Michael Myers
New Head-Fier
I think I’ve solved the weird popping noise. It’s not buttons rattling, but the material covering the driver coming slightly out of place. If you pop off your earpad, and just push this part of the material back into position and hold it there so the adhesive sticks again, I think you’ll be good. At the very least, worth trying before swapping out for a fresh pair.
Thank you for this post. I've had a problem with the clicking noise (someone else said it sounded like a Snapple lid, which sounded spot on to me) on the right side with my first pair. I bought a replacement because of a small tear in the pleather headband on my first one (I was worried it would worsen over time after my return window, and I didn't think a $400 headphone should carry that risk), but unfortunately I've had the clicking noise problem in the second one as well, this time on the left! It's intermittent and not severe, but again it's unacceptable for a $400 headphone to have this kind of issue. I'm a little afraid of opening it up because it's not magnetic; I guess I'm worried I'd inadvertently damage them and void my warranty or something. I'll see if it magically lessens with time and further use, fingers crossed.
As for the sound, I'm hopeful and kind of excited. The 2nd pair sounded pretty good off the bat, so either there was some brain burn-in after listening to my first pair for 6-8 hours or there was a difference in manufacturing (which I know is unlikely and which I haven't read about before). As a few others have also noted, I found the PX to be a bit too boring, I agree with Maukey that I'd basically prefer a bit more excitement from my headphones these days. Plus, the PX wasn't really that great with clarity despite the great soundstage and defined bass; the mids would sometimes get a bit messy when there was a lot going on in a song. Anyway, the PX7 certainly isn't great for pure clarity, and its vocals are unfortunately recessed, but the bass is fun again as it was on the P7W. When I first heard the P7W, I was quite annoyed by the bass but I missed it along with its overall sound signature when I moved to the PX's. What I love about the PX7 so far is that its bass isn't as loose as I remembered the P7W's. I feel that P7W's probably had more "treble sparkle" and probably more vocal clarity than the PX7, but overall the PX7 maybe sounds a bit more cohesive in its own way. That's my impression for now at least, I haven't really put in a lot of hours yet.
One other note, about sources. I believe ryanmatic mentioned vocals for Fiona Apple sounded good on the PX7; I agree, I heard the exact same thing ("Oh Well" is one of my dozen arbitrary reference tracks I go to whenever I listen to new headphones!). I think modern mastering, especially the ones that lean loud and bright and can otherwise cause ear fatigue, can be balanced out pretty decently with the PX7 (as they were with the P7W). Bob Dylan's Modern Times sounds great, despite its being a terrible mastering on CD. However, I'm worried about the more analog-sounding sources, some of those flatter and warmer 80s-style masterings, or mono recordings such as Dylan's - they may not fare as well on the PX7, I'll have to see.
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