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Sony MDR-DS3000 Infrared Wireless Digital Surround Headphones
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Product Features:
- Comfortable, cordless, open-air headphones with a 23 foot transmission range and a 90° transmission angle
- Incorporates Sony VPT Virtual Phones Technology, with 125 million instructions per second Logic 3D processor
- Optical digital input allows use with Dolby Digital and PCM audio
- Gold-plated analog input for noise-free Dolby stereo and pure stereo sources
- Ideal for DVD players and other components with Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround or DTS Surround Sound
ASIN: B00023C6SE
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Product Description
Enter a world without wires with the new MDR-DS3000 Infrared Wireless Headphones. These headphones are ideal for DVD players and other components with Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround or DTS Surround Sound. These unique open-air headphones are comfortable, cordless and have a 23-foot transmission range, a 90? transmission angle and a self-adjusting headband. For superb sound and mobility, the MDR-DS3000 Infrared Wireless Headphones make the perfect addition to your home theater.
Amazon.com Product Description
Sony's MDR-DS3000 Infrared Wireless Digital Surround headphones are designed for audiophile home theater enthusiasts, and are ideal for DVD players and other components with Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround or DTS Surround Sound. They feature a comfortable, open-air design and a self-adjusting headband, and work at a 23 foot transmission range and a 90 degree transmission angle.
The transmitter that comes with the headphones and enables their wireless transmission incorporates Sony VPT Virtual Phones Technology with advanced level 125MIPS (125 million instructions per second) Logic 3D Processor to provide richer and more natural sound quality, and weightier, more substantial bass sounds to enhance the sound's live presence. There's even a Decode-Mode indicator on the front which visually indicates when the system is in Dolby Digital, Dolby Surround, or DTS mode, and provides a snazzy, stylized representation of the virtual speaker placement relative to the listener. The optical digital input allows you to use the phones with Dolby Digital and PCM audio-enabled devices, and its gold-plated analog input provides noise-free Dolby stereo and pure stereo sources from external devices.
For you audiophiles out there, please note these phones sport a fifth order Delta/Sigma A/D converter that uses 64X over-sampling for high precision audio, as well as a multi-level Delta/Sigma D/A Converter that achieves 18 bit resolution. There's also SILMIC Electrolytic capacitors at the analog stage, for more natural sound, and the copper board traces are literally twice as thick as conventional designs, giving you higher conductivity.
The phones sport a high power infrared transmitter with separate FM carriers for wide bandwidth, and high channel separation, and its 90-degree transmission angle further enhances your ability to enjoy uninterrupted surround sound listening without pinning you down to one spot. You'll get superb transient response with the long-stroke 12um polyester film diaphragms: the new diaphragm shape resists bending and flexing to provide low levels of distortion. Plus, the oversized 30mm diameter drive units are larger than most headphones, for noticeably deeper bass sounds.
The built-in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder unlocks any Surround Sound tracks included in traditional VHS Hi-Fi, and stereo TV, sources to provide the maximum "live" entertainment experience available even here. Built in Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS 5.1 Decoders reproduce all popular surround sound systems, including state of the art 5.1 channel sound as well as Digital Theater Systems surround sound. Headphone functions include automatic On/Off, volume control, muting, power save, and the ability to recharge on the base.
What's in the Box
Headphones, processor, stand for processor, AC power adapter, rechargeable NiMH batteries, optical digital connecting cable (Toslink to Toslink)
Customer Reviews:
Good value.......2007-11-19
This was easy to set-up and use. Sony makes a good product. I use this while using our treadmill. The only down side to this product is that the headphones are a little bulky and you have to charge the device for 16 hours before using it. Other than that, I would highly recommend this product.
A couple of issues, but overall OK.......2007-10-18
The headphones are comfortable for me to wear for at least a couple of hours at a time. I bought these for late night & early morning TV viewing. I do detect a very faint background hiss during moments of dead air, but have not had time to see if it can be eliminated. Sound quality is good and I have not yet noticed the kind of ear fatigue I get from the distortion inherent in cheaper headphones. Sound imaging is OK and I have noticed that it seem to improve a little if you experiment with the exact placement of the phones over your ears
It was relatively easy to set up in my system, but only because I already was using an optical (+component video) switch for my DVD, PS3, and Apple TV. I still needed to add another optical switch between the first switch and my receiver. This was still a clumsy arrangement, so I am upgrading to a 6x2 optical/component switch which will give me two optical outputs; one for the receiver; one for the headphone base station. I'll also be able to add the set-top box and Tivo Series 3 to the switch. This will allow me to use all of my optical audio sources with the headphone or the receiver.
The only reasons I'm knocking off a star have to do with design issues. (1) 16 hours to a full charge every time is just too long in this day and age. (2) Proprietary battery design means if you want or need extra batteries to charge in the phones, you have to buy from Sony parts on-line (you can, however, use your own AAA rechargeables if you have a separate charger). (3) It is much harder than it should be to get the headset properly seated in the base to charge. (4) It would have been useful to be able to switch inputs (analog/digital) from the headset.
Problems with Amazon Marketplace Seller.......2007-04-14
I never received this item. I expected to receive this item within the delivery period, and never did.
The mail carrier, from what I was told, stole six packages from the seller whom I ordered this item. I waited forever for this item to be delivered, and it never was.
Ultimately, my money was refunded to my account, and I bought myself a better pair of "cans".
If you plan to order this item, be careful. Ask the seller if they ship via UPS. If not, then you can order this item from other websites.
Poor engineering.......2007-03-04
I purchased the Sony DS3000 knowing that they were not suitable for use in front of a plasma screen. Indeed as a number of reviews have stated the noise level in the vacinity of a plasma is completely unacceptable. However I purchased the DS3000 for use with a DLP projector. The Sony DS3000 noise levels are much too high and do not change when the projector is off. It is clear that Sony engineers screwed up. There is simply no excuse for a digital system to have such high noise levels. Sony should be ashamed of this product ... it is a disgrace.
Beware of using with exercise equipment.......2007-02-16
I bought these as a christmas present for my wife to use on the treadmill. I researched every type of headset out there because I was concerned about interference. I chose these because of the IR capability over RF. Line of sight and the need to move around the room or house was not as much a concern. Turns out that they are VERY susceptible to interference from the treadmill motor. My wife found that if she held up both of her arms slighly bent behind her head, the noise would go away !! I'm not sure this is the best solution :-) The headphones are fanstastic otherwise -- comfortable, lightweight and you can easily hear room conversation at a moderate volume. They didn't fit the bill for their intended use though so they'll be up for sale on eBay. I'll get a cheaper corded unit instead.
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Customer Reviews:
No problems at all!.......2007-12-01
I bought the FireLite, plugged it in, and it worked great. (I have an HP Pavillion zx5000; Windows XP) Fast transfer, quiet as a shadow, very small and portable. The nice thing about this unit is that I don't need an external power source: it gets all the juice it needs through the USB port. (Not all computers will support this, but mine does.) All in all, it's a great mass-storage unit that is lightweight and portable. And the price? At $199.00, that's less than eighty cents per GB. That's a better bargain than green stamps (for those of us who remember).
Doesn't work and non-existent phone support.......2007-11-06
Bought this at CompUSA yesterday. Plugged it into my iBook (mid 2005) with 10.5 Leopard, and nada. The blue light went on, I could hear the hard drive spinning, but it wouldn't mount.
Shut down and restarted. Nope, that didn't make it work. Reset the power management thingy, still nothing. Opened the manual to find tech support, went to smartdisk dot com, clicked the support tab, and it went to an error page (its now back up). Did a bit more searching, and read similar reports of it not mounting, so took it back to the store and exchanged it for a Toshiba.
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