If you want to plug in wire, might as well as forget about getting wireless audio.

at RM599 you can get a much better Sony wired cans than this(chip in RM100-200)... such as MDR-1A under discount...

Tested my A-15 player on 770BN/950BT with AptX mode

1. FLAC/wav => not worth the money, quality dropped a lot due to limited bitrate, even 320mp3/AAC quality somehow loss against wired.
2. 13 hours battery life => Too short & at least 20 hours needed to be decent & lasting(XB950BT, chip in Rm100 more)

Basically, XB950BT specs is decent to enjoy 320kbps mp3/AAC without experiencing a significant loss in sound quality while offering a decent battery life. Its only downside is the 280gram weight.

770BN online selling rm430. With discount code apply can get below rm400

Same applies to XB950BT, just go test out both before buying, If I were you, I will wait for Sony store discount instead of Lazada(had a few bad experience)

MDR-100AAP & MDR-1A is budget hi-res headphone.

True, bluetooth headphone audio quality drop

how Bluetooth codec reduce the sound quality: (what I perceived so far)

- AptX ==> 320MP3/AAC format (any other format songs bitrate more than 384kbps, will reduced to 384kbps, max bitrate without any loss after compression is 768kbps), supported by most smartphones

- Sony LDAC ==> FLAC and other lossless format which bitrate more than 384kbps and up to 1.8mbps (after 50% lossless compression for transmission is 990kbps), Sony LDAC must be supported by both the player and headphone.(example: my A-15 & MDR-1ABT)

Any song/format which bitrate is more than 1.8mbps (hi-fi records bit rate is 4.5mbps I heard?), LDAC will reduce the quality to 1.8mbps equivalent via compression.

Basically, you can listen to CD-quality songs/albums wirelessly with LDAC supported headphones & players without quality drop (CD-DA bitrate is 1411kbps)

For your case, if you do not have players which support LDAC, you can only get the AptX equivalent sound quality (half of the CD quality bitrate)

I using a35 player. Should be supporting.

you got a 45-hour battery life + LDAC-supported player but choose Z770bn which last only 13 hours?

You got 2 options:

Either going for LDAC-supported headphones;
or else
Go for Wired + AMP setup

Almost any decent smartphone supports AptX, no need A35 just to enjoy AptX playback quality, A35 deserve a better headphone than 770BN.

I thinking of mdr-1a or mdr1abt.

just ordered MDR-100aap, hopefully pair well wit my fiio x1 and A3

Did not expect to see you here.

hmm? u r?

the one from /k and cupid corner.

sorry dun rmb ppl username other than a few kudas name

Sony has contributed LDAC codes to Google to be implement into next Android version!
http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/21/15004562...-wireless-music

For the hi-res audio, the source must be hi-res or how?

player. content. headphone /spk must reach the requirement lo.

it give some difference but not desired to everyone taste

Hi,

Anyone own a Sony Z7?

I would like to know whether it's good for gaming or not?

Thanks in advance!

Z7 is excellent for listen music. but if u want to use it as gaming headphone or play online games, i may not recommend Z7

Ah... I see... Planning to get 1 closed back HP that doesn't make my wallet bleed. Haha.

Thanks again!

baru beli MDR-1000x

noise cancelling not bad, bass very tight, the gimmicky "cup your right headphone to hear your surrounding" very gooding