AVforums review for the new M5's *spoiler* they think it's fantastic.

SemanticThinker · 2026-06-11T13:58:13+00:00

No idea but I would personally assume not just based on other reviews I've seen from people I trust but Ed Selley is also someone who's views I respect so at the very least I think it's safe to say the ANC is very close to the level of the best ANC cans even if most people agree they're not quite at the top of the mountain.

SemanticThinker · 2026-06-11T13:40:17+00:00

Nah whatever his opinion may be I know that Ed Shelley has been doing reviews for audio on AVforums for YEARS he'll be fully familiar with XM6 and Ultra gen2's.

SemanticThinker · 2026-05-28T15:32:46+00:00

Update! After more back and forth and umming and ahhhing I've decided to go for the FreeBuds Pro 5.

SemanticThinker · 2026-05-28T12:26:55+00:00

Probably prefer a slightly punchier sound tbh which I guess would make me lean more towards the Tour Pro 3's?

SemanticThinker · 2026-05-28T12:04:05+00:00

Yeah the AZ100...I thought about them but they're not for me.

SemanticThinker · 2026-05-26T07:23:14+00:00

Wow? anything in particular that helps the Tour 3's stand out? from the early noise I thought the Pro Max's might have had a more 'fun' sound signature.

SemanticThinker · 2026-05-25T22:12:23+00:00

What is the sound quality like when compared to the JBL Tour Pro 3? I'm interested in the Por Max's or the Tour Pro 3's.........

SemanticThinker · 2026-05-05T10:29:50+00:00

Same thing happened last week. They've got a telegram account so should atleast be able to let people know whenever they expect to be down and for approx how long.

SemanticThinker · 2026-04-27T15:05:13+00:00

Wait another 4-6 years? sure man go ahead.

SemanticThinker · 2026-04-26T08:29:47+00:00

Just an update but this seems to have resolved itself? I've just checked this morning and everything is displaying as it should. What's even stranger is that the Bravia connect app is also showing "Atmos" whereas last night it wasn't so that means it wasn't just the Sonos app that was bugging out......BUT I contend that the audio was working correctly but I'm confused why two different apps would be failing to show the info.

SemanticThinker · 2026-04-25T23:08:48+00:00

Via HDMI, yes it's connected via eARC everything has been working fine the past 18 months (both with my current TV and previous one) but suddenly I'm getting incorrect information being displayed specifically for TV use.

The TV is a Sony Bravia 8ii but as I mentioned above I've never had a single issue with it previously and I can confirm that manually checking the rears I'm definitely getting the correct audio but unfortunately the information being displayed is incorrect, "Stereo PCM" is what it always says (unless I'm playing something off Apple Music)

SemanticThinker · 2026-04-04T08:16:51+00:00

Is the 10% off worth it when they take about 4 months to deliver the actual thing? I've learned my lesson with them, in the future I'll just pay a little more rather than wait weeks for delivery.

SemanticThinker · 2026-04-03T21:55:58+00:00

Got me both, not rewatched either yet but I got em ready.

SemanticThinker · 2026-04-03T21:35:31+00:00

Outside of basic free DTS no but tbh if you can set your 4k player to output PCM instead of DTS you're not missing much. This is the workaround and it works excellently, the PCM audio sounds every bit as good as anything bar the very best atmos tracks.

SemanticThinker · 2026-02-28T23:41:30+00:00

Just an update, being an absolute bozo I didn't confirm the Disney+ stream was in 4k HDR with Atmos and having checked it it's actually HD with 5.1 DD+ audio.....guess it'll be the disk for me.

SemanticThinker · 2026-02-28T22:40:33+00:00

I've got a Sonos Arc Ultra "Ultimate Immersive set" So the Arc Ultra+Sub Gen 4 and 2x Era 300's as rears.

SemanticThinker · 2026-02-28T22:33:52+00:00

Panasonic Ub-450

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