I've been really looking forward to this - can't wait to hear your thoughts.

At this point the FiR RN6 has really piqued my interest as the top choice and I ordered it once I saw this post this morning given its price point (I really wish I went with my gut instinct and ordered them before the BFCM induced backorder). It seems like the the closest to what I was looking...

I just want to make sure there's no confirmation bias on my end: how do guys feel about the FatFreq Grand Maestro as an endgame TOTL IEM for primarily extreme metal subgenres? Remember that there's four configurations. I've personally been dissatisfied with the UM MEST MK1 and MK2 (haven't tried...

This is what worries me the most about the the Nubia RedMagic 8S Pro+ (just look at the audio section), I'm still trying to gather more info but I should probably just try both and eat up the return fee/restock fee on the one I dislike.

Doesn't it come with Tidal natively though? That's my de-facto streaming app along with UAPP. I'm just glad that you can turn off all the DSP related stuff on Sony phones like Dolby, DSEE, etc. unlike the Asus ROG Pro/Ultimate series which forces a gaming tuning at the firmware level which can't...

Does anyone know if the ZTE Nubia Red Magic 8s Pro+ would have a gaming centric tuning applied to its sound via Bluetooth codecs/SoC DAC 3.5mm output - just like the Asus ROG 6/7/Pro/Ultimate phones? The ROG still has that issue as confirmed by various forum users who resurrected my thread from...

Yeah it's been historically May for the global edition and September for the NA variant (which is an absolute necessity in Canada especially for 5G), but it seems like they'll be releasing it on the Sony US website on launch so fingers crossed. Edit: it's up for pre-order for late July on the...

PC first and foremost, but I also have a PS5/XSX/Switch for exclusives even though they're sparse and some of them can be run better on PC like the new Zelda and Metroid Prime Remaster @4k60. There's a lot of doom and gloom going on with PC gaming and the state of the industry lately - it's...

I'm about to get the Xperia 1-V as soon as it drops here (NA variant), pretty stoked for an upgrade since my previous ROG 6 Pro sounded awful due to tuning (which I returned at the right time). It won't have last iteration's thermal throttling issues due to SDG2.

Why do you think the 10 IV sounds so much better than the 1 IV? I'm thinking it's thermal throttling issues with the 1 IV since it's a SD8G1 chipset and it's known for that. 1 V is coming soon, between May-September so I'm patiently waiting for that and holding on to my P7P with Nura USB-C...

The new S23 Ultra only supports base aptX, not HD/Adaptive/Lossless as predicted. It's been confirmed via multiple Reddit users and the GSM Arena thread. I really wish LG would bring their V series flagships back, I'd pay a premium for that.

Yeah I have the Creative one ordered as well as the Nura BT 5.3 on pre-order but I'd rather not occupy my USB-C slot with a transmitter. Still a good option to have though given how difficult it is to get a perfect flagship phone that ticks all the boxes these days without compromising on audio...

We're still not sure if the new S23 Ultra supports aptX Adaptive/Lossless with their SDG2 chipset, we'll find out next week with the official detailed release (the spec sheets only mention Bluetooth 5.3 for now without mentioning specific codecs). The Sony Xperia 1-IV also dropped by 20% in...

Anyone else hoping the upcoming S23 Ultra in 2 weeks will feature aptX Adaptive support at the very least? Seems highly unlikely considering it's a custom Samsung SDG2 chipset which likely means no advanced aptX codec support, just vanilla aptX and SSC. I still haven't found a worthy flagship...

Does Bluetooth aptX Adaptive sound the same between the two (1 IV and 10 IV), or are you only referring to the 3.5mm output? I think the issue is Snapdragon Sound - it adds a layer of DSP that makes it sound worse. So frustrating. It doesn't look like the new S23 Ultra will support advanced...