Just ordered myself a pair of these! Sadly I missed out on the first 2000 units, so I had to buy them via a postal forwarding company to get them to me... The whole thing cost about the same though, so no issues. I expect them in March.    They will be taking the place of my Q701 and possibly...

Completed it in about 90 minutes. :)   I got my first one wrong somewhere in the silver section, and I think I only got about 8 wrong overall. (Mostly in the frequency bands section, though I found that much easier when I closed my eyes)   Used Fidelio X1's out of a Xonar Essence STX. 

Really looking forward to this X2 review...... :D

Is it possible to 'lock' the headphones in stereo mode? (i.e removing the functionality of the stereo/mono switch) because my switch is broken and stuck somewhere between stereo and mono which sounds a little strange.    Is there also a step by step on how to mod them to fit a detachable...

Yep, they're awesome, new setup is awesome, love it!    I sense a long and expensive road ahead. 

I haven't used tried them together yet, but how do you think my E7 would fare?

My X1's arrived a couple of days ago along with my new Xonar Essence STX. I must say I am impressed with them, they are a very surprising headphone. Beyond my expectations in various fields.    I have a Sennheiser Pro coiled cable in the post as well. I chose it simply because I sit very close...

Thanks :)   Its exciting taking another step up in the world of audiophilia. From budget-fi to mid-fi. First open backs too, in fact, I havent even used open backs before.    Another question to which you may be able to shed some light. Is plugging the headphones straight into the sound card...

  Will do!    How long do you think the burn in time will be through general listening? Is it worth leaving them playing frequency sweeps for a few days or something to accelerate the process?   When I got my DJ100's they had already been burned in.  

Just purchased the Phillips Fidelio X1's for (£148 brand new), along with a Hama/Koss coiled cable (£9.80 brand new) and a Xonar Essence STX (£90 used, boxed with warranty)  

What makes you think I'll like the 598's better? I did consider them but the reviews and build quality of the X1's are so much better. I'd just like to point out that people have been comparing these headphones to cans in the £300 - £450 region, and I can get a pair of X1's for £150. I can't...

Can you explain a little more what you mean by the sound being 'darker'? Cheers :)   And my hearing is pretty good, I can tell the difference between different audio components etc, but I am still new to the methods of describing the sound, so I may have a-lot of questions which make it seem...

Hi guys, I listen to a wide variety of music genres ranging from classical to dubstep, from blues to death metal, from country to Korean pop as well as everything else in-between. The type of music I listen to depends entirely on my mood, but recently I have been listening to a-lot of classical...

Whoa hold up now. I have a pair of Sennheiser CX300-II's and a pair of Sony MH1C's, the MH1C's to my ears at least, do sound very nice, but not as good as the CX300-II's.    I have just purchased a pair of Brainwavz M2's as an upgrade to my CX300-II's because the Brainwavz M2's are...

Hi there, my setup isn't brilliant by any means but i made do with what I have and it sounds decent enough to my ears :)   The setup i have is Foobar2000 playing FLAC > Asus Xonar DS > 3.5mm to RCA hi-fi interconnect > Sony TA-D505 Equaliser/Amplifier* > 5.25 - 3.5mm adapter > 3.5mm...

Hey guys, i am looking at these amp's for use with Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 speakers, Koss PRO DJ100's, and at some point down the line maybe some open backs and some xb700's.   The first one is a TEAC A-R630 http://www.teac.co.uk/products/separates-A-R630-Stereo-Amplifier.php   The...

I know that this amp is a little long in the tooth now, but considering that i can get my hands on one for £45, would it be good for driving Wharfedale Diamond 10.1 speakers and Koss Pro DJ100 headphones?   Any comments on sound quality?   Better alternative amps which i can pick up used...

these look a lot like skullcandy lowriders style wise.

Quote: An Asus Xonar DS and Koss Pro DJ100's (which i'm not sure if i need an amp for or not, some of the frequencies seem to buzz slightly at higher voloumes, but this might just be static or damaged headphone drivers)   OR   A Cowon i9 and the Koss Pro DJ100's (which 100%...

Thanks for the heads up, but as much as I want some open backs for my classical, some better iem's, some xb700's for my dubstep, an alpen e17, a several hundred pound desktop amp, some wharfedale diamonds and a xonar essence stx sound card, I can't buy any of it xD The curse of student life :'(

Quote: awh hell, i'll get the e6 and then if i dont think its good enough i'll get the e11... LAWL

Quote: a rubbish amp can take quality away though cant it? For example when i used my sterio as an amp it made everything louder but there was a decrease in bass even at the volumes i used the phones at before i used the stereo as an amp. (it is a pile of crap though, panasonic mini...

I just had the idea of using my stereo as an amplifier, and WOW what a difference compared to no amplifier! I can play my music about twice as loud with better bass response! Im pretty sure that it is a terrible amplifier, but wow, what a difference xD   How exactly does an amp work? In...

Will it just be obvious to me? too quiet or constrained? tinny? unbalanced etc?  I have never used decent gear before, so i have no idea how 'good' something 'good' should sound if that makes sense.

Title says it all really. Or will I need an amp?