So after testing the headphones for a good week now, I can say a few thing about them:
- They are very comfortable and sound great, overall build quality is good
- I tested them both with MB onboard sound and the Fiio E10K, the difference is like day and night. They sound much cleaner and the bass is punchier (even without the bass switch turned on) on the E10K, so never plug headphones like this into your MB, it would be a shame.
- The purchase was worth it for me, but I have to say this: I didn't notice a ton of difference in gaming tbh, of course everything sounds a bit better but I wouldn't buy them JUST for gaming, something like the HyperX Clouds are completely fine for that. If you listen to a bit of music though, it is definitely worth investing in a setup like this. It's just a completely different experience, amazing sound.
So I'm definitely pleased with the result, one critique point though: I noticed that the headband consists of 2 aluminium bands with leather wrapped around them, which is fine and very comfortable. But in order to raise/lower the earcups, there is a third aluminium piece right in between those. That means if you twist your earcups, they sometimes get stuck on each other and make a terrible sound, as if something plastic just broke. It obviously doesn't damage anything, but it is a design flaw and you can see it when opening the leather headband.
Other than that, I'm happy. Thanks for all the advice