[clerkpalmer]

Hello
I am new on the forum but went by at least 10 pages of this thread to have some infos
Today I saw the new RHA trueconnect on amazon, any idea about them ??

Reviews are scarce at the moment. In typical RHA fashion, they released a few, sold out, and it's been almost a month and they are still not available. This happened with the MA750 wireless as well. Almost seems like they do it on purpose. Edit: it's also strange that no commercial reviews are available. I wonder what typo of embargo RHA requires.

 

[jrm27]

Sent back my Jabra Elite Actives today, and I've got a set of Samsung Gear Icon X coming. Looking for something with great call quality, and I saw a review that touted its calling microphones. So, we'll see. If these don't hit the mark, I'll probably just go back to the Bragi Headphone, or pick up a cheap pair of anker liberty elites or something and just not worry about the calling feature. Thanks for all the info everyone, this is really helpful!

 

[clerkpalmer]

Hello
I am new on the forum but went by at least 10 pages of this thread to have some infos
Today I saw the new RHA trueconnect on amazon, any idea about them ??

Welp, just on cue: https://www.soundguys.com/rha-trueconnect-review-20687/

 

[webvan]

No transparency mode ? Hum...

Wonder how much of an original design this is...

 

[clerkpalmer]

Welp, just on cue: https://www.soundguys.com/rha-trueconnect-review-20687/

I wish reviewers would quit using airpods as a reference point. Other than battery life, airpods are meh. A far better comparison would be against the Jabra and Bose. If the standard is air pods, then I can't judge these at all.

 

[nanop.]

That's what I call luck
Well they look pretty good, but what do you think about the noexistance of aptx codec ? Everywhere I read that s a big plus for the sound quality
Are they worthy?

 

[Rickyearl]

Welp, just on cue: https://www.soundguys.com/rha-trueconnect-review-20687/

What's the general thought on soundguys reviews? I've thought in the past that they were generally solid, but their review on the E8 seemed so far off the mark it was crazy. They dinged it for weird stuff like a "huge logo" (a complaint that takes up almost 30 seconds of their 7 minute-video), being listed as having "water resistance" but not "sweat resistance" (without doing anything to check on that). Then they said it had no bass and too detailed treble, autoconnect issues, and "the longest bluetooth delay of any wireless earbuds". On the plus side, they said it had great battery life compared to other wireless IEMs and they loved how well the touch controls worked. https://www.soundguys.com/bang-and-olufsen-beoplay-e8-review-18958/

All of that is pretty-much diametrically opposed to every other review, professional or otherwise, that I've seen on the E8.

Then on the comments to their video review they got a little testy about some of the responses that pointed out those issues.



See, for example, their response on the comments by "Le John."


Now their review of the RHAs says things like "This is by far and away the most handsome true wireless charging case" despite the existence of the MW08, or the E8, or the Earins, etc. Reading the whole thing, it's inconsistent at best.

 

[clerkpalmer]

What's the general thought on soundguys reviews? I've thought in the past that they were generally solid, but their review on the E8 seemed so far off the mark it was crazy. They dinged it for weird stuff like a "huge logo" (a complaint that takes up almost 30 seconds of their 7 minute-video), being listed as having "water resistance" but not "sweat resistance" (without doing anything to check on that). Then they said it had no bass and too detailed treble, autoconnect issues, and "the longest bluetooth delay of any wireless earbuds". On the plus side, they said it had great battery life compared to other wireless IEMs and they loved how well the touch controls worked. https://www.soundguys.com/bang-and-olufsen-beoplay-e8-review-18958/

All of that is pretty-much diametrically opposed to every other review, professional or otherwise, that I've seen on the E8.

Then on the comments to their video review they got a little testy about some of the responses that pointed out those issues.



See, for example, their response on the comments by "Le John."


Now their review of the RHAs says things like "This is by far and away the most handsome true wireless charging case" despite the existence of the MW08, or the E8, or the Earins, etc. Reading the whole thing, it's inconsistent at best.

Soundguys is just okay. I enjoy reading the reviews but find they don't focus enough on SQ for me which is always #1 most important. As I mentioned above, by comparing the RHA to the airpods, they haven't really offered me anything. I understand that airpods are a decent product, but they are long in the tooth and have been surpassed in the market for quite some time. At least tell me how the RHA compares to the Jabra which is the current benchmark.

What's the general thought on soundguys reviews? I've thought in the past that they were generally solid, but their review on the E8 seemed so far off the mark it was crazy. They dinged it for weird stuff like a "huge logo" (a complaint that takes up almost 30 seconds of their 7 minute-video), being listed as having "water resistance" but not "sweat resistance" (without doing anything to check on that). Then they said it had no bass and too detailed treble, autoconnect issues, and "the longest bluetooth delay of any wireless earbuds". On the plus side, they said it had great battery life compared to other wireless IEMs and they loved how well the touch controls worked. https://www.soundguys.com/bang-and-olufsen-beoplay-e8-review-18958/

All of that is pretty-much diametrically opposed to every other review, professional or otherwise, that I've seen on the E8.

Then on the comments to their video review they got a little testy about some of the responses that pointed out those issues.



See, for example, their response on the comments by "Le John."


Now their review of the RHAs says things like "This is by far and away the most handsome true wireless charging case" despite the existence of the MW08, or the E8, or the Earins, etc. Reading the whole thing, it's inconsistent at best.

 

[nanop.]

well but on some products they got it right, i'll wait for some others review to be sure, and there are the earbuds from audiotechnica coming out + the momentum ( but the price is somewhere else)

 

[Hoplite]

Soundguys is just okay. I enjoy reading the reviews but find they don't focus enough on SQ for me which is always #1 most important. As I mentioned above, by comparing the RHA to the airpods, they haven't really offered me anything. I understand that airpods are a decent product, but they are long in the tooth and have been surpassed in the market for quite some time. At least tell me how the RHA compares to the Jabra which is the current benchmark.

Some claimed RHA sounded better than B&O E8 and 65t on Amazon uk. It's not substantial but still something at this moment.

 

[kiwikozo]

I have pre-ordered the Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless, they say mid-November but I wish the date was more accurate.

I'm not a fan of when companies announce consumer tech products and make you wait more than 2 months before they're available to buy. I'm hoping to receive them by Friday the 16th next week.

I'm really looking forward to receiving them since Sennheiser make the most comfortable in ears (in my opinion). Perfect for the gym and I'm guessing they will outperform all other "true wireless buds".

 

[clerkpalmer]

I'm not a fan of when companies announce consumer tech products and make you wait more than 2 months before they're available to buy.

Me neither. Ridiculous.

 

[Firevortex]

That's what I call luck
Well they look pretty good, but what do you think about the noexistance of aptx codec ? Everywhere I read that s a big plus for the sound quality
Are they worthy?

do a search on this thread a few ppl have already gotten this abomination and returned them. might as well buy China brand TWE with no firmware support.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/goi...re-we-there-yet.861024/page-102#post-14561239

 

[SomeGuyDude]

I'm not a fan of when companies announce consumer tech products and make you wait more than 2 months before they're available to buy. I'm hoping to receive them by Friday the 16th next week.

Yeah and I'm tired of movies showing "trailers" and crap when I can't go see them! No one should ever announce anything until it's already released!

 

[kiwikozo]

We're all secretly like impatient children but what do Sennheiser expect after taking so long to finally release a pair of true wireless.....