My guess is no. The current UM Pro series was only updated a little more than a year and a half ago, so that'd probably be a bit soon for yet another refresh. Also, it's a series primarily meant for professionals, so bluetooth and silver plating probably wouldn't be very big sellers.
Exactly, UM Pro series is intended for stage/performance musicians, while W-series is consumer/audiophile targeted. So, BT cable would probably be not the highest priority for UM Pro users. And the new cable you can buy separately, though I noticed it's already sold out on westone site but amazon still has some.
Curious what Westone would release next. UM Pro is refreshed, and so does W series. B-series was introduced. They need something new and big.
Right. If there's ever a V3 for the UM PRO series, I hope Westone returns to the sound signature of the original V1 PRO 30 for the PRO 30's next iteration. Bluetooth or not, I don't use it anyway so not an issue for me.
I've just A/B-ed the W60 V2, PRO 30 V2 and PRO 30 V1. I think I am going with the PRO 30 V1 (This store said that they might have leftover stocks for the V1 so once they get back to me and if they have stocks for it, I'm going with the Pro 30 V1.) Basically my ears seems to prefer thicker mids, a stronger mid bass slam and a slightly warmer sounding signature.
The V1 seems to be the perfect match for me. The 2 things that the PRO 30 V1 is missing is a slightly wider sound stage and better separation which the PRO 30 V2 has.
In PRO 30 V2, the Treble and Bass seems to be pushed back / feels more laid back while the vocals and upper mids seems to be more forward than in the V1. I don't know but I find myself tempted to get into the equalizer to boost both the sub and mid bass by +3 db for more bass slam in the V2 while in the V1 I do not feel that urge to do so. If i don't temper with the equalizer, I would have to increase the volume which than would blast the vocals into my ear drums instead of providing more strength to the bass.
Also drums has more slam (snares) in the V1 while in the V2 its toned down and feels laid back. IMO
The W60 V2 has more bass impact/sub bass than the PRO 30 V2 and overall seems to have more of that low end than the V2. Overall I agree with twister that the PRO 30 V2 is similar to W30. Possibly a good thing for others but disappointing for me. The B30's bass is strong but seems to be lacking the speed and accuracy that I desire. I wished Westone had kept the same sound signature of the UM 30 PRO v1 which was also similar to the UM3X while simply improving on the staging instead of tempering with the sound signature which has been this way since um3x. I've tried many earphones, shure, sennheiser, sony, and even the chifi KZ ZS10, I still prefer the westones for their warmer and smoother sound but if they had stayed with the previous PRO 30 V1's signature for the V2 it would've been perfect and an easier purchase. I just hope that the V1's that i might end up with will last more than 2 years, after reading the owners thread I'm a little concern but no choice for me since the Pro 30 V1s offers the sound signature that's exactly to my taste. So it's either the W60 V2 or the PRO 30 v1. W60 V2's bass is slower and (less impactful than PRO 30 V1 but not as much as the PRO 30 V2). But does everything else better than the PRO 30 V1 (staging, imaging, mids, highs). Price is also 600 bucks more too
Decisions. Sacrifice slightly on the signature and go with the W60 v2?