Really? Guess I got lucky, then. Both the 85t and EA75t were refurbs. Only downer is you didn't get a retail box, which I kinda prefer. Your stuff just arrives in a ziplock back tucked into a bubble mailer. Can't get more economic than that unless you have a long-distance slingshot lol. But...

Fantastic deal. Can confirm. Think that's even less than I spent for my EA75t

Any domestic suppliers? I can find tons of vendors on fleabay (all shipping from China) and international markets, but would rather buy domestically.

That's the spirit! Now if they weren't so dang expensive to replace :) Also, that's a lot of daily use. Any chance your ENT doc had something to say about such prolonged use?

Don't think I asked for anybody to fix them, but the situation is only getting worse and it won't improve on its own. As of the 5th, there are 96 container ships sitting off the coast of Los Angeles waiting to dock and the current projections for remedying just this issue are pushed out to 2023...

Were you cleaning the tips regularly? The material they use on those Xelastec tips (TPE) can get brittle and dry out if the tips aren't kept clean. Wish Azla would be more obvious about that, but my lab experience has taught me that some of these more premium plastics/rubber materials require a...

Agreed; UAPP's DSP features are pretty expansive and having the ability to tie in a few streaming services is a major value-add. Honestly, anything besides Sony's limited EQ set is an improvement. How did you manage to break the Xelastecs?

Another satisfied Sedna user! Nice! Good find on the third-party EQ. For those who don't have access to AW, there's also Wavelet. Problem is it requires extra setup (including adb commands) to fully unlock its ability to work system-wide now. Not everybody's going to want to go through those...

Pardon me for asking, but we're two years into these supply chain distruptions. Are you implying to me companies still don't anticipate these "unusually long" customs times in their projections? If so, when is this going to be a priority concern? Not to mention once you get past customs, you...

We can agree to disagree, but I spent the better part of a few years looking into this. All the things you mentioned are CPU loads; it's your CPU that can't handle the task. The Pixel 3a can't either, so this isn't a bragging point. Some devices will have no problem with transcoding 990, some...

The hose device's CPU needs to be up to the task since it's effectively converting FLAC to LDAC and that seems to be a pretty resource-intensive task as bandwidth goes up. My OnePlus 8T can handle 990, even if I just leave things in default modes. The Pixel can't. It stutters like mad. My...

It's a microphone quality thing. One of the reasons the WH3 perform as well as they do on calls imo

Good on ya. I'm mildly curious about them, but willing to wait for more folks to adopt them and get the wrinkles ironed out before I purchase. Looks like a pretty solid pair from what I can see, but imagine a lot of people are going to have a problem with how large they feel in the ear...

Not too sure. Thread is over here if you want to ask. Might get an answer from Axel himself: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/former-sennheiser-engineer-axel-grell-made-a-200-pair-of-anc-true-wireless-earbuds-the-tws-1.960026/

I'm aware that's what the documentation says. I've had more practical experience with the codec, using both a Noble Falcon Pro and Edifier TWS1Pro on OnePlus' adaptive-capable devices. aptX HD is not selectable for me on either device. Just because there is backwards compatibility in some cases...

Figured as such and hoped it would help with some of the understanding as to why certain host devices might support aptX Adaptive, but not aptX HD. Soundguys has some good writeups regarding BT codecs.

Usually depends on implementation. AAC tends to perform better on Apple devices in my experience (home field advantage) while the newer versions of Android (11-12) are more accommodating to LDAC and Qualcomm's codecs (the aptX family). Provided you can get a reliable 660kbps out of LDAC, that's...

Thanks! Sounds like Thomas will be doing a 7-"chapter" version of this Humanity series and we're currently up to Chapter 4. Can't wait to see what else is in store. Figured the cinematic/modern classical feel of that album played to all of the Technics' strengths.

Checked my set and it seems they were already on it. Current version for me is JNK1ZD 02.60. Can't say I heard a difference, but they sounded fantastic with this album tonight:

Hallelujah! After messing around with them a bit more, the AZ70W are back in action. The factory reset process on these is a little weird and the manual doesn't do the best job of trying to explain it, so here's my version: Remove bud from case, wait for light to turn blue Hold finger on sensor...

The more I start to use these MTW2, the more I start to like them. Their shells are considerably more comfortable in my ears, getting a seal is nigh effortless, and they have been overall very tonally pleasing. ANC does feel like an afterthought. Sennheiser seems to rely more on passive...

Any dips between 250-500Hz should help split the bass and lower mids, giving you what you're after. Really happy to see how happy you are with the AZ60. Enjoy!

My understanding is the driver is shared, but the MTW2's High End Sound Tuning (just going to call it HEST from now on) is supposed to emulate certain tuning features of the IE800, so there's a little extra DSP-ery going on. What I will say is, in both of the MTW2's sound modes, I think I still...

Couldn't help myself. Instead of constantly wondering if the claims of the CX400BT and MTW2 being identical in SQ were founded in anything... ...I got a pair to find out for myself lol. Had a few minutes to get them in the ears for general fit before it needed a FW update (ver 4.13 to 4.14)...

If I knew how to diagnose that, I would certainly give it a shot. Sounds like you're already working with people far more qualified than I, though. In the world of weird pseudoscience-y stuff, this guy's content has always been interesting. Worth a shot?