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Sony MDR-DS6500 Wireless
NEW! You'll hear impressive musical detail and immersive wire-free audio with the MDR-DS6500 headphone system taking Sony wireless sound quality to the next level. Enjoy great long-range transmission as you free-roam the house watching movies or TV with highly intelligible speech, voices and dialogue along with the robust acoustic punch needed for powerful action sequences. Features include 7.1 or 5.1 virtual surround sound and 20 hours of battery life. Optical digital connection ideal for newer plasma or flat-screen TVs. Wireless transmission base also doubles as headphone charging stand.
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Product Features:
- Optical digital connection to TV provides easy hook-up
- Huge 328ft digital wireless (2.4GHz) transmission range
- Crystal clear audio and speech / vocal / dialogue clarity
- 7.1 'Virtual Surround Sound' ready. Also operates in 5.1 mode
- Compatible with newer plasma or flat-screen TVs
- Long 20 hour run-time per charge
What's In The Box:
- 6-volt AC power supply (North American voltages only)
- 1.5 meter digital-optical TV connection cable
- Wireless signal transmission base / charging stand
- Sony owner's operating manual
Applications:
Taking over from the much lauded, now-discontinued Sony MDR-DS6000 headphones, the recent MDR-DS6500 presents a complete wireless headphone system ready for the newest flat-screen televisions and ultra-thin plasma TVs featuring optical-digital connections for audio output, instead of the ubiquitous analog stereo RCA plugs of yore. The signal transmission range is well over 300ft (100 yds) meaning you can walk over to the kitchen and fix yourself a Dagwood without missing the climactic denouement of the scene. The Sony MDR-DS6500 closed-back 'around the ears' construction offers nice listening privacy and great ambient noise isolation, always a plus when listening in bed next to the spouse or in other quiet spots like workplace cubicles, for example. Large-wave 40mm driver arrays present music and speech with life-like detail and full body, meaning you won't have to strain just to understand movie dialogue. Plus the well-built, sealed-back construction of the MDR-DS6500 ensures the headphones will not "leak" audio, a good thing when you don't want others nearby to hear your headphones. Given the long history and excellent product lineage of the Sony 'DS' high-end wireless headphones we've stocked at HeadRoom in the past, the newest MDR-DS6500 continues the Sony tradition of high-performance wireless headphones incorporating the latest technology in the industry.
The Sony MDR-DS6500 wireless headphone system offers exclusive Sony-patented 7.1 channel VPT ["Virtualphones Technology"] which allows reproduction of "three-dimensional" 3-D surround sound simulacrums as heard with multi-channel room speakers when under an optical connection to your TV. Surround sound modes include Cinema, Gaming, and Voice [stereo] emphasis. Uncompressed CD-quality transmission utilizes Dolby Digital and Dolby Pro Logic for automatic clarification of talk and film dialogue. Yet another cool plus, a 'constant-search' tuning mode optimizes the wireless transmission for best signal reception instantaneously without listeners even noticing the lightning-fast digital switching intelligence at work behind the DS6500. The MDR-6500 headphones themselves are an all-black color with extra-deep, extra-soft plush padding on earcups and headband. Large sealed-back 'circumaural' earcups will completely encircle the earlobes on nearly all wearers, thereby providing a mild but very solid degree of environmental noise insulation for superb listening privacy. Free 1-year manufacturer's warranty included.
Specifications:
- Headphone Type: Full Size
- Weight: 450 grams
- Connector Type: Other
- Isolation: -10dB ~ 15dB
- Ear Coupler Type: Full-Size
- Driver Type: Dynamic
- Acoustic Seal: Closed
- Manufacturer Warranty: 1 Year
- Wireless: Yes
Average Rating
Posted by DJ.d.c. from Alaska, AK on 2012-03-23
Recommend Product: Yes
Pros: easy to handle and B.A. look
Cons: not great sound quality
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