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Hey, I've had a bunch of different headsets through the years but my current one is special, beyond anything I've ever had before. Possibly not in the most rational way, but for me it's both the best and the worst headset I've ever had. Just like many others I've went through my handful of Steelseries Siberia V2 over the years. Some because they simply broke, some because they've worn down (I may have abused a few and exercised my free throw a bit too enthusiastically at times). But that's not the headset I wanna talk about. I switched over to a Steelseries Sibera 800 back in 2016 and I loved having a wireless headset. It allowed me to move more freely in my apartment and just upped the game for me when it came to quality of life. The dual-battery system with the little hub on my desk made sure that I (almost) never ran out of battery which was a game-breaker. Unfortunately, as the years passed, I would find myself swapping batteries a bit more frequently. In fact, significantly more frequently. The batteries had lost a noticeable portion of their capacity which triggered the search for a replacement. To say the least, finding a replacement for this headset was not easy. I had grown accustomed to never running out of battery, never having to grab a charging cable. For the past 3 years I've had the comfort of (almost) never having to pause what I was doing at the PC because of my headset. While I initially enjoyed the dual-battery system, It had started bothering me. The hub would many times not recognise that a battery was inserted which would lead to me swapping battery just to find out that battery was at 0% charge. What started out as this great feature for comfort had degraded into the exact opposite. This is where HyperX steps into the picture. I finally found something that could be the replacement I was looking for. This headset blew my mind reading about it. I had never seen a PC headset with wireless charging. So I bought it and was beyond excited about this feature...and goddamn if it wasn't the best headset I had ever experienced. I paired it with an IKEA HEKTAR desktop lamp that had a wireless charging pad and it felt incredible. While the wireless charging pad only had 5W induction charging, it didn't really matter. The headset had a staggering 30hrs battery time which was 5-10 hours more than other competitor headsets could offer at the time. This was the best headset I had ever had and nothing I knew came nearly close. 5 Years later. The wireless charging is still king. It is the only headset with this level of comfort. However, the headset has not been pain-free. A couple pointers: - The sound is not great. The quality is acceptable and while I only listen to music/movies/series using my SONOS multi-speaker system it wouldn't hurt to have better sound. Other headsets I've tested have noticeable better range, clarity, etc. than what these can offer. - The sound is NOT great. The headset have had an issue with crackling noises for at least 1-2 years, and it's only gotten worse. I've tried everything to fix this and there seems to be no way around it unfortunately. - The microphone is sub-par. The quality has degraded over the years to the point where I'm cutting to where half of what I'm saying sometimes is not being picked up. The microphone position is extremely sensitive, I have to make adjustments very frequently to make sure it's set in front of my mouth. - The physical comfort was great (emphasis on was). This is nothing new. Leather wears down and loses its cushioning effect eventually. The downside is that the top headrest leather piece can not be replaced and at this point I'm getting worried I'll end up like Tyler1. It's not great. - The software is horrid (well maybe). It's not necessarily about the software, it's about the connection to the software. The headset constantly loses connection with the software which prevents me from making any changes to f.e. keybinds for the side buttons. To be honest the software UI is quite ok, it's very simple and straightforward. - The game/chat volume toggle does NOT exist. This headset desperately needs a toggle to control both chat and game volume channels. I have to constantly adjust volume of browser/applications/discord/games which is not great. - They're kind of bulky and I wish they were slimmer but I digress. Despite all these issues, this is still the best headset I've ever had. Having wireless charging is everything and I feel that it brings incredible value to this headset. I feel it's time for a replacement but the problem is that there isn't one. HyperX has since discontinued this model and there is no way for me to purchase a brand new one (I would if I could). Why has no other peripheral company picked up on this? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can not manage to find a single headset with QI-charging. There needs to be more gaming headsets with wireless charging and it saddens me that there are no other options on the market. Do I sacrifice the one feature that I love the most to improve on the other aspects of a headset? Or do I live through the cons until this headset eventually dies on me? After all, it is the best (and the worst) headset I've ever had.

Hi all, So after many years of use, my Jaybird Run's are close to calling it quits as I've been having issues with the case charging the ear buds etc. I was looking at buying the Vista 2s but turns out Jaybird no longer sells their products in Australia/New Zealand so I'm on the hunt for some new true wireless earbuds. Key things I'm looking for however is a low profile fit and decent enough sound quality. These are going to be used at the gym so don't want to spend too much as these are not going to be daily drivers (for context my Run's were $209 nzd) Am on android aswell so any recommendations for Airpods are kinda moot lol Was hoping someone on these forums will be able to point me in the right direction. Cheers!

Hello my friends, i need your help! I want to buy new earbuds and i decided to go for a true wireless set. So i am between Airpods Pro and Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 and i can't decide. They will be paired with an Iphone and i already tried the Airpods Pro but i found them a bit quiet. I had the volume full but still if there was loud music in the room i could hear it. The sound quality was very good and also the Noise Cancellation feature was good although i saw in Youtube that Sennheiser's noise cancellation is better. I don't know about the Sennheiser but i know that their products sound quality is very good from a previous experience. I am a music fan and i like a bass boosted sound. I will appreciate your help. Thanks in advance.

Hello! i am looking for great wireless earphones\earbuds, i have been using models from Wish.com but their quality isnt great. i have a price range of 110$ preferably something with a warranty i will be using this exclusivly on my mobile phone which is currently - the LG V30+ does anyone have any recommendations for Wireless Bluetooth earphones or True Wireless Bluetooth earphones?

I've seen many "True Wireless" Bluetooth earphones on Amazon recently. Most have fake positive reviews. The reviews that seem real generally observe that these 'True Wireless' solutions tend to have terrible sound quality. Example pair: https://www.amazon.com/GRDE-Bluetooth-Earphones-Sweatproof-Headphones/dp/B01N0V8HDY/ My question is this. Is it possible to get a set of "True Wireless" Bluetooth earphones that actually have decent sound quality at an affordable price? Ideally no more than $100.

I am looking for some true wireless earbuds and i have narrowed it down to two. The Audio-technica ATH-CKR7TW or the Jabra 65T Active. I was wondering if anyone had some experience with them. I have a Audio-technica headset that i bought a couple of years ago and i am happy with it. That's why i will most likely pick the ATH Feel free to suggest other true wireless aswell

In search of a true wireless computing+media solution for homes -> with display panels everywhere in the house but with only one central computing station hidden away from the sights !! Idea is to have: 1. Display panels receiving video input through wireless HDMI 2. No processing capability in display panels apart from input capture and data transfer. Maybe wifi repeaters or docking stations can relieve the data transfer pain. 3. Central computing workstation hidden in the basement, or behind the TV panel -> which will eliminate any space restrictions. 4. All the electronic and computer devices integrated inside this Central system, like WIFI router, amplifier, main power PCB, electrical routing, personal cloud storage, etc. This system will initially eliminate the need for buying laptop, desktop, tablet, TV and other smart devices for home. Concept can be enhanced so that the smartphones take use of inhouse cloud processing power and datastorage without the need of subscription of any external service. Any ideas? is any organization making serious efforts in this direction? Can Linus try something of this sort?

Hi everyone, new to Linus world, how are you doing. In search of a true wireless computing+media solution for homes -> with display panels everywhere in the house but with only one central computing station hidden away from the sights !!

Hi. I'm looking for some nice true wireless without going crazy on budget, mainly to listen to music and ideally for gaming. But i've heard sound quality is still behind for true wireless so i'm not shure how much to spend. I don't want to buy something that i'll want to change in a couple of years. My main options so far are the Soundcore liberty air 2(at 79 Eu), the Melolamina 1 by Cambridge Audio (they are 89Eu in Amazon sometimes) or maybe stretch to the Sony's WF-1000XM3 (Usually near 150Eu). Right now my day to day drivers are the Koss porta pro's and i love them .. so i'm also considering the wireless version, though I cannot find it in europe so far, and that huge cable kinda kills the idea. The Melomania seems nice for the sound quality, but micro usb charging, no app and bad mic make me doubt. The souncore's seem to be really good, but i wonder is sound quality is much worst than the others. While the sony's lack APTx, the have the best reviews plus noise cancelling.. though i feel at that price i'll ebe going crazy thinking i might loose them. Any thoughts that my help me choose?? Cheers.

I have some cheap earbuds I wear when I work out but they threaten to fall out when I go jogging. The cords pull them down, plus my ears are shaped weird so buds that are purely in-ear with no support don't really do well. I prefer actual headphones for listening to music, but my daily drivers aren't exactly suited for exercise (Bowers & Wilkins PX7) due to size, weight, and lack of any sort of real IP rating. The ones that have caught my eye the most are the JLab JBuds Epic Air Elite with their AptX support, BT5.0, and IP55 water resistance (more than enough for sweat or light rain if I'm reading IP ratings correctly). However, they don't seem to be available in-stock anywhere, likely thanks to these "challenging times." The other main contender I see are the Beats PowerBeats Pro, where the main drawbacks appear to be price and only supporting SBC on Android. However, a local shop has them on sale for ~$160USD, which seems like a pretty good deal. Reports say the sound quality is pretty good, but the last pair of Bluetooth earbuds I owned that only supported SBC (Jaybird X3) sounded terrible, everything sounded like poorly-encoded MP3s from the early 2000s. I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S8+ as my phone, though I will likely upgrade sometime next year (to another Android device). Also, I live in Japan. Import taxes and fees on electronics are murder, so something I'd be able to buy at a store or order within the country would be ideal. I mainly listen to electronic/J-pop music and metal. Bass is important, but not if it overpowers and muddies up everything else. I'm aware that the market is pretty limited in this regard. I suppose I'd potentially be open to wired earbuds with ear hooks as well, but the muffled "thump thump" of the cords bouncing would still be annoying. Unless there's a way to avoid it? Either way, thanks for any suggestions.

I'm looking for some wireless earbuds with apt-X LL support. I'm really not sensitive to sound quality so as long as they aren't horrible. I was also hoping for some kind of hear through feature but that's less important. It's not vital that they be true wireless or even earbuds so long as they aren't too isolating. I was just hoping for some suggestions. I tried looking on Amazon but finding apt-X LL support on the product page is hit or miss and there are so many "Truely Gabarge" pairs it's hard to find good ones.

Hi everyone, I've been a subscriber to LTT for many years now and this is my first forum post. I want to spend this Sunday morning sharing with you all a post on my experiences with true wireless earbuds and especially on the new Bose QuietComfort Earbuds which were released last week and which I've been trying out with interest since yesterday morning. Experiences with true wireless earbuds in general I'm a bit of an audiophile (not the "extra" kind with multi-thousand-dollar setups, but I do have an ear for high quality headphones, audio monitors etc.) and I've been also interested in trying out different true wireless earbuds. In the past year, I have tried out the following earbuds (listed in chronological order alongside the abbreviations I'll be using in this post): Sony WF-1000XM3 (WF3). Apple AirPods Pro (APP). Jabra Elite Active 75t (75t). Samsung Galaxy Buds Plus (GBP). Sennheiser Momentum True Wireless 2 (MTW2). Bose QuietComfort Earbuds (QCE). I bought all of the above on my own and purely inspired by an interest in tracking and comparing the field of true wireless earbuds and understanding how the current offering differed (and of course to discover better ways to listen to my music on the go). First, before getting into the QCE, I wanted to share some things I've remarked after my experiences with the six true wireless earbuds listed above. 1. Reviews' judgement of sound quality and overall product viability on the market seems to be influenced by brand reputation This was most obvious with the MTW2. The MTW2 is a highly unexceptional product whose sound quality barely, barely edges in front of the APP, 75t, or GBP, if at all. And the cost of this debatable advantage in sound quality is high: uncomfortable, large buds. Absolutely terrible software (with firmware updates taking 49 minutes to apply!), worst-in-class microphones for calls, bad battery life, and the Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) is actually, I'm sorry to say this, a complete lie: there is no ANC! The MTW2s' ANC feature is, as far as I could tell through weeks of daily usage in multiple scenarios such as metro, train, and so on, total placebo. But the MTW2s still scored stellar reviews with focus on "superior audio quality" to the degree of tucking all of the other dealbreakers under the rug. To a lesser extent, this same problem is present with the WF3. They are a good offering overall, unlike the MTW2, but at the same time you'd be hard-pressed to find them a reasonable fit for most people and their microphone is quite sub-par, while their audio quality superiority over other earbuds, while clearly present unlike the MTW2s, still simply does not excuse their inferiority on virtually every other front. And yet they are also paraded by reviewers. The end impression I got here was that if a "classy" brand like Sony or Sennheiser made earbuds with ever so slightly an improvement on audio quality and soundstage, then this combination was sufficient to parade them as some sort of success in the market. My point is that many of these earbuds had total dealbreakers that weren't taken as such by reviewers. The MTW2 genuinely has virtually no ANC, subpar battery life, and a horrible software experience with hour-long firmware updates that break off and must be restarted if the app is backgrounded even on Android. This is a recipe for a product that's not competitive even if it has superior audio quality, which it barely does if at all. 2. Reviews almost never seriously examined microphone and call quality This is a simple point to make. Reviews could not be relied upon as a source of material for judging call quality through earbuds. They either didn't bother to test, or the tests weren't conducted on a sufficiently diverse set of phones. Reviewers need to pay closer attention to call quality. Of the above list, only the APP and QCE performed well on calls, with the GBP producing acceptable results. The rest were nothing short of very bad. Also, microphone quality was sometimes confounded with the quality of the experience of hailing Google Assistant/Siri. For example, the 75t have mediocre microphone quality, but the hailing experience is bad because of the latency involved. Experiences with Bose QuietComfort Earbuds As you may have guessed, I am extremely impressed with the QCE. This is largely because: Best sound quality from any true wireless earbuds I've ever used. Of course I'm limited to my list above, but I feel like it's pretty representative. The sound quality almost rivals the Sony WH-1000XM3 (the over-ear headphones, not the true wireless earbuds) and I'm willing to stand by this statement. It's not as good, but it's closer to that level than it is to any other wireless earbud, which is huge. Great sound stage, great lows, mids and highs, music simply sounds excellent. I am very impressed by this. Best microphone from any true wireless earbuds except for the Apple AirPods Pro. This is awesome, because when I buy a set of earbuds I want to feel like I'm spending my money on something that's not only great for music but that can also help me out when I need to have a phone conversation or hail Google Assistant hands-free. These are the only true wireless earbuds with actually good microphones that exist out there other than the APP. The mic array makes you sound very clear, and reasonably blocks out background noise, although not completely. I have made two phone calls with these and hailed Google Assistant a dozen times, and it all works great. Best ANC from any true wireless earbuds I've ever used. The ANC is absolutely nuts. I am nothing short of blown away by the ANC on these things. The passive seal on the ear canal is also excellent. By far the best ANC, making even WF3 and APP ANC look like amateur hour. There is simply no comparison. Highly comfortable fit and seal. I wore these for two hours straight and there was no fatigue. I have somewhat fussy ears and get fatigued from uncomfortable earbuds or headphones. Great software experience. I have only tested this on Android but the software is great, although, regrettably, you need to sign up with a Bose account to use it (that was the only downside). Stable connection with no obvious issues or latency. I've only had these for a day but so far the connection seems great. I've tested them indoors, outdoors, and inside the metro. Things people may not like: Large case. The case is large. It's not as big as the Apple PowerBeats Pro case. Expensive. 279EUR here in France. Exact same price as the Apple AirPods Pro. Things I have not tested: Battery life. I do not know how long the battery lasts yet, I've only had these for 24 hours. Connection to PC. I haven't tried connecting these to a laptop yet. I am happy to try this if anyone wants me to and report results. Connection to phone with older Bluetooth standard. The QCE support Bluetooth 5.1, and my phone has Bluetooth 5.0. I can't guarantee that the connection will be as reliable on older phones, although it probably would be. Conclusion In conclusion, I want to strongly encourage people who are into wireless earbuds to try out the Bose QCE, and I really think these would be a great candidate for an LTT or ShortCircuit review. These are in my view certainly the best true wireless earbuds on the market right now and I would be keen to hear what Linus and co's impressions are on them.

Hey all I've been wanting to get a pair of true wireless headphones for a while, and I've decided now is the time to buy them. I'm trying to stay fairly low budget, I'm looking to pay around 20-30 euro for them. The headphones I've been looking at are the Xiaomi Redmi Airports, coming in at 20 euros online. Do you any of y'all recommend something else? I'm mostly just going for decent sound quality and ease of use. Cheers!

FIRST AND FOREMOST! EVERYONE NEEDS TO INSTALL ASTRO COMMAND CENTER , PLUG IN THE MIXAMP PRO TR (WHITE XBOX ONE VERSION) INTO YOUR PC, AND UPDATE IT! I CAN NOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH! Streamers and YouTubers!!! Do Step 3 under “Software Setup” before continuing. It will stop you from having to disconnecting the Mixamp Pro TR from your Xbox later. INTRODUCTION: Are you sick and tired of having a wire going from your Astro A50′s to your Xbox One controller in order to communicate with your teammates in game and party chat? Me too! This hardware work around will have your Astro A50′s be able to speak to player in game chat and parties, as well as hear them. First of all, here’s a bit of background on why this awesome audio rig was created. The normal Astro A50′s, specifically the wireless transmitter (Tx) can not, for many reasons, transmit game sound or chat through USB to the Xbox One. Some headsets can do this, but I know that no one wants to replace their A50′s that they spent hard earned money on. Additionally, the headsets that do transmit chat over USB are either wired, or can only work with the Xbox One. This setup does require some additional hardware, although adding true wireless capabilities to your A50′s is not the only feature gained by this setup. You can also capture in-game chat and party chat, which is great for streamers like me. Now let’s get on to the specifics. THINGS YOU WILL NEED: 1. A PC/Laptop with analog audio connectors (Pictured in the diagram, right below the PC USB image). 2. Astro A50′s with Mixamp Wireless Transmitter (Tx) 3. Astro Mixamp Pro Tr (This is the additional hardware you likely don’t have. Go HERE for official Astro product page). MUST BE THE WHITE ONE! IT IS THE VERSION COMPATIBLE WITH XBOX ONE! This is what will transmit the chat through USB to the Xbox One! 4. Xbox One Console 5. Wires, look at the diagram below and make sure you have the wires stated in the top right to make the necessary connections. USB that comes with Mixamp Pro TR. Three 3.5mm (CTIA, TRRS) Cables. Make sure they are CTIA, TRRS (Tip, ring, ring, sleeve) This is the headphone jack standard that Astro uses on their products. Optical Cable USB that comes with A50′s Mixamp wireless transmitter (Tx) PC Headset Y-Adapter (Comes with the Mixamp Pro TR) CONNECTING CABLES, AND WHY WE ARE CONNECTING THEM A CERTAIN WAY: 1. Connect the USB from the Mixamp Pro TR to the Xbox One. This enables a sound source (Headset, micrphone, etc.) that is plugged into the Mixamp Pro TR to communicate with the Xbox One via USB connection. 2. Next, plug in the A50′s Wireless transmitter into your computer via the USB “Pwr”. This will provide you sound from your PC as well as allow you to use the microphone on your A50 headset on the PC (which we need). 3. Plug in the PC Headset Y-Adapter into the port on the Mixamp Pro TR labeled with the “Headset” image. This will allow use to plug in an audio source for voice chat (Pink side) which players in-game and in parities will hear, as well as a line-out (Green side) that we can plug into wherever we want to hear the other players talking. (More on that next) 4. This is where we need one of the 3.5 cables we talked about earlier. Take the 3.5 cable, plug one end into the PINK end of the splitter, then plug the other side of that same 3.5 cable into the GREENanalog audio port in your PC or Laptop (Location of analog audio ports may vary depending on your computer). 5. This step is similar to the last one but the colors are swapped. Take the second 3.5 cable, plug one end into the GREEN end of the splitter, then plug the other side if that same 3.5 cable into wherever you want the players in-game or in party chat to be heard. If you plan on capturing peoples voices in-game or in party chat for YouTube or streaming to Twitch, plug it into the PINK analog audio port in your PC. If you are only concerned with being able to hear other people just plug it into the AUX port on the A50′s Wireless Transmitter (Tx). If you chose to just hear people and not record anything, you can skip to the “Software Setup” portion of the instructions. 6. For those of you who want to be able to record the other players in-game and in party chat, you have already plugged in the necessary cables for your streaming software to hear other people, but you cannot hear them yet. This is where the third 3.5 cable comes in. Plug one end of the 3.5 cable into the “Stream” port on the Mixamp Pro TR, then plug the other end of that same 3.5 cable into theAUX port on the A50′s Wireless Transmitter (Tx). A bit more setup is required to only hear the players chatting, I will cover that in the next section. SOFTWARE SETUP: Next we will configure Windows Playback devices and the Mixamp Pro TR in order to get everything running how we want it to. These next steps all take place on the Windows operation system. 1. In the system tray located on the bottom right of Windows on the toolbar, right click the “Speaker” image and click on “Recording Devices”. There you will see a list of devices able to be used as audio inputs. Locate the recording source for “ASTRO Wireless Transmitter”, right click it, then click “Properties”. Once the properties window is open click on the “Listen” tab. From here, check the “Listen to this device” box and then below that, click the drop down labeled “Playback through this device”. This is where we want that recording audio source (which is your voice though the headset) to come out. Select the playback device that corresponds the the GREEN analog audio port on your PC. Power management should be set to “Continue running when on battery power” by default, if not, make sure it is selected. Click “Apply”. For those of you that don’t care about recording and in-game voice or party chat your journey has ended. Just make sure that the Mixamp Pro TR is set to Xbox One mode which is indicated by the the Power button being red, and you are good to go! For the Let’s Players and Streamers out there, let’s keep this ball rolling! 2. At this point you need to go into whatever streaming software that you use (I use OBS Multiplatform) and add the audio source that has the other players chat in it, which is the PINK analog audio port. Adding audio sources can vary depending on software but should not be hard to find out. Ask me and I’ll do my best to find out for your specific software. So now we have everything setup to where you can talk to people completely wireless, without cables in your headset or controller. But wait, your stream can hear the other players but you can’t… Let’s fix that. 3. Open up the Astro Command Center software that we downloaded and used before we did anything. Once the program is open, click on the “Stream Port” tab. This is where we will determine what you will hear from the Mixamp Pro TR. For instruction purposes all we need to have turned up is the “Chat Audio”. This will enable you to hear everyone in-game and in party chat since the “Stream” port on the Mixamp Pro TR is connected to the AUX port on your A50′s Wireless Transmitter. Play around with these setting if you like once you get a feel for things. You can do things like plug in a compatible smartphone and take calls through the AUX port on the Mixamp Pro TR or plug in other auxiliary devices you want to listen to like an mp3 player. CONGRATULATIONS! At this point you should have a nice little setup that allows your awesome Astro A50′s to connect to your Xbox One and communicate with everyone, WIRE FREE!!! If anyone wants to reach out to me for further questions I will put my social media information below. Thanks for sticking through the long read but I hope everyone finds it to be worth the effort. YouTube Twitter Twitch I almost forgot. Go vote at the Xbox Feedback page for native USB Microphone and Headset Support so that gamers don’t have to create crazy ideas like mine to be able to make our gear work like it should!