Writing you all again, on my fourth set of X2's - this time being an X2HR. Been listening for about a week now enjoying it a fair bit but I couldn't help but notice some sounds being more prominent in the right channel. I felt like I had to squeeze the left cup a bit closer to get perfect...

There's no sonic difference. Hardly any comfort difference, maybe they get less sweaty with time but that's it. Early model X2 had pads with a little bit too much fabric compared to actual padding inside so they always felt a bit more relaxed and comfortable to me. Rest are really samey. I have...

On the subject of earpads I really didn't like brainwavz so I tried getting in touch with Philips. Got some part numbers for spare earpads for the X2HR directly from Philips Nordic Support (well, Gibson), I was told to just go to whatever authorized retailer and have them order them. Bear in...

So I bought another pair of X2's, this time around the X2HR. I've previously owned 3 X2's (1 new, 2 used) all passed on in one way or another. Returned the new one due to noticeable imbalance, sold one with slight imbalance an untrained ear probably couldn't hear and sent in the last one for RMA...

And soon you'll realise only certain frequencies are louder in one ear than the other. I had a really weird lack of mids in one ear, balanced it by making it +1 on my sound card and thought I had fixed it until I started noticing I lacked bass and treble on the other side when I +1'd for the...

So to continue the story of my used X2's with loose bolts which I tried to repair only to have them come loose again and finally send them in for RMA: I am getting a full refund (more than I paid for them used) since the store no longer carry the original X2's with the HR's coming in soon - They...

Cheers, I tried it but with a philips scredriver as I could just barely nudge one of the edges into the flathead part of most of the bolts and twist them fairly tight. They came undone again a day after of heavy usage so I gave up. Called the previous owner, got the receipt, turns out they're...

Guys I need your help. I'm on my third set and I finally found one without driver imbalance. I'm in love with the sound, only one problem. It's used and the metal bolts are loose. Not the black plastic ones on the outer rings (I know they're fake), the ones connecting the outer ring to the...

Yes, I am happy everyone got working units, I'm just saddened that some people would like to brush these issues to the side as being one-off's or subjective bias. Also the fact that the two pairs I've heard sound vastly different is concerning, because now I don't know which signature people are...

I described this issue in this post: http://www.head-fi.org/t/494565/xonar-essense-stx-random-loud-high-pitched-ringing-noise/120#post_11842340   I've since sold my Essence 2 and bought an Essence (1) STX. Have not had the issue in 4 months. I think the STX2 driver is bogus or the card design...

Bought a 2014 model used, says Woox on the box. Shiny lintbomb earpads. Previously had a 2016 Gibson pair brand new, matte earpads. No glue on either, though the outer metal ring on the Gibson pair was sticking out quite a bit on the right earcup.   Gibson pair were imbalanced out of the box...

I don't think this issue will happen on Linux but who knows. I found that I missed the 3-step amplification settings from the Xonar Audio Center in Linux Mint (Or, missing the Audio Center completely as it's a Windows application). It seems all Xonar sound cards with various steps in...

3rd or 4th message here, I just wanted to update you all on the fact that I've sold the card and thus will be withdrawing from the discussion.   The reply I got from ASUS Support was so disheartening I just gave up. I wanted to recoup some of my cost and I sincerely hope whoever I sold it to...

  Happened again, luckily I was just done with a session of playing video games casually checking out some youtube clips on Reddit and had my headphones on the desk. I jumped and had a small heartattack. This is on a different driver than before (still official), another installation of Firefox...

  I thought I had written that, it sounds exactly like how it happened to me, except I had an Essence ST, and now have an Essence II, and I'm running W8.1. When it happened to me however, I got very loud clipping sound of the video I was playing (like, way beyond sound card spec and possibly...