RHA T20 Wireless in-Ear Monitors: HiFi IEMs with Detachable Cable & Bluetooth Neckband

UPDATE: 6 months and still in love! I’ve started wearing these outdoors when I bike. The only thing I do is make sure to not press them in quite so firmly so I have peripheral awareness of ambient traffic noises.Original review: I’ve owned everything from Bowers & Wilkes to Shure, Bose to Beats. I spent 15 years in the entertainment industry and learned early to protect my hearing, but this also means I’m picky about what I’ll listen to. I have a pair of Axel on-ear cans. (If you’ve never heard of the company, go check them out. A pair of headphones that is completely customizable where you can replace any part that breaks individually AND they sound good? Now you know why I own them!) They’re great for most listening, but try wearing glasses and a pair of on-ear cans for multiple hours per day of video calls. Yeahhh not so much. These RHAs are replacing my in-ear buds, a pair of Flare Jets that died after 5 years of hard daily use.So what do I like? First off the fit. Multiple ear tips let you find just the right material and size combo for comfort and to achieve maximum noise-reduction. Get the right fit and they do better than active noise canceling with its subtle background hiss. The weight of the drivers actually helps keep them in place, a nice change from most in-ear metal buds where that weight is just too far from your head. I won’t say that the wires over the ear are particularly adjustable, but it is nice to have the armature take them away from my face as I have always hated having wires dangling in my peripheral vision. The flexible neck weight and controls are comfortable, easy to reach, and pair, unpair, and repair with different devices quickly and easily. (I have a PC laptop, Apple iPhone, and Amazon Echo and it happily switches between all of them.)In terms of the sound? Oh wow. The way I’ve described this is like the concert being inside my head. Having spent time in the industry, I’ve got a collection of music and spoken word that I’ve used for close to 2 decades as my reference material. I was already enjoying these plenty but I’ll admit, I damned near dropped the dishes I was carrying when the one of the live concert tracks came up and I could hear the “location” relative to my own position when a pair of musicians had an exchange back and forth. (See the part earlier where I said that it sounds like a concert inside my head.) THAT’S a stunning level of delicacy and control to find in a pair of earphones. Changing out between the provided drivers and listening to the same tracks just let me hear different nuances highlighted within the composition. I wouldn’t have called any of it unbalanced, it’s simply a matter of what you’re listening to and how you prefer to have it EQ’ed.In short? Yup, these are worth every single dollar you are going to pay for them. (And oh, by the way, yes, they’re comfortable enough that I’ve forgotten I was wearing them once or twice until I laid down to go to bed and the weight moved weirdly. So yup, no problems using them for multiple hours of video conferences or in terms of battery life!)

Preface: I own Sennheiser CX300-ii, RHA MA350, 390 and 650 wireless.I went looking for an IEM style earphone for better sound isolation. If I could put up with the pain and discomfort of Etymotic ER produces in my canal, I would go with those for the reference quality audio and unmatched isolation. The RHA T20 wireless (caught on sale for $187) were the next best sound with so much more versatility.The ability to go from wired HD audio to wireless is nice. The option to change filters is nice. I think most users will not change the filters very often one you settle on your preference (mine is reference). Good selection of tips to get the best seal included. Nice neoprene case included.SOUND: This is where RHA gets it so right. The sound quality, clarity and stage are excellent for many types of music. I bounce from Symphony to opera to jazz to pop/rock. These show you what the engineer did in the recording mix very well. Without going into the sound specification scientifically, I'll say that they are nicely balanced without being a standard V or U shaped EQ but if the mix has thumping bass or screaming heavy metal treble, it shows. The sound separation and stage are very well done without trying to change it into something it is not. You get to hear the music as if you are there in the concert or in the studio.Comfort: for how heavy these metal pieces are, there is no fatigue from wearing them for 1-2 hours. Comfort on the whole ear is nice. The neckband is also quite comfortable and has nice controls.I HIGHLY recommend these if you want an audiophile experience with modern versatility while listening to you compute, iPod, iPhone, or with an adapter on your home stereo or tv.

I have used my T20i set for three years and the sound is incredible. The last year I didn’t use them much since I wanted a wireless solution. I’ve been using an inferior product till now. RHA finally released my favorite IEM with a wireless solution. This is perfect! They sound amazing and when I really want to get the highest quality possible I can switch them over to wired. Using these with Tidal has been fantastic and my only gripe is that they should have made these Bluetooth 5.0 though. The only thing holding this back has nothing to do with the headset and everything to do with Bluetooth but nonetheless it’s one of the best and truest to sound IEM you can get with Bluetooth.

The RHA T20 wired/wireless in ear headphones are the best sounding in ears I have heard. I have had and still have the Shure se535, Sennheiser ie80, Sennheiser Momentum m2-iieg, Beats Tour 2.0(the only headphones that Beats offers that are fair sounding, bass heavy though) and the T20’s outshine them all!! Bass is just right, controlled and fairly accurate, treble is crisp, spacious and plentiful without being sibilant. The midrange, oh the wonderful midrange, the T20’s have a really great sounding midrange presence. Vocals, male and female, are well represented. I have the Apple iPod touch 7 as my source, streaming Apple Music and amazon music HD, and some downloaded hi res music from HD Tracks. With a lightning to micro usb I add the FiiO Q1 Mark 2 dac/amp to my setup, using a linsoul c8 balanced and braided cable with mmcx connectors I use the balanced output of the Mark getting 240mw of power each channel to my T20’s. The audio experience is sublime and on a whole different level!!!! So if you are debating on the RHA’s get them!!!

I then said that I was pleased with my purchase.Why are you asking the same question now?

I use headphones for work everyday I have payed for expensive name brands in the past and I have been happy. Earlier in the year i needed a new pair of blutooth headphones and so I decided to try a cheaper knock off brand bought through Amazon......the sound quality was OK taking a phone call on it was Poor to say the least so i did a bit of research looking for another pair. I have to be honest i had not heard of RHA before 6 weeks ago and placed this model on the wait list hoping that the price would come down. Well guess what 3 weeks later the price dropped and so I jumped on the set. I could not be happier sound quality is Great, battery life is exceptional and phone calls i have taken and dialed are perfect. the selling point on this model is the dual ability of being wired and wireless...Very happy

Vor ziemlich genau 5 Jahren habe ich meine ersten Erfahrungen mit der Firma RHA gesammelt und war dort auf den MA750 (mit Kabel ;)) gestoßen und war somit angefixt. Dieser gefiel mir bereits ziemlich gut, auch wenn dieser nach längerem mMn etwas zu wenig untenrum ausgeprägt war. Nun zeigten sich am Kabel nach etwa 5 Monaten Spuren die mir so nicht gefallen sollten und ich konnte den In Ear retournieren womit ich nicht widerstehen konnte und auf den T20 wechselte, der grade erst kurze Zeit auf dem Markt angekommen war. Wie ich bereits in einer früheren Rezension schrieb, bin ich von diesem In Ear sehr begeistert. Dieser verweilt weiterhin in meinem Besitz und ich bin weiterhin höchst zufrieden, auch wenn sich an den Ohrbügeln, welche zurecht gebogen werden können die Kunststoffummantelung verfärbt und ich diese Bügel nur noch sehr vorsichtig verbiege.Da mittlerweile die Klinkenstecker aus dem Smartphone Alltag verschwinden hatte ich die Teufel Move BT zeitgleich für mobile Verwendung im Einsatz, diese hatte eine tolle Akkulaufzeit (15-20 Stunden), liegen aber Soundtechnisch doch eine Ecke unter den T20. Nachdem endlich die T20 Wireless erschienen waren, habe ich einige Zeit gehadert, da ich die hiesigen Rezensionen mit defekten In Ears gelesen hatte. Schlussendlich konnte ich aber nicht widerstehen und wollte mir ein eigenes Bild machen.Im Dezember 2019 sind die T20 Wireless schließlich bei mir eingetrudelt und ich war nach einiger "Einbrennzeit" der angetan, klanglich stehen die KH den "alten" T20 in nichts nach. Sehr angetan bin ich von der Möglichkeit, die Teile wahlweise mit Kabel oder am Bluetooth Nackenbügel zu betreiben. Der Wechsel geht dabei recht schnell und einfach von der Hand, positiv ist hier auch, dass die Connectoren zu den InEars dem Standard entsprechen, sodass ein Kabelbruch mit einem einfachen Austausch gegen ein beliebiges Kabel behoben werden kann. Die Veränderung der Lautstärke ist dabei nur in der Bluetooth Variante möglich, das Klinkenkabel hat hier keine Möglichkeit vorgesehen (stört mich nicht wirklich). Zusammen mit einem USB Klinkeadapter ist es aber toll, das ich die KH auch ohne geladenen Akku nutzen kann, insbesondere da per Klinke erst das volle Potential auch mit lossless HiRes Dateien voll ausgenutzt werden kann.Sehr angenehm empfinde ich im Vergleich zu den alten T20 die neuen Ohrbügel. Diese können nicht mehr angepasst werden (war diese Anpassungsmöglichkeit ja auch eine leichte Bruchstelle der alten KH), liegen aber für mich als Brillenträger sehr angenehm um das Ohr. Der Vorteil ist für mich, dass der Bügel nun etwas dünner ist und mich deutlich viel weniger stört, dem guten Sitz tut dies keinen Abbruch.Die Akkulaufzeit per Bluetooth ist zufriedenstellend und erreicht in der Praxis geschätzte 8-9 Stunden, ich lade aber meist zwischendurch kurz nach wenn der Akku 40% erreicht. Probleme, dass mir der Strom ausging hatte ich noch nie. In den aktuellen Coronazeiten nutze ich die In Ears auch sehr gerne für Telefonkonferenzen, die Verständlichkeit meinerseits ist dabei in Ordnung, aber wohl nicht überragend gut. Beschwerden hatte ich bisher aber keine hierzu. Erfreulicherweise habe ich auch keine Störungen in der Connectivity, Abbrüche treten ab einer Entfernung von 5-6 Metern zum Smartphone auf, dabei ist in meinem Fall eine Wand dazwischen, da hatte ich schon deutlich schlechtere BT Kopfhörer bzgl. der Reichweite. Bei den TrueWireless Modellen von RHA sieht das ja laut einigen Rezensionen leider anders aus.Insgesamt bin ich sehr angetan von der Modellpflege und nun meine Lieblings In-Ears endlich auch drahlos nutzen zu können. Die „alten“ T20 sind nun vor allem bei der Nutzung meiner Oculus Quest im Einsatz, Beatsaber und Co macht mit gutem Klang schließlich auch doppelt soviel Spaß. 😉 Somit gibt es für die T20 Wireless von mir volle 5/5 Sternen. Sollte ich irgendwelche Probleme bekommen werde ich diese später in der Rezension ergänzen.

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I wear my earphones at work and to commute. I used to have RHA MA750 wired and I lost them. I was a bit reluctant to go wireless but really the sound quality is just amazing! Freedom from the wire is quite nice too. I also like the possibility to be wired if needed. I also like the fact that the earbuds are magnetic so I can stick them together when I don’t used them. Bravo RHA!