Sennheiser Flex 5000 TV Headphone Amplifier

The Sennheiser Flex 5000 is a digital TV wireless system that turns your own wired headphones into a wireless TV audio system - with its own volume, selectable listening profiles and a speech clarity function.

The idea is clever: you don't need to buy new headphones. The Flex 5000 turns the headphones you already love into a TV headphone with freedom of movement.

Why the Flex 5000?

Because bad TV sound isn't a law of nature. The Flex 5000 consists of a transmitter that doubles as a charging station, and a lightweight clip-on receiver with a 3.5 mm jack. Plug your favourite headphones in there - and set volume, balance and sound independently of the TV. Three listening profiles for speech, film and music get the most out of the sound.

What you get

Freedom of movement within a range of up to 30 metres and a battery life of around twelve hours - enough for the longest movie night. The digital transmission stays free of noise, and the speech clarity function pulls dialogue out of the mix at the push of a button. Anyone with reduced hearing gains real quality of life back with this. A pair of light earphones is included in case you want to get started right away.

Who is the Flex 5000 for?

For anyone who owns wired headphones they already like and wants to adjust TV sound individually - especially when dialogue is getting harder to follow day to day. Straight talk: anyone who'd rather have everything from one source with a ready-made wireless headphone is better served by an RS 275 or RS 5200. The Flex 5000 is the right choice when your own headphones are meant to stay the centrepiece.

Our verdict

An elegant solution to an underrated problem. The Flex 5000 costs little but solves exactly the frustration many people know from movie nights: dialogue too quiet, effects too loud, mindful of a sleeping household.

Technical data

• Type: digital TV wireless system for your own wired headphones (transmitter plus clip-on receiver)
• Transmission: digital, noise-free
• Range: up to 30 m
• Receiver battery life: up to 12 h
• Listening profiles: 3 (speech, film, music)
• Speech clarity function: yes, switchable
• Balance: separately adjustable left/right
• Transmitter connections: optical digital and 3.5 mm analogue
• Receiver headphone connection: 3.5 mm jack
• Included: RR Flex clip-on receiver with Li-polymer battery, TR 5000 transmitter/charging station, MX 475 earphones, power supply with country adapters (EU/UK/US/AUS), 3.5 mm jack cable, optical cable, instruction manual

Frequently asked questions

Does the Flex 5000 work with any headphones?

With almost any wired headphones that have a 3.5 mm jack plug - whether in-ear or over-ear. The receiver is the bridge between your headphones and the TV. Included earphones give you an instant solution.

How does the Flex 5000 help with unclear dialogue?

The switchable speech clarity function dynamically reduces background noise in the TV sound and brings out voices. Add to that three listening profiles and a separate volume for you, independent of the TV's own level. This makes news and films noticeably more relaxed.

Which TVs can the Flex 5000 be connected to?

To practically all of them. The transmitter has an optical digital and an analogue 3.5 mm input, so it fits modern and older TV sets alike. We're happy to figure out with you in advance which output is right for your TV.

Why buy the Flex 5000 from HD Zürisee?

Because TV audio is all about connections - and we know the pitfalls. HD Zürisee in Wädenswil tells you in advance which output fits your TV, and with Mauri we have our own technician for on-site setup. Call us or write to us.

Goes well with

Find suitable headphones under Headphones, more on home cinema in the TVs and Home Cinema ranges. More from Sennheiser here.