Advice Needed Bluetooth Headphones

Hi could anyone please advise me on the best way to listen to a movie, music etc. On my desktop Mac, which I have in my bedroom without disturbing my neighbors I used to be able to do this using a program called Air Phone, so I could listen through my iPhone earphones but that is no longer available so does anyone know if Bluetooth headphones could do the same job? And if so what would you recommend! I am also going to buy a Smart TV in the near future so if I could have a Bluetooth headphone that I could use for both that would be great. Thanks

The BT profile in the Touch does not support mics, only stereo headphones or speakers or peer to peer (with certain games and apps).
I use the Motorola Rokr S9. Works well.

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