace them.

Comfort and isolation is decent too. If you have a house full of kids, don't expect complete tranquility. But if you just want to drown out the dishwasher for a bit of quality TV time, then these will suffice.

They've got nice big foam muffs which are comfortable at first, but like any headphone you'll find theres a point things become uncomfortable... for these it was about 2 hours for me.

As for battery life, I've never used them for more than a couple hours at one time, and then I put them right back on charger after.
So I can't really speak to how long battery will last.

The red charging light is a bit annoying on the front.

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