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

[actorlife]

OK, so here is my current list (in no particular order within each tier):

Tier 1 - Big Boys
Sennheiser MTW
B&O E8
RHA TrueConnect
Bose SSF

Tier 1A - Can Play with the Big Boys
MPOW T5
Astrotec S80
Anbes 359
AUKEY T10

Tier 2 - Good, Solid Performers
Sabbat E12
BlitzWolf (Dual Driver)
Reserwa
XIKER (Raycon E50 Clone)

Tier 3 - Passable
COMEXION
Kissral X8
B-Qtech M2+

Tier 4 - Trash
MEBUYZ E19 (Refunded, told me to keep them)

Whoa that's alot of TWS. Ze Bop. Thanks for the ranking.

 

[turbobb]

tsk tsk... I'm sure I don't need to point out that you have too much white space in that pic, I mean, it's quite obvious:

• you're missing 4 right off the bat
• to add insult to injury, you can easily add two more rows worth of TWE's up top and down below
• not to mention if you tighten the formation a bit, one more column...

 

[SaveTheMantaRays]

Update: My Anbes 359 have a problem, so watch out.

One of the three golden charge connectors on the left bud has fallen out of its placement and now rattles around
inside the ear chamber. Strangely everything still works, and sounds the same, but I am sure the left bud doesn't
charge as fast as the right. Just a note.

Also: A side question, anyone have the correct MPOW T5 link to U.S. Amazon, thanks

 

[Alphasoixante]

Also: A side question, anyone have the correct MPOW T5 link to U.S. Amazon, thanks

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SR1FTD4/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_YFLlDbTB8HXW0

 

[beowulf]

Those are not truly wireless. They have wires.

Well my criteria for these toys focuses mostly on transport alone.
They're IEM-ish and Bluetooth with no wired connection to the source, so that's "wireless IEM" enough to me. Is there a wire in the setup? Yes, definitely not the same as Airpods or Galaxy Buds, etc.

Does it matter if you're focusing on "Wireless IEMs"? Not really, because they're IEM's and there's a wireless connection to the source.

But I see your point tho, if one wants fully separate "buds" with no pairing wires, then it's not a match. But there are quite a few interesting "wireless" setups with a L-R loop.
Those come with a few disadvantages and also a few pros (no L/R lag/synch issues being one of the most obvious). It will all depend on the use cases - full wire avoidance might be a drawback for some scenarios, but advantageous in others. Sure is nice to pocket those fully separate buds sometimes. Hmm.

TL;DR: The "wireless" concept is getting a bit too restrictive.

 

[hifi80sman]

tsk tsk... I'm sure I don't need to point out that you have too much white space in that pic, I mean, it's quite obvious:

• you're missing 4 right off the bat
• to add insult to injury, you can easily add two more rows worth of TWE's up top and down below
• not to mention if you tighten the formation a bit, one more column...

HAHA! The more I'm on this forum, the greater the chance of that happening!

 

[actorlife]

Update: My Anbes 359 have a problem, so watch out.

One of the three golden charge connectors on the left bud has fallen out of its placement and now rattles around
inside the ear chamber. Strangely everything still works, and sounds the same, but I am sure the left bud doesn't
charge as fast as the right. Just a note.

Also: A side question, anyone have the correct MPOW T5 link to U.S. Amazon, thanks

Can you get them replaced? Is it Anbes with the Blackbox or a rebranded?

 

[clerkpalmer]

We been over this already sir you said $200 + and I said $169 at release. Price will drop as well.

OK, so here is my current list (in no particular order within each tier):

Tier 1 - Big Boys
Sennheiser MTW
B&O E8
RHA TrueConnect
Bose SSF

Tier 1A - Can Play with the Big Boys
MPOW T5
Astrotec S80
Anbes 359
AUKEY T10

Tier 2 - Good, Solid Performers
Sabbat E12
BlitzWolf (Dual Driver)
Reserwa
XIKER (Raycon E50 Clone)

Tier 3 - Passable
COMEXION
Kissral X8
B-Qtech M2+

Tier 4 - Trash
MEBUYZ E19 (Refunded, told me to keep them)

Of the tier 1a which has the best sq?

 

[Caipirina]

OK, so here is my current list (in no particular order within each tier):

Tier 1 - Big Boys
Sennheiser MTW
B&O E8
RHA TrueConnect
Bose SSF

Tier 1A - Can Play with the Big Boys
MPOW T5
Astrotec S80
Anbes 359
AUKEY T10

Tier 2 - Good, Solid Performers
Sabbat E12
BlitzWolf (Dual Driver)
Reserwa
XIKER (Raycon E50 Clone)

Tier 3 - Passable
COMEXION
Kissral X8
B-Qtech M2+

Tier 4 - Trash
MEBUYZ E19 (Refunded, told me to keep them)

I feel better now about not being the only hoarder ... collector I mean

Those Blitzwolf are the same as Syllable s101? And the Xiker look like the Nillkin Go

Maybe I need to update my list with a tidier picture and include ‘the rest’

 

[vstolpner]

I feel better now about not being the only hoarder ... collector I mean

Those Blitzwolf are the same as Syllable s101? And the Xiker look like the Nillkin Go

Maybe I need to update my list with a tidier picture and include ‘the rest’

We should really come up with a way to call you guys.... Colloarders.... Hoarectors.... Hmm... Maybe I should keep thinking on the name

 

[snip3r77]

OK, so here is my current list (in no particular order within each tier):

Tier 1 - Big Boys
Sennheiser MTW
B&O E8
RHA TrueConnect
Bose SSF

Tier 1A - Can Play with the Big Boys
MPOW T5
Astrotec S80
Anbes 359
AUKEY T10

Tier 2 - Good, Solid Performers
Sabbat E12
BlitzWolf (Dual Driver)
Reserwa
XIKER (Raycon E50 Clone)

Tier 3 - Passable
COMEXION
Kissral X8
B-Qtech M2+

Tier 4 - Trash
MEBUYZ E19 (Refunded, told me to keep them)

Tier 1A - Can Play with the Big Boys
MPOW T5
Astrotec S80
Anbes 359
AUKEY T10

I'm looking at the 359. I think any of the 1A list would be great for anyone right?

 

[Sandbox2]

Is there an adapter that I could use that someone could recommend that would turn my 2 pin iems into wireless?

 

[Veyska]

Is there an adapter that I could use that someone could recommend that would turn my 2 pin iems into wireless?

TRN BT20/BT20S. (The latter has AptX I believe, but the former's got AAC which is still solid and costs less.)

 

[vstolpner]

Is there an adapter that I could use that someone could recommend that would turn my 2 pin iems into wireless?

TRN BT20/BT20S. (The latter has AptX I believe, but the former's got AAC which is still solid and costs less.)

Was going to suggest the same. I use the BT20 and it's fantastic.

BT20S also has IPX5 water resistance

Just make sure you get the right 2pin version - 0.75mm or 0.78mm

 

[Shanling]

Hi everybody, so I see talk about our new TWS MTW100 showed up in this thread already.

Firstly, regarding difference between Shanling MTW100 and O4:

We added more controls, so while O4 can only play/pause, we added previous and next track.
O4 faceplate is metal, we opted for lighter plastic, that should also in theory assure better BT connection.
We have completely different drivers and sound tuning.
We offer version with Balanced armature, that also has slightly better battery life.

If you have any questions about Shanling MTW100, like some details about modes, parings, etc, just @ me and I will do my best to reply to you.

Shanling is releasing a TWS

Thanks for repost.

Seems they look a little different, but may be just differences in photos. I did notice the mifo O4 has ambient mode. So I'm curious what chipset it's using.

Seems both mifo O4 and Shanling MTW100 are getting released soon. Can't wait!!!!

Inside is Realtek.

We plan first release on Chinese market during august. If everything goes alright, international release will follow during September.

Any word on pricing for the mifo O4 or Shanling MTW100?

Both MTW100 will be slightly under 100USD, Balanced version about 10 USD more expensive than DD. But they will also come with two very different sound tuning.