Drop + grell TWS1X IEM

Dec 10, 2021

The grell TWS/1 has glass touch controls for volume, playback, ANC on/off, transparent mode, etc. Its responsive like a smartphone’s touchscreen. You can grab the edges of the “disc” to reposition them with low likelihood of bumping controls. Karin Grell made an excellent diagram of the touch controls, I’ll find them and share with you :) Edit: It’s a PDF, which I can’t upload here. So here’s some screenshots of the PDF for you 😂 ought to do the job!

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Dec 23, 2021

EvshrugWhat does this part mean in the quick start guide?

Dec 23, 2021

LD_TypeWhen you open the lid for the first time, you are greeted by status lights on the charging case that indicate the initial pairing to your first Bluetooth device: 1.) the four lights turn on in sequence left to right, the earbuds are in pairing mode and looking for a connection. 2.) The left and right half of the lights alternate being on, the earbuds found a device and are establishing a connection. 3.) All four lights are linked and blink, the courtship dance is complete and the pairing is successful.

You can store additional secure Bluetooth pairings this way:

With the earpiece in your ear, touch and hold on the right earpiece for 5 seconds. Use your smartphone/ smartwatch/ smartshoe/ tablet/ computer/ smartTV/ media streamer/ etc settings to select the TWS1X, and the earbuds will give voice prompts to announce pairing mode and pairing successful. If you continue holding on the right touch area for 10 seconds, the earbuds will forget all paired devices (but the earbuds are still paired to eachother). When you open the lid of your charging case, the earpieces begin trying to reestablish a connection to the last used Bluetooth device. If the last used device isn’t available, then it checks if there are any other connections available, in the order in which they were paired.

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Feb 1, 2022

LD_TypeTo explain the instructions, I made a demonstration video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg2NQsdGXYY&list=PL0PJoPgAcdsDOWacfqdRpLVqxBcBiQ1e5&index=4

g.todd

Dec 11, 2021

It will be hard to remember all those taps and swipes. Another question I have is: I have a pair of Helm IEMs that sound super, but no volume control. Also they fit good until I move my jaw and sometimes they don't just fall out, they get ejected and I find them 15 feet away. Needless to say I can only wear them to the gym on in my home, but never outside or in a crowded environment. Can the Grell get ejected like my Helm and if so can a tether be attached to them?

Jan 9, 2022

g.toddGenerally, music controls are on the right ear, ANC controls are on the left ear. The exception is next track/backtrack, we put them on the left ear so that the swipe gesture couldn’t be confused with swiping up/down on the right bud for volume. I’m scripting a video to demonstrate the touch controls, thinking about how to group things together and if I can think of any other ways to simplify the learning/thought process, but it does become memorized after using them a few days. I have to un-learn what I have learned, to help others learn 😉 I find the foam tips to be less slippery if your ears tend to squeeze out eartips. It’s happened with me too with other brands, especially if the tips are too large (small ones may slip out, but they don’t “eject” for me). With the Drop TWS1X, the antitragus (the lower ridge on the outer ear) helps hold the earpiece in my ear even if they get loose, and the included wingtips should give you additional points of contact to secure them to your ear during vigorous movement. With that said, you probably could tie a piece of thread just below the touch “disk” to each earpiece if you were concerned, but it’s probably not necessary.

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tmprlillsns

Dec 9, 2021

Are you going to drop support on this after a year, like you did for the Drop Pandas?

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JCDitto

Dec 9, 2021

Don't recall any dropped support for Panda. Had a FW update a few months back as well.

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vken27

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Dec 14, 2021

are we getting an HD600 tuning?

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Dec 15, 2021

Good question, complicated solution! Our ears are unique, and filter the frequency response of speakers, headphones, and everything we hear. “Neutral headphones” are designed to sound like linear studio monitor speakers. It’s like wearing tinted glasses, but you’re used to perceiving “natural” through that filter. With headphones, an audio engineer (Axel Grell was the chief engineer for the HD 600, by the way) at least knows your outer ear and inner ear will apply the same filter effect to speakers and headphones. In-ear headphones can be designed to emit a linear, flat-measuring sound, but we’re not used to hearing sound that way, without the filter of our outer ears (and different ear tips change the sound significantly as well). Long story short, it’s harder to make in-ears sound like a specific headphone or speaker… out of the box. If you download the SoundID app, it should come with an alternative tuning that gets reasonably close to a linear sound like the HD 600. However, the secret weapon is to take the intuitive SoundID Quiz, while you’re in a quiet environment, to A/B test and build up a tailored EQ profile that is unique just for your ears! That profile can also be uploaded into the TWS1x, so you can use it with any source you want besides your smartphone, too 😉

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Scoobmx

Dec 9, 2021

which comply tips fit these? will grell or drop sell foam tip replacements?

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Dec 10, 2021

Comes with two sizes of foam tips, but you can use Comply 200 series if you like. That’s what I’m using in 2023

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Dec 15, 2021

How do I troubleshoot connection or firmware update issues?

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