Wireless is a thing now. Who knew? LDAC, Sony MUC-M2BT, and Campfire Andromeda IEM

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  1. Biodegraded

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    @bixby mentioned this in his writeup of day 1 at RMAF (see his blog: https://digitalaudiodirections.blogspot.com/ ). Seemed impressed by it in combination with SE 215.

    Edit: oops, no, the one mentioned on the blog is wired - see below.
     
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    Thanks @Biodegraded, I'd seen that, but I believe @bixby was talking about the non-Bluetooth cable - i.e this one. While the wired amp/dac cable does seem great, I'm keen on the wireless BT adaptor :)
     
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    I got some mmcx>3.5mm chifidapters for Clear to try a fancy 8-core 4.4mm cable I bought for my new ZX300. Figured wtf and plugged the MUC into Clear for a listen. It's surprisingly not bad sounding. Plenty of volume, though macrodynamics and bass heft are somewhat reduced.

    Wireless Clear.jpg
     
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    I wonder what kind of output stage the MUC has? I should try it with my FD-01's.
     
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    So... that's how the future looks like? Damn...
     
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    Most music I listen to has fairly high levels. I only needed around 1/2 volume with Clear. Past 2/3 is very loud and starts to break up. I was trying for the "beep" you get when you've gone past the last available setting, but my ears couldn't take it. I think it was more the MUC distorting than the Clears
     
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    I didn't realize how cheap the M2BT1 is these days. Or maybe its just in my part of the world<?>. My local headphone guy has it for right at 100 bucks US.
     
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    FWIW, you can get mmcx to 2 pin adapters, but adds another thing to the mix and could impact comfort and ergonomics
    https://penonaudio.com/mmcx-to-2pin-iem-cable-adapter.html

    I bought a 2 pin to mmcx so I could use my fancy 2 pin cable with mmcx iems, and it works fine. Adapters stick out further from IEM's, as would be expected.
     
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    Extremely informative article about Bluetooth audio:

    https://habr.com/en/post/456182/

    (Don't be put off by the "LDAC is a marketing fluff" tagline, it's still a a worthwhile read)
     
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    I never am before trying stuff for myself. Casually I listen to wireless music and have nothing against it.
     

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