Wireless "closed" headphones - which would you recommend?

[petal]

Hi Guys,

I'm trying to help a friend out here, but I'm also curious about this my self.

I've been using AKG K271 and they sound fine in my ears, and block out a lot of the noise I'd like to avoid, but they are not wireless.
I'm looking for wireless "closed" headphones, of similar quality to AKG k271.

Which would you recommend and could you tell me a bit about your experiences with the wireless systems out there?

Cheers!
Thomas

[astroman]

the cans itself don't really matter in this context.
It's about the quality of the transmission which is (afaik) on a fairly low level, as that stuff is typically home-user-livingroom-gear.
You might consider a wireless monitoring system with your favourite (regular) headphones instead.
But the pricetag is severe in that case - unless you need something like that on stage anyway.

cheers, Tom

[petal]

OK, thank you for answering Tom!

I guess there's no good wireless solution out there yet then, which is surprising, considering how anoying a cable can be

[dawman]

Alrighty Then,
I jumped in because I agree with you that wires are a hassle.
Once you get a decent set of Blutooth wireless IEM's, or even wireless IEM's you're going to wonder how you ever did w/o them.
They are cheaper now than they use to be.
If you are interested in a 3 way stereo driver, which is basically Bi-Amped stereo w/ stereo subs I can help out.
If it's just the same old basic Cans w/o wires, I have no experience, but the IEM's are something I got into a couple of years ago for stage work, and I can't live w/o them anymore.

Which solution were you curious about?

[petal]

I just need a normal set of headphones (good quality and closed construction for blocking out noise) that are wireless.

Those IEM's you are talking about sounds like a monitoring system for live work or am I wrong in that assumption?

I think that the IEM would be too expensive and an "over the top" solution to the problem at hand.

Thanks for chipping in though

[astroman]

actually that's the point - a professional in-ear system is most likely to have a quality transmission, regardless of the technology used.

Yet there's a hidden message in Jimmy's post that may help you out...
Focus on Bluetooth headset stuff, as a digital transmission (today) is most certainly cheaper to produce than the 'classical' analog gear. Even more as some components are mass products.

cheers, Tom

[sharc]

I've got a pair of Technics closed back wireless headphones (can't remember the model off-hand) kicking about here somewhere. They're comfortable to wear and the sound quality is decent enough, but I stopped using them because of the annoying power saving feature which hits you with a blast of white noise when the system detects no audio for a few minutes. They just weren't worth the heart attack

Not sure if this is a common feature with wireless headphones, but it's one that's definitely worth avoiding.

[dawman]

We all have similar incursions w/ wireless. Blutooth w/ auto limiting is the way to go.
Many times when I did out of town gigs I had to use a DIY scanner to find the Police frequencies....
I was watching a local group in Reno once that was all Cubased up and faked their vocals, etc. and when the Police frequencies broke into their headsets they acted like they were being attacked by Hornets.... One of the funniest things I ever saw actually as everyone stopped playing at the same time and naturally the music kept going, etc...
Most embarrassing, and would have been a great You Tube Video for sure.

[braincell]

I just got a wireless mouse and I love it!