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I use headphones sometimes because my hearing is not so great at certain frequencies and I can’t hear dialog very well. And I don’t want the TV up so loud. I just use a $35 pair of full size Sony MDR-ZX300’s. I use the remote to control volume through my receiver. The sound is very good. Binaural, good bottom end and I can hear everything. I worked in Pro-Audio for 15 years, including a very high end ADC/DAC manufacturer. While there is technically a difference between a $300.00 set and a $35.00 set, for the causal listener the difference is negligible IMO.
This is hugh....
Tho some are still available, I see that the RS110 model has been discontinued, while the RS120s are a bit more $-wise but have an integral rechargeable battery.
My RS110s run on 2 AAA batts, but with rechargeables there's always fresh power handy.
There's a volume control and a tuning wheel on one ear, and the on/off switch on the other ear.
I can get good reception up to about 50' away, and that's thru a couple concrete block walls.
If this were an actual review, they'd get 5 stars.