Thanks for all your help guys. Still deciding whether to give it a go myself or just save the hassle and pay the cash. It's good to hear all your views though. Thanks!

I've had a Pono player since December and have enjoyed it thoroughly with my HD600s. I want to make the jump getting a balanced cable and seeing how that sounds. Here in the UK, I've seen a cable that is basically an HD650 stock cable that has had the single 3.5 jack replaced with two 3.5 jacks...

I just wanted to say that this thread helped in my decision to get a pair hd 600s and I'm really glad I did. They sound fantastic - very natural, well balanced and definitely enough bass. I auditioned a pair of Fidelio X2s a few weeks ago and, while I can't say I completely trust my memory, I'm...

 Thanks for your quick reply. Which would you prefer for the album Thriller by Michael Jackson?

Thanks very much, really helpful.   Does anyone have any opinions about which sounds more natural/realistic?

Thanks very much for your help. Having a look now

I'm thinking about the x2 vs the Sennheiser hd 650. Has anyone compared them? I had the chance to listen to the hd 650 through an ak 240 the other day. I was struck by how natural the Senns sounded. Do the x2 sound as natural? Do they sound fun?

Has anyone compared the x2 to the focal spirit professional? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I've had these for a few months now and I love them but I'm getting the itch to try another pair. Has anyone compared these to the sennheiser hd600?

I got the FSP about a week ago and I really REALLY like them. I don't have any super high end stuff so my early comparisons have been to the my Alessandro MS1 and Philips Fidelio L2. Impressions so far have been good, a lot of detail and I'm very happy with the flat response, may be the...

Has anyone compared these or the classics to the Fidelio L2? I've got the L2 but these sound really good!

Jonfairway where did you get the silver cable for the L2s?

The X5 is the other one I was considering also. A comparison would be great.

Is it worth upgrading to the dx90 from a dx50? I've heard the amp section is much better but my headphones (Philips Fidelio L2) are low impedance (16 ohm) so do I really need a better amp section? Also, is there a benefit to having to 2 mono dac chips rather than 1 stereo? Thanks for any help!

Has anyone had any trouble with track listings? I edit the tracks with Tag on a mac but this doesn't seem to make a difference. Also, having trouble playing some flac files? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk