I love these headphones. The Yamaha competitors were unable to compare (audio dropouts constantly, low fidelity sound) so I returned them. The problem with the AIAIAI headphones is they clip if the signal is too strong from the audio interface, so if you want to find the balance between dropping the volume on the headphones (to get rid of the hiss) while raising the signal level from the interface, you cannot always find that happy medium while avoiding clipping, especially if you use different sound sources, each of which is mastered differently, etc. It's not a huge issue (unless you're using a guitar with a very low output pickup that requires you to crank the gain on the interface, and that makes finding the sweet spot of no hiss but no clipping quite challenging), but it can be annoying and it would be great if there's more headroom with future iterations to avoid this clipping issue. Secondly, the overall signal on these (when used wirelessly) is weaker than when you use them wired, but I don't think wireless technology has evolved enough now to compare. When are we going to have wireless electricity already? :P
Love it. Playing guitar with wired headphones can be a real pain! I use those same Sony headphones and have replaced the ear foam once already. Not easy.
Great video Scott. I didn’t know there was a difference between wireless and Bluetooth. I also like the idea you wore them for long periods of time and still found them comfortable.
These would be so useful when tracking vocals in my small closet. But then if I’m able to fully close the door, will the loss of line of sight be problematic… 😂 Great video as always, Scott.
hahahaha! I don’t think you would have that many problems actually, if it is on 2.4ghz, then it does a good job going through walls. If it’s just one, you should be good 👍
I have the audio-Technica ATH-M50xBT Headphones , which I've had for a few years,, and I wanted them to be wireless (I know Bluetooth would not work) so, I saw your review on the Lekato wireless in-ear monitor. I bought the Lekato system and I mounted the receiver on the headphones and the transmitter on my audio interface. It works great. Its a cheap way to make your headphones wireless. It's not as slick as the AIAIAI, but it works.
Always enjoy your videos Scott. These low latency wireless headphones look very cool, but are pricey for my use case. But maybe in the future more budget friendly options will appear. And when they do, I know you will do vids on them :)
Great video ! a friend of mine works at a music store ! we checked these headphones last night in my studio, actually they sound like crap on flat EQ ! my wireless unit is AKG (K-145) world studio standard headphone with a cheap NU-X guitar wireless system, the AI AI AI's price is expensive for a headphone that needs massive EQ ! also you didn't mention the signal is mildly compressed!
I was looking at a set of these, which oddly directed me to your channel where I checked out in ear solutions and ended up picking up a lekato wireless set which I used with my standard studio headphones or in ears depending on what I'm after. I use this for practice and creating ideas and it was a much cheaper solution
Hey man thank you so much for this very informative video. Helped me understand a lot. I have one question though - Is it possible to answer calls using the buttons and the built-in microphone when in BT mode?
Hey! Very thankful for your channel I’ve been wanting to get into the wireless field for a long time and thanks to you I’m getting both my mic and guitar wireless system from phenyx pro to start, I really would like Shure equip but money haha Anyways I wanted to ask if you’d be able to share and maybe demonstrate SPACING wireless systems guitar, mic, etc if one doesn’t have the budget for a distributor (?) again many many thanks for your reviews and help !
Nice! Welcome to the world of wireless! And in general, you can have up to 4 wireless in a rack in my experience. More than that you’ll want to combine or space them out. Keeping them 6-10 feet away is good practice. I do that in many bands and it works well
The transmitter should have the ability to load in impulse responses so guitar players don't have to subject themselves to the headache-inducing direct signal of the amp.
Would these be good to use live front of house while using an xr18? I just got an xr18 setup and didn’t even think about not being able to use headphones if I’m out and about with an iPad. Also I just bought that rack router with your link. Should be coming tomorrow! Thank you for your awesome channel!
Thanks! And yeah I think you could definitely do that from FOH for sure…. Just the range from the transmitter to receiver isn’t that far, so be aware of that
I hate wires! So these are God send:-) however I've been a little bit angry for a long time. And the reason for that is that I've been using wireless transmitter/receivers from line 6 to Xvive and Nux for guitar. I love these products as they do what they're supposed to do in that they eliminate a cable. The reason I'm angry is that for so long we've had this tech but it hasn't been used in headphones. Relatively speaking I'm just a beginner when it comes to recording, which I only do at home. But the annoyance of a headphone wire is even more annoying when you've known all along the tech exists but it's not being utilized for headphones. I will not be completely at peace until wireless monitoring earbuds exist. Imagine no battery pack with a cable going to your earbuds😮 So what I'm suggesting here is wireless studio earbuds!!!
Good review. But I have to HARD disagree on the "you cannot hear the latency". This is very misleading. The latency is simply there, no matter if you hear it or not. I actually researched this topic when buying my first wireless and tested myself then, and now I did it again. Pod Go has (as I recall testing this as well) around 5 ms of latency on a simple preset. When playing basic funk 16th groove, adding 16 ms of wet delay comes dangerously close to my comfort threshold. And that's with a cable and wired inears, if I add my xvive that's another 6 ms and the playing becomes really awkward. Of course, everyone has a different tolerance for this, very likely that this specific headphones will be just fine for majority of people. Just wanted to point this out. I guess I became the person you were talking about in this video, but what can I do :P
Thanks for the comment. I appreciate it, butI do stand by what I said though. I absolutely cannot feel or hear latency with these. With latency, you can get COMPOUNDED latency if you have far too many things with latency adding up together. That’s true with anything. And 2nd check your buffer size on your DAW. Your buffer size might be set too high and you might get latency already. Set the buffer size lower and just make sure you don’t get any clicks or pops 👍 Hopefully that helps!
Very helpful video, as always! These have to be plugged into some kind of an amp, right? They can't be plugged directly into a guitar like the Boss Waza Air, can they? If the transmitter has to be plugged into an amp, can you use a wireless guitar transmitter to send the signal to the amp or will the latency on the guitar transmitter added to the latency on the headphones result in the delay being noticeable? I'd like to be able to use something like this on both my keyboard and my guitar, but it seems like none of the big three of these out there (this one, the Yamaha YH-WL500, and the Boss Waza Air) can attach *directly* to both a guitar and a keyboard.
If you use another cheap wireless you likely will hear the latency with compounded latency. But you can plug these into other sources as well, not just an audio interface
thank Scott great video, i am looking for a solution to connect 6 wireless ultra low latency studio headphones to one powered transmitter.. do you know any possible solutions?
Interesting…. I just checked them out and they are still Bluetooth. Really interesting… I know Bluetooth is evolving, but I don’t think that will be the same thing as these. But thanks for sharing! I appreciate it!
@@ScottUhlMusic I checked on the website and it seems like it uses wireless 2.4ghz and bluetooth as well - probably similar to the boss waza.. they cost about the same as the AiAiAi. The docking station has an input so this might be the wireless signal from the dock - bluetooth might probably be for listening to music.. Thank you for being a wireless nerd ;)
So regarding the transmitter, to be used for recording vocals or instruments (I use GarageBand and LogicPro) on IPadPro Circa 2022, am I plugging the transmitter brick into my iPad (using 3.5mm to usb c adapter)?
Yes you need to charge both separately. I find the battery lasts longer than that though, and just charge them overnight and you don’t have to worry about it 👍
@@ScottUhlMusic I have cables in my rehearsal space and being tethered to a cable in my studio is always a a minus. In case I have to move across the room make an adjustment.. these will be amazing.. now I need a video on grouping those different inexpensive wireless guitar systems that are just plug and play like the nux or behringer or the cheap ones on Amazon so I can get 2 guitars a bass and a keyboard wireless in my rehearsal space only. Not for live applications
