Soundstage is equal. Going back and forth nothing stood out as better. Width, depth, layering, space between instruments and vocals all sounded equal. The Takatsuki's felt more intimate at first but after about 3 hours they opened up and have gotten steadily better. Will soundstage improve more, only time will tell.
Placement of sounds, the Takatsuki's eek out a win. This is evident when listening to the Akira soundtrack where on many tracks voices and sounds pan left to right, or right to left coming from far away and spanning right to left right behind you or pinpoint sounds randomly within the stage.