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bit_user I'm surprised they get enough accuracy with just compass and accelerometers. I guess it doesn't have quite the same accuracy requirement as VR, since that usually requires multiple cameras to fine-tune the tracking produced by the IMS. BTW, I'm into year 6, with my XM3 headphones! The darn things just keep working, despite thousands of hours' use. I haven't even replaced the battery, yet! The earpads are quite worn down (I have replacements I was going to install when the battery needs replacing). The only bad thing about that is they're Bluetooth 4 headphones, whereas BT 5 doubled the data rate. So, I really ought to upgrade, but it's just too hard to ditch something that works almost perfectly for my needs. Reply
MosephV bit_user said: I'm surprised they get enough accuracy with just compass and accelerometers. I guess it doesn't have quite the same accuracy requirement as VR, since that usually requires multiple cameras to fine-tune the tracking produced by the IMS. BTW, I'm into year 6, with my XM3 headphones! The darn things just keep working, despite thousands of hours' use. I haven't even replaced the battery, yet! The earpads are quite worn down (I have replacements I was going to install when the battery needs replacing). The only bad thing about that is they're Bluetooth 4 headphones, whereas BT 5 doubled the data rate. So, I really ought to upgrade, but it's just too hard to ditch something that works almost perfectly for my need bit_user said: I'm surprised they get enough accuracy with just compass and accelerometers. I guess it doesn't have quite the same accuracy requirement as VR, since that usually requires multiple cameras to fine-tune the tracking produced by the IMS. BTW, I'm into year 6, with my XM3 headphones! The darn things just keep working, despite thousands of hours' use. I haven't even replaced the battery, yet! The earpads are quite worn down (I have replacements I was going to install when the battery needs replacing). The only bad thing about that is they're Bluetooth 4 headphones, whereas BT 5 doubled the data rate. So, I really ought to upgrade, but it's just too hard to ditch something that works almost perfectly for my needs. I'm still rocking my XM3's as well. They won't die! I hope their newer models have the same longevity for when the time eventually comes. Reply
bit_user MosephV said: I'm still rocking my XM3's as well. They won't die! I hope their newer models have the same longevity for when the time eventually comes. A couple years ago, I thought about upgrading and looked at the Amazon customer reviews of the XM5's. They seemed significantly worse than the XM4 (which seemed roughly on par with the XM3). For me, I think the XM6 would be the next step (but I haven't looked at them in the same detail). Reply
gaspoweredcat A feature they clearly lifted from audeze after PlayStation bought them, this was on the mobius back in like 2019 Reply
WonkoTheSaneUK Apparently, any headset or earbuds that support "spacial audio" have the necessary motion sensors for this. Reply
wakuwaku bit_user said: The only bad thing about that is they're Bluetooth 4 headphones, whereas BT 5 doubled the data rate. So, I really ought to upgrade, but it's just too hard to ditch something that works almost perfectly for my needs. No it doesn't thats just your imagination. Only Bluetooth LE data rate is doubled. Classic bluetooth data rate, which is what most audio codecs uses has stayed the same since 2.0. If you use LDAC on Sonys, which is the most bandwidth intensive codec of them all, there is no difference whatsoever going from 4 to 5 (and even to 6), its exactly the same. Other codecs don't even come close. However if your headphones use LE audio then yes thats what you can take advantage of. However LE audio just simply increases the quality of audio over BLE to the standard of the other audio codecs. The main advantage is power consumption, you can get similar audio quality but use less power for both the transmitter (smartphone) and receiver (headphones), giving you more battery life. Maybe read up on something before pretending to know something about what you are posting about yeah? Don't be like Tom's staff. Reply
usertests wakuwaku said: No it doesn't thats just your imagination. Only Bluetooth LE data rate is doubled. Also, every feature you've ever heard of in Bluetooth 5 beyond the absolute basics is optional, because the Bluetooth SIG sucks. Reply
bit_user wakuwaku said: No it doesn't thats just your imagination. Only Bluetooth LE data rate is doubled. Okay, then that was probably a misunderstanding , on my part. wakuwaku said: Classic bluetooth data rate, which is what most audio codecs uses has stayed the same since 2.0. If you use LDAC on Sonys, which is the most bandwidth intensive codec of them all, there is no difference whatsoever going from 4 to 5 (and even to 6), its exactly the same. Other codecs don't even come close. Okay, yes. I do use LDAC. However, my old phone supported different bit rate modes where one could lock it into the highest bit rate. If I did that, it had an extremely hard time maintaining that top bit rate. If you did almost anything beyond holding up the phone right next to your head, the audio would start to cut out. So, I guess my hope with BT 5 or 6 is that it would at least do a better job of maintaining higher bit rates, even if that peak channel bandwidth didn't change. wakuwaku said: Maybe read up on something before pretending to know something about what you are posting about yeah? I thought I had an adequate understanding to support the small remark I made, but thanks for taking the time to post a correction. Nobody is right 100% of the time. Reply
helper800 bit_user said: A couple years ago, I thought about upgrading and looked at the Amazon customer reviews of the XM5's. They seemed significantly worse than the XM4 (which seemed roughly on par with the XM3). For me, I think the XM6 would be the next step (but I haven't looked at them in the same detail). Hey, I actually have the XM5s and have not had any issues with them. Their ANC is much better than the XM4 from what I understand, and are par with the XM4s performance. What most people don't like about them is the headband, but I have not had any issues with it. Some people have had them break on the swivels. I personally got them because they had some of the best ANC at the time and the new work space I was in had a server node with loud fans. Works like a charm. Reply
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