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Oct 22, 2014 at 10:08 PM Post #5,656 of 9,131

Pay attention.... The Bluetooth range is listed in the manual as "8 inches .... Look down add 5 inches.... that's how much 8 inches is....
Even if Bluetooth had the bandwidth...it wouldn't make a lot of difference unless maybe you duct tape the AK240 to the side of your head..
Keep in mind that this is $2500 unit....
 
Oct 22, 2014 at 10:39 PM Post #5,657 of 9,131
daseinpdx said:
Wow.  You guys have really delicate ears.  I typically listen between 50 and 55 with my stock ie800 and stock AK240.
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For balanced IE800: same here, sometimes over 60, in a relatively quiet environment on the road (hey, we are talking about a mobile device, right?). At home 40+ would do in most cases, need 50+ for classical.
 
Oct 23, 2014 at 12:10 AM Post #5,658 of 9,131
daseinpdx said:
   
Wow.  You guys have really delicate ears.  I typically listen between 50 and 55 with my stock ie800 and stock AK240.
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Agree with you.
 
Oct 23, 2014 at 12:28 AM Post #5,659 of 9,131
atwaterkent said:
 
Pay attention.... The Bluetooth range is listed in the manual as "8 inches .... Look down add 5 inches.... that's how much 8 inches is....
Even if Bluetooth had the bandwidth...it wouldn't make a lot of difference unless maybe you duct tape the AK240 to the side of your head..
Keep in mind that this is $2500 unit....
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In fact I have no problem with the distance using the 240 with my Bose Minilink bluetooth speaker...the distance between them is much longer than 8 inches.  
 
Oct 23, 2014 at 2:16 AM Post #5,660 of 9,131
my-2000 said:
For balanced IE800: same here, sometimes over 60, in a relatively quiet environment on the road (hey, we are talking about a mobile device, right?). At home 40+ would do in most cases, need 50+ for classical.
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For most recordings, I'm at 40-45 level and not sure how sensitive is your IE800 that required up to 60.  Be cautious on the sound level on your ear and take care.
 
Oct 23, 2014 at 5:38 AM Post #5,663 of 9,131
When connected to Bluetooth headphones the sound drops out very consistently. I discovered in the manual that the Bluetooth range is only 8 inches....yeah it actually says that... The distance from my shirt pocket to the headphones is already out of range so this makes the Bluetooth feature basically useless.
 
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Does AK240 support AptX? If not, bluetooth is by definition useless for music listening. Sound is just no good.
 
Oct 23, 2014 at 5:43 AM Post #5,664 of 9,131
inci1981 said:
  AK240 inside
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Well done.Good job. 
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 For what did you open ? Replace battery ? 
 
Oct 23, 2014 at 6:00 AM Post #5,665 of 9,131
Oct 23, 2014 at 7:18 AM Post #5,666 of 9,131
inci1981 said:
  AK240 inside
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And all is revealed! The battery definitely looks proprietary. Your pictures have answered all the questions I've had. Was the starting point the 2 screws on the bottom of the case and what was the x acto blade used for? As already stated, you're a brave person. Thank you for the post.
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Oct 23, 2014 at 10:37 AM Post #5,669 of 9,131
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