Is leaving Absolute Bluetooth Volume in Android enabled, as it is by default, innocuous if no blatant audio issues are occurring, or is it detrimental to SQ to have the phone's volume output go down along with the Bluetooth volume? It's more convenient to have it enabled, I guess, which is why...

As much as I had come to believe LDAC was the best Bluetooth codec, I now have to wonder if it's really that simple at all. I recently purchased the Shure SE425 bundled with their RMCE-BT2 Bluetooth cable, which supports AptX and AptX-HD, but not LDAC. My phone, however, which is a Samsung S9...

After a lot of research and testing, I settled on the Shure SE425. I'm using Comply P-series sleeves with it. I wanted the sound quality, and also the on-cord controls. The SE425 can be used with both the Shure Bluetooth cable and the wired cable, both of which have the controls. They have MMCX...

I'm listening to Tidal Hi-Def downloads on an Android Samsung S9 phone, mostly classic and soft rock. I've always only used IEMs. A few years ago I went to Bluetooth since exercise is my main usage, and now I'm looking for an upgrade in sound quality. Shure offers the convertible Bluetooth or...

I practice tai chi (and occasionally play with kung fu forms as much as my aging body is able). I have two phones I alternate between, one supporting aptx-HD and the other supporting LDAC. I use Tidal Hi-Fi on both. After an insane amount of time spent on research a couple of years ago, I...

I recently got into using an OTG cable and DAC with my smartphone (DragonFly Black by AudioQuest, and their DragonTail OTG cable).   My phone has a micro-USB port. I keep the phone on a belt-clip and when I'm working out or even just walking around or, for that matter, even just sitting at my...

I just received my RBH EP-SB IEMs.   I have a BlackBerry Priv running Android MM, with BT 4.1 but it does not have aptX support. I have the Tidal app on it and download my music in high def.   I also have a secondary phone that's just for alternate use, which is a BlackBerry Z30 running the...

I have a pair of Shure SE510s. Sometimes I use my phones while I'm in the sauna at the gym (it's a dry sauna... it gets pretty hot in there, but probably no more than in my car in the Florida sun) or in the outdoor Jacuzzi (gets pretty humid), though at those times I mainly just listen to...