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| Brand: Pioneer
Category: CE
List Price: $399.99
Buy New: $263.88
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 18 x 4.2 x 11.7
MPN: SE-DIR800C
Model: SE-DIR800C
UPC: 012562691169
EAN: 0012562691169
Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served.
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 Simply put, worth the money.* December 29, 2006
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
*Major update below
These sound incredible. Seriously. Every time I watch a movie they continue to impress me. Even my wife who is not so "particular" about digital toys loves them. They are twice as much as other name brand headsets, but these are definately worth the money. Sound so much better than my corded Sony V-600's. I spent hours trying to find a set that could replace my need for playing my Bose Acoustimass 15 set and Yamaha receiver ($2400 in audio eqiuipment). (Once you have a child you can't enjoy some things at night),I also need a good set of phones for my XBOX 360. Let's just say Rainbow 6 never sounded so good. You can tell where people are so well, because the sound seperation is incredible. The bass is very good, but if you're spoiled like me you're still going to miss "feeling" the bass in your stomach from huge (or well designed) subwoofers. In fact it's strange to hear good bass without feeling it physically. But for headphones, especially cordless, I couldn't be happier with the sound and bass. (Wish I had them when I was apartment dwelling). Would have saved me some trouble :) Hookup is as easy as possible. Plug it in, and use an fiber optic cable from your dvd player/receiver or whatever player you want to use, in my case an XBOX360. (Can't believe anyone can't figure this out). Other inputs are also avaiable.
Only thing I really wish they came with a stand for the headphones. The transmitter is sleek and compact, but it would be nice to not lay the phones down...
These use AA's and have a built in charger. I think they are rechargable Enegizers just re labeled "Pioneer". Because they are just like them. They last a long time too. Plus I'm heavily vested because of all the toys in our house already use rechageable Energizer AAs.
One bit of advice, because the unit aleady does a bit of magic with the digital signal coming in and sending it to the headphones, I've found that using the audio track "Dolby Digital Stereo" sounds a bit better than the "DTS EX" or "Dolby Digital 5.1" tracks. It's a bit counter intuitive, but try it yourself and see what you think. Also you'll probably need a second pair once you get them. My wife and I just watched the LOTR trilogy, and we were just smilin' over the sound! (and we didn't wake the baby). We bought a second system, as you will find getting a second pair of headphones alone isn't that easy, and isn't that much cheaper than getting a second system. (we'll use that in our theatre room, once it's done). You can plug in a corded set into the front of the unit and use the wireless at the same time. You will be a little surprised that your corded phones sound better than you're used to.. but not as good as the wireless. Good luck!
*Just this week one of these broke. Right under where the swivel headphone connects to the headpiece two little plastic pieces broke from fatigue. I simply removed them and they broke. Right now I am waiting to see what pioneer will do for me, as it has been a little over two months since I bought these. I caution you all that these are amazing for sound, but a design flaw seriously makes these difficult to recommend unless you are willing to really baby them (and I did).
** I did get my headphone fixed after having to pay for shipping. All has been good so far with the other set I own. I just hope they don't break again especially after the warranty is done.
Flawless August 26, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Wireless, great sound. They use InfraRed instead of radio, so there is absolutely no statis. Surround sound is great.
After Two Months, I finally recieved my headphones. February 12, 2007
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
My headphones were lost during shipment and they re-shipped them again but that's a different matter.
My roomate has these headphones as well, so the time I didn't receive my headphones, I was using his. So I had two months of testing for this review.
Comfort: Like you've heard time and time again, these headphones are very comfortable. There very light, and has a headband that rest and streches on top of your head in which adjusts to all types of head sizes.
Convenience: The wireless feature is a huge plus, and is the main contributor to the convenience factor. The transmitter emits an infrared signal in which the headphones pick up. The sensor on the headphones is located on the left side of the headphones, as well as the battery compartment with on/off switch. The volume control dial is on the right side. The transmitter sends the infared signal in a cone shaped direction with the infared cone zone reaching 3 meters wide (Which is 60 Degrees) and a range of 8 meters.
You heard me mention that my roomate has a pair of these headphones as well. There's a positive and negative side of the infared technology. The positive side is like me you and someone else has a pair of these headphones. If for example I was playing Gears of War on Xbox 360 with my headphones, my friend would be able to jump in with his headphones as well. You can share the same wireless headset on one transmitter, but I have yet to determine if you can share another different brand of wireless headphones which are infared compatable.
The downside is if I'm using my own headphones and reciever, and he's using his own too, then there would be a conflict with the infared beams crossing one another. Since I mentioned earlier that the transmitter emits the infared in a cone shaped direction, you would have to adjust and ensure that you are inside your infared cone zone and vice versa with your roomate. If your headphones overlaps both transmitters then you will pick up either yours or his signal.
The headphones include two Ni-MH "AA" batteries in which the transmitter has a battery compartment so you can charge your batteries. Charge times consits of...
Charging Time = Usage time
2 Hours = Approx. 4 Hours
10 Hours = Approx. 16 Hours
These batteries takes a max of 10 Hours to charge. When it's done charging the charge light will go out. The batteries have only about 15 minutes of juice out of the box so remember to charge them when you first open the package.
The headphones includes a verticle stand for the transmitter for those with not enough room on the desk or wherever.
Oh, there's no holdster for the headphones so store the headphones in a safe place.
Input/Outputs:
The transmitter has one AV input, one Coaxial input (Coaxial Cable included), and one Fiber Optic input. There's one output for an extra set of wired headphones. You can plug the Xbox 360's (Or any other system's) fiber optic output directly to the Input fiber optic port of the transmitter.
The AC adapter of the transmitter is 110 Voltage only (No Dual Voltage), so it's made for american outlets only.
Sound: The headphones are compatable with Dolby Digital 5.1 (Duh...), DTS, and Dolbly Pro Logic II. The sound is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. You definately have surround sound with these headphones. You definately can't go wrong with these headphones. The sound can leak out of the headphones if played at the maximum volume level.
Final Verdict: These headphones may be expensive, but they are definately worth the money. Never have I heard headphones that sound this good.
I give my highest recommendation.
 Great sound, but physically flawed February 15, 2008
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I've had these headphones for about a year. They are comfortable, and the sound quality is great. However, today, the headphones broke. It seems the swivel mechanism is a very tiny and thin plastic piece. If this piece were made of metal, it would be OK, but the plastic can't hold up. I'm not rough with these, but I didn't handle them as if they were made of thin glass either. It is physically a poor design, in my opinion as an engineer.
This is too bad. The speakers and audio system are great, but the physical package is not up to the task. They need a re-design, badly.
 Great sound, not so good coverage January 10, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Nice sound, very clear with absolutely no noise and good isolation. Wireless doesn't have the range I would have hoped for, sometimes cuts out when I move my head even when I'm near the set. And it's iffy more than 8 ft. away and from the side. This is a problem for me. I wish it had more digital inputs (it has one each coax and optical). The most annoying lack for this price is the lack of a remote control for the box to change inputs. Everything else I have I can do from my chair...except for operating the headphone box. I haven't had to recharge the batteries yet; but the system takes more manual work than I expected. All in all I'm happy with the sound quality; but the rest is not so great.
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