From my notes when I tried them, the W1000X sounded like a W1000 with possibly better bass and much better and more extended treble. The mids are still very forward -- too much for my tastes. Tracks already with a lot of mid-bass were overblown, but the bass was the best I've heard from a bass-heavy can since the L3000s. If there is anything I like about the new X series cans it's the treble, which was dull on ATs primarily due to the pads being too flat. If you roll up and stuff a tissue into the pads of any AT which has the older style, suddenly the treble comes out and the congestion disappears. The X series of cans use a W5000-style arc and have new pads, which results in a fit that doesn't work for me unless I bend the arc into more of an ellipse, allowing the pads to sit more vertically on my head. Being used to HD-800s, the W1000X did put the music in a smaller space, much of that having to do with the forward mids that gives such an illusion.
I need to go into the city and have another go of them though. This time I'll do a comparison with the A2000X and W1000 if they are still there.
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