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Pioneer SE-DRS3000C headset offers wireless theater sound

Wed, 2008-04-23 11:04 — tekro
Pioneer SE-DRS3000C

Name: Pioneer SE-DRS3000C
Category: wireless headphones
Price: Open price (about JPY40,000)
Release date in Japan: Mid-May, 2008

Pioneer's SE-DRS3000C system combines a 2.4GHz wireless transmitter (TRE-D3000) with receiver headphones (SE-DHP3000) for untethered listening within a 30m range. Its "3x3 transmission system" sends data three times, while automatically choosing the best of three frequencies, to ensure against data loss from surrounding radiowave interference. To keep the sound as clean as the source, the transmitter applies no compression to the data. Supported bandwidth is 10Hz to 24kHz.

The unit's headphones incorporate large 50mm drivers and Dolby Headphone technology, with buckskin pads to cradle the ears. A 48-bit processing DSP recreates clear sound from formats including Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Sound EX, Dolby ProLogic II, DTS, MPEG-2, AAC, and PCM.

The 'phones run on a lithium-ion battery; drop them onto the transmitter unit to recharge. The transmitter (not the headphones, as reported on many English-language gadget blogs) weighs 720g; the 'phones are 350g (20% lighter than Pioneer's previous wireless models).

Wireless headphones are of interest to anyone who wants to roam a bit while listening to high-quality sound. But Pioneer notes that AV fans with home theater setups are the category's key market, and promises a true movie theater-quality listening experience for buyers of the kit. Unless you always watch movies alone, however, you may need extra headphone units; Pioneer is glad to oblige for JPY26,250 per set.

More info: http://pioneer.jp/press/2008/0415-1.html (Japanese)

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