Product Description

These connoisseur headphones deliver unrivaled versatility and and a stunning surround listening experience. Featuring digital radio transmission and antenna diversity for absolutely noise-free reception without drop-outs, they?re also fitted with a Dolby Digital decoder. The emphasis is on customization, from adjusting the sound to your taste, tweaking the head-shape, to fine-tuning the sound presets. They?re unbeatable for late-night movie watching or for experiencing surround sound anywhere in the house. They?re also ideal for the pro studio engineers who can develop a personal reference sound adjusted to their own ears and use it in any control room.

Product Details

• Brand: AKG
• Model: HEARO999AUDIOSPHEREII
• Dimensions: .77 pounds

Features

• Intergraded Dolby Surround Pro-Logic and Dolby Digital decoders, IVA and VMAx
• Six individually selectable ear matching curves
• 24-bit digital radio transmission using digital antenna diversity receiver ensure noise-free reception without drop-outs
• Includes 2 AAA NiMh rechargeable batteries, charger, ear pads, analog/digital input cables & aluminum carrying case

Customer Reviews

Best for movies
These are great for movies, where the unit directly takes the digial input from the DVD player. There definitely is a surround effect that you cant get with regular headphones. Background noise level is low and the reception quality is better than the various Sennhieser wireless systems which I have used, with less interference and dead spots.

The phones were designed for a charging stand but AKG does not offer one. Instead you must plug in a little jack into the phones to charge them.

Listening to stereo music I get better pure sound quality on my Sennheiser 650s but they are not wireless.

AWESOME!!!
These are great. I am able to plug into my PS3 so that I can game while my husband works. They fit pretty snug but that is what helps prevent the sound from leaking out. The audio quality is impeccable.

get them while they're discontinued but still available
Given the implausibility of a wireless audiophile headphone, these were a bit expensive at their original price, but at a steep discount they seemed worth a shot -- and guess what, they work really well. Considering their performance and how much technology is packed into the headphones and base unit, they offer a pretty good value even at full price. The difference between these and mass-market wireless headphones is ridiculous -- there's no noise, and as long as you're reasonably close to the base station, the sound quality does not suffer in comparison to audiophile wired headphones. I have (corded) AKG 701s driven by a Max Headroom headphone amp and, more often than not, I'll use the wireless AKGs even when I'm sitting near the stereo. Hooked up to a good CD player, the Hearo 999 will reveal, for better or worse, every detail in the recording.

Cons: Occasional drop-outs can occur, especially if you're far from the base station and moving. There are a lot of settings, allowing for considerable tweaking, but it's not exactly plug-and-play. Batteries have to be recharged after about 3 hours of use. While the headphones are well-made and extremely comfortable, the build quality of the base station chassis seems flimsy -- certainly not up to the sophisticated electronics it houses.