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

[howdy]

Interesting. I found the B&O E8 to sound a little thin, but some of that is likely because it will not get loud enough. I asked a few people to try them and all were amazed that their max volume is just about normal listening level for a quiet area. I have tried them with two iphones, a pixel, and even the Nintendo Switch. Same result.

My E8 sound great with the right tips, the bass hits surprisingly good. As for volume I can't even listen to these all the way up. Are you sure you have the volume on the phone up and on the E8s?

 

[nc8000]

Interesting. I found the B&O E8 to sound a little thin, but some of that is likely because it will not get loud enough. I asked a few people to try them and all were amazed that their max volume is just about normal listening level for a quiet area. I have tried them with two iphones, a pixel, and even the Nintendo Switch. Same result.

I’m at about 50-60% on my volume on my iPhone when out and about in trains and busses and would kill my ears if I went any louder

 

[Rickyearl]

I’m at about 50-60% on my volume on my iPhone when out and about in trains and busses and would kill my ears if I went any louder

Weird. I sent my pair back to B&O and they said they were supposed to sound this way. I literally could not turn them up loud enough to hear them really well if I was sitting over the wing/engine on an airplane. No way they could ever hurt my ears.

 

[nc8000]

Weird. I sent my pair back to B&O and they said they were supposed to sound this way. I literally could not turn them up loud enough to hear them really well if I was sitting over the wing/engine on an airplane. No way they could ever hurt my ears.

Well I don't think anything other than active noise cancelling can deal with airplane engines though I don't have any problem using mine on the plane but I do have to turn them futher up than normally

 

[webvan]

Not convinced that ANC is really better than IEMs with good passive isolation (like the Klipsch S4 with double flange tips)...done many comparisons and both have their pros and cons. I suppose ANC works better if you're not going to be listening to music or if you can't stand IEMs !

To get to the bottom of this we'd need IEMs with ANC that have good passive isolation, the fact that they don't seem to exist seems to confirm my theory

 

[Rickyearl]

Well I don't think anything other than active noise cancelling can deal with airplane engines though I don't have any problem using mine on the plane but I do have to turn them futher up than normally

On mine at full volume you cannot hear a podcast or audiobook (for example) on a plane unless you are far from the wing. You can tell someone's speaking but you can't hear them. It's just a bit louder than normal conversation level when it's turned up all the way.


In contrast, the cheapie $50 Soundcore Liberty Lites would hurt my ears at full volume. Hurt them bad.

 

[howdy]

On mine at full volume you cannot hear a podcast or audiobook (for example) on a plane unless you are far from the wing. You can tell someone's speaking but you can't hear them. It's just a bit louder than normal conversation level when it's turned up all the way.


In contrast, the cheapie $50 Soundcore Liberty Lites would hurt my ears at full volume. Hurt them bad.

Im sure you have but do you have the volume up all the way on your phone and than hold your finger on the right one tell the volume is all the way up on the E8 as well?

 

[Rickyearl]

Im sure you have but do you have the volume up all the way on your phone and than hold your finger on the right one tell the volume is all the way up on the E8 as well?

Yes. I tried everything. I reinstalled the app, turned it up on the app, pressed the R one, turned up the volume on the iphone. Even tried other phones and devices.

 

[howdy]

Yes. I tried everything. I reinstalled the app, turned it up on the app, pressed the R one, turned up the volume on the iphone. Even tried other phones and devices.

Well, that sucks. It seems asbif you got a bad pair of E8s .Are you still within the return period?

 

[Rickyearl]

Well, that sucks. It seems asbif you got a bad pair of E8s .Are you still within the return period?

Not anymore. I sent them back to B&O with this specific complaint and they said they were working fine and as intended.

 

[nc8000]

Not anymore. I sent them back to B&O with this specific complaint and they said they were working fine and as intended.

Have just flown home from Luxembourg sitting in a window seat right next to the engine listening to an audio book. This is 2-3 clicks louder than I would use in trains and busses

 

[Rickyearl]

I'd love to send them to someone who also has a pair so they could compare.

 

[howdy]

I'd love to send them to someone who also has a pair so they could compare.

I'm in Minnesota

 

[rawrster]

Has there been any wireless earphones that isolate that support LDAC that isn't from Sony? I've been looking at this lately and can't really find much out there.

 

[jant71]

Has there been any wireless earphones that isolate that support LDAC that isn't from Sony? I've been looking at this lately and can't really find much out there.

You mean totally wireless?? Cause there are a few BT cables that do LDAC and you can plug your choice of earphones into. Fact is that Sony's total wireless earphones do not even do LDAC just AAC and SBC.

BT amps are another route. Small clip on plus a short cable like the FiiO LC-3.5As. FiiOs BTR3 has every codec except HWA so it does LDAC and sounds quite good according to the reports. BT amps have the advantage of more buttons to be easier to control and they usually have better DACs in them and some even have balanced out. Of course higher battery life as well so they are a pretty popular choice for those who don't feel the need for totally wireless.