Going fully Wireless IEMs. Too soon? Or are we there yet?

[Canabuc]

AZ60 back on sale at London Drugs in Canada. $199 Canadian. I am still loving my pair.

They really are amazing. With LDAC they really do rival weird for me. But with benefit of ANC. And if I don't mind a slight down grade I sound to have multipoint when needed.

 

[Canabuc]

LDAC is definitely tricky, I find I have to use 660 at most, 990 is not very stable. If you look back through the thread several people give strategies on getting the most out LDAC. I think my smart watch just adds to much strain to the BT stack in my case.

Turning off location services on my phone while listening fixes LDAC 990 stuttering for me.

 

[dweaver]

Tried that but still had stuttering on mine. Think its my smart watch. Will test.

I agree about sound quality if the AZ60 and multipoint works very well too.

Edit: turning off my watch didn't help. 660 is good enough for me I guess... Lol

 

[Canabuc]

Tried that but still had stuttering on mine. Think its my smart watch. Will test.

I agree about sound quality if the AZ60 and multipoint works very well too.

That's too bad . I have handcuff watch 4 connected as well. One time or kept stuttering but ticking off and on wifi fixed it.

 

[assassin10000]

I need to win the lottery...

I keep wanting to buy the WF-1000XM4. My reason is not because I think my AZ60 sound bad. Nope, I just want to satisfy my curiosity of whether the Sony's sound as good or better. But spending $400 to satisfy that itch is just crazy.

Ooof. Isn't that like 99% of head-fi?

Question, for those who own the Sony, can you use LDAC plus EQ in the app? I always hated the limitation of stock sound when using LDAC on older Sony BT headphones. I ask because I know the bass is going to be over cooked and the treble to polite for my liking.

Still likely going to wait until the XM4 starts to go in sale for $200 or around that price. But would like to know I can use the best codec plus shape the sound before I even consider them.

EQ still works with LDAC.

 

[dweaver]

Thanks @assassin10000 lol I was going say or quit Head-fi in my first sentence. .

So when I try them, at least I can EQ them to taste while using LDAC.

For now the AZ60 really do sound good.

 

[Tommy C]

I need to win the lottery...

I keep wanting to buy the WF-1000XM4. My reason is not because I think my AZ60 sound bad. Nope, I just want to satisfy my curiosity of whether the Sony's sound as good or better. But spending $400 to satisfy that itch is just crazy.

Question, for those who own the Sony, can you use LDAC plus EQ in the app? I always hated the limitation of stock sound when using LDAC on older Sony BT headphones. I ask because I know the bass is going to be over cooked and the treble to polite for my liking.

Still likely going to wait until the XM4 starts to go in sale for $200 or around that price. But would like to know I can use the best codec plus shape the sound before I even consider them.

You know, Bay Bloor Radio in Toronto has a super cool setup with listening stations where you can test all their headphones, IEMs and TWS. It's an awesome place, you know if you ever want to get that itch out of the system lol
Or the Amazon route. They will take it back if you choose they are not for you, but you know that.

 

[dweaver]

Unfortunately I live in Calgary and we have NOTHING like that here... it would be awesome if we did.

 

[zeinharis]

I need to win the lottery...

I keep wanting to buy the WF-1000XM4. My reason is not because I think my AZ60 sound bad. Nope, I just want to satisfy my curiosity of whether the Sony's sound as good or better. But spending $400 to satisfy that itch is just crazy.

Question, for those who own the Sony, can you use LDAC plus EQ in the app? I always hated the limitation of stock sound when using LDAC on older Sony BT headphones. I ask because I know the bass is going to be over cooked and the treble to polite for my liking.

Still likely going to wait until the XM4 starts to go in sale for $200 or around that price. But would like to know I can use the best codec plus shape the sound before I even consider them.

Yes it does work, but the DSEE doesn't work if you choose LDAC @990.

 

[voicemaster]

Cannot understand if exist a tws with a true aptx hd support

I don't think any TWS will be going with AptX HD soon as the new AptX adaptive will be the way to go. Sadly tho, there are like ZERO bluetooth USB dongle that has AptX adaptive yet.

 

[dj24]

I need to win the lottery...

I keep wanting to buy the WF-1000XM4. My reason is not because I think my AZ60 sound bad. Nope, I just want to satisfy my curiosity of whether the Sony's sound as good or better. But spending $400 to satisfy that itch is just crazy.

Question, for those who own the Sony, can you use LDAC plus EQ in the app? I always hated the limitation of stock sound when using LDAC on older Sony BT headphones. I ask because I know the bass is going to be over cooked and the treble to polite for my liking.

Still likely going to wait until the XM4 starts to go in sale for $200 or around that price. But would like to know I can use the best codec plus shape the sound before I even consider them.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2652301769...customid=4636abfc607811ec9b6bb2d9063b0fb60INT

 

[darveniza]

Finally received my Grell TWS1. Bit bummed out with the sensitivity disparity for the sensor between Left and Right . Play and Pause is just a pain to trigger, while Ambient/ANC work with no issue

 

[dweaver]

Thanks for that link, might have to take advantage of that . Right price for sure.

Will be next year though after Christmas, no budget at the moment

 

[dweaver]

Decided to see if I could get my WI-1000X to charge. Switched to a standard USB charger for single devices and they actually charged properly. This model has LDAC and is a hybrid configuration. Not the greatest sound but I also didn't know how to use LDAC better the last time I tried these. Will be interesting to see how they sound with better LDAC.

 

[Phaethon]

Personally, I think the TW2 is a very nice product but the whole system is pretty unique and may not be as a main TWS set.
With the SE 215 Special Edition I like what I hear. It may not be a super audiophile sound but it's better than most of the stuff that I currently own or heard and at $165 the price was right too.

I’m going to have the TW2 back tomorrow from Amazon and I’ve now got some iems that I like and I’ll bet my experience is similar to yours. Looking forward to trying them again. I’ve been doing the TWS for a while now but I knew better SQ was possible. I started picking up some iems and loved the sound but the wires and cables aren’t appropriate or comfortable for work or driving there. I’m hoping the Bluetooth adapters will bridge the TWS/IEM gap.