was looking for a present for a family member great for anyone with hearing problems $400 in store at Jbhifi and others
Sennheiser RS 165 TV Headphones Wireless $287 + Delivery (Was $400) @ Digital Cinema
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PMonkeysDLuffy on 03/01/2017 - 12:56 digitalcinema.com.au (257 clicks)
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Best to check your facts first…
I use the better Sennheiser RS195 - no problems with volume ever being loud. (Not loud enough for my liking.)
Headphones such as these are designed for & used by people with hearing difficulties - recommended & supplied by audiologists. They can be worn over hearing aids. The use of headphones cuts out amplified extraneous noises, which can be a problem when wearing hearing aids.
But living with someone with hearing loss can be annoying with high volume levels, solved by person wearing headphones like these while watching TV etc.
The only "fact" I stated was that loud headphones are a leading cause of hearing damage. Do you disagree?
My point was leading towards that, given a pair of headphones, someone with significant hearing damage is probably likely to turn their headphones up to unhealthy levels, as is required to hear properly or "like they used to". I experience this with my father in law who wears a pair of RS175 (that I gave him for this reason) and the levels he uses causes me pain. I can't stop him though, so the only real winners here are the other people around him.
What is definitely a positive is the quiet environment inside the headphones, I agree, and for that the RS165 is a good choice, being closed headphones. An even better solution might be noise cancelling headphones. This allows them to leave the level lower overall and is safer for their own hearing.
I would rather my 80yo grandmother be able to actually hear her TV instead of watching everything with subtitles
Agree - just check she will wear them. My Father only tried them once & said he wasn't going to wear them again. Change can be difficult & he is fiercely independent. He was concerned he couldn't hear other sounds while wearing them & was not used to something covering his ears. Lucky I didn't pay for them😯
If the person has hearing loss, they may be lucky enough to be supplied with a unit like these - FREE. My Father was supplied with Sennheiser RS195 TV/HIFI headphones free by his audiologist, but he is a DVA client & wears hearing aids. Now as he didn't want them…
Rs175 was down to $267 on sale at JB last week, I think it only ended yesterday as well so maybe worth a chat with the sales guys there to see if they can help out at all. Mostly identical price to amazon but local stock…
Pricehipster reference -
https://pricehipster.com/product/OwG_D4F82XaRwn-BwOWHVQ~r1s7…
It was $277.60 plus $5 delivery.
JB is funny, they sometimes at least list savings based on the price prior to the sale which is a good thing IMO. For example, just prior to Chrissie there was a car head unit tagged instore at $188, JB was selling it for $158 due to a Sony rebate to the store. The saving quoted was based on the $188 which is the price it returned to after a few days. But the $188 was already heavily reduced from $260 and even over $400 when new model. They never stated savings based off old prices.
My Sennheiser RS 160 still in excellent condition after 4 years of daily usage. Back then I paid $99.
More like great for those living with someone who has hearing problems. Loud headphones are a leading cause of hearing damage….