…right – decent ANC, great music quality, long battery life, excellent comfort and style. It now has competitive $229 earphones. My daily drive is the $399 Sennheiser Momentum 3 Sennheiser True Wireless Momentum 3 BT/ANC earphones (review and update) (mainly for music quality). While the Google Pixel Buds Pro is…
…smartphone market share. It has achieved that through excellent products and after-sales service. Its range of OPPO Enco series earphones—Buds, Air, Free2, and X—is too good to ignore. More CyberShack OPPO news and reviews We use Fail (below expectations), Passable (meets low expectations), Pass (meets expectations), Pass+ (near Exceed but…
…the same system as the S23U – an AKG-tuned stereo earpiece and a down-firing speaker at the bottom. It reaches 80dB – reasonably loud. Bluetooth 5.3 is strictly 16-bit/44,100Mhz and has SBC, AAC, royalty-free aptX, LDAC and SSC (Samsung scalable Codec). It is fine for earphones where LDAC can give…
…Music over earphones is good, with decent left/right stereo separation. Build – better than many and 2-year warranty – Pass+ IP54 water and dust resistance, toughened glass front, plastic back and frame are well made and have a nice feel in hand. OPPO’s strength is its two-year warranty and excellent…
…provides 2.0 channel sound to a top earpiece and bottom down-firing speaker. Hands-free is adequate – there is some noise cancellation from the top mic, and volumes are acceptable. BT 5.1 earphones have good left/right stereo separation and decent volume. Codecs include royalty-free versions of aptX and aptX HD as…
…with the Samsung ecosystem earphones and SmartThings. Oh well, Apple can get away with that – why not Samsung? Qualcomm has responded by making basic aptX and aptX HD codecs royalty-free as the market demands choice. CyberShack’s view – Do we really need IAMF? Samsung says it needs IAMF to…
…recessed, mid boosted, treble recessed) – for clear voice, but music is tinny, hollow and harsh (more Analytical). If you want to listen to music, use Bluetooth Earphones with SBC, AAC, aptX (royalty-free version), LDAC, and SSC (Samsung Scalable Codec for Samsung devices). Hands-free is OK with two mics (the…
…devices, like portable Bluetooth speakers and earphones, start here but lack the ‘oomph’ that mid-bass adds. Mid (low, mid, high) 200Hz to 4Khz Where the action is. It covers the human voice (1-4khz) – a critical area for clear dialogue. Our ears are most sensitive even as we age. Low/mid-treble…
…Plus I like Sennheiser gear – headphones, earphones, assisted hearing, and more. I have been using it since the 80s and can still get parts like earpads, headbands, bud tips, replacement buds, remote controls, and more. My daily drives are PXC550-II travel headphones (sadly discontinued) and Momentum 3 Buds. The…
…USB A 5V/.5A/2.5W and 1 x 5V/.9A/4.5W (suitable for flash drive, external SSD or HID devices – streaming dongles usually require 10W) IR blaster port 3.5mm earphones Optical output (Toslink) DBV Tuner Ethernet This shows the age of the venerable X9000 series with only 2 x HDMI 2.1 ports (one…
…it has an Analytical sound signature: (bass-and-mid recessed; treble boosted) – crisp but not pleasant for most music. It has a 3.5mm 4-pole port. Summary: The speakers are purely for clear voice, and music is unpleasant. Use earphones where DA adds more effect. Build – Pass It is well-made and…
…host port upstream 90W (20V/4.5A/90W) 3.5mm – supports cabled earphones and mic for video conference SD – 220/124MBps sequential read/write It aced all tests. Note that more than two monitors require HDMI x 2 and USB-C 3.1 ports. All could sustain 4K@60Hz on our test rig, which only outputs the…