Koss HB70 Streetstyle Cordless Infrared Headphone System
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • Easy to use & acceptable sound quality
  • Awful noise
  • Disappointed with Infrared Technology
  • Below my expectations
  • Short Range and lots of noise...
Koss HB70 Streetstyle Cordless Infrared Headphone System

Manufacturer: Koss
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Product Features:
  • Frequency response 30-15,000 Hz
  • Dynamic Element Stereophone for Extended Frequency Response
  • Ideal for Home Theatre and Video
  • Connects to Most Audio, and Video Systems
  • Provides 20 Square Feet of Convienient Cordless Coverage

ASIN: B00008Z1QE
Koss HB70 Streetstyle Cordless Infrared Headphone System

Product Description

New advances in materials and design have served to expand the performance of Kossproducts. The company's product development team and engineers look for the most innovative combinations of existing and new technologies to deliver the most exciting products possible.Koss HB 70 features a dynamic element stereophone for extended frequency response; provides 250 square feet of convenient cordless coverage and is ideal for home theater and video installations!

Amazon.com Product Description

With Koss HB70 Streetstyle Cordless Infrared Headphone System, you can roam up to 250 feet in any direction from your music source without missing a beat. With an AC adapter, infrared transmitter, receiver and stereophones, these headphones are ideal for home theater and video. The behind-the-ear design of the headphones maximize your comfort for extended wearing periods. What better way to enjoy both the comfort of your home and your favorite music! The Koss HB60 Headphones feature a dynamic element for extended frequency response and can connect to most audio and video systems. The headphone require two AAA batteries (not included).

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Easy to use & acceptable sound quality.......2006-06-04

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.

1 out of 5 stars Awful noise.......2005-12-30

I got these to use for my office and they turned out to be worse than useless. In order for them to work, you have to plug in the sending unit which needs to be fairly close to your radio. Unfortunately, with my preferred station, the noise generated by the power supply completely overwhelms the signal so these headphones are totally useless. Even when playing a CD the sound quality is terrible. I'm better off just turning it way down and living with it. I would suggest looking elsewhere for cordless headphones.

2 out of 5 stars Disappointed with Infrared Technology .......2005-05-16

This is the 1st set of cordless speakers I've tried. I was warned about about IR vs radio frequency technology. I should have listened to the advice. RF is much better than IR.
I would not recommend these headphones

2 out of 5 stars Below my expectations.......2005-05-10

When I bought the headphone, it seemed the best option: light, cheap, good brand.
But using it was kind of disapointing. Even at 3,4 feet away you hear a background squeaking.
When I had to get new batteries (after 2 months of far-less-than-intense use) I broke the little piece of plastic that holds the battery cover.
I am still using (I got used to the squeaking), but as soon as I have a chance I will look for something better.

UPDATE (02/01/06): I've lost my patience. It went to garbage. Spend more money and buy something better.

2 out of 5 stars Short Range and lots of noise..........2005-01-31

I have never tried other wireless headphones, so I did not know what to expect. These headphones will only work in the room where the base is...that is not too much of a problem because I use them to watch movies when others in the house need quiet, but the amount of hiss and noise is quite distracting. No matter how I fiddled with the volume of the unit and the volume of the surround sound system I could still hear it.
One other thing that may be purely personal: I usually am reclining on the sofa when I watch the movies, with my head propped on pillows--these headphones have a "behind the head" design that is much less comfortable when you are laying back.
The only really good thing for me was the price, but I would be willing to pay more to solve these problems.

JVC KS-PD500 Ipod Interface Adapter
Average customer rating: Not rated
    JVC KS-PD500 Ipod Interface Adapter

    Manufacturer: JVC
    ProductGroup: CE

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    ASIN: B000K52CBU
    JVC KS-PD500 Ipod Interface Adapter

    Product Description

    Sony KV-32HS500 32" Flat-Screen HDTV Monitor
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Sony KV 32HS500 (The Best)
    • Excellent Choice for the Discriminating Buyer
    • Outstanding picture, excellent value
    Sony KV-32HS500 32" Flat-Screen HDTV Monitor

    Manufacturer: Sony
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    • Displays JPEG image files from Memory Stick media
    • Offers analog and digital high-definition inputs, picture-enhancing technologies
    • CineMotion Reverse 3-2 PullDown technology lets you watch progressive-scan movies in their native 24-frame format
    • Includes 7.5 watts per channel stereo speakers and a built-in powered, 15-watt subwoofer

    ASIN: B00006AMAN
    Sony KV-32HS500 32" Flat-Screen HDTV Monitor

    Product Description

    You won't be able to take your eyes off the screen with Sony's KV32HS500 32" FD Trinitron WEGA Hi-Scan TV. One of Sony's new generation TV's, this model incorporates a Memory Stick slot for Memory Stick media playback of your JPEG shots taken on any compatible Sony digital still camera. Plus, this model delivers uncompressed, copy-protected, high-definition video content through its digital DVI-HDTV interface along with such innovative performance technologies as Digital Reality Creation MultiFunction and ClearEdge VM . Jump into the world of entertainment with Sony!

    Amazon.com Product Description

    Sony's KV-32HS500 32-inch flat-screen Trinitron WEGA television is a feature-packed CRT that's fully HDTV-ready. Its outstanding features include playback of JPEG image files from Memory Stick media, analog and digital high-definition inputs, picture-enhancing technologies, and twin-tuner, split-screen picture-and-picture.

    The set's standard 4:3 aspect ratio, Hi-Scan 1080i display, and picture-improvement circuitry let you view a mix of source signals at higher resolutions, up to 1080i, more than a thousand horizontal lines. DRC--Digital Reality Creation MultiFunction circuitry--upconverts standard interlaced (480i) video sources to 960i or 480p, while inputs as high-quality as 720p (720 lines, progressively scanned) are upsampled to full 1080i.

    Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p and 720p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, giving you higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts. Auto 16:9 enhanced mode detects anamorphically encoded widescreen program sources and offers full picture resolution on the video program, wasting no usable lines of resolution on the black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. And MID X (Multi-Image Driver X) circuitry lets you watch NTSC television broadcasts and high-definition programming simultaneously, side-by-side, using Flexible Twin-View 2-tuner picture-and-picture. A special zoom mode lets you customize the size of each viewing window.

    ClearEdge VM wideband velocity modulation improves the definition at picture edges, creating sharper images by slowing the CRT (cathode-ray tube) beam's horizontal scanning during demanding work--say, when rendering transitions from light to dark parts of an image--and speeding it up when scanning easily rendered sections, like broad dark areas. The set's 3-D digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped t-shirt).

    The KV-32HS500 employs CineMotion Reverse 3-2 PullDown technology, a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movies in their native 24-frame format. Digital video mastering introduces a common distortion when adjusting 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this distortion, removing the redundant information to display a film-frame-accurate picture.

    Two high-definition component-video inputs grant optimum connection with a DTV decoder and progressive-scan DVD player, while standard composite- and S-video inputs accommodate all DVD players. The set even has a DVI-HDTV interface to provide a digital connection between your DTV receiver and the KV-32HS500. You can choose between a set of rear AV inputs and a set of front AV inputs for extra convenience. A rear AV output offers both fixed and variable-level analog audio outputs for hookup with, for instance, both a VCR and a surround receiver. If you don't have Dolby Pro Logic processing or a surround speaker system, the TV's SRS TruSurround will simulate surround sound through any two speakers. The set provides stereo audio (with 7.5 watts per channel) as well a powered, 15-watt subwoofer to round out the low end. You can label the set's video inputs and channels for easy selection.

    Other video technologies include auto white balance, Dynamic Focus circuitry, Dynamic Picture Processor circuitry, Magnetic Quadra Pole, tilt correction, Trinitone color temperature control, and vertical aperture compensation. An optional accessory for the set is the Sony audio/video cabinet SU-32HV1.

    What's in the Box
    TV, RM-Y186 remote control, batteries, user's manual, warranty information.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Sony KV 32HS500 (The Best).......2005-05-02

    I have 2 of these, one on HDTV and one on regular cable and I can tell no difference in the picture quality, the picture is so good. I actually prefer the regular picture because it is bigger. It has fantastic picture quality. If you can still find one of these, grab it. The prices have gone down.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Choice for the Discriminating Buyer.......2002-12-09

    The quality of the picture on this TV is absolutely breathtaking. I was limited to a 32" screen and tried to budget carefully, but after personally viewing dozens of TVs none even came close to this Sony in quality of picture or sound. Other reviews have extensively commented on the technical aspects - from a "users" point of view, I liked the following things: The picture seems to "jump" off the screen with detail so fine that it is almost distracting at first - even non-HDTV programming is greatly enhanced. In a room where Surround Sound is not possible, the simulated Sound Enhancement provides a distinct 3D effect with rich tones from front-firing speakers. The most common picture and sound adjustments have "one-touch" buttons on the remote for easy access. One cool feature allows you to view two channels side-by-side or to freeze screens - great for sports viewers! Viewing DVD's is an incredible experience that has to be seen to be appreciated - ask for a demo in the store to prove it to yourself. The setup and adjustments are thru a small joystick on the remote that is simple and straightforward (although I agree that the remote is almost scary once you get past basic TV functions). The manual was easy to read. I would recommend the matching stand, which has glass doors, swivels, and is designed to support the 180 lb. TV. All in all, a great TV that has completely changed the way we view TV and worth every penny!!

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding picture, excellent value.......2002-07-22

    One of the best things about DVDs is the great picture they are capable of displaying. To get the best picture, you need a really good TV. My 4-year-old Magnavox, which had been fine for VHS and cable viewing, was not adequate for DVDs, especially in widescreen. I found that the geometric distortions of a non-flat screen TV were starting to become very noticeable.

    I started looking and after getting over the initial sticker shock, narrowed my choices down to a 32" flat screen, or 32" flat screen high-defition. I prefer the sharpness and brightness of direct-view, and stayed with the 4:3 aspect ratio, since most broadcasts are still full-screen and not widescreen. For DVDs, I figured a 32" TV would still give me lots of picture even with the letter-box black spaces on the top and bottom. Keep in mind that if you go with a widescreen TV, you'll have black spaces on the sides when you watch full-screen broadcasts. You can, of course, choose to have the 4:3 image fill the entire widescreen, but you are going to get some distortion.

    ...

    It's very heavy (about 180 pounds) but that's true of any large flat-screen TV. You'll need a sturdy stand or entertainment center, and it's a good idea to have it all set before the TV is delivered. Also have your other components ready to plug into the TV's inputs on the back, so that you won't have to move the TV once it's been put into position. If you need to move it, you will need someone else to help you. Once it's down, it does not just slide around.

    This TV has plenty of inputs, including two sets of HD/DVD inputs, so you will be able to input your DVD's video signal directly into the TV, and later, add an HDTV converter box as well. There's a set of inputs on the front, too, for video games or camcorders.

    The picture quality is amazing, even for non-digital sources such as cable and VHS tapes. The video menu allows you to adjust the color settings, as well as edge enhancement. There are 4 pre-set video modes (vivid, standard, movies, pro), but you can change any or all of the settings for each of them.

    For widescreen DVDs, Sony has an enhanced 16:9 mode. To use this, you must set your DVD player to display at 16:9 aspect ratio. When selected, this allows the TV to detect a widescreen video image, and adjust the set accordingly. What it does is to use all of the TV's horizontal lines to display the picture, whereas most TVs use some of those lines to draw the black spaces above and below the picture. This increases the clarity and resolution of widescreen pictures.

    The sound is quite good, certainly more than adequate for casual viewing, but not as good as the sound you will get through a good A/V receiver.

    The case is silver, not black, and the front of the case is a gently curving arc. This helps make the TV look less obtrusive; instead of a big hulking black plastic box, the overall impression is of a sleek, streamlined TV. The arc helps to hide the sides of the cabinet from view.

    The remote is needlessly complicated, though the main buttons are easy to find and use. The on-screen menus are intuitive and easy to use. The manual is fairly well-written, but not as comprehensive as it should be.

    (The price is for 12 pieces.) CAT6 UTP with Molded Boot 500MHz Black 5 ft, CAT6 Bootless Cables
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      (The price is for 12 pieces.) CAT6 UTP with Molded Boot 500MHz Black 5 ft, CAT6 Bootless Cables

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      (The price is for 12 pieces.) CAT6 UTP with Molded Boot 500MHz Black 5 ft, CAT6 Bootless Cables

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