Sennheiser RS 175 digital wireless over-ear headphones - bass boost and surround sound for home and TV entertainment systems, black

Product Information

Compared to many of the other parts of the wireless headphone world, the category dedicated to home theatre performance is pretty niche. It provides a livelier and dimensional sound that gives you a home theatre feel. It also has a good treble and decent mid-range.

The RS175 is an interesting category for this type of wireless device. On the one hand, you definitely don’t want the headphones to die in the middle of a movie or a game. On the other hand, you’re theoretically not bringing them on the go, so you’re always around a charger. Sennheiser bills the battery life at about 18 hours of listening time on a single charge. We can say that this is close, though perhaps a bit optimistic, considering how our battery life was trending.Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. See how we test. If you’re keen to find a great way to get the most out of your movies without disturbing your neighbours, the Sennheiser HDR RS 175 could be just the thing.

You can also connect optical and analogue cables if you want a wired connection. With a 2.4Ghz frequency, the Sennheiser RS 175 headphones avoid any annoying interference, even when you’ve got Wi-Fi signals running nearby. The build quality of RS 175 is decently strong. The headband is made with a thin metal frame and is moderately flexible. You can enjoy the audio wirelessly by lying on your bed, and no need to get up from your spot to control the system either. If you need a headphone for your home entertainment set up, then Sennheiser 175 will be a good choice for you. It's also possible the problem is also with your satellite box instead. Can you try connecting the headphones using the analog (3.5mm) cable instead to test?

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The RS 165 has only BASS mode and analog input. But with RS 175 you have both BASS and surround sound mode with analog and digital input options. If your smart TV has Bluetooth it’s tempting to use a pair of Bluetooth headphones to watch TV. That can work, but there’s often some lag, which causes a lip-sync issue. However, that’s not a major issue if you’re going to listen to music instead. Cue the PX7, which adopt Qualcomm’s aptX Adaptive codec to further reduce latency on the Bluetooth connection. With three strengths of noise cancellation, the PX7s are also handy to use in noisy environments, and can also play audio via a USB connection from a computer… or from any phone or tablet. Like in the design section, the RS 175 and the RS 185 have more similarities than differences in overall performance. They use the same RF wireless technology with excellent wireless range and very low latency. They have the same battery type, battery life, charging time, power-saving features, digital connection option, and pairing setup. Furthermore, the transmitters of both headphones can connect to two audio sources and pair with two headphones at the same time. After reading my Sennheiser RS 175 review, you can understand whether it will fulfill all the requirements that you are looking for or not.