The satellite is terrible, the mofi or lola is better for value if you have to go with blue but imo still not the greatest choice pool.
It didn't sound better wired either, by paying more, you're not getting an upgrade in sound quality; it's a
premium for wireless. The satellite is only great for those who have not tried high quality headphones let alone great wireless, but anyone who isn't easily satisfied like how most reviewers are these days and actually critique them for performance and value (and has experience with many good headphones) will be disappointed, you're better off with a beyer 770 series if you want isolation, ANC on the blue is a joke and those "secondary set of dedicated ANC 30mm drivers" are literally just for marketing purposes, I should have figured that if a company like bose that is renowned for the best ANC didn't do it, it must have been for a reason. Don't get me wrong, bose headphones are terrible for sound but one thing they do get right is comfort (a lot lighter), good battery life, and ANC which they have a giant R&D pool for.
Blue just kinda used their microphone brand name to market it as superior when it really isn't
Comfort is terrible but not the
worst I've experienced, the only headphone that doesn't hurt the top of my head and isn't an adjustable akg style headband is the
hd800 and
hifiman edition s which both share a similar headband design where the outer sides of the headband cushion is larger than the middle which in return makes the weight distribution much more even and not just on the top of your head. That is the same reason why I found even the
beyer t1 flagship uncomfortable, but the satellite has a
HARD headband without any kind of foam, the other blue headphones at least look like they got a soft padded memory foam headband which the satellite is completely lacking. The traditional high clamp and heavy weight of blue headphones doesn't help either.
Can't judge the ella but I don't have the highest of hopes,
planar isn't anything magical, the recent rise of planar has to do more with marketing than actual performance, they have been around long before dynamics. And from my experience with their other headphones, the price they charge is not proportional to performance and more associated with brand name and
mainstream market competition