essbee1964
New Head-Fier
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I’ve had the PX7s for a couple of months. Clamping force is still higher than my previous sets - B&W P5s & Bose QC35ii - but has got better over time. Not as comfortable as the Bose but I can wear them for around two or so hours without too much discomfort.
Biggest frustration is how different these sound depending on the song. Overall, I just find them too bass heavy and this bleeds into the vocals. I know others have commented on the ‘dark’ profile but to me they are a bit too dark. Perhaps this is just my ears but I bought them based on the P5 wireless and I think the sound profile is very different to those.
Music that is well recorded and ‘spacious’ is where the PX7s shine - Steely Dan is a great example (‘Hey Nineteen’ is my go to headphone testing track). Push hard rock or live albums and the mid-bass overwhelms everything - ‘The Anarchist’ from Rush R40 live album is an example the drumming at the beginning sounds overblown and ‘hollow’. The R40 album becomes unlistenable on the PX7s but is fine on the P5s.
Never experienced this difference by song/genre in other headphones, particularly disappointing considering no EQ function and that they have been specifically tuned for quality
I do like a fair bit of bass but not quite the amount the PX7s have. Seems like a trend with ANC phones these days apart from Bose QC35/NC700 that have a different sound (neutral but also slightly artificial to me)
When the PX7s are good they are fantastic and offer a brilliant soundstage and detail. Unfortunately when they are bad they just don’t quite hit the mark. It would be awesome if they had an EQ to just reduce the bass, I am part of the Apple ecosystem and the iPhone/IPad EQ in the music app is poor. I subscribe to Apple Music but have considered moving to Spotify as there is some sort of EQ available although I find Apple Music has better quality recordings especially with their Digital Masters.
Do others agree or do you find them more well balanced than me? How do you feel the sound compares to P5s?
Biggest frustration is how different these sound depending on the song. Overall, I just find them too bass heavy and this bleeds into the vocals. I know others have commented on the ‘dark’ profile but to me they are a bit too dark. Perhaps this is just my ears but I bought them based on the P5 wireless and I think the sound profile is very different to those.
Music that is well recorded and ‘spacious’ is where the PX7s shine - Steely Dan is a great example (‘Hey Nineteen’ is my go to headphone testing track). Push hard rock or live albums and the mid-bass overwhelms everything - ‘The Anarchist’ from Rush R40 live album is an example the drumming at the beginning sounds overblown and ‘hollow’. The R40 album becomes unlistenable on the PX7s but is fine on the P5s.
Never experienced this difference by song/genre in other headphones, particularly disappointing considering no EQ function and that they have been specifically tuned for quality
I do like a fair bit of bass but not quite the amount the PX7s have. Seems like a trend with ANC phones these days apart from Bose QC35/NC700 that have a different sound (neutral but also slightly artificial to me)
When the PX7s are good they are fantastic and offer a brilliant soundstage and detail. Unfortunately when they are bad they just don’t quite hit the mark. It would be awesome if they had an EQ to just reduce the bass, I am part of the Apple ecosystem and the iPhone/IPad EQ in the music app is poor. I subscribe to Apple Music but have considered moving to Spotify as there is some sort of EQ available although I find Apple Music has better quality recordings especially with their Digital Masters.
Do others agree or do you find them more well balanced than me? How do you feel the sound compares to P5s?
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