Anyone know where these are made, I would hope at £1000 they are made in USA.
Which is all well and good but I think for cans like these, the response in wireless mode (even without anc on) is a more meaningful measure for realistic use. And someone already asked the question, in wired mode is that digitised and amped internally too.
Normally I don’t care where a product is made, but when a good Harman made headphone which is made in China can be bought sub £200, a harman product marketed as not only sounding good but a luxury product for me it matters where its made.
Also Mark Levinson takes pride in showing their products are designed and hand crafted in USA, I guess as part of the luxury product marketing and branding.
Agree on your point country of origin doesn’t guarantee quality, but when charging £1000 for a luxury headphone I expect more than just good sound.
Kev
LDAC, AAC and aptX Adaptive.Is that Bluetooth wireless, which codec?
All that care in transducers then compressed audio; at how much again?LDAC, AAC and aptX Adaptive.
Too much. But that has nothing to do with lossy Bluetooth codecs. Try ABXing LDAC against lossless. And if you want lossless you can use them wired anyway.All that care in transducers then compressed audio; at how much again?
I haven’t realised they can be wired as well. How does the app works when wired? The link on the OP was not detailed.Too much. But that has nothing to do with lossy Bluetooth codecs. Try ABXing LDAC against lossless. And if you want lossless you can use them wired anyway.
The review line that stands out for me "But Bluetooth is Bluetooth, and the truth is if you're really serious about your music listening, you're going to do it with a set of wired headphones and not bother with wireless."An early impression of this headphone:
We tried the $1,000 Mark Levinson headphones that were just announced at CES
The No. 5909 are among the most expensive wireless headphones ever created. So how good are they?www.cnet.com
Still via Bluetooth connection I'd imagine.How does the app works when wired?
I'll be an odd one out here and say that BT works fine.
Looks like the graph in Sean Olive's tweet I posted above could be the Mark Levinson 5909 with the 'bass contour' set to 'attenuated' in the app (or maybe an early build)
In wired mode ( analog in) it is lossless: no compressionAll that care in transducers then compressed audio; at how much again?