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http://www.headfonia.com/the-phenomenal-philips-fidelio-l2-feat-fidelio-m1bt-review/
The X1 has more bass emphasis but for sheer SQ these cans are amazing. I can't wait to get a pair myself..Will report as soon as I can get my grubby hands on a pair. The level of drivers Philips is using. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if these EQ and take to bass amping like a champ.. If you can demo a pair I would.. That stage.. RPG. That stage!
If even X1 has more bass which is an open-back that's a little disappointing, they should have sticked a little closer to the L1 in terms of bass, then it had been very consumer-friendly too. Besides, L1 had a decent boosted quantity but also had top-notch quality to it according to measurements.
Well they're open headphones, or semi-open, so in terms of isolation it simply will not compete with a closed headphone. You will hear mostly everything around you, and the leakage is quite high too. I guess normal for an open headphone, or maybe slightly less, but again nowhere near the levels of a closed headphone.
If you're looking for isolation, look elsewhere
very interesting review... though they praise it, the review actually dissuaded me from holding out for it. I would like to see other reviews.
Well L1 was pretty decent in isolation, has that changed for L2 then? I personally need some isolation for the sake of muting my computer fans a little.
I've never heard the L1, so I wouldn't know. I was only comparing it to a closed headphone. To give an example, I could hear myself clattering on the keyboard very clearly when I was listening to the L2, while I could barely or not at all hear myself when I put on the P7 or 1R at the time.