you're zen state of silence followed by loud white noise

These are very helpful since we have someone who works the overnight shift living with us and we try not to make too much unneeded noise

That is true, but unless your headset volume is rather high, the noise you hear in the headset is not too objectionable (in my opinion).

The primary issue I have with them is that there is a constant background static noise that gives me a headache after a while

If they didn't have the problem with static noise, I would rate them 4 stars and likely would be keeping them.

Also, if the sound source is not providing a signal at all or after ~ 30 seconds of no sound, the headphones go into a strange mode of operation where there is a very loud burst of static noise

Works as described - but not recommendable if you get distracted by the usual static noise that is heard on fm radio

I love how the headphones can quiet the background noise and bring out the talking voices.

Bought 2 - Strange radio static noise comes in and out like clockwork every 2 minutes while watching any kind of show

Whenever there is a pause in the sound feed, this noise becomes quite prominent

If you experience significant interference (which I didn't)you have a slide switch on the base to select one of three channels, so the anti-static noise options are built-in

My only complaint is that they time out after a few minutes of no sound from the TV and they produce a really loud "static" white noise

When there is only a low sound signal, such as a very quiet moment in a film, or when you pause, you can hear a pulsing sort of hissing noise