The Noire and Aeon 2 Closed are the same besides different pads and color.

Agree. I think Shure has said this as well. I have both Gen 1 and Gen 2 and, aside from the color of the shells (one is black and the other is clear), the red filter seems to be the only real difference.

Same here. I may pick up another as a backup as well. I was just saying how I love them for calls due to their comfort. They have definitely been one of my favorites. Sad to see they are dropping out of the market. Been really happy with the Elite 10 Gen 1.

Mine were still under warranty. B&W customer support was very responsive this time around and after exchanging a few emails today, they confirmed my Px7 S2 headphones are under warranty and will be exchanging them. I plan on shipping them back this week. EDIT: meant to add that if you...

Looks like the headband issue wasn't unique to the Px8. I noticed that the headband on my Px7 S2 had come loose today. No idea when that happened but not happy since I have now had to send back the last three B&W products I have purchased for repair (PI7, Px8 and now the Px7 S2). Here we go...

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I would suggest pairing without removing all your previously paired bluetooth devices from your phone (try it first at least). I have had my 5K for a few years now and have gone through many phones over that time; I have never had to clear the paired bluetooth devices list on my phone to get...

Nice. I don't see much posted about these yet. Have been keeping an eye out for news about these. Does look like they are slated to ship in July (according to Bloom). May be better off posting this in @Maukey 's thread which includes comparisons of various bluetooth headphones...

I did not find them very difficult to replace. Just peel it off and stick on the new ones carefully. Was not too difficult to align and if you don't get it just right, you can lift off and try again. Only took me a few minutes. Out of curiosity, did you ever get a free pair of pads from DCA...

I have read the thread and am well aware of the pads needing to be massaged back into shape. I have also posted elsewhere that the new pads don't seem that different. Really happy with the headphones otherwise and my first set of pads were over 2 1/2 years old by the time I replaced them so I...

The pads are what make the tuning of the Noire different from the A2C (besides the color and pads, they are otherwise the same headphone according to DCA) so, if you want to keep the original sound of the headphones, I am not really sure what other options exist (I am not aware of any at least)...

You can reorder replacement pads from DCA directly. That's what I did for mine last year. Just get the Perforated Aeon pads.

I believe what sparked this discussion once again was that @jockos posted yesterday that B&W just sent back the old pair instead of replacing it and did a sloppy job of repairing the headband. Post in thread 'Bowers and Wilkins PX8 Wireless Discussion'...

My Qudelix 5K is still going strong. I got mine in June 2020. No complaints here. Even if it did die on me today, I definitely got my money's worth and would just buy another one. If a successor were to come out shortly thereafter, I would buy that one too. Been very happy with it. Pretty...

Agree with other posters that it depends on what you are trying to use the Qudelix 5K for. Qudelix 5K has always been about portability and Bluetooth for me as well. My main desktop DAC/amp is the RME ADI-2 and I am very happy with it (I use some EQ for my Aeon 2 Noire but dont need 10 or 20...

You need to double check what model you have. Sounds like you have the RME ADI-2 DAC FS, not the RME ADI-2 FS. They are different products. A quick internet search of the two models in your search engine of choice should make that pretty clear.

Never had the Fiio so can't really comment there but I am sure if you search the thread you will find someone who tried it. I recall some people here were using the BT-W5. Looking at the Fiio, it looks like it has LDAC vs. aptX adaptive on the BT-W5 so I guess it depends on what codecs you want...

The newer Creative dongles have apps for the computer. I have the BT-W3 (no app) and BT-W4 (use Windows app), both of which work great. Looks like the newer BT-W5 has the Windows/Mac app as well. https://us.creative.com/p/speakers/creative-bt-w5

You can still use multipoint over LDAC with two devices, just not the three device multipoint. Screenshot from app is attached. I just tested using a Samsung Galaxy Fold 5 and Puxel 7 Pro. Multipoint works flawlessly. Starting music on Pixel stopped music on Fold 5 and vice versa. I...

I have a Px7 S2 and Px8. I do have a Pixel 7 Pro (aptX HD) that I use primarily for music (used to be my camera too until Google messed up the the video camera with an update). I also have the Creative BT-W3 and BT-W4 dongles that I don't bother using anymore and a LG V60 that is capable of...

Very cool. Definitely agree with you there...much more comfortable to leave the watch at home and just use earbuds. I also find myself wearing "regular watches" more these days unless I know I have meetings where we have cell phone bans. Find myself wearing my Samsung watch more at home now...

Do you use a Garmin watch? Wish I could do that with my Samsung Watch (i.e. pass heart rate data from watch to head unit). Would be interested if the new Senn sports buds could connect to a Garmin 1030 Plus and be used as a heart rate monitor with my Garmin. Will need to look into this when I...

I bought a set of replacement perforated pads last August/September to replace the original pads on my Noire that I had since Dec 2020 and they didn't seem that different to me. Seems to be a little more adhesive but I noticed the foam starting to bulge out the sides last week so I did push the...

Not quite but it does mute the earbuds if you turn on that option (without pausing the app that is playing music). Screenshot from the app attached. I still just pull the earbuds out of my ears if I want to talk to someone or listen to something else important, whether it is with Technics...

I also have the Technics AZ80, Senn MTW3 and Jabra Elite 10s. Never tried the MTW4 but the AZ80 and MTW3 are similar in terms of comfort/fit to me and the Elite 10s are noticeably more comfortable for me as well. I can use the Elite 10 for hours and have even run out of battery after using...