Post title says it all. On Android every phone defaults to best effort and forcing 660 or 990 needs to be done every time you connect and does not always work when you do. There is also lots of evidfence out there that at the lower 330 rate LDAC is comparable or worse than even SBC or AAC. Is...

Almost every device I have used with LDAC chooses Best Effort and many either will not allow or stutter if you choose the 660 or 990 option. This makes me think that Best Effort probably errs to the 330 level? Certainly my S22 will not play at all if I choose the 660 or 990 setting. This...

Curious as to your thoughts on Bluetooth audio quality on the new Pixels? I have the 6 pro I have read a variety of issues from poor AAC to LDAC only supporting the 330 option etc. I have B&W PX7s, Sony WF4s and Bose NC700s. It is hard to put my finger on it but my overall feeling is that...

I am interested in a new hifi system and the Denon has caught my eye as a terrific option for the ££ What I am looking for though is the ability to play my library of local files (mixture of Lossless and Hi-Res FLACS) and to do so via a wired connection ideally. I have a Sony WM1A but could...

Title says it all really, I know the balanced option scales but I cannot find any info that confirms If the other 2 LDAC options are fixed if selected or if they scale too depending on the connection?

Description says it all if I use my XM4s when walking I get an almost constant knocking/rattling noise from the left side. Unclear if it is the hinge or something in the cup but it is super annoying and makes them unusable for me. Anybody else getting this?

I have had an issue for a while now, I had it with the Sony M2s, M3s and now the M4s that I just bought too. With very few exceptions selecting the best playback quality setting for LDAC does not work and the phones are stuck on the 'Best Effort' setting. The audio quality option is available...

Found this article interesting https://www.soundguys.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-bluetooth-headphones-aac-20296/ Anecdotally I have always found there to be something better about Bluetooth on iOS and this only really changed when I started using the Sony 1000 m2/m3s and LDAC with Tidal Hifi...

I recently sold my Sony 1000 M3s as whilst they sounded good (after some EQ tweaks) and had excellent Noise Cancelling, I found them uncomfortable and more specifically they cooked my ears. The QC35s *mk iis) are so comfortable, the sound out of the box is pretty decent but my one bug-bear is...

Probably a slightly strange question this but I am going to ask it anyway. I have and use the Sony 1000x M3 daily and other than their tendency to cook my ears I like them a lot. The only niggle is the folded down size, I like to carry my headphones in my work backpack without the case so I...

So what's the verdict in 2018? On paper android has the edge both for wired and wireless. For wired iOS is dependent on the DAC in the dongle whereas on Android the LGs have the quad DAC and even the Samsungs have decent output. For wireless it is less clear, on paper android has a...

The WH1000 mk3’s offer imo the best combination of sound quality and noise cancelling of all the current options, the ANC in particular is bordering on witchcraft for my daily commute where my high-speed train spends a lot of time in tunnels which is up there with airplane cabin noise. There...

The one thing that really grates for me with iOS is that if I want use Bluetooth headphones on my iPhone the quality is compromised vs. other devices. I think that BT is pretty much there now quality wise (for most uses) but I’m not sure that this is the case on iOS as it is still constrained...

Could not see a dedicated thread so having been encouraged by another head-fier to look at these and picked up a set so I thought I would post….. I had the Sony 1000s (mk 1s) last year but was put off the mark 2s by the cracking issues so had not even considered them no matter how glowing the...

I picked one of these up, very impressed but whilst it is a step up from the razer dongle, for portable use the battery hit (11% per hour) plus the loss of inline controls does imo does make me question the value a little. Anyone else have one?

Firstly this feels like the best sub-forum for this one but feel free to move if not I am finding the whole music streaming market a bit of a minefield and have still not landed on one for good. I am currently using apple music, spotify and tiday and am an android user who mainly uses on my...

The info on the interweb is both plentiful and vague on the comparative bitrates of APTX, AAC and SBC but as I understand AAC is capped at around 256 kbps and APTX around 350 kbps? I regularly switch between iOS and Android I am curious as to the real world limitations of wireless headphones on...

Has anybody tried these? https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B06XC76BJV/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I just took delivery today and early impressions are positive, they turn the P5s into over-ears. Apparently the P5 and 7 have the same driver (size) so have no idea how they...

I originally purchased my Beats Studio Wireless in December 2015, I remember being quite happy with them but at the time the size made them impractical to use on my commute, so I picked up some B&W P3s and stopped using them. I then switched from iOS to Android and with no aptx on the Beats...