[henree]

I am in the bay area in California San Francisco. Does anyone know where I can try these for demo?

 

[acroyear]

I have both APM and H95 and, although the H95 does sound better overall (better clarity and balance), I’m selling the H95 as I find it quite ugly/clunky to wear outdoors which somewhat defeats the point. At home I just use my proper wired sets + Mojo 2 as a portable solution

Which color h95 do you have? I find lighter colors look clunkier somehow.

 

[Andricop]

Which color h95 do you have? I find lighter colors look clunkier somehow.

Mine is black

 

[acroyear]

Mine is black

The poster I quoted said they looked clunky on their head so I was wondering which color they had. I just purchased the Navy color so I'll find out eventually but was curious

 

[Andricop]

Navy is nice! Also the brown one look nice. I bought them when they were just released so there was just black or white at that time.

 

[acroyear]

Thanks. I'm hoping they do look nice. I wanted the Grey Mist but I cancelled the order when I remembered how huge the Technics EAH a800 in silver looked on my head. The black version of the a800 looked way better and somehow smaller on me. I hope the Navy H95 was the right choice. I considered the black as well. (The Technics actually got returned after a few days because they sounded odd)

 

[Andricop]

Sound wise you will not be disappointed by the H95!
For the color, I wouldn’t have taken the Grey Mist just because I think that you’ll see more the dirt on the ear cups than on the back, navy or brown

 

[Andricop]

BTW the aluminium case scratches very easily and it’s bulky, I’ve bought the leather bag to carry them
https://www.bang-olufsen.com/en/us/accessories/bag-for-headphones

 

[acroyear]

I love the H9 3rd gen. Just hope the H95 aren't quieter than those. I've heard rumors that they are.

 

[matteventu]

I love the H9 3rd gen. Just hope the H95 aren't quieter than those. I've heard rumors that they are.

They're not.

However, H9 3rd Gen can be used in passive mode and that way you really can crank up the volume - the sound remains extremely good without distorsion.
H95 instead are fully digital and can't work passively, so the volume of their built-in amp is what you get.

I must also say, although H95 are obviously placed in a higher segment and price tier, that they lack the Google Assistant integration that H9ve have, and lack the quick transparency gestire (which I found absolutely amazing and useful on the H9v3, and now inexplicably they've removed it from both H95 and HX...).

 

[acroyear]

They're not.

However, H9 3rd Gen can be used in passive mode and that way you really can crank up the volume - the sound remains extremely good without distorsion.
H95 instead are fully digital and can't work passively, so the volume of their built-in amp is what you get.

I must also say, although H95 are obviously placed in a higher segment and price tier, that they lack the Google Assistant integration that H9ve have, and lack the quick transparency gestire (which I found absolutely amazing and useful on the H9v3, and now inexplicably they've removed it from both H95 and HX...).

Thanks for letting me know they aren't quiet. I don't use Google assistant, but the left ear cup on the H95 has a button that activates it as far as I can tell from looking it up? Thankfully I wasn't planning on using them passively so the change from the h9 on that front is ok for me too. The transparency gesture removal is actually good imo because I didn't like it's implementation on the h9 because it pauses the music. Made no sense to me and it's fixed with the H9 afaik

 

[acroyear]

I got the H95 tonight. I have a problem with them. They can't play the track "Stud" by Autechre from the Trip Repetae album. Not from the actual album, or even off YouTube. There's a terrible percussion distortion through most of the track. Anyone familiar with the track listening through these headphones would hear it. I need to know if it's just my pair of H95. Any Autechre fans or interested person who could help me here? Listen to the track. When the main percussion loop starts do you hear distortion? I'm mostly happy with these cans but I need some help here.

 

[Ordz]

Hey everyone,

I'm thinking about picking up the H95, are they still top tier compared to the other BT ANC phones?

Thanks

 

[Gamerlingual]

No. Mark Levinson should be up there, now

 

[Ordz]

No. Mark Levinson should be up there, now

I found a shop with one on hand, interested in giving a pair a try.

What areas does Mark Levinson exceed the H95s?