Sooooooo....placed an order for the white/silver version! 🙃 Can't wait to receive it and, essentially, replace most of my (desktop) headphone gear as an all-in-one, for multiple purposes! Yes, there are significant shortcomings*, but the overall experience that these are truly tuned audiophile high-end closed back cans that can be used wirelessly (single-ended or balanced**) or wireless, gives them a significant edge for my usage cases: home, travel/commute, office. In wireless mode, I can also take calls too! *Shortcomings: - No app, yet - LDAC deal between T+A and Sony is yet to be finalised - Volume limit via USB-C - Potential obsolescence regarding Bluetooth codecs- no AptX Adaptive for example - No multipoint (big disadvantage for me for office use; can't both listen and take work calls or meetings from two devices 😔) **T+A have their own balanced pin layout (connections from the tip on 4.4mm balanced cable): L+, R+, R-, L- Source: Head-Fi post from a user, via an email from Jan-C. Wehmeyer, T + A elektroakustik GmbH & Co. KG

At the time of this review, and currently, the price is $1600 in the US

@@MajorHiFi I know that. My point is that in Europe the price is not so outrageous, if you like, and it is in fact closer to what you were suggesting the price should be. Remember that your videos are watched all over the world, so pricing in other markets is worth taking into account.

Oh nice, if I'm not mistaken the ML 5909 goes for 999 in the UK? If that's the case, Solitaire T would be my personal choice - passive power, high-res mode, up to 70 hrs battery etc for just 200 more I think is well worth it. Here in the US the price difference is a little more vast so it's a tougher choice. But just for your consideration around your subjective preferences: the ML 5909 was tuned to the Harman Curve and has a very straightforward tuning, the Solitaire T has a more colorful tuning. Maybe the one feature that the ML 5909 has over the Solitaire T is its ANC - Solitaire T still has pretty good ANC, but the 5909 might have the best ANC on the market currently. Hope that helps! Feel free to ask anything else.

@@MajorHiFi Thank you so much for this. The Levinsons have been reduced to £840. I have to say that i do not like the look of the Solitaires they remind me of Bowers and Wilkins. They just dont scream luxury like the Levinsons. So it may be the Levinsons. Do you like the Levinsons? Thanks again

@@anncleverley4721 For sure I'm into the Levinson's, super clean sound that actually has realistic high-frequency detail, and I believe they have some passive battery capabilities as well via USB. I put the 5909 and the T in the same distinct class of over-ear wireless that are a step ahead of just about everything else currently on the wireless market.

Hey there, I have a nice, long answer for you here haha: majorhifi.com/ta-solitaire-t-vs-mark-levinson-no-5909-comparison-review/

This is a detail I regret not emphasizing in this video but ended up talking about in our Best Of The Year video - they are indeed passive! Ill get back to you on the cushions, I'm inclined to say they are replaceable as T+A has replacement pads available for the solitaire p and p-se, but I'll try to find out for certain.

The Bathys don't offer a true passive wired mode and unfortunately always need some kind of battery in order to work but the ML5909 actually can be used completely passively as long as you're using either a usb-c to usb-c or usb-c to 3.5mm cable. Doesn't necessarily have to be ML cables as I've used other cables and they work just fine

@@MrJ.31 thanks, but I already went with the focal radiance with btr7. They sound much better than the bathys and I assume the ML ones.

Definitely a different league! Mark Levinson No. 5909 is its closest competition

@@MajorHiFi How close (or far) are the Levinson No 5909? Any hissing/humming from the 5909 like some reported?

@@MajorHiFi The 5909 doesn't exactly set the bar too high, though.

Hmmm you're not the first person to ask me about the H95, unfortunately I haven't been able to get my hands on one for a review but bookmarking this comment in case I end up with it. Also, lol, I don't know his voice but we certainly share the 'stache

Love the D9200! I find its treble extension to be a defining part of its sound signature - no bluetooth headphone that I'm aware reaches as far into its highs. However, the Solitaire T has much more treble than most Bluetooth sound signatures - but it's mostly low and mid-treble. T+A released an app since I made this review, and I imagine you can use it to dial in some extra extension (and subtract some bass if you're trying to replicate your Denon's). I do think that if a trebly, Denon-like signature is what you're after, the Solitaire T will probably get you closer to it than any other wireless headphone

@@MajorHiFi I just ordered it. Is there a difference between the USB cable and 3.5mm jack, for the sound quality ?!

@@levinste2750 I mentioned in this vid that I had some issues sufficiently driving it with the USBC cable. That said, I do think the USBC connection offered a little bit of enhancement in the soundstage, so I encourage using it if you have the right equipment! The difference was subtle though.

i guess at this level all those would be given as top notch?

you mean the usual audiophile BS? 😂

@@evilvirtuoso9408 I mean the important stuff that is left out with usual influencer BS. Its easy to EQ. Immediacy, speed, dynamics, rythmic cohesion is what makes or breaks a great audio experience. If you dont recognise it - then good for you. You can buy gear with the assurance of great marketing 😂. Enjoy the music.

What about use with my iPhone? I have to assume it’s good?

Grado GW100 X….. can you give it a review? $275.00 open back wireless. A lot of positive comments on Amazon. Some calling it the best they’ve ever heard. Would appreciate your more realistic opinion. Thanks.