DaOchin
100+ Head-Fier
I've never heard a hiss any time I've used these. It always seems to be random people have it and others do not.
There's hissing through USB connection?!?
The LCD-i3 with the Cipher cable is even better. The sound stage is widened with a similar frequency response, and it shockingly has more sub-bass slam than the closed-back Mobius.Yeah, the frequency response of Mobius is much, much better and more realistic than the LCD2C closed. It's one of the most neutral Audezes I've heard. Most of the "big" LCDs have quite a strange midrange but respond to EQ well. Mobius is a "put it on and go" kind of headphone. It just sounds right - I was shocked when I first tried one. Since then only one other headphone has given me that experience, and that is K371.
Yes, there is always hissing when it's powered on, but it's very faint. I only notice it once in a few days.There's hissing through USB connection?!?
I haven't tried and don't know anything about the SXFIs, but I left my thoughts on the Orbit S vs. Mobius on the previous page. I haven't tried the Orbit S, so I can't say anything to differences in comfort, sound signatures, etc. But in my (unprofessional and humble) opinion, the bluetooth on the Mobius isn't worth the $70 over the Orbit S, but YMMV. It can be convenient to automatically have calls come through the headset, but it will stop any other audio coming through the USB or 3.5mm. Plus, whenever I watch a video on my phone, it will play the sound through bluetooth but won't switch the headset over.
I have ordered Audeze Mobius and Cloud Orbit S from Amazon and i am on the verge which one to finalize order for. Is bluetooth the only difference or there are some differences in sound quality or comfort between those two? The difference in price is almost 130$ and i am trying to find a reason to justify Audeze Mobius. It does not help that i have a good soundcard, DT990 and YETI microphone but i am very curious about Planar and i would like to use those headphones with my Switch or S10+ from time to time. It would be also cool to listen to music wireless but most likely i will be on cable 80% of the time.
I have reviewed both Mobius and Orbit S side by side, and they are identical physically. Even the software and firmware are the same and you can use either brand for either headphones, the only different is the UI design and that Orbit S does not have Bluetooth.
In terms of sound quality difference, I feel that the Cloud Orbit S has slightly elevated sub-bass, while the upper-treble has slightly less presence. Even after over 30 hours burn-in, the difference seems obvious for my ears to detect. Perhaps it’s just a batch difference, or it might be an audio engineer’s decision to tune up the lower frequencies a little. I reckon the Cloud Orbit S tuning fits the target consumers, but nevertheless the difference is really minor, my ears would get used to either headphones after a while and almost could not tell much difference.
My full review can be read here.
The pairing to so easy to engage I don't mind it only connects to one thing.I wonder if the Cloud Orbit has access to the asio driver?
My vote is for bluetooth. Its alot of fun to use wavesnx, isone & hesuvi with no tether throughout my apt. Most of the time I get good sync with movies on the not terrible sbc codec(pc). Mac I'm guessing aac. If you have linux I believe there is now an ldac module(?) as well as 8.1 droids. One caveat is I'm almost certain mobius only connects to one device at a time.
If Audeze could improve that somehow, they still might hold onto some more of that sweet wireless market. Don't consider mobius bt as an afterthought, its a real potential strength. Even with the hiss, its still a killer in the sound quality realm. 10hrs isnt bad when your probably going to come home and usb game/movie anyway. The cups are a bit bigger than many other portables but that can be a sign of sound quality in the build.
Finally..If they streamline that code as was hinted and add custom eq(look how appreciated that feature is on the es100) presets that could really shift some attitudes about its overall portable wireless capabilities. If I could make the mobius sound the way morphit does with just one onboard eq, I'd be in wireless nerd heaven.
why noone doesnt help me??