[iFi audio]

Big iFi fan here. You guys just fixed my Gryphon for free under warranty!

Our pleasure and enjoy

 

[Sebastien Chiu]

If anyone wants to review the TWS-C from PlusSound, let me know - shoot me a few of your TWS reviews!

https://www.plussoundaudio.com/customcables/tws-c.html

 

[ssantan2]

If anyone wants to review the TWS-C from PlusSound, let me know - shoot me a few of your TWS reviews!

https://www.plussoundaudio.com/customcables/tws-c.html

Seems like a big miss not supporting LDAC at that price point

 

[ClieOS]

For those who are interested in Go Pod, do note it doesn't support stereo channels on LDAC 990 kbps (SQ Preferred mode). See further explanation here. If you switched to LDAC 990 kbps and the connection becomes unstable, it means your smartphone might not support mono channel in TWS setup. If it is stable, likely your Go Pod is on mono only.

 

[iFi audio]

For those who are interested in Go Pod, do note it doesn't support stereo channels on LDAC 990 kbps (SQ Preferred mode). See further explanation here. If you switched to LDAC 990 kbps and the connection becomes unstable, it means your smartphone might not support mono channel in TWS setup. If it is stable, likely your Go Pod is on mono only.

That's correct and thanks for sharing

 

[toomasg]

That's correct and thanks for sharing

Is it though? Worth checking with the product team perhaps so you don't shoot yourself in the foot for nothing?

 

[iFi audio]

Is it though? Worth checking with the product team perhaps so you don't shoot yourself in the foot for nothing?

We've asked internally about this, but am pretty sure that our support has the correct info. If it turns out they do not, I'll make an update, thanks!

 

[ClieOS]

I tested UTWS5 and Go Pod side-by-side again regarding LDAC 990 and aptx Adaptive stability. I can get UTWS to connect LDAC 990 without any issue, no stuttering at all. With aptx Adaptive, it will display 'snapdragon sound device' sign if i disable LDAC codec first, and it'll like to stay on 24/48 though I can force it to go 24/96 if I wanted to and generally it will be stable enough for normal music playback. For Go Pod, LDAC 990 is very unstable and stutters all the time. It won't display 'snapdragon sound device' sign when I switched to aptx Adptive since I can't disable LDAC first (Go Pod always connects with LDAC first, then I switch it in Developer mode). Like UTWS5, it likes to stay in 24/48 and switching to 24/96 is less stable and harder to do (it will always try to reverse back to 24/48 by itself.

Given QCC5141 in UTWS5 and QCC5144 in Go Pod are pretty much identical, I think the only logical explanation for the different behavior is firmware optimization. FiiO might not be the best sounding TWS adapter anymore, they do still have a better software implementation at this point.

 

[iFi audio]

I tested UTWS5 and Go Pod side-by-side again regarding LDAC 990 and aptx Adaptive stability. I can get UTWS to connect LDAC 990 without any issue, no stuttering at all. With aptx Adaptive, it will display 'snapdragon sound device' sign if i disable LDAC codec first, and it'll like to stay on 24/48 though I can force it to go 24/96 if I wanted to and generally it will be stable enough for normal music playback. For Go Pod, LDAC 990 is very unstable and stutters all the time. It won't display 'snapdragon sound device' sign when I switched to aptx Adptive since I can't disable LDAC first (Go Pod always connects with LDAC first, then I switch it in Developer mode). Like UTWS5, it likes to stay in 24/48 and switching to 24/96 is less stable and harder to do (it will always try to reverse back to 24/48 by itself.

Given QCC5141 in UTWS5 and QCC5144 in Go Pod are pretty much identical, I think the only logical explanation for the different behavior is firmware optimization. FiiO might not be the best sounding TWS adapter anymore, they do still have a better software implementation at this point.

Thanks for your feedback, it was just passed on to our R&D team and as soon as we know more, we'll gladly chime in.

 

[Aevum]

New KZ TWS converter, AZ20,
QCC5171 with APTX adaptive, HD and lossless.
https://kz-audio.com/kz-az20.html

 

[xSDMx]

New KZ TWS converter, AZ20,
QCC5171 with APTX adaptive, HD and lossless.
https://kz-audio.com/kz-az20.html

Looks super ergonomic. I wonder if they will add any ambient/passthrough mode? That might make me consider replacing my TW2.

 

[assassin10000]

If it had mmcx and wireless charging I'd consider it.

Since it doesn't I'm waiting to see the new utws15.

 

[ClieOS]

KZ should have used an extra DAC/amp chip.

 

[Sp12er3]

I believe Shure TWS gen 2 and FiiO UTWS5 (w/ beta firmware) both support environment / passthrough mode.

Has the current utws5 fw got that feature?

I'm not sure whether Fiio next UTWS version is coming soon but Im looking for one tws adapter to use my IEMs with, probably for now with the Andromeda with Katana and Z1R in the future so Mmcx, any recommendation? Or should I wait for a new version?

 

[ClieOS]

Has the current utws5 fw got that feature?

I'm not sure whether Fiio next UTWS version is coming soon but Im looking for one tws adapter to use my IEMs with, probably for now with the Andromeda with Katana and Z1R in the future so Mmcx, any recommendation? Or should I wait for a new version?

Yes, it has become a stable feature on current firmware.

The next UTWS model will be UTWS15, planned for this fall. It should be a minor reversion of the current UTWS5, mainly focusing on ergonomic improvement rather than audio hardware