Sennheiser RS 170 or Sennheiser RS 180, urgently required

[saketb]

Hello folks....

I am need for the Sennheiser Wireless headphones urgently and not able to decide on the RS 170 or RS 180.

I am aware of the closed and open types.
My only concern in open type is how high the volume is for outside world to hear... Will it be disturbing other members of my family when listening to music/videos/you tube?

Is there any difference in quality of sound between them? Comfort for long usage?

Price I got for...
RS 170 - 15200
RS 180 - 16990 (Old MRP) 21,990 (New MRP)

Any suggestions on these would be helpful in deciding.

 

[ranjeetrain]

Sound leakage is not enough to be disturbing. For a person sitting 10 feet away it might not even be possible to recognize the track being played. This of course depends on how loud it is being played first of all.

Have you considered HD 5xx or 6xx? They will offer MUCH better sound.

 

[saketb]

Sound leakage is not enough to be disturbing. For a person sitting 10 feet away it might not even be possible to recognize the track being played. This of course depends on how loud it is being played first of all.

Have you considered HD 5xx or 6xx? They will offer MUCH better sound.

If that is the case, then I think the RS180 would be better. But I have heard that the bass reproduction is more towards flat in 180 whereas, the 170 has a more richer bass. Its a little over my head to decide.

Well, thanks for the suggestions... but I was looking for wireless.

 

[anm]

if you want to listen to your hp when wife/ kids are asleep and you are in the same room - open cans won't work at all

 

[saketb]

Ah! finally I had the opportunity to audition the HP, the RS170 and RS180 as well as the big brother RS220.

I can say, that the RS180 was superb in comparison with the 170, but had quite a lot of sound leakage and was less private when listening, as I could hear the people talking nearby, among themselves and I felt that it disturbed my listening.

When I put on the 170, it was totally different and was more what I wanted. Initially I felt the bass was flat but when I turned the bass boost on, the music was amazing and sounded quite good. This could be due to the souce as the showroom guy din't have an audio cd, but was playing a mp3 cd. And above all there was no disturbance and no sound leakage as it is closed type. The showroom guy said that you may feel a bit hot or sweat after prolong usage, but that's the story with closed types and one has to get used to that. It was quite comfortable and covered my whole ear.

Lastly, I tried on the big brother - the RS220 with a digital input and I was blown away. The sound was amazing and it was very very comfortable. I din't even feel as I was wearing a HP. But it is very pricey and way out of my budget. It was 24990 with old MRP and 29990 with new MRP, way to expensive.

Overall, my experience with the RS170 was good and I have finally decided to buy it. Once I have it I shall post a review with pictures.

 

[Ric]

Can we use RS 170 with a laptop or mobile phone like htc one or galaxy note 2?

 

[techboy]

Yes you can. And rs 180 doesn't leak sound at all. You can't hear anything unless you wear them, despite them being open.

 

[techboy]

However I don't recommend using them without an amp for a good experience.