jonnyb wrote:

Indeed, Michael - they're both lossy, but broadly speaking the AAC compatibilty is the iOS equivalent, quality-wise, to aptx on Android.

I guess you could argue that and I do not believe AptX has any advantages over AAC really. It is probably more about CPU and energy consumption. I notice when I play bluetooth music on my computer (and my phone) that it drains the battery quicker. When I use my MacBook Pro I can see a process that is coding the music to be sent to the headphones take up quite a lot of cpu. Also it would not make much sense to re-encode music - but I believe this is happening on iOS as well. 

One could argue that since the music we listen to mostly is lossy, and probably in AAC or any similar codec - AptX wouldn't make any difference at all. It is just an alternative to what bluetooth used to be for music back in the days. 

Anyways, enjoy your music people. I sure do! 

I bought these earphones and I have to say: they are impressive! Sounds is very nice, build quality is very good and they sit in my ears while running without falling out. (Thanks to Comply Tips). 

Thanks B&O for building another very nice peace of equipment. 

Roy.

jonnyb wrote:

Indeed, Michael - they're both lossy, but broadly speaking the AAC compatibilty is the iOS equivalent, quality-wise, to aptx on Android.

I bought a pair yesterday and I'm quite impressed so far. I'm using the Beoplay app to make the sound bassier and warmer, otherwise I think the default sound is too treble-y. There's decent separation and detail and a good bass thump for electronic and dance music.

The design and materials are really nice, though I worry about the fabric cord getting caught on Velcro on my winter jacket once the summer is over.

The charging cube is a lovely little thing and the magnetic docking is a great touch. The magnetic clicking together round the neck to put them into stand-by is a wonderful feature - they've really thought about usability.

Music control and calls are controlled by the in-line remote, so you don't actually do gestures on the earphones themselves.

Another impressive Play product, I think.

Thank you for the impression!

Is it soft touch plastic (bad!) or normal plastic (good)? Can you use the answering key of the remote to skip tracks by double clicking?

Can you reset the soundprofile to default with the app?

TWG wrote:

Thank you for the impression!

Is it soft touch plastic (bad!) or normal plastic (good)? Can you use the answering key of the remote to skip tracks by double clicking?

Can you reset the soundprofile to default with the app?

It's soft-touch plastic (which I actually think is good!).

Yes, you can skip tracks with a double-click.

Yes, you just centre the dot in the app to restore the default sound.

soft touch plastic is not good in the long term: I have an old SonyEricsson P1 phone resting in a cupboard with soft touch plastic battery cover and nowadays it became sticky/gluey. Don't want that to happen with my headphones ;-)

Thanks for the answers!

Perhaps it depends on the quality of the soft-touch finish. My Beolab 3 speakers' finish is still perfect after 10 years!

TWG wrote:

soft touch plastic is not good in the long term: I have an old SonyEricsson P1 phone resting in a cupboard with soft touch plastic battery cover and nowadays it became sticky/gluey. Don't want that to happen with my headphones ;-)

Thanks for the answers!

Depends very much on the material used. But I have noticed this on many different products as well. I wonder if those plastics can be a health hazard when they have deteriorated to the sticky mess.