This is my first post here. Up front I want to say to Resolve that I have watched many of your videos and they have been incredibly helpful to me, so thanks a lot. I really appreciate you. Please forgive the following newbie questions, I probably should alreay know this stuff.
I just watched your Bose QC Ultra update video. I now own both the QC Ultra and the Sennheiser HDB 630 which I bought with the hope of getting higher quality audio in an ANC headphone, and then a plan to sell the QC Ultra. I am still in the window to return the HDB630 for a refund. The thing is that I find the HDB 630 uncomfortable to wear for more than a short while–it’s just fatiguing. So i’m probably going to return them. One of the things I did like about it is the BT700 dongle which allows me to listen to the HDB 630 using apt-x instead of the usual included BT on my iPhone and Mac. I note that it is possible to buy the BT700 separately at a very reasonable price. So my question(s)–Does the QC Ultra have the ability to utilize the atp-x signal put out by the BT700? Do you think there is any perceivable advantage to doing that? Will the Bose app still work to allow me to use its EQ function if I’m using the BT700? Lastly, you mentioned that if you use a USBC cable to listen to the QCU ltra it uses it’s own improved internal DAC. To use this is it just as simple as running a USB C cable from my iphone or Mac to the headphones and then turning them on, or is there some other configuration change that is needed. Again thanks for all you do!!
I’m not sure about the Gen 1 QC Ultra but with the Gen 2 you can use it with the BTD700. However, it does not work well in low latency mode. Like even though you can get it to function in low latency mode, the sound gets all garbled. The regular mode seems to work just fine, but I also have to mention that if you’re looking for effectively a “bluetooth soundcard”, there are other types of devices that do similar things. So I’d check to see what’s most suitably compatible with your other devices, I’m very much not sure about apple compatibility. More importantly, I’m not sure what it’s limited to with default apple device BT transmission, so you’ll want to look into that and then see what codec you’re actually using.
Just putting this here as well. We’ve started a YouTube membership. The reviews we do on the channel require a lot of testing, measuring and comparing. We figured why not make that something people can check out to get a look behind the scenes at the process, and get some additional insight as well before the reviews go out. The first stream will be done today:
I want to stress, this is primarily just a look behind the scenes and early impressions of stuff. If you just want to get the review content, wait for the full review video.
I can’t say I’ve tried it with a Bose product, but the Questyle QCC Dongle Pro is terrific. It is a USB-C plug-in which will work with an app on your phone and transmit aptX Adaptive (including the Lossless spec) to a Bluetooth device.