So far so good on the XTC 2 64 ohm. Obviously good looking headphones. Comfort is above average. Fluffy pads get warm so I wonder how they’ll do in summer because my house gets hot and the ac sucks. Big soundstage. Bass and dynamics like power and woke them up. There are some sounds that have...

Mine should be here pretty soon! Excited to see if these are the hidden gem everyone talks about. I've already had the JM HE-R9s, sold my LCD-X for being to heavy, and hope this can punch up there with it.

No worries John. You followed up and got me. I already ordered and am looking forward to how they sound.

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“Lush midrange” is a new one for me haha. Can you clarify that one? I do like bass rumble. I was actually playing around with my zeus, clears and Edition XS last night and while the Clears were more punchy, the Edition XS actually had more rumble at similar listening levels. I almost wonder if...

I'm ready to order an XTC2 open back. Any opinions on driver type and tuning? Using it as a daily driver so I can sell my Edition XS, Focal Clears and maybe even my hard to find HarmonicDyne Zeuses. I listen to a very wide range of music, but mostly female vocals in JPop/rock and orchestral...

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Looking for a mint condition DCA Expanse with box, certificate and ideally XLR cable. Payment through Paypal. Shipping to 45039. Negotiable on price.

I liked my LCD-X sound for gaming most, but they’re just too heavy for longer sessions. Wearing Clear OGs for now. Used K702 special editions for competitive gaming back in the day but now I mostly just play single player RPGs. X2HRs were great budget headphones I wore for years after losing...

Eh I just ended up getting some Edition XS to test out eggman hifimen. Get em Tuesday. If I like them maybe I’ll pull the trigger on the Sus, or just step down to the HEKSE.

Yeah unfortunately. Spose I could order a lower cost pair and return them if I want to step up to Sus just to test them out. Any you would recommend as an “affordable baby Sus”?

I have a 400se and thought they were amazing value for the money and on-par or punchier than my X2HRs I also used to use for gaming. They broke pretty quickly, though. I have not tried any of the more expensive mid-fi Hifimen. I wonder if I should order the Edition XS first since they’re down...

LCD-X and Focal Clear OGs are my highest-end headphones right now. The LCD-X are just too heavy for all day use, so I'm selling them. Love the bass though. Have played around with some JM-Mod HE-R9 headphones which are fun head rattlers and super comfy. Also have some HarmonicDyne Zeus that I...

I’ve got a Schitt Modius. Balanced outputs. I don’t imagine spending anything more here will mean anything.

Honestly about 3x more than I want to spend on any amp. I'll probably just pass on the Sus and get HE1KSEs or Empyrean 2s instead. I have absolutely no issue with my current stack and any of the 10 other headphones I've used on it. Sounds like the sussy boi is just beyond any investment I'm...

Good deal on these locally used to me that I am considering with my Christmas bonus. But I hear they are hard to drive. I've got a THX AAA 887 that should put out enough wattage, but people say "it won't be very dynamic". Is there an amp I should consider that isn't going to cost $3000+ that...

I’m intrigued by these. The highest end headphones I have are Focal Clears and LCD-X running off an Asgard. I’m not a fan of the Clears because the soundstage feels really claustrophobic. Like, I prefer my JM modded HE-R9s over the Clears. Reading that it’s semi-open back, I’m thinking it might...

I think I'm deciding between the HEKv2 Stealths and Arya Stealths for my next headphones. These will primarily be for cinematic experiences - action, sci-fi movies and single player gaming (RPGs like The Witcher, Skyrim, Final Fantasy and space games like Elite Dangerous). Most of the music I...

Lol I am wearing LCD-X right now. They're just so damn heavy. But, yeah I love them.

I am super interested in the TH-909s, but no place to try any of these out anywhere near me. I'm worried it'd lose definition for more nuanced details like my X2HRs and modded HE-R9s are - great bassey cans but a tad bit muddy.

Any recommendations on high-end end game level immersive, cinematic experience headphones? Things for non-competitive games like RPGs and action games like Final Fantasy, Nier, Monster Hunter, Skyrim, etc. I'm thinking sub $3kish including the used market. HD800/S (but lacks "cinematic bass")...

Thanks guys. I ended up getting a JM Modded HE-R9 used off another user, but ultimately have learned I am not an closed back headphone fan. That said, they're pretty fantastic when I need to block out the background noise of the world or my neighbor's dogs barking. I was able to get a HE400SE...

I'm driving my currently Phillips X2HR with a Schitt Modius and Asgard. These should be easy to drive headphones, but I have to switch the high gain switch up to get some good volume from it. Not sure if that means I might have a defective amp, but maybe that's something for a different thread...

I've been gaming with Phillips X2HRs for a few years now, and before that I had some AKG K702 65th Anniversaries. All great stuff, but I no longer play competitive games and am looking for something more "fun", I suppose. I've been playing a lot of space games like Elite Dangerous, and the sound...

I've currently got a pair of AKG K702 65th Annies that have been my main drivers for years. I've abused them a little too much and they are pretty much falling apart. If I cock my head to the side or move a bit, it can lose sound in one of the drivers. I know... I'm a terrible person. Either...