JVC Exofield Theater headphones

The JVC XP-EXT1's well-padded wireless headset feels light on the head and fits snugly and securely. Supersized 3D surround sound, straight to your ears JVC's XP-EXT1 are the first wireless TV headphones we've seen to offer full Dolby Atmos and DTS:X? sound. That means these over-ear headphones simulate a 7.1.4 home theater speaker setup, with movie effects unfolding from all directions - including above! It's largely thanks to a 3D audio technology called EXOFIELD that you setup and control with a free mobile app for Apple? or Android?. I had a pre-production sample in my living room for about a week. So at night, I could dive into the action of shows, movies, and sports without waking my three young kids. I've tried several TV headphone setups over the years. These took a little longer to setup and use, but they offered the most realistic home theater recreation I've experienced yet. How to use this system The basics are like any other transmitter-based headphone system. There are two main parts: a wireless transmitter and a headset. The transmitter sends an audio signal wirelessly to the included over-the-ear headset. But to connect your gear and get the special sound processing running, there are a few extra steps. But don't fret - the EXOFIELD THEATER app on your phone walks you through step-by-step. I found the directions easy to follow. The headset played a series of test tones to measure the sound reflections of the room, and also the characteristics of my ears. This is how JVC optimizes the EXOFIELD performance for the individual user. My impressions - come for the hard-hitting effects, stay for the true-to-life atmosphere To test out the XP-EXT1's full home theater capabilities, I watched two movies - the war epic 1917 on 4K Blu-ray with a full Dolby Atmos soundtrack and Charlize Theron's action flick The Old Guard streaming in 4K on Netflix with Dolby 5.1 audio mix. The EXOFIELD software can actually upmix 5.1 sound, so that you get the height