Sony Wireless RF Headphones
- Big cups that go over the ears for real
- Wireless but not Bluetooth
- 25 hours of operation on a single charge like that Spike Lee movie with Ed Norton
- The base transmitter unit makes it better suited for TV, gaming, and desktop computer use than for running around listening to music
- Model: MDRRF985RK (we’ll be generous and assume that RF is for “radio frequency”, but otherwise, this is incomprehensible model-number salad, served in a portion that’s way too big)
Whoa, we found a kind of headphones we've never sold before.
Hard to believe that after peddling so many headphones of every size, shape, and description, we could still find a pair that’s so different in so many ways. In fact, these depart so radically from our usual that we should probably break down exactly how they do and do not differ, before the rumors get out of control:
They’re different because: they’re incontrovertibly, inarguably over-ear. Nobody will be able to carp in the forum about how they’re really on-ear or semi-over-ear or whatever. Over-ear all the way.
But not because: they need to be oiled regularly with seal grease. That would be ridiculous. Obviously, you can also use walrus grease.
They’re different because: their wireless connection happens over 900MHz radio, not Bluetooth. So no pairing! Yay!
But not because: they reek strongly like maybe gasoline with a tinge of rotting fruit. You’re imagining that smell.
They’re different because: they’re made by Sony, a brand your Mom and Dad have heard of.
But not because: their design is based on the Arc of Theophilus, an arcane symbol used in Rosicrucian rites of judgment and purification, and said to be found inscribed near Maimonides, Nostradamus, and Benito Mussolini at the times of their deaths. The resemblance is purely coincidental.
They’re different because: the proprietary RF transmitter is also a charging dock, giving the headphones 25 hours of operation on a full charge.
But not because: it has 40mm speaker drivers, a padded band and cups, and includes a cord. That stuff isn’t all that weird, but we had to mention it anyway.
