Hello..long time lurker here.
Been using the MTW for 3 months + now and I've been hearing a lot of good things about the Sony WF-1000XM3s..
So far with the MTW, the sound staging and clarity and sound signature has been very good. It tends to be very revealing and the bass is suppressed even with the EQ. Kinda reminds me how they designed the HD800.
But the low-end is present but lighter than I'd prefer. It also has some issues with connectivity even when walking around town or going to work, plus short battery life with drain issue.
Considering to get the Sony XM3s now as a complement for bassy EDM (Charli XCX, Lorde, Korean pop) tracks and longer battery life; see that I'll use them interchangeably instead of throwing the MTW away.
My priorities are on pure SQ. I can live with the other shortcomings like battery life or connectivity. I just want to know I'm getting the best sound for the $$.
What do you think? Any owners of both can chime? I have seen owners of MTW move to XM3s and vice versa. Happy to know what you think.
Thanks
how do the master & dynamic mw07 plus compare to the sennheiser momentum wireless sound wise. I had the sennheisers and honeslty they didn't blow me away, it had great bass and good sound but soundstage was closed in, and they were big and somewhat uncomfortable. I have some best buy gift cards I need to use. I was looking at the mw07 plus or the newer sony wf 1000mx but I don't like the bean shaped buds. it there anything else I should be looking at at best buy? I listen to mostly dance, edm, house and rap. I like bass that goes deep, no midbass hump, nicely tamed treble.
I own the MTW and have been thinking of getting the WF1000XM3, but between listening and reading reviews on the Soundcore Liberty 2 Pro and having a friend reach out to me in a message I think the L2P is the way to go. My friend has owned the Sony and Sennheiser and prefers the L2P over both. I also have listened to microphone tests for the Sony and L2P and the L2P seems better in that area too. Add on wireless charging, better battery life, and volume controls on top of sound quality and that's just to big a difference especially since it's only 2/3 the price of the Sony.
In my experience, having owned the MTW, sony XM3's, Liberty 2 Pro, Liberty 2, and Nuarl NT01AX - and evaluating for SQ (#1), portability, and call quality (matters a lot to me):
MTW sound was *good* but veiled in some way - and the bass was very present but masked. - the case wasn't very portable, and calls were horrible (I had them before the firmware update).
XM3 - I was very disappointed with the sound. Felt as though the sound was constrained in all dimensions, had a little bit of white noise floor (not much, but like what you hear with ANC even with ANC off) - but I was disappointed by the sound overall - bass, highs - I didn't like listening to the Sony's as much as I had anticipated, being a fan of Sony house sound. Way too expensive, case wasn't portable. Calls were not good.
Liberty 2 Pro - I couldn't stand the crossover from the BA to DD - treble was peaky with recessed mids and bombastic (but enjoyable) levels of bass. Loved the case, call quality.
Liberty 2 - Better than the Pro imo - for cheaper. Better mids and, honestly, highs than the Pro (for me) though they are a teensie bit sibilant to my treble sensitive ears. . Same great case as the Pro. NEEDS A MANUAL EQ
Nuarl - I've had these the longest, they are the simplest, but they are my favorite sound out of all of the above - out of the box, no EQ. Some others have said they have white noise, I have virtually none. The case is tiny. I have never had a single complaint with calls and they isolate better than the Liberty 2.
My suggestion is the Liberty 2 from Amazon to try them, and then plan on buying the successor to the NT01AX from Nuarl with me:
https://www.atpress.ne.jp/news/195600
I have both the MTW & the WF-1000XM3 and had the L2P, but now I just have the L2. As far as the L2P, you can't go wrong, BUT the only issue is the 1st batch had some noise floor/hissing issues. So I would recommend waiting for the "new version", which Anker said should be released here in a few weeks. I went back and forth with them via email. They offered to give me a refund or exchange it for the new version once it came out. I decided to take the refund and get the L2. Sound is close to the L2P, but there's no Qi charging. Can't go wrong with the WF-1000XM3 either. I'm all for just buying all of them and using a different pair when the mood calls for it!
@hifi80sman I like the L2 better than Pro for SQ and cost. However, I still love my Nuarl.... have you owned them? Given our tonal preference similarities, I'd suspect a bad pair if you didn't enjoy these..
