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

[Jon995]

Call quality? Go to 8:50 this video

 

[BooleanBones]

This is something I never thought I'd see in headphones. Air purification

https://www.dyson.com/wearables/dyson-zone-air-purifying-headphones/announcement

 

[Toom]

This is something I never thought I'd see in headphones. Air purification

https://www.dyson.com/wearables/dyson-zone-air-purifying-headphones/announcement

F*ck Dyson - Brexiteer scumbag.

 

[Not so fat head]

Since I have the XM3’s, I’ll wait for under $200 to upgrade…
Maybe Black Friday??

 

[nekonhime]

Since I have the XM3’s, I’ll wait for under $200 to upgrade…
Maybe Black Friday??

Or second hand or just hunt for a new one like me (180 for a new xm4) (210 for b&o eq new)

 

[jant71]

First impression things to mention....
- Mics are good so ambient and calls are indeed a high point. Ambient very clean with no noise.

-Case is a bit tall but still contacts and charges with even the longer core Sedna Earfit on them.

-Handsome and good fit. They do indeed lock in at the bottom w/o the need for fins.

- Gives you the battery life upon insertion and connecting and such is a pleasant sounding lady. Volume top and bottom notches are beeps while ambient is a distinct clunk or gong sound to differentiate.

- Stock tips are smaller bore and tapered a bit so the medium is a bit small. Match the color perfect but I already ditched them for blue JVC in the fourth pic above which are wider in the front.

- Early sound report is so far so good. Notable standouts are the balance and the extension on both ends seems very nice. Quick A/B vs. the CKS50 with favorite tips and screens removed for clarity goes to the Yamaha for a truer tone and better clarity. The "True Sound" does seem to have some nice life like realism(cymbals are a). Sounds a bit like a better N6 Pro 2 though that is from memory.

- Really like that there are no holds for basic use operations. Two quick presses for FF, RW, and ambient.

 

[regancipher]

Linkbuds are pretty damn good for calls.

My 28 TWS test is getting a refresh soon with the LinkBuds, Soundpeats Mini Pro, OnePlus Buds Pro and a few others added, here it is for now in case anyone is interested. Better performers were Edifier NeoBuds Pro, Elevoc Clear and, surprisingly, Taotronics Soundliberty 80:



Incidentally, both the Linkbuds and the Buds Pro will be up there amongst the best of them once I've finished the editing (I got COVID about a week ago unfortunately so everything has been on hold while I try and remember how to get out of bed!)

 

[Not so fat head]

Hope you feel better soon

 

[Ceeluh7]

First impression things to mention....
- Mics are good so ambient and calls are indeed a high point. Ambient very clean with no noise.

-Case is a bit tall but still contacts and charges with even the longer core Sedna Earfit on them.

-Handsome and good fit. They do indeed lock in at the bottom w/o the need for fins.

- Gives you the battery life upon insertion and connecting and such is a pleasant sounding lady. Volume top and bottom notches are beeps while ambient is a distinct clunk or gong sound to differentiate.

- Stock tips are smaller bore and tapered a bit so the medium is a bit small. Match the color perfect but I already ditched them for blue JVC in the fourth pic above which are wider in the front.

- Early sound report is so far so good. Notable standouts are the balance and the extension on both ends seems very nice. Quick A/B vs. the CKS50 with favorite tips and screens removed for clarity goes to the Yamaha for a truer tone and better clarity. The "True Sound" does seem to have some nice life like realism(cymbals are a). Sounds a bit like a better N6 Pro 2 though that is from memory.

- Really like that there are no holds for basic use operations. Two quick presses for FF, RW, and ambient.

Very nice man. Appreciate the Mini write up on these.

 

[Caipirina]

Yeah I'm gonna pass on these too. 1More have gone away from that signature sound they had with their earlier releases recently (even though when you listen back, it's pretty trash, at least they had good intentions given the limitations!) and become just another vendor, certainly not befitting of their MSRP prices.

The shill reviews are tiresome too. I had one vendor cross the line, again, a while ago trying to put words in my mouth. The number of vendors prepared to send me stuff which I review on my terms is rapidly shrinking to a donut shaped number so everything is out my own pocket, and you can go swivel if you think I'm gonna spend £70 on earbuds that will be £50 in a month or two.

Buying through AliExpress is getting increasingly tough too. I just had a set of kbear ks1 arrive yesterday, I ordered them maybe last year?! Taken five months (and pointless videos of faults they never even watched) to get $75 refund approved for FIIL CC PRO, was approved two weeks ago still no sign of the funds.... The search is becoming a bit boring now

I agree that AliExpress is not really viable anymore .. besides taking too long, if there is something wrong now, sellers try everything to get around refunding .. .I had such a hard time with my KZ set, which never got resolved, and since too much time had passed from the initial 'receipt' date, AE gave me NO way to reopen dispute ... and well, I accepted that I was effed on this one ... different one, son ordered a phone case, they sent wrong one, they admit they did wrong, so they want him to confirm receipt and order a new one and 'promise' they will change the price to 0.01 after he orders ... even if the did, if they then send nothing, we can only dispute that new 0.01 order, not the original ...
Bottom line, it was a fun, wild ride before it went down the crapper ... and honestly, looking at AE, there's just way too much plastic crap being manufactured, way more than this planet ever needs ... will end up in landfill somehow ...

 

[dweaver]

First impression things to mention....
- Mics are good so ambient and calls are indeed a high point. Ambient very clean with no noise.

-Case is a bit tall but still contacts and charges with even the longer core Sedna Earfit on them.

-Handsome and good fit. They do indeed lock in at the bottom w/o the need for fins.

- Gives you the battery life upon insertion and connecting and such is a pleasant sounding lady. Volume top and bottom notches are beeps while ambient is a distinct clunk or gong sound to differentiate.

- Stock tips are smaller bore and tapered a bit so the medium is a bit small. Match the color perfect but I already ditched them for blue JVC in the fourth pic above which are wider in the front.

- Early sound report is so far so good. Notable standouts are the balance and the extension on both ends seems very nice. Quick A/B vs. the CKS50 with favorite tips and screens removed for clarity goes to the Yamaha for a truer tone and better clarity. The "True Sound" does seem to have some nice life like realism(cymbals are a). Sounds a bit like a better N6 Pro 2 though that is from memory.

- Really like that there are no holds for basic use operations. Two quick presses for FF, RW, and ambient.

How is the imaging and 3D aspect of the IEM? I like the idea of the EQ adjustments at lower volumes.

 

[gimmeshelter]

I've just bought the liberty pro 3 and they are excellent overall.

However I can't get them to stay in my left ear even with the largest wings on the buds. I've also tried a few different size tips.

What's an alternative with similar features / sound but a better fit?

Two things I can live without are ANC and Call Quality.

 

[jant71]

How is the imaging and 3D aspect of the IEM? I like the idea of the EQ adjustments at lower volumes.

I think they have good separation in amount. Nice space and they do seem quite wide. A bit wider than tall on the presentation. You'd want, as usual to use wider bore tips to add to the height. Height is fine just the width is top notch. Depth is good. Had the Nuarl which are good for a big sound, the CKS50TW is good for a big sound, and the LavaBeans are quite spacious. Hard to doubt the new Yammy aren't up there with the better ones esp. with their treble extension. Notes are nicely 3D. I do want to run them in more and test them out with more files and devices and see my final rating of how holographic they can be.

Really quite the things with their accurate tone though. Can't compare them like I do with some others. Of course I can but the Yamaha is in a higher league as far as real sounding. Better width and extension with a higher quality treble makes the other stuff sound off now. Artificial up top and stunted. Makes the tip rolling quite interesting and are quite responsive to EQ.

People did love that aspect of the EPH100, the 3D nature. Had them on loan way too long ago but would love to hear a comparison if an owner bought these. I suspect they were going the same way with these.

 

[hifihov]

Galaxy Buds+ Issue.

Hi All,

The buds have been perfect for 1 and a ½ years, and now have an incurable balance issue. The LHS bud is 80 to 90% quieter than the left, and have followed this post https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/wearables/galaxy-buds-volume-and-balance-issue/td-p/1041670 to resolve the issue but with no luck.

I have reset many times, unpaired from devices, tried toggling the call audio settings etc, but no improvement.

Tis driving me mad!

What I think has happened, while only wearing the left, is by touching the left, its reduced the volume setting for the left only, and it’s impossible to increase the volume, as that’s only possible on the RHS bud…

Ta!

 

[jant71]

Galaxy Buds+ Issue.

Hi All,

The buds have been perfect for 1 and a ½ years, and now have an incurable balance issue. The LHS bud is 80 to 90% quieter than the left, and have followed this post https://eu.community.samsung.com/t5/wearables/galaxy-buds-volume-and-balance-issue/td-p/1041670 to resolve the issue but with no luck.

I have reset many times, unpaired from devices, tried toggling the call audio settings etc, but no improvement.

Tis driving me mad!

What I think has happened, while only wearing the left, is by touching the left, its reduced the volume setting for the left only, and it’s impossible to increase the volume, as that’s only possible on the RHS bud…

Ta!

Did you try the blow or suck to try and loosen a collapsed diaphragm thing or the cleaning or filter stuff mentioned there? It might be a physical thing that some seem to have cured or it could just be the driver is broken where it can't be fixed.

If they are being reset the volume should go back to even on both sides and whatever level it was out of the box.