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I love these headphones. In fact, I'm online today buying a replacement set for the one I've been using for over a year (battery leaked inside base and killed the contact!). You can easily switch between FM stations, and from radio to your computer/MP3/TV by using a button on the headset. Volume is controlled on the headset. Both the headset and base run on batteries, so you don't need to have yet another electrical outlet available to use these. I am totally amazed at how long the base will transmit on a pair of AAA batteries. In fact, I never had to replace the batteries in my unit, which is why I didn't realize one of the batteries was leaking. I must admit, that I don't use the headphones more than about an hour each day, but still, the battery life is great. I really love that I can walk into my kitchen -- 2 rooms away from the base -- and still have good reception, so I can listen to music from my computer while doing dishes, making dinner, etc. You can't beat this unit for the price. Note: I don't use it for TV; just use connected to my computer for playing music, or listening to FM radio.

BATTERIES: With fairly heavy use for about ten nights, the original AAA batteries (not supplied, if I recall correctly) are still going strong. Some reviewers have noted other headsets go through batteries rapidly. This takes 2 AAAs in the headset and another 2 in the base (transmitter).
RANGE: The base only needs to be on when the headset's built-in FM tuner is not the mode being used. Using FM you can walk literally anywhere with these on -- across the street (though I wouldn't since I don't know anyone there), across town, heck hop a plane! I haven't had a problem, though mostly using them in the house, mainly for FM reception.
COMFORT: Much more comfortable than a really cheap-o wired pair I recently bought.
QUALITY: Seems fine. especially for the price!

These are great to watch and listen to TV after hubby goes to bed and not disturb his sleep!

I have always v=been a late night person and there are a few shows I like to watch and they are on too late to watch normally. So this way I can!

Great investment.

I have more expensive cordless headphones but, you'll need to spend more than two to three times this price to notice better sound. If all you intend to do is listen to TV, then these wireless headphones will satisfy all but the most hard to please audiophiles.

What an extraordinarily good deal! I concur with the three older reviews, and add:

- Receiver FM channel selection operates as follows, and I quote: "Press SCAN key once, and the receiver will automatically search toward a higher range and lock one radio channel; when the highest range is reached. press RESET key and the frequency returns to the lowest range. Press SCAN key again, and the receiver will search the radio channels from the low range again." Without any readout or dial, you must either recognize your station or temporarily utilize another radio to help recognize your station. Having done that, now I know that my two favorite stations are Reset+five clicks for the first and three clicks more for the second one. The included transmitter is just reset+one click, 86MHz. The headphones power on with your last frequency setting.

- The headphones can be used as ordinary headphones. A stereo miniplug cable and a stereo miniplug-stereo female phono cable are included.

- The transmitter unit includes a builtin mic. In my opinion it would not suffice as a conversation monitor or, ahem, bug. It could serve as a wireless mic. There is an audio input which will accept a better mic or a signal from a TV or some other such device. A second input is via a cable ending in male stereo phone plugs.

- The transmitter can be powered by a 4.5 DC wall wart, not included. This boosts the signal, but a typical cheap power adapter adds AC hum.

I'm going to order more of these. Maybe some for people in the neighboring apartment, hee hee.