What are Cordless Headphones?
Cordless headphones allow the wearer to move freely without restraint of a cord while listening to a home stereo, television or other electronic audio player. The devices also free the listener from having to carry a portable audio device. Incidentally, cordless headphones are more commonly called wireless headphones, but the terms are synonymous. Cordless headphones operate over a radio frequency or with infrared technology. Both technologies rely on a base station, or source transmitter, which is connected to an audio source that has a headphone jack or stereo RCA output. Headphones have a built-in receiver and amplifier. The signal is received in the form of radio waves and the amplifier converts them into sound waves into a pair of tiny speakers. Cordless headphones use batteries in order to power the receiver and amplifier. When not in use, devices with rechargeable batteries are docked on the base station for recharging. Cordless headphones that use radio frequency (RF) technolog
