See EDIT at bottom regarding the relocation of the rest of this discussion.
I am ready to buy and try one of these BT adapters, and would love advice on which to get:
- ES100
- FiiO BTR3K/BTR5
- Quedelix 5K
I'm using Shure SE425 IEMs with a Samsung S9 with LDAC enabled, playing Tidal and Spotify, mainly soft rock.
Whatever I buy, I expect I'll use LDAC.
I have yet to find anything that adds amp or EQ that I like -- seems to compromise more than it improves -- but I haven't tried a lot or spent a lot. (Tried Wavelet EQ app, which I deleted. Tried FiiO LC-BT2 neckband BT adapter with MMCX connectors and returned it -- even using LDAC it didn't sound nearly as good as the Shure RMCE-BT2 BT adapter using AptX. I even tried the Shure SE535 IEMs and returned them because I prefer the natural sound of the SE425).
Sometimes I feel I would like a bit more oomph at the low end with the SE425, but when I play a song that delivers serious bass (beginning of
50 Way to Leave Your Lover, for instance) it's already solid at a rock, so what would I gain by boosting when the SE425 is stellar at natural, unadulterated sound? So I doubt I'd use, say, the EQ in the Quedelix 5K, but who knows? I'm happy to try. I just would prefer not having to buy and try three products, so advice is greatly appreciated.
AND... it's important to me that I can use the in-line controls on the Shure cable that came with the SE425 (skip track, vol, play/pause, assistant, and the mic to at least answer a call and tell them I need a moment to get off that headset). I hope that's realistic with one of those adapters. I will be using it mainly while practicing tai chi and such, which means it will be clipped to the
back of my waist-pack belt. Though I guess I can keep it 45 degrees on the side/back on the belt and reach down to hit buttons to do all that. I guess it might be even easier than grabbing the on-cable control.
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EDIT: As suggested to me (below), I moved the rest of this discussion to
here.
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