( 7 reviews )
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Posted: Feb 9 2009
If you're paying top dollar for this item, you may be disappointed. There is a definite background hiss which personally I can tune out, but then I picked these up new at Goodwill and had little expectations. I use these to work out while watching TV, and the running of the treadmill creates a clicking sound on these headphones too. My TVs don't have an outlet for the 3.5mm plug, so I bought Cables To Go - 03182 - 3.5mm Stereo Female to RCA Male Y-Cable to attach to the red & white outlets.
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Posted: Mar 1 2008
We bought these to use for the family room TV so teenagers could play games or watch videos without all the noise. These headphones sound OK, but the construction is very flimsy- headband broke in 3 weeks. Sony wireless phones have more robust construction and lasted for several years in the same application before being moved to a different room. We're goong back to the Sonys.
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( 5 of 5 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 4 2006
I purchased both the Koss HB60 & HB70 infrared headphones from Amazon 2 weeks ago & am haapy with both for different reasons. Both use the same transmitter which was a breeze to hook up and compatible with both receivers of course. The HB70 phones hold 1 AAA battery in each earpiece and are thus heavier on the head, while the HB60 allows us to plug in any headphone into their portable receiver containg 2 AAAs. The HB70 headphones give an immediately noticeable better bass response with specs giving a range of 30-15000 Hz while the supplied HB60 clip-ons give a response of 50-15000 Hz and sound more 'tinny'. The reception and separation was very good for the price at about 15-20 feet and there was only a very small background hiss with both when the volume was turned down too low. For the HB70 the volume control is on the right earpiece while the control is on the receiver on the HB60. Just remember not to turn the source volume up too much or the bass sounds start to break up at high saturation levels at the transmitter end. Convenience wise the HB70 has the advantage of no wires dangling, while the HB60 allows us to swop for a better pair of phones than the one supplied which are not very good. Remember to choose one with a low impedance though (quoted imp is 10000) or you would drain your batteries very quickly. Overall, both good buys for different reasons but once the sponge earpieces on th HB70 wear off/disintegrate, I don't know where to get replacements while I can just buy new phones with the HB60. Alternatively, buy the HB70 and replace with any infrared headphone when it wears out, if the transmitter is still working.
