jacinabox
New Head-Fier
Hello all, some hopefully simple questions that can be answered to reduce my confusion!
I'm very new to all this music through headphones and I'm trying to get a solid and reliable set-up for my wife - no good for me, I've only got one working ear!
I'm probably going around this in a back to front way, but let's see if we can salvage something. She recently got a set of Sony WH-100mx2 headphones to replace a set of Beats phones that she found uncomfortable. At the moment she listens to YouTube music via Bluetooth from a Samsung tablet, The sound is better than the Beats (as is the comfort) but I'm aware that they're capable of better SQ if fed from a better source with better material.
Bluetooth is important...spends a lot of time painting at an easel and doesn't like to be "wired" up. Equally there are other times when being wired will not be an issue. For reliable BT I want to stay with a Sony DAP and I've got a list of what I think may be suitable players; Sony WM-ZX2 or Sony WM-Z300 and I'll be looking to buy those used, alternatively Sony's WM-A45 and I'll go for new.
Where I'm struggling is what aptx-HD and LDAC do and which is better for Bluetooth, I'm assuming they're both related to BT?
From reading reviews I see that the WM-ZX2 doesn't support aptx in any version but my other two choices do. The headphones support both.
Streaming (I think) may be good...I've signed up for Google Musics free trial and there seems to be a good choice of music that she'll enjoy.
I've nothing stored digitally and I'm going to have to try ripping a large CD collection...that'll be a first for me.
So, any advice to help me decide please. Bluetooth and SQ are the most important - streaming too could be useful.
Thanks, David
I'm very new to all this music through headphones and I'm trying to get a solid and reliable set-up for my wife - no good for me, I've only got one working ear!
I'm probably going around this in a back to front way, but let's see if we can salvage something. She recently got a set of Sony WH-100mx2 headphones to replace a set of Beats phones that she found uncomfortable. At the moment she listens to YouTube music via Bluetooth from a Samsung tablet, The sound is better than the Beats (as is the comfort) but I'm aware that they're capable of better SQ if fed from a better source with better material.
Bluetooth is important...spends a lot of time painting at an easel and doesn't like to be "wired" up. Equally there are other times when being wired will not be an issue. For reliable BT I want to stay with a Sony DAP and I've got a list of what I think may be suitable players; Sony WM-ZX2 or Sony WM-Z300 and I'll be looking to buy those used, alternatively Sony's WM-A45 and I'll go for new.
Where I'm struggling is what aptx-HD and LDAC do and which is better for Bluetooth, I'm assuming they're both related to BT?
From reading reviews I see that the WM-ZX2 doesn't support aptx in any version but my other two choices do. The headphones support both.
Streaming (I think) may be good...I've signed up for Google Musics free trial and there seems to be a good choice of music that she'll enjoy.
I've nothing stored digitally and I'm going to have to try ripping a large CD collection...that'll be a first for me.
So, any advice to help me decide please. Bluetooth and SQ are the most important - streaming too could be useful.
Thanks, David