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

[FullCircle]

Any chance on future models to consider wings/fins to help with fit & stability

Anything is on the table. That being said, distributors like to keep a certain pace of new product launches etc. imagine if say it takes 3 months to prepare a product launch (on the sales side of things)

In theory that's only 4 product launches a year and considering we offer a range of products, CIEM/IEM/TWS/EarPhones/Cables (etc)

A sport style TWS might be a while.

 

[Singaravelan]

They do sound really nice --- but as people warned me at the time i bought, the battery life is pretty low with everything turned on.

Oh how bad is the battery, from your experience? If you turn em (anc and high-quality codec?) on vs nothing

 

[Singaravelan]

I'm still good with my Soundpeats opera05 for easy going listening aside from little comfort issue, but I want to try the xMEMS driver, I will buy them once they're going on good discount, maybe on 11.11

@highlightshadow will hopefully give more details on the "pretty low battery life" ..



https://soundpeats.com/pages/capsule3-pro-plus-preview offering 40% discount on signing up for email... on US Amazon, though.

Though August deadline, promo material still on site. Dunno if it works or not.

 

[cresny]

As long as they didnt do the same F up as creative, top of the line Xmems driver with quality mid and treble combined with a bargin bin dynamic for bass. so all the bass is sloppy as hell.

The Creatives used the XMems Cowell module. The Soundpeats use a separate dynamic driver, which is the same approach that Triumph took, though I'm guessing a lesser quality implementation than that.

These also have wind noise reduction and ldac, two big misses for the Creative.

 

[erockg]

I am looking at both user manuals side by side (PDF) in my browser and the ear tips look exactly the same and the ear fins nearly the same bar a little notch in one.

I ask as I had to buy the Extra Fit Kit for the QCII as I need the XL tips and XL fins and these may fit if they do not release a kit for them as they did not for the Ultra but they are the same as QCII physically AFAIK.

Can you add anything about that if you have both in your hand and is it true the ANC is at least as good but possibly better than the QCII/Ultra as I read it is?

I too had to buy the XL tips for the Ultra, but the Large on the new ones seem just fine for me. I have to admit, for the price I paid, the new Bose are a steal. ANC is really good. I can't compare to the Ultra, but compared to my APP2, they are up there with them in my world here. I do not miss the previous gen Bose at all. The fit, form and function of the news ones for me is better. Do they feel premium, no. All plastic. Haven't had any issues with calls or connections. One bug and I think I've seen the bug mentioned on forums is that one bud will randomly shut off. Not sure if that is driver error when I'm lying on my side, or they need a firmware update to fix. That said, this has only happened twice since received day after launch day.

 

[erockg]

I have had them in my cart for a while, undecided to pull the trigger.

I have had them in my cart for a while, undecided to pull the trigger.

Same. Amazon has them for a great price with a gift card. Ugh. $229 and includes a $30 gc.

 

[PixelSquish]

Does anyone think the Pixel Buds Pro 2 will bring anything to the table? I have a google store credit. They look incredibly mediocre but I'd like to be wrong.

I had the Google credit as well from my Pixel 9 pro purchase pre-order.

I did end up pre-ordering the pro 2 buds. Picking them up this Thursday at the Google store in Chelsea.

I'm curious as to the ANC and they did mention two sound quality improvements - and I do like the very small form factor of the case.

But returning things at Google is pretty easy.

 

[highlightshadow]

@highlightshadow will hopefully give more details on the "pretty low battery life" ..



https://soundpeats.com/pages/capsule3-pro-plus-preview offering 40% discount on signing up for email... on US Amazon, though.

Though August deadline, promo material still on site. Dunno if it works or not.

After about an hour of listening you're down 20% on the buds --- so you do only get around 4-5 hours at best on a charge with everything on and best codec's etc

 

[Singaravelan]

After about an hour of listening you're down 20% on the buds --- so you do only get around 4-5 hours at best on a charge with everything on and best codec's etc

Argh..was hoping 7 hours ... Hmmm

 

[highlightshadow]

Argh..was hoping 7 hours ... Hmmm

Think they advertise around 6.5 hrs per charge --- but add in ANC + LDAC and that gets a GOOD chunk cut
Also i did observe here: https://www.head-fi.org/threads/goi...soon-or-are-we-there-yet.861024/post-18296051
That the ANC is pretty bad --- i found it didn't cut out much dynamic noise (voices/inconsistent noise)

 

[davescleveland]

The prestige and mystique are the same, just with a nicer shell and case. I see no reason to buy the prestige. The Triumph is better.

H anc is not as resolving as the Triumph, but it's not too far off. Probably equivalent to mystique. It's only downfall is codec support. I've been using aac with android and it doesn't seem to negatively affect the sound.

I would rank it's sound jus behind the aviot te zx1, though the H has better anc and is more comfortable.

ANC aside, is the prestige a bump in sonic performance over the Mystique? I have owned two sets of Mystiques now, and for a long time they have been my go-to TWS, I am yet to hear a better pair and I find their V-shaped sound addictive and enjoyable. I had considered the Prestige if it is able to improve on the Mystique.

This is not right. The prestige is an upgrade to the fokus pro not the mystique. The fokus pro and prestige are close with a bit more treble clarity on prestige. The mystique on the other hand is a muddy mess. Bass bloat all day. The triumph is very resolving but doesn't get the volume of all the other noble TWS. I can't use them at the gym as they don't get loud enough. Same with zx1. My advice for this whole forum is find the fokus pro used or spend the money on the prestige for outside listening and I do quite enjoy the triumph for inside listening. Pro or prestige for electronic music and triumph for rock. If I was spending my money now I would just get the fokus pro used as it's the best of all worlds. Triumph is a bit more resolving but at the expense of volume

 

[davescleveland]

Gents, any suggestions on what should I get? I'd like something that:
- is small enough for sleeping
- sounds at least as good as a 20$ wired iem like the Hifiman RE400 lol
- has a balanced sound signature without the mid bass boost of many tws'
- has tight bass
- doesn't cost a fortune (below 200€), available in the EU

For reference my go-to iem is the Tinhifi P1. I thought about giving the PSB M4U TWM a shot, just can't justify the price without a listening test.

Any input is much appreciated.


Any info on the Fokus H-ANC?

No as I've heard it is of lower quality

 

[davescleveland]

The aviot te zx1? I like it as much as Prestige. It's wider and the bass hits harder once EQ'd.

They are my go to at home. At the gym, I'm using Noble Fokus H ANC, which are a fantastic value, but they get bo love. Hard to even find a review of them.

You should try the fokus pro. My go to

 

[webvan]

Exciting news from Bose with the QCII !
- Wireless charging
- "decent" price
- multipoint
- Single/Double/Triple/Long taps on both sides
- and last but not least : ANC OFF ! At long last, up to now it was only ANC/Ambient so really bad for anything windy, let alone riding your bike with them.
Mine are on the way

 

[bladefd]

This is not right. The prestige is an upgrade to the fokus pro not the mystique. The fokus pro and prestige are close with a bit more treble clarity on prestige. The mystique on the other hand is a muddy mess. Bass bloat all day. The triumph is very resolving but doesn't get the volume of all the other noble TWS. I can't use them at the gym as they don't get loud enough. Same with zx1. My advice for this whole forum is find the fokus pro used or spend the money on the prestige for outside listening and I do quite enjoy the triumph for inside listening. Pro or prestige for electronic music and triumph for rock. If I was spending my money now I would just get the fokus pro used as it's the best of all worlds. Triumph is a bit more resolving but at the expense of volume

They don't get loud enough for you?? I am surprised to hear that haha. Do you have significant hearing loss?