davidcotton
X-CANs and HDAMs
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Is it just the uk these are impossible to get atm?
Was feeling the same way, but just kept looking on Amazon uk, a silver pair came up on Wednesday afternoon, delivered Friday (new, sold and delivered from Amazon).Is it just the uk these are impossible to get atm?
Afaik other Sony tips should fit the xm4 fine? Sound and isolation could be altered.
Definitely do not lack in bass. My favorite tws of mine for the low end. The thing is you actually need the noise canceling or ambient mode on to get the best low end. If the tech is set to off, then the low end suffers, which I found weird. Thankfully both ANC and ambient mode work in single iem use as wellDo most WF-1000XM4 owners have these for the noise cancellation or sound quality? Seems like from what I've seen that they lack in bass and other departments when it downs to SQ but are the best in ANC.
Mixture of both ANC and SQ.Do most WF-1000XM4 owners have these for the noise cancellation or sound quality? Seems like from what I've seen that they lack in bass and other departments when it downs to SQ but are the best in ANC.
Probably just as well for my wall that I didn’t see those. Guessing they cant make them quick enough.Was feeling the same way, but just kept looking on Amazon uk, a silver pair came up on Wednesday afternoon, delivered Friday (new, sold and delivered from Amazon).
I’d also seen some become available in the early hours of Monday, but foolishly didn’t pounce.
it looks like there’s issues even on Amazon JP for these, so good luck.
Echo @jb2unique, I was looking for best ANC and good sound quality. My expectation was not that these would be the best IEM sound available, but the convenience & portability were key. Also, they'll be my gym buds when I return to the gym, so sweat-proofing was key for me. I had been using Bose Soundsports for a few years, so these are a nice step up (and smaller than the Bose, even the newer ones from Bose).Do most WF-1000XM4 owners have these for the noise cancellation or sound quality? Seems like from what I've seen that they lack in bass and other departments when it downs to SQ but are the best in ANC.
I got the XM4 for both sound quaity (LDAC) and ANC. I also have the XM3 which to me are also very good. I guess I'm lucky that I haven't had any fit or sound quality issues with XM3 or XM4 using original Sony tips. Bass, mids and treble have been very good. Maybe if you're a basshead these may not be what you're looking for, but I think they deliver a good bass feel for the genres of music I listen to. I can sort of understand the treble not being absolutely crystaline, sharp. The treble to me is crisp but with a slight roll off. Because of that slight roll off I can listen to the XM4 (as well as XM3) for hours and not feel like the highs are fatiguing my ears.Do most WF-1000XM4 owners have these for the noise cancellation or sound quality? Seems like from what I've seen that they lack in bass and other departments when it downs to SQ but are the best in ANC.
The s-master in the player is not at all involved when bt is in play, all signal processing and amping is done solely in the budsI got the XM4 for both sound quaity (LDAC) and ANC. I also have the XM3 which to me are also very good. I guess I'm lucky that I haven't had any fit or sound quality issues with XM3 or XM4 using original Sony tips. Bass, mids and treble have been very good. Maybe if you're a basshead these may not be what you're looking for, but I think they deliver a good bass feel for the genres of music I listen to. I can sort of understand the treble not being absolutely crystaline, sharp. The treble to me is crisp but with a slight roll off. Because of that slight roll off I can listen to the XM4 (as well as XM3) for hours and not feel like the highs are fatiguing my ears.
One thing I'd like to mention is that both XM4 and XM3 pair up with the NW-ZX507 really well. The ZX507's S-Master amp combined with the Sony Music Player app does something special. To me there seems to be a slight 3D effect where instruments and voice have layering, spatial resolution and sound stage, something beyond just stereo imaging. Maybe I'm imagining it, but I don't think so. Maybe others that have ZX507 and XM4 can test this.
OK, but something is going on with processing before bluetooth transmission. If I play the same flac file with the Sony music player or (example player) foobar2000 player, the Sony player tops foobar2000. Is it because foobar2000 is limited to android audio chain, while Sony music player is not?The s-master in the player is not at all involved when bt is in play, all signal processing and amping is done solely in the buds
OK, but something is going on with processing before bluetooth transmission. If I play the same flac file with the Sony music player or (example player) foobar2000 player, the Sony player tops foobar2000. Is it because foobar2000 is limited to android audio chain, while Sony music player is not?