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

[Tommy C]

Every time I think about the Ifi GO Pods, I think about those big battery/electronic enclosures hanging off the back of my ears. I’ve always had an issue with just simple IEM’s with the support cable tucked behind my ears.. You have to be a TRUE “damn the torpedoes” audiophile to walk around with the GO Pro’s.

Yeah, those aren’t the prettiest or the slickest. The Shure are very comfortable and not as big though.
The case is large but they are barely noticeable and fit with glasses very well.

 

[highlightshadow]

Get the Shure TW2 if you look for reliability and great app and equalizer.
The Fiio and iFi Go have very little support if any.

Shure is a bit weak on the codec support (basic AptX at best)

The fiio's have a full app support via Fiio Control, can select which codecs and last year got LDAC added.

 

[subguy812]

Hifiman Svanar is the closest to audiophile sound in a TWS I have heard.

 

[gentlemang]

Hifiman Svanar is the closest to audiophile sound in a TWS I have heard.

Trying to stop myself buying these lol. I have heard good things

 

[Pastapipo]

Just received the JBL live buds 3. First impressions are very positive!
Very clean and enjoyable sound.
I've got to compare them to the Samsung buds 2 pro tomorrow to see how good they really are.

ps. The tips jbl added feel very cheap and flimsy. Need to change them before proper testing can take place.

 

[PixelSquish]

Every time I think about the Ifi GO Pods, I think about those big battery/electronic enclosures hanging off the back of my ears. I’ve always had an issue with just simple IEM’s with the support cable tucked behind my ears.. You have to be a TRUE “damn the torpedoes” audiophile to walk around with the GO Pro’s.

The concept is good and I have no problem walking around with that type of product on my ears. But as has been pointed out, the Go Pods have a lot of issues, both design issues and QA and also the company literally gaslit all it's Go Pod customers into thinking they were developing a great app also taking into account the feedback of the community. I try to avoid their products since the Go Pod fiasco. I only have the Go Blu and don't plan on buying anything of theirs in the future due to how they conduct their business.

 

[highlightshadow]

Every time I think about the Ifi GO Pods, I think about those big battery/electronic enclosures hanging off the back of my ears. I’ve always had an issue with just simple IEM’s with the support cable tucked behind my ears.. You have to be a TRUE “damn the torpedoes” audiophile to walk around with the GO Pro’s.

They're a lot more comfortable than you think

 

[MonochromeFashionLawyer]

They're a lot more comfortable than you think

Do the Go Pods dangle a lot hanging off the back of the ears? I think of wearing them to the gym and even with a little movement they would go crazy with the dangle. I read that was a notable issue with the KZ ear hooks.

 

[Gilroypro]

Hopefully soon!!! I will use on my PC most likely...any idea if it comes with an app to switch what BT device it is connected to?

No idea. Most likely a PC update but no android/apple app like most dongles I have used

 

[voicemaster]

Do the Go Pods dangle a lot hanging off the back of the ears? I think of wearing them to the gym and even with a little movement they would go crazy with the dangle. I read that was a notable issue with the KZ ear hooks

100% not recommended. Without touching water the pods will go bonker let alone touching sweat, it will probably exploded. /sarcasm
Although, when I tried them back then, the pods was the most secure from all other adapter that I've tried (trn bt20, fiio utws5, kz az09 and az20).

 

[Tommy C]

Shure is a bit weak on the codec support (basic AptX at best)

The fiio's have a full app support via Fiio Control, can select which codecs and last year got LDAC added.

Shure definitely isn’t the strongest but I don’t find them weak per se.
On my phone I find the volume to be plenty loud and pretty much aligned with the rest of the TWS that I have tried if not better.
I get very comfortable volume level at 60% volume.
FiiO do have app support it’s just buggy all around they rarely if ever update it.

 

[The Jojo]

Weird thing happening in Germany - officially, the Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 came out yesterday - but retailers like Amazon or Otto are already weeks or even months behind on shipping orders. If I want to buy the cream colored ones, I might have to wait until September. Are they that successful or is something else going on? Does anybody have a pair yet?

 

[subguy812]

Trying to stop myself buying these lol. I have heard good things

I use FLAC, since I am Android. The downsides are they don't have good ANC, and the connection using FLAC can be finicky. I have had no connection issues since I do this; once connected, I disconnect from Svanar in Bluetooth and immediately reconnect.

 

[spr33]

Just received the JBL live buds 3. First impressions are very positive!
Very clean and enjoyable sound.
I've got to compare them to the Samsung buds 2 pro tomorrow to see how good they really are.

ps. The tips jbl added feel very cheap and flimsy. Need to change them before proper testing can take place.

I struggle to understand the JBL lineup. Are the Tour series their flagship and the Live sit just under?

 

[Not so fat head]

Weird thing happening in Germany - officially, the Jabra Elite 10 Gen 2 came out yesterday - but retailers like Amazon or Otto are already weeks or even months behind on shipping orders. If I want to buy the cream colored ones, I might have to wait until September. Are they that successful or is something else going on? Does anybody have a pair yet?

Yeah, weird.. If it’s a demand issue, then why exit the TWS market (per a Jabra press release). IDK????