Audio Bug Portable RF Wireless Audio System

I use this while on my treadmill, listening to the television through my MP3 player. My treadmill is loud, and I didn't want to turn up the TV at 5am and wake up the kids, so I was hoping this would provide better sound and less noise.What I got was a transmitter that works within the 10-15 feet from the TV that the treadmill sits. I'm not sure if it would owrk from further distance. I get a lot of channels with decent sound. Some are worse than others. If holding the MP3 player in my hand, which I do while running, the signal is blocked a bit due to being behind the panel of the treadmill. The sound is better if it is up on an armband, but not much. I tried watching a DVD, but the sound was so bad that I had to give it up. (I have a pretty decent MP3 player, so the problem doesn't lie there.)Overall, this is a rock bottom product, but I couldn't find a simple transmitter that doesn't have to include headphones. I'm pretty sure I'll soon change over to a better transmitter, even if I have to buy the headphones and just not use them.

You have no control over bass or tenor and sound quality using a Sony Walkman for example is very poor [the Walkman has bass/tenor controls, many other things like computers for example don't.] Audio Bug has a number of channels to select for use-I found none made any difference. The earcups are ear sized, and the headset tension is extremely tight-it goes from uncomfortable to painful fast.The usable range can be inches; plugged into my laptop, I don't know how I can get closer than a few inches, and I get bad interference [channels made no difference]-performance is a coin-toss. If you switch programs you often have to turn the headset off, then back on to reacquire the signal. The bug uses the CR2 batteries which are Lithium and expensive. To get a good deal on the batteries you need to buy bulk, and you need bulk for another reason; the "bug" transmitter "eats" batteries. In a very short time your battery cost will exceed the cost of the Audio Bug.The headset uses 2, AAA batteries. Do yourself a favor and get an IR [drawback, line of sight] or spend the money on a RF unit.I wouldn't give the Audio Bug to a child-every few hours it needs a new battery, IF they can get it to work.

as expected, very good device, I'm pleased

First let me start by telling you that the batteries for the headphones are $9.00 apiece. The static on these are horrific no matter how you set these up on what frequency or what ever there is always still static. Like the saying goes ya get what you pay for.