Sony MDR-RF970RK Wireless Stereo Headphone

Product Review

Enjoy your music without wires. The MDR-RF970RK features noise reduction technology that really lets you listen to your tunes without any unwanted sounds. Travel in freedom from your sound source while delivering higher fidelity stereo sound. An auto tuning feature conveniently scans up and down the band to automatically tune in channels. Hear the difference with the MDR-RF970RK wireless headphones system.General Information--Manufacturer--Sony Corporation::General Information--Manufacturer Part Number--MDRRF970RK::General Information--Manufacturer Website Address--sony::General Information--Brand Name--Sony::General Information--Product Model--MDR-RF970RK::General Information--Product Name--MDR-RF970RK Wireless Stereo Headphone::General Information--Product Type--Headphone::Miscellaneous--Additional Information--Battery Life (Approximately): 14 Hours (with fully charged NiMH battery pack) Battery Life (Approximately): 22H (with AAA type alkaline battery) Adjustable headband Compatibility: Sony Mini Hi-Fi component system LBT-ZX9 Sony Mini Hi-Fi component system LBT-ZX6 Sony Mini Hi-Fi component system LBT-ZX80D Sony High power mini Hi-Fi system MHC-LX10000::Warranty--Standard Warranty--Limited::Technical Information--Connectivity Technology--Wireless::Technical Information--Wireless Technology--RF::Technical Information--Wireless Operating Distance--150 ft::Technical Information--Sound Mode--Stereo::Technical Information--Minimum Frequency Response--10 Hz::Technical Information--Maximum Frequency Response--22 kHz::Earpiece--Earpiece Design--Over-the-ear::Earpiece--Earpiece Type--Binaural::Earpiece--Earpiece Controls--Volume::Earpiece--Driver Type--Neodymium::Earpiece--Driver Size--1.57"::Physical Characteristics--Form Factor--Ear-cup::

Product Features

900MHz RF Wireless transmission, FM stereo sound
Induction charging: not direct pin contact for ease
Noise Reduction technology to reduce interference
Neodymium magnets for higher fidelity sound
Charging time approx 16H; Battery up to 14H

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Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(351 customer reviews)

196 of 203 people found the following review helpful

Something else must be wrong, December 27, 2008

B. Li "DontUnderstand" - See all my reviews

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I had this 970RK for 2-3 years and never have the problems as many complained in the 1-star group - noisy, poor sound quality, short battery life, etc. Each is just opposit to me in a positive way.

I have been using it in a single family house (vs. apartment building) and I always connect it to the LINE OUT of a TV, not the earphone jack, so that I can just mute the TV while listening to the headphone.

It works so well for me that I am going to buy a 2nd set of the same thing so that I can always have a one fully charged waiting there when the another I am using runs out of battery (That is why I am here today).

Hope this helps to tell why the reviewers are so wide spliting here - they may use it in different ways or locations.

115 of 118 people found the following review helpful

Great headphones..if you know how to configure them, December 14, 2008

Eric Boyd "SoCalContractor" (Anaheim, Ca USA) - See all my reviews

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I noticed alot of reviews saying that these headphones are noisy (probably hissing). That is true only if you don't use them properly. The trick is to not use the volume control on the headphones as much. First turn the volume on the headphones to about 1/4. Then turn the volume up on the TV or other device you have them hooked up until audible through the headphones. All the noise and hissing disappear. The headphones are crystal clear if you do this. Once you adjust the volume on the source then use the volume control on the headphones to fine tune. I love these headphones. Very comfortable and well worth the money IMO.

157 of 170 people found the following review helpful

All around a "10", July 15, 2008

Howard Walker (Catlett, Va USA) - See all my reviews

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I was a bit skeptical of the quality of this wireless headphone after reading some of the lukewarm reviews here. I also went to Crutchfield to download the owners manual (too bad Amazon doesn't offer this feature - it's very helpful).

This was to be a gift for my soon-to-be 92 year old aunt. She has problems hearing certain frequency ranges and is missing out on much of the dialog on television.

She has an older Sony TV set (circa 1998) without a headphone jack, so a Sennheiser (my 1st choice) headphone was out of contention. I needed something to plug into the line out RCA connectors on the back of her set. This Sony unit seemed to fit the bill. I decided to have it sent to my home first to ensure it would work and to look for any idiosyncrasies. To my delight, I found none. Not a single problem...well, getting the headset out of the plastic packaging was a bit tough !

I followed the instructions for the setup (I have a Sony, but a newer model)...Read more