Quote: It's because of the X1s. If you wanna know why, go to here (http://www.head-fi.org/t/623013/new-philips-fidelio-x1) Whole bunch of impressions in that thread.  I do have to say however, these are not for portable usage, mainly home.

Thanks Viralcow for go through their terrible support for us! You know what? After using these headphones for a week and doing quite a bit of googling, I think the pads were originally supposed to be removeable (as shown on CES), however, probably due to some error or something (maybe a...

Quote: Haha yea the price was a little too convenient hence why I'm a little suspicious. They do sound pretty amazing to me though, but who am I to judge, you guys are the experts :P

I literally just signed up because I was worried I might have gotten fakes... even though the chances are slim. I've been meaning to get a good headphone (anything better than the apple ones!) since I listen to music avidly and enjoy it quite a bit. I didn't exactly want to spend over $200 on a...