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

[ac3knight]

I'm watching Netflix and there is no delay.'

Apologies for giving you bum scoop. I realized I use Apple TV and pair to it, not the LG. When I just tried 3 different times pairing to the TV directly, the ZX1 would pair but no sound. After @10 seconds, ZX1 would disconnect and the sound bar/ARC would engage.

Thanks... Seems like LG TVs could have issues with certain wireless buds. Heard the airpods are also one of them with Bluetooth issues.

 

[LDude]

2. The tuning is pretty lean. Iit didn't meet my taste for bass. Several others have made a similar observation. They take EQ, but not as well as I preferred. I couldn't get the oomph I wanted, but they are still a really solid set if you prefer a neutral to bright tuning.

3. They don't provide good passive isolation in my experience.

Is it compared to the Mystiques? Even passive isolation?

 

[LDude]

If I turn the volume all the way up I can hear the 20 Hz

Um, at max volume i can clearly hear 10 Hz in Mystiques and 14Hz in my chinese KZ VXS Pro.

 

[Thesonofkrypton]

Good of guess as any. The only ones who know are at Focal. Seems like a very tight market since there are a lot of companies who are doing wireless earbuds. Granted, they would most likely going after a more audiophile target, which, I assume, will have a price to match like Sennheiser and other well known brands in the audiophile sector.

Agree, it's a very crowded segment of the market. If they can put out a tuning for wireless buds similar to their headphones, and price it accordingly, it would sit in that upper echelon of earbuds where people would be happy to pay to play, nothing crazy hopefully!

 

[cresny]

Anyone owns an LG TV and also the Aviot ZX1 or PNK version?

I tend to have random drop outs and crackling on one side of my ZX1 PNK when paired with the LG G2 OLED.

Could anyone with the same or similar LG TV setup help to do a quick test on the above?

Trying to find out if it's an issue with the buds or just the LG TV's Bluetooth implementation.

I'll try later today. But I think my LG is C2

 

[clerkpalmer]

Um, at max volume i can clearly hear 10 Hz in Mystiques and 14Hz in my chinese KZ VXS Pro.

You asked me to run the sweep test so I did it. You are welcome. You've asked five different ways if they rumble like the Mystiques - the answer is no. Seems like you want us to convince you to buy them in favor of your beloved Mystiques. You shouldn't based on your preferred sound signature. You will be disappointed.

 

[erockg]

Google pixel buds pro 2.

These buds are tiny. They are very comfortable and light, like not wearing anything in the ears. The wings do a very good job of keeping the buds in the ears.

Sound quality wise, google has tuned it to a somewhat audiophile profile, with bright highs, fast mids and non sloppy bass. Timbre is excellent, with vocals sounding realistic. I turned up the mid bass a tad to give voices and instruments more warmth, which I prefer. Sub bass can hit hard when required. Soundstage is very wide left right, front back not so much.

ANC is good, slightly inferior to Bose. They don't suffer from "thumps" when going over bumps in a moving vehicle, like some of my buds do when ANC is turned on.

Full controls are available on the buds. The case is about the same size as the previous gen, the new one is very slightly taller, maybe to accommodate the new speaker in the case.

These have been my go-to for over a week. On both an iPhone 15 Pro and a Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Not one issue. Love 'em.

 

[helmutcheese]

You asked me to run the sweep test so I did it. You are welcome. You've asked five different ways if they rumble like the Mystiques - the answer is no. Seems like you want us to convince you to buy them in favor of your beloved Mystiques. You shouldn't based on your preferred sound signature. You will be disappointed.

The guy has an addiction, and it is more addictive than crack only this time it is not sugar!

 

[subguy812]

Google pixel buds pro 2.

These buds are tiny. They are very comfortable and light, like not wearing anything in the ears. The wings do a very good job of keeping the buds in the ears.

Sound quality wise, google has tuned it to a somewhat audiophile profile, with bright highs, fast mids and non sloppy bass. Timbre is excellent, with vocals sounding realistic. I turned up the mid bass a tad to give voices and instruments more warmth, which I prefer. Sub bass can hit hard when required. Soundstage is very wide left right, front back not so much.

ANC is good, slightly inferior to Bose. They don't suffer from "thumps" when going over bumps in a moving vehicle, like some of my buds do when ANC is turned on.

Full controls are available on the buds. The case is about the same size as the previous gen, the new one is very slightly taller, maybe to accommodate the new speaker in the case.

I am having the same experience you are having with the Pixel buds. I enjoy them.

Also, received my Soundcore Liberty 4 Pro. I like them, but not sure you need them if you have the 4 NC. There are a couple of improvements.

 

[JoshG1217]

Is it compared to the Mystiques? Even passive isolation?

passive isolation is just okay. I compared to my te zx1 and H anc when mowing the lawn with an electric mower. It was fine with them, but the mower drowned out the music with the triumph.

 

[ac3knight]

I'll try later today. But I think my LG is C2

Thanks! Would appreciate your feedback

 

[clerkpalmer]

These have been my go-to for over a week. On both an iPhone 15 Pro and a Pixel 9 Pro Fold. Not one issue. Love 'em.

How the SQ for music?

 

[absolutnie]

Raised a support ticket with Nothing on the Personal Profile noise issue --- alas they seemed to just treat it as a faulty buds problem and dealt with it by suggesting i warranty replace them.
Not convinced it is a hardware fault -- more likely a firmware problem but if they don't refer it to dev we're kinda stuck

Is everyone with Nothing Ear (2024) got the same issue (please test - be good to know)

Got another set of Nothing Ear 2024. Same issue with the Personal Profile. Plenty of compression artifacts hence unusable. Will send one pair back but will definitely keep the other one.

I found a nice EQ and like the overall SQ not only 'for the price'. Maxed out LDAC settings connection is quite unstable but balanced it's ok.

Transparency isn't great though (APP2, although sounds wise not so great, wins with anything I've heard so far in terms of transparency. It's just crazy good).

Perhaps APP 3 will bring some upgrades?

 

[mainguy]

Got another set of Nothing Ear 2024. Same issue with the Personal Profile. Plenty of compression artifacts hence unusable. Will send one pair back but will definitely keep the other one.

I found a nice EQ and like the overall SQ not only 'for the price'. Maxed out LDAC settings connection is quite unstable but balanced it's ok.

Transparency isn't great though (AAP2 pro, although sounds wise not so great, wins with anything I've heard so far in terms of transparency. It's just crazy good).

Perhaps AAP 3pro will bring some upgrades?

I'm a bit skeptical of Apple after their Airpods Max upgrade being literally nothing on the audio front. If they squeeze more sound out of APP2 that would be great, as i just love the ANC and Transparency on those things, along with the fit, although Nothing Ear sound better to me, have a better case, and look much cooler.

 

[SussyTofu420]

Anyone owns an LG TV and also the Aviot ZX1 or PNK version?

I tend to have random drop outs and crackling on one side of my ZX1 PNK when paired with the LG G2 OLED.

Could anyone with the same or similar LG TV setup help to do a quick test on the above?

Trying to find out if it's an issue with the buds or just the LG TV's Bluetooth implementation.

ZX1 doesn't work on my LG C3. I've used B&W PX8 with it and they work perfectly. I think the TV would prefer AptX instead of LDAC.