The more impressions the merrier!

That looks nice... 2 pin gets no love. -_-

Do you carry both phones on a routine basis? The Samsung will likely support a wider variety of codecs but you might also be perfectly content with AAC on the iPhone... You can actually pair it with either at any time as needed, for audio. It's the app functionality that's set to one device and...

There's a couple recent and well fleshed out reviews on Reddit FWIW. (off preorders)

Mine has been fine on v2... Were those complaints in this thread? I've not seen them, barely saw any comments about 2.01 at all.

Yeah that's by design, the BT connection (now 5.0 as of the latest update) for interacting with the app is independent of the BT connection or profile (2.1/EDR as per A2DP spec) used for audio. You can do it with other hardware combinations and a phone as well, somewhat useful if you use the EQ...

There's some comparisons between the ES100 & BTR3 a bunch of pages back in the thread, seems some people found some differences in tuning (subjective preference one way or the other) and a battery life & signal strength advantage in the ES100's favor...

I can check on this tonight or by this weekend... I think I'd promised to check for someone else before and never got around to it... I've been moving but I finally digged out the transmitter I use for the TV which does support AptX-LL (MEE's) so I could use that to compare the ES100 with the...

Yes, and I was like 14th or something on preorders, I'm guessing there's quite a few out there by now. I haven't had much time for serious listening thru the holidays but I'm glad to have received them quite quickly, only used them out of my CTH so far... Need to hook my Torpedo III back up...

That's a thing of beauty.

Also keep in mind options like over sampling or 2x drive mode will drain it faster, tho I wouldn't expect any combo of options to say cut battery life in half from the max suggested by Radsone. I typically get something closer to 10hr, maybe 8 with balanced mode... Using jitter control but not...

Give it a couple battery cycles and don't rely too much on the app's percentage display to quantify how much longer it'll last, a lot of us have seen a fair bit of variation between what it says and what it actually does (with battery often lasting much longer than you'd expect precisely < 20%)...

Duh, I completely glossed over that part of your post, tho in theory everything said still kinda applies... I can see why it would be a hassle if you're keeping the ES100 under winter clothes (tho for general use a dab of nail polish on one button can help locate them by feel). The app is a...

The ES100 buttons control the internal analog stage volume of the device for better granularity and to keep the source signal optimal. It is recommended you max out the source volume (BT volume on Android phones) to keep the source from lowering bit depth. There's an explanation for much of...

I'll take it over some of that soft touch plastic that some people seem to love too... Sometimes it's hard to imagine how different materials react long term. I've had that rubbery plastic coating get all gunky and sticky on multiple pieces of electronics over the years, including a little...

Hah, thanks for chiming in, I didn't wanna bug anyone at ZMF about that... I'm pretty sure my mop of hair will provide enough cushion. :japanese_ogre:

I dunno if it was that Zeos' review (huh?) or what, but his preorder count seems to have taken quite a bump over the last few days... Either that or Zach just updated the list in one fell swoop, heh. He'll definitely have plenty of work thru January. Hopefully not speaking out of turn here, so...

I know that was partially tongue in cheek but it keeps coming up and I for one disagree. I don't need any more weight hanging from my shirt or collar at all, and a metal case with bad RF or a glass one for better RF isn't necessarily gonna make it more durable... Metal dents and scratches, and...

Coupon box needs to be checkmarked (often takes two taps on mobile Chrome as of late, idk why), and then the discount shows up at checkout. The difference between this and a lightning sale or whatever is you can usually only use it once or buy one, hence why the call it a coupon. Still live for...

I'm in the process of getting a balanced cable for my Massdrop Plus Universal IEM (and I very nearly bought the ER4XR instead btw! might still try them at point, I really enjoyed my Ety hf5)... They're my go-to choice when I'm on the go, as is the ES100, and I wanted a custom short cable anyway...

5.6ohm is actually really high (not too low) for a lot of IEM... The general rule of thumb is that output impedance at 1/8th of the headphone's own impedance gives appropriate driver clamping force (tho it's just a rule of thumb and not a law). Furthermore, multi balanced armature IEM tend to...

Heh I was gonna mention the m0 and forgot... I don't really mind the plasticky build of the ES100 at all tbh, makes it pretty light and it's not like it looks bad or anything. I like the subdued LED ring light too (and they even made it so we can turn it off or switch it to all white), and the...

How's 2.0.1 for everyone? Not seen a lot of talk about that update, although it was mostly bug fixes. My phone does seem to connect faster via the app for settings adjutsment... Been lurking thru the thread after buying the ES100 on a whim when it first became available on Amazon over the...

I went looking for alternatives to my aging Sony MW600 earlier this year, A&K has a similar BT adapter that stood out as did some of Audio-Technica's (hard to find in the US tho)... I dunno what the heck Sony is doing with theirs, the newest models I'd seen as the time didn't even have LDAC...

Heh, I was tempted by the B-stock Auteur in teak ($1,150!) or the oak one for a couple hundred more, but ultimately decided to go for Aeolus + Verite pads (and an Atmos C cable). See ya in a couple months when I've heard them and have anything meaningful to add!