Denkmal
500+ Head-Fier
Funny how ears hear different thingsInterestingly, I have, so far, found the px8 to be more sibilant than the mw65. I've had a closer listen, and I now know why I'm not liking ( tbh this is an understatement ) the PX8. It's the DSP. For me, it feels like there's a room eq at work - I'm hearing alot of reverb in the music. There's also TOO much bass for me, and IMO it's veiling everything else that's going on. That for me gives it a more commercial sound signature. The mids feel more veiled and the vocals aren't capturing me. I'm doubtful that another 20 hours of listening is going to change that. I really wanted to like these, but in all honesty, they sound $400, not $1150. I've already put them up for sale. I want to maintain the highest resell value I can, so adding another 50 hours of listening time isn't on the cards.
I get the ”too much bass” part, and sure the tuning is not neutral by any means.
But the warm mids and impact on vocals are propably my favourite thing about the PX8, alone with the energy and drive and the nice timbre.
I reach for these over Bathys everytime I am listening to music with lots of electric guitars, female vocals or singer-songwriter acoustics.
Bathys are excellent too but very different.
If I were you I would probably try and listen to:
Focal Bathys
Mark Levinson 5909
T+A Solitaire
Bang & Olufsen H95
Master & Dynamic MW75
I heard all of these but the T+A, ended up buying and keeping Bathys and PX8