[TenTec] Headphones for ORION I?

[Richards]

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 at 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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