delladood
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Hey guys, I seem fairly new to this due to my whooping 0 posts on Headfi, but I'm quiet the headphone nerd to say the least. I'm currently in audiology school, and I have a pretty good idea of whats going on inside these headphones. I recently got off of the phone with FutureSonics(Manufacturing company for the atrios) and the atrios X series has been somewhat left in the dark. We all know of the recent change from MG5 series to the MG7 series. All in all, there cant be much of a quality gain as far as the quote on quote "NEW DRIVERS or the MG7." In all honesty I believe they just played with the frequencies on the same exact driver to give it a little change. It could be compared to the IE8 vs the IE80 sound differences(which is minute to say the least). I mean honestly... How much better can they make a so called "Audiophile grade" driver. That being said, the Atrios X is nothing but the MG5 older driver edition which everyone had came to love in the past. To sum it all up there is no difference between the atrios x and the MG5 considered the fact that they both share the exact same MG5 driver. Its just an "Older" if you would even call it "Older" driver. But does the MG7 justify the $100 price jump? Absolutely not... These drivers are manufactured in the U.S. which is a change of pace, and they were honestly fine tuned to begin with in the MG5 series. I just ordered a pair of Atrios X's with inline mic for $44 dollars(and they are authentic keep in mind)!!!!?? the original MG5 drivers were a solid $160 dollars, which although it does not break your bank, it still is a chunk of cash for those who are unsure of the quality they will receive. Needless to say, I am excited to rip into these headphones for the first time. When I get the headphones in the mail, Ill be sure to throw a detailed review on here and if they actually do burn in, I will keep everyone updated. A little background on all the headphones I have owned so I can have a little accreditation: In the past, I have had 2 pairs of IE8's, Test Driven IE80's, Triple Fi 10, Shure SE425, sennheiser cx300-II, sennheiser CX680, sennheiser MX680, sennheiser cx475(big bass), Beats By Dre TOUR, iBeats, Dre Solo HD's, YurBuds Ironman series(For road biking), Monster Copper Turbine pro, Test Driven Monster Gold Turbine, Shure SE215, Test Driven Shure SE535, and many more I just cant list. My preference is the IE8, CX680, and the Shure SE425 due to its beautiful acoustic and balanced sound.