Panasonic RP-HT722 Headphones

If you're looking to use these on your PC or as a portable solution for your DAP (iPod, etc) then keep looking. Seriously, do not buy these - you will be disappointed. The bass will be nonexistent, weak midrange, distorted highs and $25 bucks wasted. If you're like me and looking for an adequate pair of headphones to use with your receiver at night or any other time you don't feel like waking the neighbors, this set will serve you well. The truth is these headphones need a decently powered source to get the most out of them, and most portables/PCs just don't feed enough power to the headphone jack to supply these. Attached to a receiver or other amplifier is where these will shine, although if you have a dedicated headphone amp you're probably not looking at cheap headphones to begin with. The sound is pretty balanced and they can get quite loud before getting some nasty distortion. Considering you can buy these for couch change, they are rather impressive. I recommend putting... Read more

So I did what the wife wanted me to do and installed a Panasonic 50" plasma and ceiling speakers to clean up the family room. She always hated the Hitachi DLP and Polk Audio floor speaker setup. Needless to say, she didn't anticipate the bleed through from the ceiling speakers into our bedroom upstairs. Usually it's not too bad, but I like to watch movies late at night when the kids are sleeping and Saving Private Ryan or Cloverfield doesn't go over well at midnight. So I got the green light to pick up a pair of headphones for Father's Day. Off I went to the Sony store to check out the latest Dolby Digital 5.1 wireless h/p. Nice. Sounds great. $400. Better check out the internet and see what else is available. If your like me and did a search for "headphone"+"surround" you came across the Panasonic RP-whatever that I'm reviewing currently. $30. Tell me more. Most people seem to like them. Tell me more. Most of the people that didn't like the h/p thought that they sho... Read more

The sound is great - much better than expected. The "surround sound" is a nice little feature, but it is not really a "wow" factor. The cord is WAY TOO LONG.

I was absolutely stunned by the sound of these bad boys! The surround sound works extremely well. I use them for gaming with the Xbox 360 and could not be happier with them.

I recently moved into an apartment and needed to downgrade from a 5.1 speaker system to a pair of headphones. I was sorely disappointed with the performance of this pair. The surround sound effect is a joke. The best way to describe it is to take a regular pair of headphones and pull them about 1/2 inch away from you ears. That's it, it's a slightly more open sound, but hardly surround. Additionally, using the surround sound feature muffles the sound and lowers the maximum volume. The bass and maximum volume were also a major issue. First the bass, there is none. You get bass noise, but no bass effect. The maximum volume also turned out to be very disappointing, especially when gaming. I adjusted every windows setting, speaker setting, application setting to make sure I was get as much noise as possible, but it fell way short of what I was looking for. To sum it up, avoid these headphones. They ruin the immersion quality of games where sound is imp... Read more