More good news. This month, Rocketfish started selling two new wireless headphone models in Best Buy stores nationwide. There are two models, the RF-WHP01 and RF-WHP02. Each model has Avnera’s first generation wireless audio system, which at this point is popping up in many other places.
Both models are targeted at TV and home AV environments.
Key application usages:
- Watching TV at night without disturbing house-mates (Killer frickin’ app)
- Enhancing TV/AV audio for people with diminished hearing
- Listening to music from iPod dock, PC, home stereo while cooking dinner, doing housework, etc.
The RF-WHP01 and RF-WHPo2 are both very similar models, with the primary difference being:
- RF-WHP02 is mainly targeted at TV users, so it offers some hook-up flexibility. Including a boom mic option for older sets that don’t have supplementary audio outputs. This is also a quick and dirty way for someone to enjoy music at a higher volume level than others also watching the same TV, without headphones.
- RF-WHP02 has a spatial enhancement feature to enhance stereo sound.
- RF-WHP02 also offers some voice enhancement meant for people with diminished hearing who have difficulty picking out speech when watching TV.
- RF-WHP01 has black trim. The RF-WHP02 has metallic maroon trim.
The RF-WHP01 & RFWHP02 are available now at Best Buy stores. As of the writing of this article, they are not yet available online, though that’s only a matter of time.
UPDATE: They are available now online: RF-WHP01 for $79.99 and RF-WHP02 for $99.99.
To get a sense of what a killer deal this is… compare this to Sony’s 2.4GHz and the 60-some dB SNR 900 MHz junk that is still hanging around…
So forget IR, forget 900 MHz, forget paying north of $200… pick up a pair of Rocketfish headphones that just work.
54 Comments
i am looking for a wireless headset with bluetooth to connect to my iphone 3g with 3.1 update(so it supports stereo bluetooth). i was thinking of purchasing the Rocketfish RF-WHP01 but realized that it doesn’t say it is bluetooth enabled. is there any way to pair it to my iphone like a normal blootooth.
@Aaron, these are not Bluetooth. They will not work as you desire.
I bought some this week and they do work with my iPhone (3GS). They are Bluetooth. I’m using now as a matter of fact. The only thing I’m reasearching is if they are able to go to next song. I haven’t been able to figure that.
A simple, stupid question I need answered. I just bought a pair of “used” Rocketfish RF-WHP01 on eBay from best_buy_outlet. The batteries were already inserted in the headphones, I’ve tried charging it in the docking station for over 20 hours. The “charging” light on the docking station turns “green,” suggesting it’s fully charged, but the indicator light on the headset remains “red” and I’m unable to establish a connect link between the docking station and the headset. So here’s my question, is the indicator light on the headset supposed to turn “green” at any point? Will it be “green” if the batteries are fully charged properly? I’m not sure and I don’t want to go through the hassle of return, if it’s just a battery issue.