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Contributor I
Oct 9, 2016 3:44 PM UTC

Sonos Portable Headphones

Boy, would I sure like Sonos capable headphones! Sure, I could setup a Connect and a headphone amp or some wireless headphone set, but I'd like to wear them around the house in a range no wireless or cable would reach. It can't be that tough to build a set of wireless SONOS headphones.
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    Kumar
    Jun 30, 2017 12:49 AM UTC
    I have the Connect and the Sennheiser transmitter (connected via digital optical cable) in my basement office and can walk around any room upstairs (even two floors up) without missing a beat.
    That is a remarkable achievement for the Sennheiser and one then that will prevent Sonos from getting enough of a market share to justify development costs. Wireless Sennheisers come at a wide range of price points and they are just one make in a crowded market place that would not be worth the effort to penetrate.
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    skeck
    Avid Contributor I
    Jul 22, 2017 8:54 PM UTC
    I have been thinking the same thing over the past few days. It would not be that difficult by taking a headset set up similar to the Sennheiser RS 165 with its wifi transmitter and add the basics of the play 1 less the speaker and you would have the basics of a workable wireless headset zone. Surely someone at Sonos could turn that into a sellable device. Music is great around the house but their are times when people don't want to be in another room and don't want to share you music. I know that this thread has been kicking around in various forms for a good few years. Come on Sonos there is ready money to be made here.
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      skeck
      Avid Contributor I
      Jul 22, 2017 8:55 PM UTC
      How would I connect these Sennheiser RS 165  headphones to a Connevt ???
      Thinking about this idea
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        John B
        Jul 23, 2017 12:35 AM UTC
        Get a headphone amp and a bluetooth transmitter
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        Kumar
        Jul 23, 2017 12:49 AM UTC
        How would I connect these Sennheiser RS 165  headphones to a Connevt ???

        Wire the analog outputs of the Connect to the inputs of the Sennheiser base station that will then wirelessly send the signal to the headphones. By all accounts the Sennheiser wireless solution is very effective.
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          AJohnS
          Lyricist I
          Feb 11, 2018 8:35 AM UTC
          I know this is an old thread, but i too like many others would like a headphone solution! However the approach i would like to see would be the integration of a dlna player into the sonos app. This would make the device (e.g smartphone, tablet etc) a zone in itself. So "play on this device" would be an option.
          This will then allow me to bluetooth a pair of headphones to my phone and enjoy anywhere within wifi range.
          Its effectively what i do now, but i have to use a seperate dlna app, all in one sonos app would be better!
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            Quigongentoo
            Contributor I
            Feb 25, 2018 3:07 AM UTC
            This seems to me to be the perfect device to revamp true play on. Go back to the drawing board and produce a set if cans that not only have magnificent drivers in them, no wires, great look and ethereal sound, and turn them into something a bit more. Ad in the correct microphones to the headphones. Take a second look at your current iteration of true play. Maybe by using the properly placed mics also proper type. You guys could make it even more enjoyable that it current is. Just a little suntin suntin to think about we
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