[ruinedx]

Anyone else use the H95s with a BT-W5? I noticed recently if I have them in anything other than Optimal, I get tons of snap, crackle and pop.

Does your motherboard have a wifi antenna?

 

[thevibes]

Does your motherboard have a wifi antenna?

I’m using it on an iPad, seems to me that since the last B&O app release, this started happening

 

[ruinedx]

I’m using it on an iPad, seems to me that since the last B&O app release, this started happening

Ah sorry cant help with iPad

 

[thevibes]

Saw these in person for the first time, I got some serious FOMO.

 

[ruinedx]

Saw these in person for the first time, I got some serious FOMO.

The light colored ones look cool new but it is true that they get dirty really fast. I've seen some that were barely used and were already stained on the headband. Not the easiest thing to clean either.

I went with Navy because I felt it was stylish but also hides wear well

 

[ruinedx]

BTW just as a follow-up to my B&O warranty experience (first pair had a loose screw in the earcup), the people manning the email support seemed quite daft but an RMA was set up eventually. Was mailed for RMA on 1/11/2024. Five business days later I received a new replacement, which seems fine. Seemed pretty impressive turnaround time to me.

 

[ruinedx]

Tried the HX. A little better than high end than the Portal, and a little more comfy. Controls a bit more suited to music. A little more stylish. Otherwise, pretty similar. I've heard some say the bass is significantly better on the HX vs the Portal, and IMO that is false. The H95 is massively better than both the HX and portal (which are close).

 

[nekonhime]

Tried the HX. A little better than high end than the Portal, and a little more comfy. Controls a bit more suited to music. A little more stylish. Otherwise, pretty similar. I've heard some say the bass is significantly better on the HX vs the Portal, and IMO that is false. The H95 is massively better than both the HX and portal (which are close).

Portal is like 130-160 so I can't complain about that lol. Plus they are more comfortable for me than the h95.

 

[Tenashus1]

I just purchased the BT W5 and I'm noticing quite a bit of distortion while in the AptX Adaptive HQ mode. I am using it on a M1 14" MacBook Pro through Apple Music lossless with the bit rate set to 24/96 through the Creative app. Changing the bit rate does not help but going to the low latency mode in the Creative app does stop the distortion. I also use the Bowers & Wilkins Px8 on the BT W5 and I have zero issues no matter what mode I am in on the device.

The distortion I am experiencing is essentially cracks and pops during song playback and there is also a "popping" sound when switching tracks on Apple Music. I've tried resetting the device but that hasn't helped. Has anyone experienced anything similar or am I doing something wrong here?

Tried the BT W5 with Mark Levinson 5909. Absolutely incredible sound. No pops or clicks. No distortion whatsoever. I suspecting the pop click thing with the H95 has something to do with the Beoplay app. Or else it's a hardware issue with the H95. Sounds a whole lot better with the BT W5 though. I have to say that. Also, I have the Beoplay app set to Optimal. If I move my MBP M2 away a bit, the static lessens.

 

[pbarclay]

I have had very similar issues with my BT-W5 and H95 - great sound quality but very annoying crackles and pops. I spoke to B&O technical support but they say that the only adapter that they have tested with the H95 is the BT-W3 and cannot comment on the BT-W5.

I seem to have lost my BT-W3 but found the BT-W4 and tried that instead. It was recognised by the Creative App for the Mac so I reset it and paired it with my H95. So far, so good with no crackles or popping and good quality sound. The W4 only supports playback at 24 bit 48 kHz so I put these settings into the Creative App. It has a Purple light illuminated which indicates it is AptX Adaptive mode, although the App thinks it is Low Latency mode.

I'll keep listening for the rest of the week and see how I get on.

 

[Tenashus1]

I'm going to try the btd 600 though I'm not sure it's going to solve the issue. We'll see. I'm having a good run with BTW5 on low latency. It could just be the weather.

 

[ruinedx]

I have had very similar issues with my BT-W5 and H95 - great sound quality but very annoying crackles and pops. I spoke to B&O technical support but they say that the only adapter that they have tested with the H95 is the BT-W3 and cannot comment on the BT-W5.

I seem to have lost my BT-W3 but found the BT-W4 and tried that instead. It was recognised by the Creative App for the Mac so I reset it and paired it with my H95. So far, so good with no crackles or popping and good quality sound. The W4 only supports playback at 24 bit 48 kHz so I put these settings into the Creative App. It has a Purple light illuminated which indicates it is AptX Adaptive mode, although the App thinks it is Low Latency mode.

I'll keep listening for the rest of the week and see how I get on.

If you have a PC you can get aptX HD via Alternative A2DP Driver for $5

 

[ruinedx]

Portal is like 130-160 so I can't complain about that lol. Plus they are more comfortable for me than the h95.

Yeah in order of comfort I'd say HX is most comfortable, Portal in the middle, H95 the least comfortable

 

[pbarclay]

If you have a PC you can get aptX HD via Alternative A2DP Driver for $5

That is an idea. I do have a mini-PC that is not doing anything at the moment. It might be a perfect option for AptX HD given the problems with my MacBook and I could download iTunes for Windows for access to my Apple Music Lossless audio files. Once I have finished testing the W4 vs the W5, I'll try that next!

 

[Tenashus1]

Well, I don't know, but it appears that the BTW5 is working pretty well now with the Beoplay H95. Static only once in a while on aptX HQ with my 2023 MBP M2. Funny thing about this is that back in the 70s, I couldn't stand the static and popping on my LPs. I would work so hard with Discwasher to try to clean the albums, but to little avail. With the advent of CDs that problem left. Now, 50 years later, the static is back. At least I can say I'm a static veteran. Been to that rodeo before. By the way, the H95 sounds wonderful with aptX.