Solved! Need help finding a wireless solution for my Dad's Christmas present.

[tankergman9600]

Hello all,

My dad works night shifts, so on his weekends, he just watches movies from about 10:00PM - 6:00AM on our home theater setup. He wears headphones so he doesn't wake anybody up at night. He currently runs a 50 foot headphone cable to our Denon receiver because it is on the other side of the room. If I bought wireless headphones for him, is there any way he could use them to listen to his movies with our current setup? The receiver obviously does not have bluetooth capabilities.

 

[jsmithepa]

Short answer: Of course.

Longer answer: Some wireless headphones conveniently come with a matching hookup to attach to your receiver.

 

[kanewolf]

Some wireless headphones have the transmitter in the charging stand and a standard headphone cord. Some are bluetooth. You could then get a bluetooth transmitter to add to the Denon. Check the specs of the receiver. It may support bluetooth from the factory.

 

[BadAsAl]

They make wireless headphones that have a base station that plugs into the receiver.
This one has a base station that plugs into the RCA jacks (red and white plugs): https://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-RS120-Wireless-Headphones-Charging/dp/B0001FTVEK/ref=sr_1_acs_bss_3_4?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1542746101&sr=1-3-acs&keywords=wireless+headphones

There are others that plug into the 3.5mm headphone jack too.

 

[BadAsAl]

Bluetooth can have shorter range so pay attention to how far you can have them from the receiver given that you mentioned a 50 ft cord.