Small Cheap receiver

[lupi]

Using some wireless headphones for nite tv watching, and generally they're pretty. Decent but I could use some adjustment too the signal quality. As my tv doesn't have any outputs, the headphones are coming directly off of the cable box. Basically I want to be able to do some EQ tweaking of the signal so I'd like to pick up the smallest cheapest receiver type item that could do that.

 

[kornphlake]

Can you ask the question in a different way? I feel like I should be able to help, but I'm confused about what you're asking for. An EQ isn't a solution to improving a signal quality issue.

 

[SithSolo1]

What outputs are on the cable box?

 

[lupi]

Using component outs from the box.

In general the sound quality is lacking a bit, voices sound fine but there is not much else going on, no high end or low end sounds and no atmosphere to it.

 

[kornphlake]

From your description I understand the headphones may be lower quality and just don't reproduce sound with the quality you're after. The fault is in the headphone's drivers not in the equipment processing the sound. Adding a receiver won't make the headphones sound much different, if they were wired headphones and you could plug them into a headphone amp with more power it may make a difference, but wireless headphones don't have this option. Try a different pair of headphones.

 

[mmntech]

I've yet to find a pair of wireless headphones I'm impressed with. A receiver won't help at all.

 

[bobdole369]

Yeah, the issue most likely is in the cable box. I found that just about every cable provider applies loudness (aka compression) to the audio prior to transmitting. This is specifically why I use rabbit ears.

If its a tv station you are watching perhaps you can use one of those $50 USB tuner sticks and see if your laptop would provide a better output?

 

[NutBucket]

I've yet to find a pair of wireless headphones I'm impressed with. A receiver won't help at all.

Pretty much this. I have a pair of Sennheisers that are ok...but certainly not audiophile quality.

 

[kornphlake]

Yeah, the issue most likely is in the cable box. I found that just about every cable provider applies loudness (aka compression) to the audio prior to transmitting. This is specifically why I use rabbit ears.

If its a tv station you are watching perhaps you can use one of those $50 USB tuner sticks and see if your laptop would provide a better output?

Reference?

Loudness is applied make marginal speakers sound acceptable, this is a problem with the headphones not the source.