A binaural listening system comprising first (LD1; HI-1) and second (LD2; HI-2) listening devices adapted for being located at or in respective left and right ears of a user, the first and second listening devices being adapted to establish a wireless link (IA-WL) allowing an exchange of information between the listening devices, each listening device comprising, • a signal processing unit for processing a signal comprising audio and for performing logic actions based on one or more control inputs, and • an antenna and transceiver unit (ANT, Rx/Tx) for establishing said wireless link, the transceiver unit (Rx/Tx) comprising ∘ a transmit control unit allowing the transmission of first data (1 st DATA) with a first level of transmission power providing a first operating transmission range (1 st Tx-range) and the transmission of second data (2 nd DADA) with a second level of transmission power providing a second operating transmission range (2 nd Tx-range), wherein said second operating transmission range is larger than said first operating transmission range, ∘ a receive control unit allowing the reception of said first and second data from an opposite listening device, when said first and second listening devices are located within said first and second operating transmission ranges, respectively, and wherein said transmit control units of said first and second listening devices are adapted to provide that said first data (1 st DATA) comprises a first control signal for performing a first action in said second and first listening device, respectively, and wherein said receive control units of said second and first listening devices are adapted to provide that said first control signal is extracted from said first data (1 st DATA) received from the respective opposite listening device, and wherein said signal processing units of said second and first listening devices, respectively, are adapted to perform said first action based on said first control signal wherein the first action comprises activating or maintaining a low-power mode of operation, characterized in that the first control signal is transmitted during the low-power mode as well as during normal mode or modes of operation of the binaural listening system. • a signal processing unit for processing a signal comprising audio and for performing logic actions based on one or more control inputs, and • an antenna and transceiver unit (ANT, Rx/Tx) for establishing said wireless link, the transceiver unit (Rx/Tx) comprising ∘ a transmit control unit allowing the transmission of first data (1 st DATA) with a first level of transmission power providing a first operating transmission range (1 st Tx-range) and the transmission of second data (2 nd DADA) with a second level of transmission power providing a second operating transmission range (2 nd Tx-range), wherein said second operating transmission range is larger than said first operating transmission range, ∘ a receive control unit allowing the reception of said first and second data from an opposite listening device, when said first and second listening devices are located within said first and second operating transmission ranges, respectively, ∘ a transmit control unit allowing the transmission of first data (1 st DATA) with a first level of transmission power providing a first operating transmission range (1 st Tx-range) and the transmission of second data (2 nd DADA) with a second level of transmission power providing a second operating transmission range (2 nd Tx-range), wherein said second operating transmission range is larger than said first operating transmission range, ∘ a receive control unit allowing the reception of said first and second data from an opposite listening device, when said first and second listening devices are located within said first and second operating transmission ranges, respectively,