I had a set from very early on and they were not good at staying connected (plus they had that hiss you mentioned) and the SQ was nothing to get excited about. Passable to watch TV late at night and that was it. Today the technology is there to give the listener a quality experience as far as connectivity, signal transmission but the 7.1 thing I'm curious about. They would be cool with a PS3 and movies and games but they look to be close to a grand the way they are styled and the leather treatments and all, so please let us know if you try them how they work as I'm curious also and really tired of cord management issues!!!!!