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Re: [TenTec] Headphones for ORION I?

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Headphones for ORION I?
From: Richards <jruing@ameritech.net>
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Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:14:49 -0400
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Very light weight.    Very comfortable, I think.   And NOT too snug.
I wear them all day - especially when doing stuff around the house.

They have a vinyl leatherette ear pad. I cannot say whether or not YOUR ears would get hot or not... mine do on nearly ALL headphones and that is why I like open air phones, but my wife says her ears never get warm. Do YOUR ears get warm in most headphones you use?

The RS-170 phones are lighter than most closed ear phones. They are NOT hotter than other closed cup phones of similar design. If you have ever used AKG K-240 headphones, they are about the same weight, clamping pressure, and "warmth" as that model. If other phones do not heat you up, these will not.

What phones are you used to wearing ? I might be able to make a direct comparison if I am familiar with the model.

NOTE - the RS-170 have a really good long range transmitter. It also has a switchable surround sound and an extra bass boost. If these features do not mean much to you, then you would be equally pleased with the RS-160 which sound exactly the same ... in fact my wife has the RS-160 and I have the RS-170. I cannot tell them apart listening to them. Equally comfortable. The RS-160 transmitter is not quite as strong as the one that comes with the RS-170 -- but it works anywhere in my house - two floors, 2400 square feet per floor, and they reach outside the house quite a ways also. I think the RS-160 wireless phones are an equally good value, at a substantially lower price.

==========================  James -K8JHR  ===================

On 8/12/2010 1:28 AM, kc9cdt@aol.com wrote:
RS-170 DIGITAL
SIGNAL WIRELESS
How light?
Do they make your ears hot after a while?
Not too snug?

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