Jan 2, 2022 at 4:41 PM Post #6,497 of 6,675
I got the es100 connected to the app at last woohoo!

I noticed that the app would stay open with the Bluetooth off, as soon as I started Bluetooth it would close again after a short while.

So I started changing a few settings, when I changed output from disable to headphone amp it asked me to press the power button and now it's fine..

Thanks for your help.
 
Jan 6, 2022 at 8:29 PM Post #6,499 of 6,675
Would love to know anyone pair this with 7hz timeless? What's the eq setting you guys have? I feel like wide mode with classic default is just better than narrow
I've just joined the forum having got the 7hz timeless and then the es100.
I really got the earphones for studio monitors when I'm drumming as I was having to turn up my kz10's too loud to hear the track well enough to play along with but I've ended up attached to them most of the time now!

I'm using LDAC connection and having got used to the Dolby Atmos from the phone, I haven't really felt the need to tinker with the eq much, apart for fun. I've left mine on wide now, your right I think there is a tiny difference.
Short delay sharp roll off and x2 over sample.
 
Jan 11, 2022 at 4:32 AM Post #6,502 of 6,675
Does the ES100 have "CAR Mode" and Line Out via 3.5?
yes it does. It says so on their website. I believe you just set the output to 0dB and Power Mode to 'Auto'
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Jan 23, 2022 at 1:23 AM Post #6,503 of 6,675
No, mic and remote on the headphone cable won't work (I just verified it). The 3.5mm jack on the ES100 is TRS and audio-out only. If a TRRS plug is inserted, the 4th mic connector will be on common/ground (i.e. unused). This is standard operation for consumer electronics.

I want to connect my ES100 to my Philips X2HR open-back headphones. So I bought a 3.5mm TRS to TRRS cable (this one https://www.amazon.sg/gp/product/B00L6C8T22/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1) but it doesn't work. i.e. no audio is transmitted when connected to the ES100 and the X2HR.

I tried to play audio from my DAC/AMP (Loxjie A30) using the same cable to connect the A30 headphone output to my X2HR and it doesn't work there either.

Have I got a defective cable? Or is the issue that I accidentally bought a TRS to TRRS cable? What am I doing wrong / what am I not understanding?

(Regular 3.5mm cables are working fine so the ES100 nor the headphones are the problem).
 
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Jan 23, 2022 at 8:16 AM Post #6,504 of 6,675
I want to connect my ES100 to my Philips X2HR open-back headphones. So I bought a 3.5mm TRS to TRRS cable (this one https://www.amazon.sg/gp/product/B00L6C8T22/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1) but it doesn't work. i.e. no audio is transmitted when connected to the ES100 and the X2HR.

I tried to play audio from my DAC/AMP (Loxjie A30) using the same cable to connect the A30 headphone output to my X2HR and it doesn't work there either.

Have I got a defective cable? Or is the issue that I accidentally bought a TRS to TRRS cable? What am I doing wrong / what am I not understanding?

(Regular 3.5mm cables are working fine so the ES100 nor the headphones are the problem).
I believe you need TRS>TRS. The TRRS designates balanced signal, and the X2 is not a balanced headphone.
 
Jan 23, 2022 at 8:31 AM Post #6,505 of 6,675
No, mic and remote on the headphone cable won't work (I just verified it). The 3.5mm jack on the ES100 is TRS and audio-out only. If a TRRS plug is inserted, the 4th mic connector will be on common/ground (i.e. unused). This is standard operation for consumer electronics.

I believe you need TRS>TRS. The TRRS designates balanced signal, and the X2 is not a balanced headphone.
Would a TRRS>TRRS cable also work, or not?

That's what I ordered next 😂
 
Jan 23, 2022 at 11:33 AM Post #6,507 of 6,675
No. TRRS CABLE will NOT work. It is ONLY for balanced headphones and the X2 is NOT balanced. You must only use a TRS cable. Others will not work.
So from what I've come to understand, if a 3.5mm cable is TRRS, the second R will be unused. This is because in TRRS 3.5mm, that extra R is usually for mic, not for balanced, since 3.5mm is never balanced anyway. Or am I wrong here?
 
Jan 23, 2022 at 1:56 PM Post #6,508 of 6,675
So from what I've come to understand, if a 3.5mm cable is TRRS, the second R will be unused. This is because in TRRS 3.5mm, that extra R is usually for mic, not for balanced, since 3.5mm is never balanced anyway. Or am I wrong here?
TRRS to TRRS may work if it's a straight-through connector cable. The TRRS to TRS patch cable you got is for a specific video application and may have internal cross connections.
 
Jan 24, 2022 at 3:51 AM Post #6,509 of 6,675
TRRS to TRRS may work if it's a straight-through connector cable. The TRRS to TRS patch cable you got is for a specific video application and may have internal cross connections.

Well the 3.5mm TRRS > TRRS cable arrived today and unfortunately it doesn't work. When connected to the ES100 and my X2HR, I get sound but very low quality, no bass at all. Perhaps that second 'R' isn't behaving as you said (i.e. common/ground/unused). Wonder what it is.

Either way I've got a 3.5mm TRS>TRS now (https://www.cathayphoto.com.sg/phot...-sc2-right-angle-3-5mm-trs-coiled-patch-cable) which is working fine.
 
Jan 24, 2022 at 5:30 AM Post #6,510 of 6,675
Well the 3.5mm TRRS > TRRS cable arrived today and unfortunately it doesn't work. When connected to the ES100 and my X2HR, I get sound but very low quality, no bass at all. Perhaps that second 'R' isn't behaving as you said (i.e. common/ground/unused). Wonder what it is.

Either way I've got a 3.5mm TRS>TRS now (https://www.cathayphoto.com.sg/phot...-sc2-right-angle-3-5mm-trs-coiled-patch-cable) which is working fine.
Problem with TRRS connectors in a TRS jack is that the spec is not that exact… sometimes they just don’t fit electrically. TRS cables is the way to go.
 

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