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I have tried all of these earbuds except the new Sennheiser MTW 4 and the Jabra Elite 10s are my favorite. They are the cheapest of all of them, they go on sale for $199.99 often and have the best phone call quality, the second best ANC, and are easily the most comfortable earbuds apart from tiny earbuds like the Sony Link Bud S. The Bluetooth connection in these is easily the best and you can walk the furthest away from your device with the Jabras over the other ones. The sound quality is perfect with a little EQ adjustment to boost bass for me with the Bose ultra being the only ones that I think sound better. If you are reading this I highly recommend the Jabra Elite 10 for the best earbuds in early 2024. The only earbuds I would pick over these would be a version of the Bose with multi point connection and better phone call quality because the Bose Ultra have probably the worst phone call quality of any earbud I have ever tried to the point where multiple people asked me to just call them later without the earbuds.
Found the answer, SONY WFXM5s are terrible at wind noise cancelling, I tried them side by side with MTW4 and QCultra, MTW4 was the best in that aspect... And sounds wise, they are all good but MTW4 has that extra sparkle, I feel like the sound staging is a little better... MTW4 always gives you a great listening experience with whatever song you listen to, but make sure you turn on personalized equalizer.
I had the Sony WF-1000XM3, then XM4, and then Sennheiser MTW3. Case-wise, yes the Sony XM4 and XM5 have a smaller case. But, it's a plastic case as well. If you want to keep it scratch-free, you can buy a silicone case cover. But this adds a few millimeters of thickness on all sides. The Sennheisers, in my experience, don't need such protection, because the case is covered in a fabric, and it seems very resistant to wear and tear.
You could play a song at 50% volume when performing the ANC test to see if external noise interferes with the sound experience. Since the user will always be listening to something, be it a podcast or something similar.
I’m listening to this with my newly purchased Sony WH-1000XM4’s which I bought this past week because they’re on sale at Best Buy and Amazon for $250 (I’m not sure how much longer the sale will last though) and at that price THESE ARE AN ABSOLUTE STEAL IMO!!
MTW4 are a noticeable step up in audio quality compared to the outgoing MTW3. Moreover I had 3 (!) pairs of faulty MTW3, two developed a chirping sound in left earbud, the right earbud stopped in the third pair. amazon UK handled one repair and returned a pair of MTW4 instead, was very pleased by this free upgrade, let just hope they won't break like the MTW3s!
Sennheiser MTW4 after the update its so much beter then 3. Loudness its about 20% more. The bass incresed too. But this efects works only if you did the personalization option.
Aptx lossless is not Aptx adaptive which is even more superior in terms of sound quality than LDAC. There are so called dongels available, for instance the BTD600 from Sennheiser, which are very small and just need to be plugged on the USB C or A or with Adapter on Apples lightning. Works also on a iphone 15 for instance, and than Aptx adaptive sound (snapdargon sound) is possible on a Apple ios device which normally only support AAC.
What sold me on that MTW3 is that you can use one earbud at a time and it feels like you’re have both of them in one ear. That’s what saw me on it on the competitors. Can you listen with one earbud and it sounds like you’re listening to stereo
As a member you get the call quality, noise canceling and sound samples comparison. When I do offer recommended EQ those will be in the regular content.
Just received MTW 4 and very pleased with Active noise cancellation working better in my workplace than Bose ultra and Technics . Decibel levels from 90 to 120 extreme metal noise . Thanks 🙏 a good review as always
I have the Bose QC Ultras and they are not silent. They have that terrible white noise hiss but I love their comfort and audio quality on immersion mode. Those are the only reasons for me buying these buds. I have a huge issue with fit and comfort and so far only the AirPods Pro 2 and the Bose ticks those boxes for me. I returned the XM5 buds because I just couldn’t have them in my ears for more than 5 minutes without my ears getting sore. There’s no perfect earbud in my opinion and it all comes down to what best suits you. Everyone is different.
i had the mtw3 for a week and send them back. the fit was so bad. The ANCwas working bad too, because of the bad fit. The music sound was good though. I had the Sony XM3 too, also a bad fit by falling out of your ear. Then the Samsung Earbuds pro and pro2, they were a nice midrange, but not top. The jabra 75t was quite good for sound, the fit was good, the app very good, but overall not there yet. I don't like the sound of the bose, it is just average. The ANC is as good as the Elite10, but not better. Now I am using the Jabra Elite 10 and man, wat are they good. The sound is really impressive, the ANC is very, very good, call quality is very good too. All in all the elite 10 is the best I did ever test and became my daily earbuds and I still enjoy every day listening to them. The sound is very detaild, crisp, very steady and deep bass, and high fidelity highs. And they have no hiss at all, so you can listening to classical music too en enjoy it to the fullest.
Nice review! Question : keeping the default tuning while using aptx lossless, how it changes the experience? On different headphones, I have noticed a huge difference to the end result just by using different Bluetooth codecs.
While I can't really comment on its performance with aptX Lossless (that will be coming in an update), the jump from AAC is often so stark that you should notice a difference in the high frequencies, even on aptX Adaptive.
@aaronloudnwireless That's true , I have seen that on action, changing from AAC to aptx adaptive improved vastly the result with the same tuning given the source file is also in high resolution. I m curious and so excited about the aptx lossless! Let's see.
@@aaronloudnwirelessjust a side comment: if Qualcomm allowed automatic switching (depending on the source) between AptX Lossless and AptX Adaptive, as the former is an extension of the latter, we could utilise Aptx lossless technology in Aptx Adaptive to play Hi-res sources with 1 Mbps bandwidth instead of 420 kbps. It would not be lossless but it would be better than LDAC. They shot themselves in the foot with this one in my opinion. Thank you for the EQ settings 🙏 I use them for Aptx Adaptive and Lossless with and without ANC and with wind filter.
I tried the Bose Quiet Comfort Ultras for one day and I hated the white noise when I did notlisten to anything. It was extremely annoying! But I must confess that I am veeeery sensitive concerning noise in general since I have very good hearingabilities. I can literally hear grass growing 😅. But what I absolutely loved about the Bose QCU was the 360-Sound...
In terms of sound quality, the interesting thing is that the sound signature or EQ settings that might sound great for a 10 second sample are not always the same that you might prefer after listening for an hour or more. That bright "10 second" sound signature might become too fatiguing after extended listening. I have all of these except the Jabra and I personally tend to dial-down the treble slightly when on my hour-long commute, which essentially normalizes all of them. That said, there are still pros/cons to each that stand out - the soundstage of the Technics, the sub-bass of the MTWs, the smooth midrange of the Sonys, and the unbeatable ANC of the Bose.
Also, just fyi, most of these benefit from aftermarket foam tips, especially the MTWs. I could never get the stock MTW tips to work for me at all. The foam ones "extend" the bass and provide some better passive noise reduction.
Great comparisons with actual audio clips! They sound pretty mediocre for their price especially compared to Edifiers are a similar quality for much cheaper
I have the Sonys XM 4 and have had them for about 2 years now. I use them for the gym and cutting the grass. Just recently I noticed that the ANC was getting worse as I am starting to hear noise at gym when before I wouldn’t. Also I noticed that I had to raise the volume to near max on my iPhone 15 pro max.
I have used/ tested all the flagship earbuds including all mentioned here. There is one pair that stand out amongst the rest as far as sound quality goes and that's the denom pearl pros. I have literally never heard a Bluetooth earbud as good. However make sure your phone supports aptx adaptive for best results. iPhone doesn't support this.
Do you use the equaliser for the Jabra Elite 10s? And if so do you mind sharing the settings? I really liked the equaliser you used on the Linkbuds S' before I switched to the Elite 10s
Aren't they going to stop making consumer earbuds and the gen 2 were the last ever made? I just read that in a review so made it easy to look at others because there probably won't be any updates in the recent future
Just picked the Sony XM5 for £194 with student and Sony discount. Real good price. I have the MTW4 which sound amazing. Once I get the Sony, I will make a decision to keep one.
Hey, how are both earbuds? I can get both at the same price so would love to know your thoughts. Sound quality, comfort, and ANC are most important to me. Thanks
@@vaughnvalle Comfort- I would say the MT4 feel less heavy. Not that the XM5 are heavy. The XM5 with their foam tips are comfy. But I still get this feeling, they are not secure, even though the app says they are and it feels like it. This is probably just me. Sound- MTW4 are more clear and crisp. But the XM5 are better. I also can listen to XM5 at volume 70 but MTW4 I have to put up to 95. ANC- XM5. Also remember the MTW4 are only 7.5 hours with ANC off, XM5 are 10 off and 8 on. Good luck.
I think you make good reviews but, undestand this, you have to let the hearing part of the sound quality at least be 2/3 minutes long were you go back and forth with the headphones so we can hear more phases of the same song on every headphone!!
@@jasonMB999 if You hear with headphones you definitely can tell a difference and helps to have a better notion of what fits best your taste, specially bass wise middle and treble
@@SupermixRR lol, nope. I hear sounds samples of earphones i own and you could easily make the wrong buying decision buying listening to virtual samples.
I can help you :) 1. B&O ex 2. Dévialet Gemini 2 3. B&W pi7 s2 (but volume is a bit low) I have over 100 earbuds and i ve tested them multiple times. Denon perl pro is my fourth choice but i dont like their adaptive sound (calibration). If you want the best bang for your buck: 1. Soundcore liberty 3 pro 2. Sennheiser momemtum 3 3. Status audio between 3 anc
The mtw4s are epic once you use the personalized sound profile EQ... Only bud i think stands up to them is the jabra elite 10. I can't decide between the two. I own them both and I just can't decide. I don't care for the Sonys at all.. the qc ultras buzz in your ears and have absurd connectivity issues with a horrendous app.
After using them both extensively, the Jabras seem a bit better for my tastes. They both sound beautiful.. with momentums you hear a bit more detail and it's more precise but a bit more delicate. The Jabras are much more powerful and intense but it's a bit more harmonious. Tw4s are pretty, Jabras are passionate. I like the intensity and rumbling bass and power you get from the music rather than the fine musical details. I like to feel music, not just hear it. The Sennheisers might be better for some people depending on the type of music you like but they lack bass and fullness.
The Jabra Elite 10's vocal (especially with this song) sounded a bit too bright and harsh to me. I used the MTW 3 to watch this and the test song sounded great for MTW 3 and the vocal sounded a little better on the MTW 4s...
@@IMHO88-dm1xf well that's the tough thing about sound comparisons, it's through the lense of whatever speakers you're currently using with their EQ etc and not taking into account the potential EQ of the devices. Which is a huge deal because I hated the momentum 4s before I took the time to use the personalized EQ feature, completely changed the buds. So, you have to take these sound tests with a grain of salt. Your EQ is set up for your buds and your preference. From spending literally hours going back and forth between the two, things are more crisp and clean with the momentum but at the cost of fullness, power, and bass, especially in the mid ranges. You can hear that in this audio presentation as the music opens up when he plays the Jabra section, but again, online audio comparison is almost useless. It's like I wish I could click up the low and mids of the momentum a notch or two higher but you can't. Just depends if you like detail or if you like fullness.
Have you found that you have to manually connect the earbuds eachvtime you open the case (mtw3 would auto connect each time i wouod taoe them out of the case)?
I don't get it either. This happens to be the number one reason you would choose one earbud over another at that price range is sound quality. If you're not concerned about sound then why spend that much money? I digress though, he did show sounds curves and explain that Jabras had a more open sound profile. So, there's that! My reference ear buds for sound quality are still the Bowers and Wilkinson PI7s. I have both versions and both are still a level above the Sennheisers MTW3s even after you personalize the sound. That being said, sound personalization on the MTW3s is a must have and is quite awesome because it makes up for our hearing deficiencies.
I bought the Jabra elite 10, because of your review: Best earbuds of 2023. I tried also Denon perl pro, Sony xm5 and Samsung buds Fe (which I also bought based on your review). Finally I kept Jabra for comfort and call quality. Overall love it, even though Denon sounds better. Keep up the good work.
@@aaronloudnwireless hahaha, well, taste is not a topic of discussion, and I like having a cheesburger there once in a while as well. Just please stop calling it a restaurant 😆
I use the Jabra Elite 10s for office type setting at work. The call quality is so good, the side tone pass-through mode works so well, ANC mixed with voice pass through blocks unwanted noise and lets you hear the other person more clearly without having to crank the volume.
I couldn't return my TW4 fast enough. Terrible battery life. I/E just listing to a podcast with ANC/transparency off I got 5 hrs of battery life. Terrible connection and dropping issues. Technics literally the best sounding ear buds ive ever had. Again my opinion.
@@wrxsti22b & @stevenperkins7330 colour me surprised - not. With the MTW3s the issue isn't the batteries themselves, they will force charge with the hack found by searching RU-vid. The issue is the charging circuit will only allow the buds to charge in the case if they are above a certain level of flatness. If there is less than 1V remaining, they will not charge in the case. You have to obtain a heatgun to dismantle the bud, some normal batteries & equiplment to attach those batteries to the battery inside tge earbud. Once you've force charged it up a bit, the buds will charge in the case again. So using different batteries won't help unless Sennheiser have addressed the charging circuit controllers, which they make no mention of. Hopefully this was an isolated case with the MTW4, but time will tell I guess.
@@aaronloudnwireless I reinstall Windosw and no luck again, now I tried solition in Bluetooth settings/Bluetooth devices discovery/Advanced...After I put Andvanced instead of Default, I manage to coneccted them. Maybe this could help someone with same issue as I have. 👍🏻
Have sennheiser w3 and its totall garbage. Right bud died after year. Its touch controlls still works but no sound. I have already tried to clean it and reset without any success. And if you google this issue you will find that its a very popular problem
Still using the Sennheiser MTW2. They ruined the line with stupid wings & I couldn't find any decent Foam tips. Can you do a comparison between the Sennheiser MTW4 & the Sennheiser MTW2?
I would only buy this MTW4 using Capital Mall vouchers that I'll change from accumulated credit cards points. I did that for MTW3, and when it kept spoiling, on my 4th sets in this 1yr9mths, at least I'm not feeling so frustrated and lousy, that i paid for something SO bad in term of the build quality... I love the sound of Sennheiser, 10/10 from me. Service Center regarding, 1/10 from me. If there is a 0/10 I would give them that.
Bought my TW3 on Sept 2022 and finally the battery problem kicks in last month so i went over to Sennheiser to get it fixed and instead of fixing they did a one to one exchange for the TW4 instead. According to them the TW3 will be no more in production due to the battery supplier and this a known global issue so TW4 will take over with new suppliers for the battery. After almost 2 years of usage and i get a brand new pair of TW4 it's a good deal for me. 👍
Eh, these aren’t at all impressive. I’ve watched a bunch of videos from different channels and it’s funny how polarizing the opinions are. To me, it’s clear these are a minor improvement in some areas and stagnant or even downgraded performance in others. Possibly most important, the tuning isn’t any noticeable change from the previous MTW3s. That’s great for those who like it but there’s many of us who don’t like the recessed vocals and lead instruments that this style of sound provides. It’s unnatural and there really isn’t a way to remove this. To those who want another well done assessment of these, check out AREGINA’s video on these earbuds. He even compares sound performance among different codecs and objectively shows that there is no huge or noticeable difference. In fact, APTX could be considered to perform worse than AAC (on an iPhone). I wish people would stop with this “sound quality” and codec bs.
The jabra elite 10s have a horrible sound. I bought them 3 times since I kept seeing videos of how good the sound is. I thought I had damaged earbuds but no that’s how they sound. Even with the EQ they still sound flat and the drums sound like trash cans!
@@-musiclee- - I don't blast my MTW 3 either but when you want that extra volume for motivation or a new bass heavy song that you would like to enjoy, the dynamics are there. 💯 Of course you can dial it back to your liking but it's there when you need it!! The MTW 3 has been my daily drivers for 18 months now and I love the sound quality. I first got the CX Plus first and MTW 3s sounds even better!! I've got Jabras, Sonys, Samsungs, and more but I like the sound quality of the MTW 3 the best!! 💯
Just as they did for the momentum 4 , the Sennheiser MTW4 will crush the competition once the software update comes out. I own the momentum 4 , the MTW4 is next ! Moreover it’s seriously future proof.
How do the MTW4 compare to the Galaxy Buds 2 Pro in sound quality, would you say it's an upgrade for someone that has the Buds 2 Pro and a Samsung? Great review as always !
@@apelincoln5457 Funny Sennhesier loves me and sends me products, they since fixed their issue via firmware. I have a great relationship with their reps.
