Dec 13, 2018 at 3:54 PM Post #2,896 of 70,187
Try the Havit G1 if you can. At $60 shipped to me they are a steal

I will look into those, but I'm considering the earin m2's, thoug the reviews for it have been mixed from what I've read. But some people here swear by them.

The Havit's have a lot going for them at £60, and I'm not expecting bells and whistles with it, but I'll have to look into more, to see if I Can live with no touch controls :)
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 3:57 PM Post #2,897 of 70,187
I will look into those, but I'm considering the earin m2's, thoug the reviews for it have been mixed from what I've read. But some people here swear by them.

The Havit's have a lot going for them at £60, and I'm not expecting bells and whistles with it, but I'll have to look into more, to see if I Can live with no touch controls :)

Yes I do miss the touch controls from the E8 as well as the ambient mode
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 4:07 PM Post #2,899 of 70,187
You've probably already done this, but if you have can you copypasta your pros and cons of the havit g1? Seriously considering them.

This is what I wrote some weeks ago.

I have now exclusively used the Havit G1 for 2 weeks after having had the Beoplay E8 for over a year since the day they were released. Have not tried any other true wireless iem’s.

Build quality seems to be about a draw although I wont really know how the G1 stand up until having used them for a year. G1 is ipx5 whereas E8 is unrated but described as splash proof.

Battery life on a charge is about equal at roughly 4 hours but the G1 case holds more charges than the E8 case. The G1 case is smaller but more square.

Fit and comfort are fine for me on both but the G1 is probably more secure with vigorous activity due to the finns.

Mic and call quality is about equal and not stellar but good enough for my use. The G1 only does calls in the right ear but E8 in both.

I much prefer the touch control on the E8 to the single button on the G1. Can’t do volume on the G1.

I miss the transparency mode on the G1 that the E8 has.

Isolation is about equal but with the E8 marginally better.

The G1 connection is rock solid, have not had a single drop out in 2 weeks. E8 has random very short left unit drop outs though not enough to really bother me. G1 is bt5, E8 is bt42.

There is no app, eq or fw update for the G1.

The E8 probably has the slightly better SQ but in normal ambient noise environment I don’t really notice any difference. Both are good enough for me out and about.

No noticeable video lag on either.

All this using an iPhone 8 with on board 320kb aac music files, YouTube videos and iTunes movies.

The E8 cost about 4 times as much.
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 4:14 PM Post #2,901 of 70,187
Excellent, and thank you for the paste. So what functions do the buttons offer? Play/Pause? Forward/back? I don't mind no volume control, I tend to max out anyway as a matter of course. Probably not good for my ears, but that's how i like it :)

Yes play/pause and forward/back and Answer/hang up phone and possibly activate voice assistant (not sure about this as I never use them). The logo on each unit acts as the button and I find it slightly difficult pressing it. I can not go over 60/70% without hurting my ears
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 4:24 PM Post #2,902 of 70,187
I hear you, however, for £300 of convenience, they're not that great. I wasn't expecting them to be compared to wired headsets, but I expect for £300 better battery life, multipairing and such. For £300 its not a lot to ask for when others manage it for a lot less. Like I said, good but not great, especially at the price.

Too bad those samurai buds wont' hit their target for indiegogo, they will end up released, but perhaps not as well known. Long battery life, bt5 aptx/aac what's not to like for around a $100
samurai under other name
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 4:36 PM Post #2,905 of 70,187
based on these no clue what japan tuned is

Shocking. Really. Well I guess I'll go with the Havit g series

EDIT: Just placed the order for the Havit G1, a bit more than the £60 I was expecting, however, they're still half the price of the Jabras by comparison. With 30 day return guarantee, if I don't like them I will return them, but I don't think I will return them, just because they're reasonably affordable for what they offer.
 
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Dec 13, 2018 at 5:06 PM Post #2,906 of 70,187
The true wireless for me is exclusively for use when I’m on the move and being rid of the wires is truly addictive to the extent that I could not go back to a wired phone ever again for that use. Given that this is the environment I use them in outright sq is never going to be my primary criteria

I think the general advertisement for TWE shows this is the pervading attitude. Obviously we all care about SQ here but I mean how many of us have given up on a set of TWE because of how they faltered in another area? The MW07 is a good case study.
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 5:07 PM Post #2,907 of 70,187
2.5 hours advertised run time is truly low since we all know it will be even less. No mention of AAC or Aptx. Not moving the needle for me although I like 1More's stuff.

Yeah that's surprisingly bad. 2.5hr at 50% means most of us will be getting less than 2hr, possibly quite a bit less.
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 5:35 PM Post #2,908 of 70,187
Yeah that's surprisingly bad. 2.5hr at 50% means most of us will be getting less than 2hr, possibly quite a bit less.
am I missing something? When I look at the site I see it saying 7.5hrs at 50% volume which is actually really good??
 
Dec 13, 2018 at 5:46 PM Post #2,909 of 70,187
am I missing something? When I look at the site I see it saying 7.5hrs at 50% volume which is actually really good??

The 7.5 hours is the total charge in buds plus case

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Dec 13, 2018 at 5:48 PM Post #2,910 of 70,187
O snap, I get it! That does suck! BADLY...
 

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