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Question

BEST SOUND WITH WIRELESS HEADPHONES INFRARED OR RF?

Oct 22, 2018 5:40PM PDT

I am trying to get the best possible sound with wireless headphones for my blu-ray and DVD movies. Will infrared headphones offer better quality sound than RF headphones? I am ruling out bluetooth as everyone seems to agree that even the newest protocols cannot beat the RF and the infrared headphones sound.

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I've had (old?) RF link that were analog
Oct 22, 2018 9:21PM PDT

And you could head static. In your case you will have to test and come to your conclusion which is best.

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Nope. Things have changed.
Oct 22, 2018 9:43PM PDT

A *quality* pair of bluetooth wireless headphones is a perfectly viable current option to provide good sound. Look around CNET for info on this Happy