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

Nov 16, 2024 at 11:32 AM Post #66,916 of 70,626
davescleveland said:
I just dipped into my legacy tws drawer and pulled out the geekfly gf10. I have pretty much ignored everything including svanar, momentum 4, nuratrue pro, EX, final, as I prefer noble fokus pro, prestige, and triumph. However, walking around listening to achtung baby and then ministry, I'm shocked at how amazing these sound. They are built for aac and have so much power. Bass and soundstage for days. These rival some of my favorite wired iems. Looks like I have to do some direct comparing to the noble line but holy cow. Really advise to take a look at these again especially if pulling AAC on iPhone. Wow.
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The first 5 driver and with a class A amp. Still the oddest "sound modes" being changes by turning on and off drivers. Default is only the dynamic and the BA's and not the piezo's. Either dynamic and BA or dynamic and piezo or all 3(hybrid mode).

There is a GF5...
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...and trash talk too :)
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Also saw this post...
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Nov 16, 2024 at 12:03 PM Post #66,918 of 70,626
jant71 said:
The first 5 driver and with a class A amp. Still the oddest "sound modes" being changes by turning on and off drivers. Default is only the dynamic and the BA's and not the piezo's. Either dynamic and BA or dynamic and piezo or all 3(hybrid mode).

There is a GF5...
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...and trash talk too :)
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Also saw this post...
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I'd love to try this for sure.
 
Nov 16, 2024 at 1:07 PM Post #66,919 of 70,626
These may be interesting. Madoo(an Acoustune sub-brand) MDX30 tips...
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Not specified as TWS tips but they seem to be only 6mm long...
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Nov 16, 2024 at 2:39 PM Post #66,921 of 70,626
fidgeraldo said:
And where can you buy one?

Cheers!
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They just released yesterday so it is very early. So far I think Rakuten and e-earphone have listings. If you have a dealer in your area that carries Acoustune you might ask them as well.
 
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Nov 16, 2024 at 9:25 PM Post #66,925 of 70,626
The Sony XM5’s are superb. Like others here I wasn’t getting the seal needed with the hybrid tips, again like others here, I’ve many to pick from. I’m using them on iOS and just like Apple, Sony makes the most out of AAC. I would say these are the best option for Apple users looking for something different. With hundreds of millions of iOS users, Sony can sell a ton of these. I have no idea what tips I’m using, just out of a big box.. They are a good value at $300, a can’t miss at the current $229..
 
Nov 16, 2024 at 10:03 PM Post #66,927 of 70,626
helmutcheese said:
How is the ANC over the older 4's and do larger 3rd party ear tips fit the case?
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I never picked up the 4, but have three of the XM3’s (bought one for the normal $229 and 2 at a crazy Target clearance for $56). The ANC easily beats the 3’s and the 5’s sound better. In the sound side the 3’s are no slouch’s, but for the 5’s to beat them in ANC and sound is impressive. Also probably 3x smaller. Yeah, I don’t know about the tips, like you I have a box full of them. I can say they’re large on both sides and not very deep.. Actually I’ve never order tips, just use left overs from the many TWS and IEM’s I’ve bought.
 
Nov 17, 2024 at 12:03 AM Post #66,929 of 70,626
For those who want to use a BT dongle that lets you use aptX on your iPhone, get the Creative BT-W6 over the FiiO BT11 for now. Sure, you lose LDAC, but the W6 just works. The BT11 is a struggle. App is terrible and it doesn't connect to some buds - like my Fokus Prestige. They do seem like a beta product and probably need a few more firmware updates, but at this point, maybe that will never help. When the dongle works, it works well, but the W6 works perfectly on both the Fokus Triumph, FoKus Prestige, iFi Go Pods and PI8. When they connect, they announce what codec you're connected as. Plus, the color scheme when switching between codecs are the correct colors. This is t the case with the FiiO. Also, nice to have a physical button on the Creative dongle. Sadly, the Creative app doesn't connect to them via my iPhone. Not sure if that even matters.
 

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