I've been driving myself crazy for the the last week on what new pair of headphones to get for Xbox and music. Started off wanting the SHP9500 after reading everywhere how great they are for the price. Then came across the X2HR which was basically the "same thing" but better. I then came across a whole plethora of other options from Beyer, AT Sennheiser and was thinking the HD58x would be awesome as they are supposed to basically be a 660S.
I was about to pull the trigger on the HD58x but then looked into them further. It seems they have a terribly small soundstage which doesn't sound like it will be very immersive. I mainly play Battlefield 5, COD, Apex non-competitively so pin pointing a squirrel fart at 100 yards with zero bass isnt what Im after exactly. Rather a great sounding headphone with good soundstage and imaging that. I hear the HD800s is one of the best so something in that vein I guess? Basically want to feel like I'm in the map with accurate 3D sound.
I don't have an amp other than a Denon receiver and would either use that, xbox controller and phone. I've always been someone who enjoys good sounding headphones, and think options like Beats are way to bassy and meh. I used to have a pair of Shure SE535 IEMs which I unfortunately lost.
Being in Canada Im looking to spend less than or equal to what the HD58X cost.
In the end, are the HD58x a waste of 70% of the time they will be used to play open map FPS games like Battlefield which I would assume would benefit from big soundstage and great imaging?