Thanks OceanDad and Cyknight. Actually, Cyknight, I think your solution is best. It is similar to what our dealer said sans the cord.
i still have not been able to bring the TV back online with the Denon receiver speakers. I had my Dealer working through it last night until my remote battery needed a charge. Hopefully we will get that fixed today.
@OceanDad you are right, a headphone set with a bluetooth autoconnect would be ideal, but for whatever reason with how my system is set up, not possible. Thanks for trying to help though.