I haven’t logged in to Head-Fi for a DECADE but have been reading your thread and figured I’d log in tonight to say thanks for creating this thread. Honestly, I noticed the same pattern of that negative set of comments popping up in the few places online with H95 impressions. I guess it was more amusing to me than anything. Anyways, things are kinda crazy in the world these days and most people are a bit more irritable than they might otherwise be— it’s probably not about the headphones so much.
For myself, I haven’t yet owned an over-the-ear set of wireless headphones; I still remember trying a pair of Bose headphones several years ago and being reminded of how awful they sounded over Bluetooth (so heavily compressed, I A/B tested with wired mode vs BT and BT sounded so bad— wish I could remember how long ago this was).
Last fall I finally tried the AirPods Pro (never tried original airpods because I assumed mediocre sound, they don’t fit my ears, and I prefer something more isolating / closed than those types of earphones). This provided me with a couple things: A) a decent set of actual wireless earphones— the freedom was great and it’s now something I’d like more of; and B) evidence of how much better wireless audio sounds now with current technologies than it did several years ago.
I’ve occasionally looked at B&O’s wireless headphones because I own some of their Beoplay H6 (actually bought 2 pairs— I have a gen 1, which are pretty decent to my ears, and then a gen 2 which have a sound that I really really enjoy. So, that sound quality / signature has kinda been the bar set for any wireless headphones in my future.
I may own a pair of H95 soon enough. I’ve been using the AirPods Pro for work meetings for the last 6 months working from home, and my ears are starting to complain about having earphones in so much... so I’ve been using my H6 recently and I feel like I’m chained to my desk
So, basically I’m justifying my H95 purchase as both a way to enjoy music more (wired nature of the H6 means I don’t use them frequently for listening), and as ”work equipment“
Anyways. Thanks again for posting all your impressions, gathering some from elsewhere, and for encouraging other users to share theirs here. My wallet may not thank you, but I do