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Has anyone here used BOTH high-end Sennheiser wifi headphones and other makes of the same 'level'? Any wisdom or comparisons?
I'm impressed by and VERY happy with both of my 3-4 year old Sennheisers, also having once benefitted from several exchanges with one of their former chief sound engineers. BUT there is one rub: the cheap counts won't pay for dedicated frequencies (or whaaaaatever excuse) so that my wifi router is continuously stepping on the headphone. There *is* a trick to work around this by starting the headphones first and then the wifi but I'm just plain fed up with the hassle!
TIA
On Sun, 10/12/2025 9:44 AM, bad sector wrote:
Has anyone here used BOTH high-end Sennheiser wifi headphones and
other makes of the same 'level'? Any wisdom or comparisons?
I'm impressed by and VERY happy with both of my 3-4 year old
Sennheisers, also having once benefitted from several exchanges
with one of their former chief sound engineers. BUT there is one
rub: the cheap counts won't pay for dedicated frequencies (or
whaaaaatever excuse) so that my wifi router is continuously
stepping on the headphone. There *is* a trick to work around this
by starting the headphones first and then the wifi but I'm just
plain fed up with the hassle!
TIA
I would set up one of my Wifi adapters on the computer as a hotspot
for WIDI,
in the hopes that would give the communications some priority. But
the airwaves are shared, and you cannot really "hog" 2.4Ghz and keep
it all to yourself.
And the headphones may not have a selector for 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz.
If you want "best performance", a simple copper wire gives real time performance :-)
There might be a QOS feature for the Wifi router. QOS is Quality Of
Service, which is a means of assigning a higher priority to a
communication.
Paul
On 13/10/2025 7:19 am, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 10/12/2025 9:44 AM, bad sector wrote:
Has anyone here used BOTH high-end Sennheiser wifi headphones and
other makes of the same 'level'? Any wisdom or comparisons?
I'm impressed by and VERY happy with both of my 3-4 year old
Sennheisers, also having once benefitted from several exchanges
with one of their former chief sound engineers. BUT there is one
rub: the cheap counts won't pay for dedicated frequencies (or
whaaaaatever excuse) so that my wifi router is continuously
stepping on the headphone. There *is* a trick to work around this
by starting the headphones first and then the wifi but I'm just
plain fed up with the hassle!
TIA
I would set up one of my Wifi adapters on the computer as a hotspot
for WIDI,
"WIDI"?? Did you miss by one key, Paul, meaning to type "WIFI" instead?? ;-P
On Sun, 10/12/2025 10:05 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
On 13/10/2025 7:19 am, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 10/12/2025 9:44 AM, bad sector wrote:
Has anyone here used BOTH high-end Sennheiser wifi headphones and
other makes of the same 'level'? Any wisdom or comparisons?
I'm impressed by and VERY happy with both of my 3-4 year old
Sennheisers,
also having once benefitted from several exchanges
with one of their former chief sound engineers. BUT there is one
rub: the cheap counts won't pay for dedicated frequencies (or
whaaaaatever excuse) so that my wifi router is continuously
stepping on the headphone. There *is* a trick to work around this
by starting the headphones first and then the wifi but I'm just
plain fed up with the hassle!
TIA
I would set up one of my Wifi adapters on the computer as a hotspot
for WIDI,
"WIDI"?? Did you miss by one key, Paul, meaning to type "WIFI" instead?? ;-P
It is referred to as WiDi in some articles on Miracast.
The short form is not mentioned here at all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct
As far as I know, WiDi is limited to 51Mbit/sec operation,
but I don't have proof of that. I was able to run Miracast
over it.
When run as a Hotspot, that gives file sharing via point
to point Wifi, without any router in the picture. The
Hotspot has an SSID.
You can also extend the network by using a Bluetooth to Bluetooth
connection. That's a relatively recent option enabled in
Windows, as it was low on their list of things to write
for the Bluetooth stack.
The various platforms should all run versions of this.
One thing that was removed from the standards, was a scheme
where you could have a Bluetooth to Bluetooth connection, and
if Wifi adapters were present, a file transfer could
be "augmented" with Wifi transfer.
The Wifi was point to point--
for that. But because that didn't involve the OS enough
(OS felt left out), they removed that and WiDi is the closest
equivalent of it. Making it so it only works by clicking
a Hotspot button, puts the OS back in control (verification
digits on screen, user presses Yes on each machine and so on).
The OS also puts a random password up on the screen, and you
have to write that down (if you happen to notice it). The
first time, I couldn't figure out where the password went :-)
Just a bit annoying is all I can say. But the OS was in control.
Paul
On 2025-10-13 05:00, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 10/12/2025 10:05 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
On 13/10/2025 7:19 am, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 10/12/2025 9:44 AM, bad sector wrote:
Has anyone here used BOTH high-end Sennheiser wifi headphones and
other makes of the same 'level'? Any wisdom or comparisons?
I'm impressed by and VERY happy with both of my 3-4 year old
Sennheisers,
Me too, but the cushions are gone, almost destroyed. I bought a
replacement on Amazon; placing them was not easy, and noise isolation is
not good.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZ4TK1LG?th=1
also having once benefitted from several exchanges
with one of their former chief sound engineers. BUT there is one
rub: the cheap counts won't pay for dedicated frequencies (or
whaaaaatever excuse) so that my wifi router is continuously
stepping on the headphone. There *is* a trick to work around this
by starting the headphones first and then the wifi but I'm just
plain fed up with the hassle!
TIA
I would set up one of my Wifi adapters on the computer as a hotspot
for WIDI,
"WIDI"?? Did you miss by one key, Paul, meaning to type "WIFI"
instead?? ;-P
I also wondered about that.
It is referred to as WiDi in some articles on Miracast.
The short form is not mentioned here at all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct
Ah.
On 10/13/25 4:05 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
On 2025-10-13 05:00, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 10/12/2025 10:05 PM, Daniel70 wrote:
On 13/10/2025 7:19 am, Paul wrote:
On Sun, 10/12/2025 9:44 AM, bad sector wrote:
Has anyone here used BOTH high-end Sennheiser wifi headphones and
other makes of the same 'level'? Any wisdom or comparisons?
I'm impressed by and VERY happy with both of my 3-4 year old
Sennheisers,
Me too, but the cushions are gone, almost destroyed. I bought a
replacement on Amazon; placing them was not easy, and noise isolation
is not good.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BZ4TK1LG?th=1
Same here, the cushion 'surface' film on the replacements is peeling
off. My last two dogs and myself have all tripped in the wires next to
my daytime laptop and crashed the transmitter at least 50 times so that
I just had to fix the *equally flimsy* power-adapter wiring using a
freakin' microspoke. Many collateral problems with the product but damm
it the sound is unbeatable :-)
I also wondered about that.
It is referred to as WiDi in some articles on Miracast.
The short form is not mentioned here at all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Direct
Ah.
Paul does have a way of talking down to 'quarters where the ragged
people go' to quote Simon and Garafunkel. It's as if you were in a biology-101 class and having asked a pedestrian question the prof would
look up from his notes and say:
"Have you ever heard about the theory of natuaral selection or am I a
harsh judge of character?"*-a :-)
Mind you I should have thought of the 2.4/5ghz split that he raised
because my router does have both so maybe the answer lies in splitting
those on a per service basis? No, not for me, I want less involvement
not more; I may have to just settle for something from Bose with wires
on it.
* an actual quote from my theology prof in a class of 400 students
packed in like sardines and sitting on the hardwood floor of a gymn.
Paul does have a way of talking down to 'quarters where the ragged people go' to quote Simon and Garafunkel. It's as if you were in a biology-101 class and having asked a pedestrian question the prof would look up from his notes and say:
"Have you ever heard about the theory of natuaral selection or am I a harsh judge of character?"*-a :-)
Mind you I should have thought of the 2.4/5ghz split that he raised because my router does have both so maybe the answer lies in splitting those on a per service basis? No, not for me, I want less involvement not more; I may have to just settle for something from Bose with wires on it.
* an actual quote from my theology prof in a class of 400 students packed in like sardines and sitting on the hardwood floor of a gymn.
On Mon, 10/13/2025 9:39 AM, bad sector wrote:
Paul does have a way of talking down to 'quarters where the ragged
people go' to quote Simon and Garafunkel. It's as if you were in a
biology-101 class and having asked a pedestrian question the prof
would look up from his notes and say:
"Have you ever heard about the theory of natuaral selection or am I
a harsh judge of character?"* :-)
Mind you I should have thought of the 2.4/5ghz split that he raised
because my router does have both so maybe the answer lies in
splitting those on a per service basis? No, not for me, I want less
involvement not more; I may have to just settle for something from
Bose with wires on it.
* an actual quote from my theology prof in a class of 400 students
packed in like sardines and sitting on the hardwood floor of a
gymn.
Well, I never know to what extent a term is "popular", and I've seen references to WiDi when the topic of "what replaces Miracast" come
up.
If I had said Wifi Direct, maybe people would assume this was a
company on the Internet that sold Wifi stuff :-)
I'm the only person who uses this stuff, obviously. (No Wifi router,
but I have Wifi adapters).
Paul