it's pretty quiet, but I'd say it's a bit louder than open-back headphones so people right next to you will definitely be able to hear it. But hey, people used to go on subways with boom boxes so I guess it's really up to the individual.
The BRAVIA Theatre U will work with any Bluetooth transmitter (TV, phone, tablet, etc.) including Apple TV 4K. So, "Yes." But the enhanced, optimized "360 Spatial Sound" feature only works with select Sony TVs or with phones that have the Sony Headphone app installed. Also, you'll need to take pictures of your ears in the app to optimize it for binaural surround.
XBox supports wireless Bluetooth headsets, so you could connect them directly to the Xbox but the mic won't work for in-game chat. If you're looking at taking advantage of the enhaced immersive 360 Spatial Audio surround option, you'd need to connect your XBox to a compatible Sony TV, run the spatial audio optimizer to take pictures of your ears and then connect the Theatre U to the TV. The TV will passthrough Dolby Atmos or DTS:X sound from compatible game and movie titles on the XBox to the Theatre U.
Is it seriously not possible to charge and listen to music via Bluetooth at the same time with a $300 device from 2024? They should fix this immediately (via update)!
Apparently it's not that uncommon. Sony Over-Ear bluetooth headphones have the same limitation as do most Bose Over-Ear Bluetooth headphones. Apparently when you charge while it's in use, the battery can get warm which is both bad for the battery and potentially bad for the wearer. There are some brands of headphones that do allow charging while in use (Beats and Jabra to name two), but the Bluetooth use restriction while charging is fairly common.
@@ecoustics this is the same bad mentality that apple shows with their ridiculous mouse, for example, where the charging port is under the mouse and you can't use it while charging. The whole internet makes fun of it. But it's a conscious decision and nothing that manufacturers can't easily solve differently. Battery overheating is nonsense because the devices don't charge super fast and don't have a powerful processor. With cell phones, completely different currents flow and they do get warm, but that's not a problem. The manufacturers can solve all this if they want to. I suspect one reason will be that the USB C port also serves as an aux port (because sony wanted to save a few cents and didn't install a separate one) But that could also be solved by the device recognizing whether it is charging or just an aux device. No problem, if sony wants it.
@@Muu_69 - We can't really guess or speculate why they designed their neckband speaker and headphones this way. We can only report about how it works. It's not an issue with in-ear headphones since they only charge in their case and it's kinda hard to wear them while they're in their case. :)
@@ecoustics If it is not fixable by software, the reason is cost saving. Thats why i don't have bluetooth in ears. And thats a very bad comparison on top. Because 1. the in ears always charge as soon as you put them out of your ear (as long as you don't want to lose them) 2. thats a completely different size and concept. The neckbands speaker is one piece and not seperated. It is designed to use it on your couch while watching TV. You are stationary there and it is easy to just plug it in as soon as the battery goes low. Like this you have to always charge it to not have it empty (or permanently check the battery status) and everyone knows how much the batteries degrade when they are at full charge or at low charge.
can people around you hear it? think you can use it on public transportation?
it's pretty quiet, but I'd say it's a bit louder than open-back headphones so people right next to you will definitely be able to hear it. But hey, people used to go on subways with boom boxes so I guess it's really up to the individual.
Will it work with apple tv with Atmos feature?
The BRAVIA Theatre U will work with any Bluetooth transmitter (TV, phone, tablet, etc.) including Apple TV 4K. So, "Yes." But the enhanced, optimized "360 Spatial Sound" feature only works with select Sony TVs or with phones that have the Sony Headphone app installed. Also, you'll need to take pictures of your ears in the app to optimize it for binaural surround.
Where did you buy it? Was it a sealed box when you received it?
This was a review sample sent directly to us from Sony and returned to them after we completed our review.
@@ecoustics I see thanks .
@@ecoustics they dont let you keep it? cheapskates!
How do these work with an Xbox series X?
XBox supports wireless Bluetooth headsets, so you could connect them directly to the Xbox but the mic won't work for in-game chat. If you're looking at taking advantage of the enhaced immersive 360 Spatial Audio surround option, you'd need to connect your XBox to a compatible Sony TV, run the spatial audio optimizer to take pictures of your ears and then connect the Theatre U to the TV. The TV will passthrough Dolby Atmos or DTS:X sound from compatible game and movie titles on the XBox to the Theatre U.
Is it seriously not possible to charge and listen to music via Bluetooth at the same time with a $300 device from 2024?
They should fix this immediately (via update)!
Apparently it's not that uncommon. Sony Over-Ear bluetooth headphones have the same limitation as do most Bose Over-Ear Bluetooth headphones. Apparently when you charge while it's in use, the battery can get warm which is both bad for the battery and potentially bad for the wearer.
There are some brands of headphones that do allow charging while in use (Beats and Jabra to name two), but the Bluetooth use restriction while charging is fairly common.
@@ecoustics this is the same bad mentality that apple shows with their ridiculous mouse, for example, where the charging port is under the mouse and you can't use it while charging. The whole internet makes fun of it.
But it's a conscious decision and nothing that manufacturers can't easily solve differently.
Battery overheating is nonsense because the devices don't charge super fast and don't have a powerful processor.
With cell phones, completely different currents flow and they do get warm, but that's not a problem.
The manufacturers can solve all this if they want to.
I suspect one reason will be that the USB C port also serves as an aux port (because sony wanted to save a few cents and didn't install a separate one) But that could also be solved by the device recognizing whether it is charging or just an aux device.
No problem, if sony wants it.
@@Muu_69 - We can't really guess or speculate why they designed their neckband speaker and headphones this way. We can only report about how it works. It's not an issue with in-ear headphones since they only charge in their case and it's kinda hard to wear them while they're in their case. :)
@@ecoustics If it is not fixable by software, the reason is cost saving.
Thats why i don't have bluetooth in ears. And thats a very bad comparison on top.
Because
1. the in ears always charge as soon as you put them out of your ear (as long as you don't want to lose them)
2. thats a completely different size and concept. The neckbands speaker is one piece and not seperated. It is designed to use it on your couch while watching TV. You are stationary there and it is easy to just plug it in as soon as the battery goes low. Like this you have to always charge it to not have it empty (or permanently check the battery status) and everyone knows how much the batteries degrade when they are at full charge or at low charge.
Yes they dit that on purpose to waste battery life cycles in a few years it will be good for dust bin since you cannot replace the battery
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