QUESTION · TUESDAY FOCUS
If using them wirelessly in a situation where your signal chain includes side tone—one's own voice in the mix—would the single digit millisecond latency be perceptible or distracting for some users?
ASKED BY · Brody Hefner · NEW YORK CITY · 22 SEP 2026 · ▶ 00:01:48
Brian Fisher
At 5.8 milliseconds the LW6 is below the 10-millisecond audibility threshold; direct monitoring (real-time) avoids latency, and DAW settings with virtual instruments or amp simulators should be managed separately.
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1:39I'm wearing them right here. And like you said, they are a ultra low latency wireless studio headphone. So that's kind of a category that hasn't existed. There are obviously plenty of consumer headphones that are wireless. You know, Bluetooth options are all over the place, but the issue with Bluetooth is it degrades the audio quality. So you have compressed audio and you also have a lot of latency.
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