I was in the exact same situation a few years ago and decided to go with the Fidelio X2. It's great for the use you are describing and can't recommend it enough. I own other headphones now and the X2 is still one of my favs.

I demoed the product with my wife at CanJam SoCal 18 and we pre-ordered it as a gift to myself for a future accomplishment that I've been working on for the past 2 years. The Smyths brothers told me that the product was going to be released within 3 months, so I felt pretty bad with the...

I do have them, but I haven't had the chance to game on them. Soundstage is pretty wide, nobody would have guessed they are semi closed. Bass is pretty visceral too. I'd say they are pretty fun in general, and COMFORTABLE. The deerskin band is a must when ordering.

Let us know what you think when you get them, I'm not the best doing A/B comparisons.

They are cooler than stock pads, and thinner. With the new pads, my left ear touches the inside and that never happened with stock. They advertise better sealing and I wear glasses so I decided to give it a try. Sealing to me looks almost identical and I haven't heard sonic differences between...

Same here. Oh boy...

This is one of the best answers I have seen to his questions. Ever. :ok_hand:

Look in the For Sale / Trade section of the forum, you might find a cheap pair there. About alternatives, it all depends on budget and sound signature preference. I had the same setup you currently have (X2 + boompro + GSX) and I was happy with it, but then I started looking for something...

I'm also curious to see if anyone can come up with ideas. Will be happy to test if I have the right equipment.

I like the Super X-Fi device. As a portable amp, it's pretty clean and the surround it's pretty awesome. I tested it on PC with a Dolby Atmos demo video and at some point I heard a bird flying behind my head perfectly. I usually don't get a good sense of rear cues with VSS. The problem with the...

I know nothing about psycho acoustics, but when I was doing the demo at CanJam, they played a sound from the front left speaker and when I switched to headphones my brain instructed my eyes to look at that speaker. You hear something and your brain needs to make sense of it. Few weeks ago I...

One of the reasons why the custom demo worked so well is because we were able to see the speakers when audio through headphones was playing. It helps to trick our brain. Distance plus not having physical speakers at home could make the sound less "realistic" to our ears but I'm sure we'll get...

Thank you for sharing! Getting closer to shipping day!

Hopefully some local Head-Fiers can get more info and latest update. CanJam Shangai gives me hope that the product will be delivered and that it will be awesome.

I did. It comes with a headset for a limited time.

I'm on the same boat. I have never tried the edition X and I wonder how are they for gaming

93?? Is this a typo? lol

No, $400 is a lot for them. I've seen them as low as $150 and normally they can be found for around $200 to $250 (at least in the US) Amazon US has them for $256 atm. Try eBay, you might find something cheaper closer to you.

I'd go with the Phillips Fidelio X2 plus a v-moda boompro mic, IMO that combo it's the best of both worlds in your price range (headphones vs headset). They are on the fun side, extremely comfortable with really big soundstage and they check all your requirements. Easy to drive (20 ohm...

Just curious, what have you compared the X7+ Sparkos with?

I haven't listened to the Ether CXs, but they are closed back HPs. Everything you currently own is open back. I would expect soundstage to be smaller but again, haven't tried them. I personally need to be aware of my surroundings.

This got me excited. Thank you sir for translating!

Thank you so much for the detailed post. Really helps since I'm planning a similar setup. What program did you use to EQ the HD800? TIA

I believe it was only a pre-order promotion. I had a friend in Spain order one yesterday and it worked, but now the headset is not automatically added to the cart.

Yes, physically moving my head IRL. The Mobius has a built-in tracker, similar to the Realiser.