![]() I would say I'm as much of a headphone collector and snob as anyone here. I have a very large collection of headphones and in-ear headphones, as well as TWS in-ear buds of various brands. First pair of high end headphones were Stax Lambda electrostatic headphones purchased in the 1980s, which I still own. Long time headphone and audiophile snob here. That said, the sound quality was deficient enough to me that I could not justify keeping such an expensive pair of cans when I prioritze sound quality more heavily than perhaps some here do. I liked everything (except for one key thing) about the PX8s, including their ability to step down to APTX-HD on my Pixel! I do wish they had LDAC codec support. And from what I've read, that's a very similar can to the M&D rrect me if I"m wrong. I'll be curious as to your assessment of the ML5909. Like I said earlier, the Shure would be perfect if it had great ANC. But it still doesn't offer the best of sound quality compared to the Shure Aonic 50. That really makes the XM5 sound good and relatively neutral. Use EQ to tone down the sub bass about 3 notches. On the Sony, I have to do something I hate doing. People on this forum will hate me for saying this.but the Sony XM5 is about as close a complete combo of good sound, noise cancellation, comfort and codec support. Of course phones won't support that for a while either.so it will be a measured search. Will keep looking for the holy grail, but will also wait a bit as the next frontier is true lossless TWS either over Bluetooth or Wifi. Same kind of deal on my Shure Aonics, Sony XM4s and others. I just won't pay full boat retail for these items.and none of them are quite the right fit all in one. Bought the Sony XM5 refurb for $200 on Secondipity. I paid $99 on Woot for new in the box Philips Fidelio 元. As examples, I bought the M&D MW65 for $95 (essentially new but without accessories) from Ebay. I too will keep looking.but it's a luxury to own what I own and be able to rotate through and enjoy each for what they offer. It all depends on the use case of the moment. At my desk, I go wired into a nice headphone amp (Schiit Lyr), running 24/96 or 24/192 whenever possible out of Amazon Music or Apple Music using some high end wired cans. At home or in a coffee shop, usually over the ear. I use over the ear and in ear TWS depending on what I'm doing. I understand your position as to the best compromise.įor the moment, I'll keep using a number of other cans in my rotation for Bluetooth / mobile use. I, too, wanted just the right compromise of all elements and if they sounded a little bit more neutral, I'd have kept them. Click to expand.I liked everything (except for one key thing) about the PX8s, including their ability to step down to APTX-HD on my Pixel! I do wish they had LDAC codec support.
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