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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
The new dongle is slightly cheaper! Have you had any contact with Sennheiser Technical Support? When I spoke to B&O last year, the only dongle they had tested with their headphones was Creative BT-W3 and didn't have any experience of the BT-W4 or BT-W5. Ideally, MacBook Pros would come with...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
It was much worse after the firmware update! I have decided to sent it back to Amazon and order a new BTD 600, which I will keep with its original firmware. In the meantime, my Sennheiser Momentum 4 are working perfectly with the Creative BT-W5 on my MacBook Pro. Not the same audio quality...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
Thanks - it has updated my BTD 600 from firmware 1.14 to 1.20. Amazed how you managed to find this on the Sennheiser website when all the links I found were useless. I have just factory reset my H95 to delete any Bluetooth pairings and did a factory reset on the BTD 600 for good measure. I'll...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
I have just checked the Sennheiser Website page for the BTD 600. There is no sign of any firmware updates on the download page https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/en-UK/download/ and the dedicated page for BTD 600 updates gives a 404 error! https://www.sennheiser-hearing.com/btd-600/ I...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
I received a set of Sennheiser Moment 4 Wireless headphones to review for Amazon Vine, earlier this week. For the money, I was impressed by the sound quality, especially when paired with the BTD 600 dongle. There was no point in comparing with the H95s as they are in a different price bracket...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
Very pleased to say that after a week of testing the BTD 600, I am delighted with the result! No more crackle and pops on my MacBook Pro and the volume is better. I still have some moments when the sound just disappears. Switching to the iPad Pro gives a better listening experience with no...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
Have just ordered the BTD 600 from Amazon - I'll test it against the BT-W4 and W5 and let you know how I get on. The joy of listening to CDs instead of vinyl was freedom from pops and clicks, especially with quiet piano music. Let's hope Sennheiser have the solution- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
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...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
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...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
Thanks for clarifying the specs on the MDR-Z1R! I'll hang a stocking up on December 24th but have a feeling that Santa doesn't read this Forum! Good luck in finding the right Bluetooth headphones - very interested to know what you think of the Focal Bathys, especially as they are designed and...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
I am sure that the Sony MDR-Z1R have incredibly sound quality, especially if paired with a top quality source and DAC. However, with the headphones alone costing £1650, they are twice the price of the H95 so not comparable. They were beyond my budget so I didn't audition them plus I needed a...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
I have had my H95 for a couple of years. Whilst I have tried using them via the USB or via an external DAC, I love the freedom of wireless headphones, particularly whilst working at my computer so have concentrated on optimising their performance via Bluetooth. Pro Top quality materials...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
Beautiful looking headphones, with a lovely Ferrari logo, red stripe and red coloured grille. But, at £1,149, that's quite a large mark up above the £879 for my triple black H95, unless you are a Ferrari owner in which case the extra £270 doesn't really matter. That's nothing compared to the...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
I have tried many different things to obtain a clean Bluetooth signal from my 2021 MacBook Pro but still have problems when using any of the Creative Bluetooth transmitters (BT-W3, BT-W4 or BT-W5). However, it is a completely different story when using my iPad Pro which has a USB-C port. I...- pbarclay
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NEW Bang & Olufsen Beoplay H95 ANC Headphones - Reviews & Impressions
It’s more about functionality! they recently updated the Creative App and I found that the output from my BT-W4 to the H95 was rated as Low Latency, with no option to change this. I upgraded to the W5 and found that the app now gives me the option to change latency.- pbarclay
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