Just an update: I recently received a pair of these cans, and MY WORD are these simply incredible. I ordered from Musica Acoustics (thanks for referring me to Dimitri, Twinster!) and they came within 5 days. The purpleheart/amaranth wood cups are very beautiful, comparable to Denons and the W1000x, in my opinion - sometimes, it even changes color. Anyway, the sound from these has the following qualities for me:
+ Laid-back presentation, but still very engaging (perhaps a bit more than the Sennheiser sound)
+ Like LFF said, has a very natural reproduction of sound, I don't think I could bear to listen to Sibelius or Chick Corea with anything else
+ Works with nearly any genre thrown at it, treble is "just-enough" to give you the details, but not enough to make it painful
+ Imaging and detail is superb, matches and sometimes exceeds the Pro 900, DT 770 and even the K601 in those areas
+ Has a bass presence, but doesn't dare try to cover up those tasty mids
- If you like to listen to electronica/hip-hop often (bass and treble emphasis), I would look somewhere else as it may not satisfy compared to something like an Ultrasone
- Soundstage feels a bit lacking in terms of width - for me the Pro 900s seem to have more, but to be fair it IS a closed can
- They can be rather heavy for some, and when it's first on your head it's like one of those jackhammer earcovers
- Very revealing of a poor source
- Don't even think about taking these anywhere. Nope
In the future, I'd like to compare these to the regular FA-002W, HD 6xx/598, DT 880 and whatever else I can get my hands on. I am running these with the Yulong D100, and compared them to the DT 770 (250) and the Pro 900's. I hope I didn't simply echo everything that LFF wrote in his review!
