An update to the first link above. Doesn't take long to fall behind (am talking about me
) in the digital realm.
https://www.soundguys.com/aptx-adapt...plained-18768/
The latency issue with either aptX or aptX-HD should not matter for music (at least for me) as I don't/won't watch video, especially on a hand-held sized screen. Will spend some time finding an aptX-HD (highest bit-rate) device before springing for the M3s.
And, if you like the Grado sound, they have a new set of wireless coming out:
https://gradolabs.com/headphones/wireless/item/74-gw100
For my purposes, am hoping that the advances with aptX-HD and its use for wireless music will result in some of the headphone makers (Senn, Audeze, etc.) putting out higher-end wireless models without microphones and the other BS that are not needed for listening to music. Only controls I would want are a mute & on/off (which could be automated).
The FiiO M7 not only has aptX-HD, but FM radio. Single Saber DAC chip compared to the dual AK DAC chips in the Shanling M3s. Single-ended output in FiiO M7 compared to balanced & single-ended with the Shanling M3s. Hmmm..............
Review of the M7:
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/fii...s#review-20604