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Pioneer SE-DIR800C Digital Wireless Surround Headphones

by John Sunier | Jun 4, 2013 | Component Reviews

Pioneer SE-DIR800C Digital Wireless Surround Headphones SRP: $400 Components: Infrared transmitter unit Cordless stereo headphones Vertical stand for phones AC wall wart 2 rechargeable batteries (approx. 16 hours usage time) Coax digital cable Manual Features: Can create up to five virtual speakers in your head from DTS or Dolby Surround digital sources Built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II and DTS 5.1 decoders Has three levels of Dolby Headphone technology for two-channel sources Transmission range of up to 26 ft. Built-in volume control on transmitter for plugging in corded phones as well as on wireless headphones Low profile, modern design of transmitter; use horizontally or vertically 24-bit A/D and D/A conversion, uncompressed Pioneer Electronics USA Box 1760 Long Beach, CA 90801-1760 [audaud-hr] Somehow these cordless phones have been well-reviewed online, although most reviews have pointed out that one always gets the best audio quality with wired headphones rather than wireless ones. (Just as wired audio of any sort is more reliable and sounds better than wireless.) It’s been available for some time, but I must say this is the first unit I’ve come across that shows that the Dolby Headphone process may actually work, but unfortunately the sound quality of […]

Editorial for September 2011

by John Sunier | Sep 3, 2011 | Editorial

To be the lucky AUDIOPHILE AUDITION reader who receives the Zona wireless speaker system from Aperion Audio, all you need do is register this month using our simple non-intrusive email-protected form Here. You may soon be enjoying your music wherever you want it—truly free from speaker wires. Simply plug the Zona transmitter into the USB connector on your computer, the surround channel pre-outputs of your AV receiver or preamp to use as surround speakers, or any analog audio output jack of other audio devices. The transmitter has a 100-foot range, and linking is automatic. The winner will be announced here in early October. Here are the dozen AUDIOPHILE AUDITION readers who will be shipped the special 3-CD boxed set of 11 varied works by composer Viktor Kalabis, from MSR Music — our August Drawing. Congrats to all!: Lee Aldridge, Albuquerque NM; James Leblanc, Houston TX; Max Young, Henrico, VA; Ernest Powell, St. Albans WV; Howard Selekman, Pittsburgh PA; Juman Kim, Diamond Bar CA; Richard Meyer, Apple Valley CA; Leonard Kirsch, Largo FL; Gregory Weis, Aiken SC; Geoff Lamb, Indianapolis IN; Bill Dodd, Castle Rock WA; Robert Reid, Lincoln NE. [audaud-hr] EDITORIAL AUDIOPHILE AUDITION began in 1985 as a weekly national […]