Tavilyn
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Hi again,
Don't worry. This thread won't be nearly as big and broad and complex as my last couple have been.
Title says it all, really. I find I really like my x2, with a couple of exceptions, and if I can get similar sound through closed cans I'd like to try, at least. If I was staying home all the time, the x2 would be fine. I do want to be able to travel with these things though, which means not necessarily blaring my music on the bus or in college.
I know open cans give more soundstage than closed ones, but I also know closed cans are coming along in their ability to depict soundstage. I want as much of this as I can get, but it's not my priority. My priority is in preserving the warm-bodied sound the x2 has; if the closed cans I found had just a touch more treble, I'd be even more pleased. For comparison, the HD598 and x2 both have just a bit too little, the Soundmagic HP200 has considerably too much. Maybe the gap between them is actually quite small and there'll be no pleasing me.
It should also be noted that I really hope to get something that doesn't need hard driving. More than ever this requires portability; I'm keeping my E10K I think, unless a unit of similar size and fairly similar price point would do the same job better.
Budget for the headphones themselves is between 300 and 500 Canadian dollars.
I have my eye on the P7 and the Nad Viso HP50, particularly the former. I don't know how the Sony MDR1A or Focal Spirit Pro would stack up, or if there are any models by Shure or anyone else that would fit.
As another point, I don't know if I have big ears or not. The x2 is snug but not painful, while the HD598 is quite roomy. Roomy can be bad though, as it lets your ears touch the drivers.
Anyway, thanks for your help, should you choose to recommend. I'm well aware that open cans are generally considered better at the same price point, and that most people who use open cans may not have a ton of experience with closed. Let's just see how it goes though.
Don't worry. This thread won't be nearly as big and broad and complex as my last couple have been.
Title says it all, really. I find I really like my x2, with a couple of exceptions, and if I can get similar sound through closed cans I'd like to try, at least. If I was staying home all the time, the x2 would be fine. I do want to be able to travel with these things though, which means not necessarily blaring my music on the bus or in college.
I know open cans give more soundstage than closed ones, but I also know closed cans are coming along in their ability to depict soundstage. I want as much of this as I can get, but it's not my priority. My priority is in preserving the warm-bodied sound the x2 has; if the closed cans I found had just a touch more treble, I'd be even more pleased. For comparison, the HD598 and x2 both have just a bit too little, the Soundmagic HP200 has considerably too much. Maybe the gap between them is actually quite small and there'll be no pleasing me.
It should also be noted that I really hope to get something that doesn't need hard driving. More than ever this requires portability; I'm keeping my E10K I think, unless a unit of similar size and fairly similar price point would do the same job better.
Budget for the headphones themselves is between 300 and 500 Canadian dollars.
I have my eye on the P7 and the Nad Viso HP50, particularly the former. I don't know how the Sony MDR1A or Focal Spirit Pro would stack up, or if there are any models by Shure or anyone else that would fit.
As another point, I don't know if I have big ears or not. The x2 is snug but not painful, while the HD598 is quite roomy. Roomy can be bad though, as it lets your ears touch the drivers.
Anyway, thanks for your help, should you choose to recommend. I'm well aware that open cans are generally considered better at the same price point, and that most people who use open cans may not have a ton of experience with closed. Let's just see how it goes though.