Product DescriptionFor the Walkman at the gym to the finest audiophile systems in your home, Sennheiser represents the very finest in headphone quality today!The RS 30 wireless RF headphone system with open, supra-aural headphones offers accurate sound reproduction for live effects and a fresh bass response. Its transparent and balanced sound makes this system an ideal choice for rock and pop music. Sennheiser RS 30 - the ideal entry into the cordless world of sound!
What Others Say
Cheap construction, Interference
Ive had these for about 2 years: they pick up a lot of interference, are hard to tune, and the battery life is terrible. If this is typical of Sennheiser, I wouldn't buy anything from them again.
On the plus side, when they work, they have reasonably good sound. The earpieces are comfortable for about an hour. They are light, too.
The description didn't say "refurbished," but it was
At the time of my purchase, nowhere in Sennheiser RS30 Wireless Headphones description did the notorious TigerDirect say that is was being sold as "refurbished," but that is how it arrived. I spoke to Sennheiser and they said that it is possible that even the battery might not have been replaced if the product appeared to have had "light use."
As a matter of interest, Sennheiser nicely told me that they cut corners on Sennheiser RS30 Wireless Headphones "to compete with Advent and JVC...." One way they cut corners is to have no covering over the foam inserts. The wireless portion isn't bad, but it looks trashy. Sennheiser should have known better. Now I know better.
It isn't self evident that a substantially discounted product is a refurb. I bought the Sennheiser ... Read More
Cuts off with phone use
I bought these headphones for my dad and he says that everytime the neighbour picks up the phone, his connection to the base unit is broken. He's able to listen in to their conversations because of the signaling overlap. To fix the problem, he has to get up and hit the channel change button to re-establish the connection. This happens quite frequently and he's very very annoyed. I'll be returning them ASAP.
Great sound, cheap construction
I bought the RS30's over the other brands of wireless headphones because I've been extremely pleased with my other Sennheiser purchases (HD-202, HD-212, MX-400). In those cases, I've found both the construction and sound quality to be well ahead of the pack, especially for the price. In the RS-30's, I had to settle for one out of two. The sound quality is excellent - within a 50 foot radius, you'd never know they weren't an expensive wired set. Reception is good throughout the house, although a little static creeps in at longer distances.
However, I was surpised by the cheap plastic and un-upholstered foam construction. Right out of the box, there was a little piece of plastic rattling around inside the headband. I don't see these ... Read More
Cut too many corners
The RS30 is the bottom of the Sennheiser wireless headphone line. It replace the RS4. There are 4 variations of the RS30 for which the 900 MHz (US model?) unit has a reception of about 100 ft. while all the other RS30s have receptions about 300 ft. The RS30 and RS4 is compatible in receiving signals from either base units and uses the same battery. There are three selectable channels on the base unit.
The RS 30 has a two year warranty but looking at the cheap construction (all cheap plastic, no metal parts) it doesn't appeared to me that it will last 6 months. The RS4 was much better constructed. The volume, tune and on/off on the headphone are too small and just too awkward to adjust, in particular, the tune control. This is not the case ... Read More
