Comment by hurricanepootis
3 days ago
I bought a pair of IEMs. A while back, the cable broke, and I was able to repair by just buying a new cable.
Also, I enjoy not having another device to charge. I recently have been wearing a traditional Casio watch more often instead of my smartwatch.
Same here, I can't imagine adding 2 to 3 (earphones + case) batteries to my life, batteries that most likely aren't user replaceable, most likely will be cycled at least once a day and will inevitable die and take the whole device with them in a matter of years.
I love my IEMs but I actually want a Bluetooth version. Heck a dongle that made them act just like AirPod Pros would be my dream gadget.
As other comment suggests, FiiO does adapters like that, also Qudelix. Depends on what you mean by 'like AirPod Pros'. You won't get ANC, mic is so-so I believe and you still have wires, but you get LDAC/aptX HD codec, it can still act as USB DAC if you forgot to charge it, it has very capable DSP EQ that allows loading headphone profiles. I use AirPods Pro as muffs on transit and concerts which is a killer feature for me, but use Qudelix dongle with IEMs for music.
Fiio has a couple of adapters that work with many IEMs and there are probably others on the market https://www.fiio.com/utws3
Shure makes some for their IEMs. I have an older model which has worked great for several years.
I may have had the same. Wasn't impressed. But I'm rough on my electronics and it lasted less than 6 months.
2 replies →