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Sennheiser - Over-the-Ear Accessory Headphones for RS-175 Headphone Systems - Black
Average customer rating
4.3
(72 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 72 reviews
5 Stars
46
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
7
2 Stars
3
1 Star
4
85%of customers recommend this product.
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56 out of
66)
Customer Reviews for Sennheiser - Over-the-Ear Accessory Headphones for RS-175 Headphone Systems - Black
Customer Rating
5
Marriage saver
on December 31, 2021
Posted by: Teena
from SE Manitoba
My parents moved into an open concept apartment and the TV volume was very frustrating for my Mom. This unit is easy enough for my elderly parents to use and has made a difference in the overall volume in the house.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Facile d’instalation
on December 5, 2021
Posted by: Dany
from Baie-Comeau
Très bon son , facile d’instalation.très satisfait du produit, viens avec les fil requis.soit optique ou jack. N’a cependant pas de HDMI
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
2
Big disappointment
on December 5, 2021
Posted by: Val
from Toronto
I was looking to buy RS 175 for a long time- my old Sennheiser RS 105 were getting too old.
RS 175 even on a Black Friday sale is about 3 times more expensive then RS 105 was.
So, I was expecting something if not excellent but at least very good.
RANGE:
I was aiming at RF headphones first of all because of range. My old ones reached easily 30-40m, not to mention inside the apartment. What a terrible surprise it was when RS 175 was losing signal when I was in the bedroom ( 2-3m away but behind a wall) or in the bathroom (5-6). I used Jabra Elite 85 ( bluetooth) for comparison and it kept the signal much better. Bluetooth!!! What 100m? Well, "in the line of sight", sure.
Most likely it's a switch from 900Mhz in the old models to 2.4Ghz in the new ones. I thought, maybe I got a bad unit since there are so many excited reviews so I am still in doubt if I am missing something.
SOUND:
Sound is good, but not what I expected for the money. What is really impressive it's the bass. Sounds like home theater or the sound you get in the cinema. Again, I was comparing with Jabra Elite 85, which is in the same price category. Treble and mids in RS 175 were sort of dull comparatively to Elite 85, and the speech was better discernible on the latter.
SET UP:
Very annoying, complex,tiring and unintuitive. Bluetooth headphones or airbuds connected in less than a minute. TV recognized them right away and you just follow instructions on the screen. RS 175....OMG, it took me, like , forever and with the help of my cousin over the phone. This PCM mode, you need to find it. And, yes, you need to guess that you have to press and hold the power button on the transmitter to turn it on.
But if the range was as it was supposed to be I wouldn't hold the grudge about setup since you do it just once.
All in all, that's a huge disappointment. I was craving to enjoy my new Sennheisers for a long time. What is worse is that in RF "universe" there's not much of a choice. Probably, will try RS 135 with optical-to-3.5mm adapter. Or start looking at Bluetooth ones.
RS 175 even on a Black Friday sale is about 3 times more expensive then RS 105 was.
So, I was expecting something if not excellent but at least very good.
RANGE:
I was aiming at RF headphones first of all because of range. My old ones reached easily 30-40m, not to mention inside the apartment. What a terrible surprise it was when RS 175 was losing signal when I was in the bedroom ( 2-3m away but behind a wall) or in the bathroom (5-6). I used Jabra Elite 85 ( bluetooth) for comparison and it kept the signal much better. Bluetooth!!! What 100m? Well, "in the line of sight", sure.
Most likely it's a switch from 900Mhz in the old models to 2.4Ghz in the new ones. I thought, maybe I got a bad unit since there are so many excited reviews so I am still in doubt if I am missing something.
SOUND:
Sound is good, but not what I expected for the money. What is really impressive it's the bass. Sounds like home theater or the sound you get in the cinema. Again, I was comparing with Jabra Elite 85, which is in the same price category. Treble and mids in RS 175 were sort of dull comparatively to Elite 85, and the speech was better discernible on the latter.
SET UP:
Very annoying, complex,tiring and unintuitive. Bluetooth headphones or airbuds connected in less than a minute. TV recognized them right away and you just follow instructions on the screen. RS 175....OMG, it took me, like , forever and with the help of my cousin over the phone. This PCM mode, you need to find it. And, yes, you need to guess that you have to press and hold the power button on the transmitter to turn it on.
But if the range was as it was supposed to be I wouldn't hold the grudge about setup since you do it just once.
All in all, that's a huge disappointment. I was craving to enjoy my new Sennheisers for a long time. What is worse is that in RF "universe" there's not much of a choice. Probably, will try RS 135 with optical-to-3.5mm adapter. Or start looking at Bluetooth ones.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
3
overrated headphones
on November 5, 2021
Posted by: Daniel
from canada
I had bought 2 pairs of these for me and my mother, they are very cheaply made the transmitter is hollow. you can hear the hollowness like clunking sound when turning on the switch or plugging in the optical cable. setup is easy, charging will take 16 hours for the lights on the transmitter to turn green. I found on my pair that they were way to tight around my ears i had to keep taking them off. there was no interference or cut outs at all with the RF signal however i don't like the sounds these headphones produce. the sound sounded flat i compared these to my edifier headphones. edifiers are way better in sound and in dialog, and they have a richer bass to them. sennheiser does not have that good of customer support everyone there has the same name "sennheiser" i like to know who im talking to when dealing with tech support don't you? anyways there are better products out there to spend your money on.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on October 23, 2021
Posted by: Jacques
from LaSalle
Belle surprise sonorité exceptionnelle et fonctionnalités très pratiques
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Great sound nice bass boost
on September 23, 2021
Posted by: Sam spade
from Hamilton
Very good for the price. Functional easy to operate and set up. Fit is snug Nice surround sound feature
Cant go wrong with Sennheiser Extended warranty gives extra protection too
Cant go wrong with Sennheiser Extended warranty gives extra protection too
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
4
Tr bien
on June 27, 2021
Posted by: Sl
from St constant , qc
Il fonctionne très bien malgré qu’il serre beaucoup la tête
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca
Customer Rating
5
Replacement for RS 170
on June 18, 2021
Posted by: NobodyYouKnow
from Calgary
Lovely sound. I have about an 85db loss above 1Khz and struggle with most sound systems. This one come in clear as a bell to me. The turn on from the headphone is nice compared to having to coordinate the RS170 base and headphones. And the spring on the headphones keeps them from slipping like the RS170 did (too much). Only Con is that the headphones are a bit hot to wear long term as their is no circulation under the cups.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting bestbuy-ca