Noble FoKus Apollo - Reactions from CANJAM London 2024

[@TheQuickyouknow]

I wish they would have invested more in the BT codec. They added a boom mic which is amazing, but didn't add a single low latency codec or aptx voice, so its basically unusable wirelessly for conference calls. Yes, it works wirelessly, but I could pair a $20 V-Moda boom mic with any headphone if I have to be wired. Such a shame, I would have loved to pick this up.

[@harackmw]

AAC and Aptx are not good enough for most use cases? Or do you mean competitive gaming level use.

[@TheQuickyouknow]

@@harackmw No, I wouldn't game on BT. AAC and Aptx HD aren't good for conference calls since they have high latency. Just leads to people talking over each other. I just think it's an annoying thing to be cheap about especially when they did the work of adding a boom mic.

[@kaitheguy8437]

LDAC is included on the Apollo.

[@TheQuickyouknow]

@@kaitheguy8437 LDAC has high latency. I'm talking about low latency codec like Aptx adaptive, Aptx LL, or LHDC.

[@deg0ey]

⁠​⁠@@TheQuickyouknow that hasn’t been my experience at all. The headsets my office gives people only support AAC and AptX and the latency is totally fine for conference calls.

[@punishthemeatpocket]

Can any owners here describe the difference in the bass response between ANC/ANC OFF?

[@unprofessionalreviews26]

I dislike listening to music with ANC, with ANC off its great. I use my cans with mic for gaming and everything in between, got em for Xmas.

[@punishthemeatpocket]

@@unprofessionalreviews26 That's a shame I need a great ANC headphone that performs well no matter what. My PC has noisy fans that I have to block out.

[@dominich.9745]

Is there a control app?

[@kaitheguy8437]

Yes! Noble Fokus app. Going through some last little bug fixes, but it'll be out and functional soon!