mbee wrote:

Jon wrote:

I would be very surprised if sound and ANC haven't been improved. Have ordered a pair so will see. 

As it’s B&O that doesn’t mention any difference concerning audio quality or ANC, you can be sure that they didn’t touch anything.

By the way, having a H9i myself, I wonder what can be improved regarding AQ... at this price, it’s still one of the best sounding BT headphones around!

We'll have to wait and see - my pair is arriving tomorrow so I'll update here once they arrive and I've tested them. The B&O dealer I phoned to order them said they're supposed to sound "a lot" better but he's not had a chance to try them yet himself.

Mine arrived today. Not had long to try them yet, but compared to my H9i there is a clear improvement in the sound and the ANC. With the H9i the sound with ANC active was very nasal and sibilant. Not so with the new H9. In fact I’d go as far as saying the change in audio signature between ANC off and on is pretty negligible now. 

Equally the default signature feels ever so slightly more balanced - so the midrange dropout feels less compared to the H9i. 

Comfort is also improved through the new padding on the headband and the new ear cups fit around the ear slightly better. 

Early verdict: it’s everything the H9i should have been. 

garethr wrote:

Mine arrived today. Not had long to try them yet, but compared to my H9i there is a clear improvement in the sound and the ANC. With the H9i the sound with ANC active was very nasal and sibilant. Not so with the new H9. In fact I’d go as far as saying the change in audio signature between ANC off and on is pretty negligible now. 

Equally the default signature feels ever so slightly more balanced - so the midrange dropout feels less compared to the H9i. 

Comfort is also improved through the new padding on the headband and the new ear cups fit around the ear slightly better. 

Early verdict: it’s everything the H9i should have been. 

buzzing for mine now 😍

Is it just me, or is the H9 Line up confusing?

did the original H9 drop?

H9i replaced H9?

H9 3rd Gen replaces what? 

It replaces the H9i

Rob - Danish AV wrote:

Is it just me, or is the H9 Line up confusing?

See my views above. Definitely not just you. Will be even more confusing if you're not a member of this forum!

One example, if you were going for the H9's, I'd naturally think the H9i was the newer revision, especially due to the SE colour options. It's the same price, too. They should have reduced the H9i price to make differences more distinctive. I was about to pull the trigger on a bronze H9i this week, but a) put off purchasing based on the new release and b) unsure if the SS19/bronze will be updated to the H9i design this year.

All very confusing.

But, obviously good to hear the new H9 MK3 is an audio upgrade!

Just sent this to my dealer:

Based on about half an hour with them so far:

Very happy so far! 

These  product launches are all over the place

A9 third Gen was only out a couple months then 4th Gen releasrd

E8, E8 2.0 & now E8 Motion

Beosound 1 and 2 both had upgrades with the same name

its going to be hard work for dealers who need to move all their old stock(that’s not even old)

moxxey wrote:

Rob - Danish AV wrote:

Is it just me, or is the H9 Line up confusing?

See my views above. Definitely not just you. Will be even more confusing if you're not a member of this forum!

One example, if you were going for the H9's, I'd naturally think the H9i was the newer revision, especially due to the SE colour options. It's the same price, too. They should have reduced the H9i price to make differences more distinctive. I was about to pull the trigger on a bronze H9i this week, but a) put off purchasing based on the new release and b) unsure if the SS19/bronze will be updated to the H9i design this year.

All very confusing.

But, obviously good to hear the new H9 MK3 is an audio upgrade!

Rob - Danish AV wrote:

These  product launches are all over the place

 

A9 third Gen was only out a couple months then 4th Gen releasrd

E8, E8 2.0 & now E8 Motion

Beosound 1 and 2 both had upgrades with the same name

its going to be hard work for dealers who need to move all their old stock(that’s not even old)

I was thinking that earlier. Why are these the H9 (3rd gen) (same as H6 (2nd gen)), but the H9i were called the H9i, and the new E8 aren't E8 (2nd gen)??

Rob - Danish AV wrote:

These  product launches are all over the place

A9 third Gen was only out a couple months then 4th Gen releasrd

E8, E8 2.0 & now E8 Motion

Beosound 1 and 2 both had upgrades with the same name

its going to be hard work for dealers who need to move all their old stock(that’s not even old)

moxxey wrote:

Rob - Danish AV wrote:

Is it just me, or is the H9 Line up confusing?

See my views above. Definitely not just you. Will be even more confusing if you're not a member of this forum!

One example, if you were going for the H9's, I'd naturally think the H9i was the newer revision, especially due to the SE colour options. It's the same price, too. They should have reduced the H9i price to make differences more distinctive. I was about to pull the trigger on a bronze H9i this week, but a) put off purchasing based on the new release and b) unsure if the SS19/bronze will be updated to the H9i design this year.

All very confusing.

But, obviously good to hear the new H9 MK3 is an audio upgrade!

This portion of the thread was telling for me so I went through the main web site for each page. I think it might be challenging for a newbie to understand the brand from it's seemingly random layout. Core lines up beside spare A9 legs and Essence remote is between spare earpads. The H9 variants don't even appear side by side and no way to easily understand the differences. The "real" speakers are at the end of the section instead of the beginning. There's more. 

To be fair, Though B&O was by far the worst, Meridian and Linn also distracting, but appear targeting more traditional audience. B&W was outstanding. 

Just a reaction.