The silicone rear band looks more comfortable and is pure genius for storage. Driver design looks interesting as well, with the BA right up the ear canal. Not sure where I've seen this before...?

https://www.sony.com.hk/en/electronics/in-ear-headphones/wi-1000xm2 Seems the first time sony or anyone else are doing hybrids in bluetooth iems?

As title says. With the level of similarity in hardware and impressive level of power from the BTR5, is there a point in getting the Q5s over it? Does anyone have/heard both units and can comment on the sound signature?

As title suggests, wondering if anyone owns both pairs and can comment on how they compare. Lear Audio's BD4.2 (Custom) and Shure's SE846 (Universal) Pricepoints are similar and they both have got their special thing going for the bass. Shure's got their 'true subwoofer' driver and the BD4.2...

Hi, thanks for the help. I finally decided on the fiio x5. As I heard the x5 when used as a Dac is more accurate than the x3. One of my friends happen to have a x3, would make for an interesting comparison

I have recently got a SE846, looking to get a dap for it. Any suggestions under 400$? Looking at fiio x3 and x5. Seems nice, I also need a dac which this will also do. Are they any good? Or should I go more high end for these iems

Oh yeah and I will also be using it for monitoring during filming. Looking for accuracy over "good sounding" so I don't want any "high and med enhancement" to make things sound better.

I got the UE 900's a little over 3 years ago, and they are great IEMs. The only problem is the quality control. Paint is coming off (Not a big deal) but the connectors are so poor in quality you must blu tack it in a weird angle to get any audio. Even then theres scratching noises. Recently I...