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How's the build quality on those? And the fit?
Fit in my ears is even better than E8 and build seems to be close to the E8. I do prefer the E8 touch control to the G1 buttons
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How's the build quality on those? And the fit?
Thank you for the feedback. When I last looked at those they didnt' have any reviews on amazon now they do, I guess I might take a closer look at them. I'm surprised you feel they 're so close to the e8's, as the price differential is huge between them. I get my mw07's tomorrow, but maybe I can buy the Havit's as a back up pairFit in my ears is even better than E8 and build seems to be close to the E8. I do prefer the E8 touch control to the G1 buttons
Thank you for the feedback. When I last looked at those they didnt' have any reviews on amazon now they do, I guess I might take a closer look at them. I'm surprised you feel they 're so close to the e8's, as the price differential is huge between them. I get my mw07's tomorrow, but maybe I can buy the Havit's as a back up pair
Did some digging, both ATH devices are only micro-usb.
That's disappointing to hear, sorry for the misinformation, I was pretty sure they were usb c, maybe i confused them with the mw07 and senn's and made an assumption.
Great choice
My 1000x perform (largely) flawlessly. I think the problems affected the early production runs on the original firmware.
ALSO as someone mentioned earlier it would be nice to find a wired earphone that has the same signature. None of the Sony earphones (admittedly not high end) hold a candle to these.
They outright sound excellent by any standards. So smooth warm yet detailed. Totally unfatiguing and satisfying.
The sepeperation and imaging is THE stand out characteristic, among the best I've heard. Hard to believe they can seriously be beaten by any other totally wireless. At least in terms of pure sound
Look out for amazon warehouse deals. I got mine 'used like new" actually brand new and sealed for just under £90! One of the biggest bargains and the best audio related purchase I've made.
So I've had the Sony WF-1000X for a day now and must say the SQ is indeed pretty stunning, the clarity and imaging is wonderful, pretty similar to my Quad Driver TRN V80s going by memory (no side by side) which says a lot. I've left the EQ flat but have engaged the bass boost (+7 apparently).
Here are some random thoughts :
- I've had a few disconnects but nothing too distracting so far. I have yet to take them in a crowded place.
- They came with v1.007 and I updated them to v2.000.
- As per the reviews the NC is, well...not audible at all ! I ran some "plane noise" demos on YouTube and they cancelled absolutely zilch unlike my $20 TaoTronics EP-01 IEMs or TaoTronics NC Headphones. Not sure what Sony are thinking by promoting this feature ?! The team working on the WH1000XM3 with its absolutely stellar NC must be rolling on the floor laughing
- They come with a wide array of tips, the standard "thin" silicones and the "thick" silicones that seem to have replaced the old "hybrid" (silicone with foam core) tips ? Fortunately I had some of the latter hanging around and they work better. I've also found that the Comply Tsx-200 (olive shaped) work well, giving an even better seal without dampening the sound as they do on the Jabra Sports Elite.
- They look...well weird, sticking out like this ! I suppose they're ok around the house but outdoors they might attract a few strange looks, hehe, not that I really mind. They might catch some air/wind though ?
- The benefit of their "sticking out" is that you can easily forget about them and are indeed "unfatiguing"