Power On
Connecting the headset to an Xtreamer is fairly simple. All you need is the Xtreamer itself, the transmitter and the audio cable. As pictures are worth a thousand words you'll find more of them below. When the transmitter was connected to a powered Xtreamer, the LED shined blue to signal that it is ready to pair with the headset. With two of my own AAA eneloop rechargables put inside, I pressed & held the power button to switch on the headset along with a green shining LED... why not blue like the transmitter LED? :)
After a few seconds the headset found the transmitter (or vice versa) , the "handshake" was successful and I was good to go for a movie test. "2 Fast 2 Furious" was the one I had on mind at first as I remembered that it starts with a nice bass-filled tune. Sure, I don't have an expensive €300 wireless headset at home for a comparison so my wireless Sony MDR-RF 800 (worth €50) had to fulfill this thankless task.
Thankless because I already had some (negative) experiences with the Sony: problems with pairing, bad noise while using the headset etc... surprisingly the sound quality of the little plastic Xtreamer headset was really good with the stereo audio output from the Xtreamer (could get even better if connected to a good AVR). No interferences while moving around in the room, enough bass level (not too much not too less, some might want more though) and no transmission noise in the background even if I set the volume to maximum...
Speaking of the volume: I found that with the Xtreamer's AND the headset's volume set to maximum, it still wasn't loud enough so if you had some annoying visitors at home and wanted to enjoy your favorite movie it won't be effective enough... but for watching a movie in a normal situation it is enough, especially at nights it is more than loud enough.
