I’m so tired of black headphones. I know the tan is going to age faster than the black, but ugh…I can’t do black again. I’m not sure if the PX8 will be my daily driver can, on account of them being so damn expensive, so if they’re just going to stay at home I might as well go for the tan model.

So has everyone gone with black? I’m still looking to demo the PX8s, and I’ll likely pick them up near the end of the year, once the budget allows it. My P7W and PX7 are still trucking along but the new kid on the block is looking very tempting. Like TK33 mentioned, the PX7S2 would have been a...

Audio codecs and driver tuning are 2 different things. LDAC is a better performing codec than SBC or AAC, sure, but if the default sound signature is as flabby as the XM3’s (and the 4’s, for that matter), it won’t matter. EQ tuning can fix the bass, but turning on EQ disables LDAC….oh well. The...

The XM4s are completely outclassed if we’re comparing them to the APM, the Senns and the Bowers headset. They might have better ANC but sound quality and aesthetics just aren’t there.

I guess this is the official thread, then? I own the first-gen H9 so I’m long overdue for an upgrade. Should be grabbing the HX in the next month or so but the recent announcement of the Portal might have put a wrench in those plans. I’m a heavy Xbox gamer so it’s like the Portals were made...

Assuming you’ve got a decent enough can, once you go wireless, it’s hard to go back.

Went off on a bit of a tangent there oops. Bringing the conversation back to the APM, I don't think these are going to be as much of a seismic shift in consumer audio as the Airpods/Pro. A full-size headphone is just not what the typical consumer is looking for nowadays, not to mention the cost...

I haven't listened to my desktop setup (various cans going into a iFi Micro iDSD) in months. I'm just not about that life anymore. I still keep it around as a fallback to when I want a superior audio source, but that need has been overcome by the freedom of wireless, just lying around the house...

I believe Snazzy’s YouTube review had a quick mention of him doing a blind listening test with a few people and als ost all of them preferred how wired sounded. Personally I’ve never used a cable in any of my wireless headphones and I’m not about to start with the APM if I ever pick one up. Its...

Symbios were too hard and the stems too long for TWS I found the Xelastecs perfect for the Sonys, they aren’t cheap and you have to experiment with sizing to get the right fit (I went two sizes down from my regular M size), but these grip like nothing else and they’re exactly what you want to...

The 6XX should handily take the top spot, if you’re judging solely based on sound quality. You’d have to ignore that you’re comparing 2 completely different beasts, one a open-back wired headphone, the other a closed-back wireless ANC can. They’re about as different as they could be...IMHO just...

Can’t imagine lugging a LCD-2c around as a portable setup heh. Don’t wanna bring this too far offtopic but did you try tip-rolling the APPs? The stock silicone tips are flimsy, I swapped them immediately for Spinfit CP1025s and the fit is spot-on. Azla Xelastecs are another option but they’re a...

Snazzy is legit. His review of the APP is one of the best on YT. He‘s got serious audiophile equipment as well so he has some cred there.

It’s 2020. Average consumers are buying true wireless earphones now. Wireless headphones aren’t exactly new tech, in fact they’re kind of old news.

I really don’t think these things are meant to be brought out of the house. Of course you could if you wanted to, nobody’s stopping you, but sweating into the mesh earcups...that’s going to look nasty after a while. Throw em into your backpack, and you’d better pray nothing catches onto the...

Why put out a product with a sound signature that only appeals to a niche demographic -audiophiles? It’s not like they need validation from us. Also Apple R&D aren’t a bunch of noobs, they’ve got ex-B&W staff there. Give them some credit. edit: I own the APP and I’ve auditioned the APM for a...

Unfortunately, the bar for sound quality in ANC cans has never been set all that high in the first place.

Well not a FW update, specifically speaking, just ANY kind of update at all.

That’d be nice, but I think I ever only got like one firmware update in the entire time I’ve owned the PX7s, and I’ve had them since launch.

Yeah DMS does have me looking at the K361s now lol. All in all, a fair review, I think. He did mention the APMs were the best sounding ANC can out of everything he's tried, so it wasn't like he was relentlessly bagging on them. edit: Also, really, the APPs aren't half bad. Very impressive sound...

I have PX7s and P7Ws as well, yeah the PX7s have a similar dark sound to the XMs, just not as egregious. Still keep them around, unlike the XM3 which I saw absolutely no sense in keeping. The P7W is an absolute gem. Man just going by this, sounds like you want the APMs. The Aonics have a...

Well this thread surely took a turn... the XM4 is tuned well for pop and techno, basically anything with hard hitting bass. Put on some classic rock or anything else requiring precision and listen to the headphone just collapse into a flabby mess. I don’t need charts to tell me what my ears can...

Just tried these out at the local Apple store...top tier materials, though I wonder how the mesh will stand up over time (I’m guessing poorly, unless Apple have managed to create some sort of magical mesh that never frays). Sound signature is def tuned for the consumer but not offensively so...

Is LDAC really all that? The supposedly superior codec has been available for years, and till now only a handful of headphones support it. Of note, the XM4 and the Audeze Mobius. The Mobius is a gaming headset, and the XM4 just sounds atrocious. AAC works just fine...this isn’t a codec issue...

From $10 in-ears to a pair of APMs...that is quite the jump!