I have always liked listening to loud music.Hence the existence of cordless headphones seemed to be of great help:sparing other people's hearing and nervous system and getting as many decibels in my ears as I wanted. Easier said than done. My family is a lot happier,it's me who's the miserable sod. Two reasons: you cannot just pop them on,they have to be charged first, second they are huge. There's a third reason too: you cannot just walk around the house with them on, as they are inseparable form the base infrared unit, so moving to another room involves either taking them off or dislodging the whole system altogether. Nice when watching TV though, late at night, leaving others to snore in peace.