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It shouldnt as the 770/80s are 8x the the impedance of the Fiio E9k, which is the sweet spot. The 250ohm will be more than fine out of the E9K.
I'm hoping to pick up a pair of headphones for gaming and for listening to hip-hop, rap, beatstrumentals, etc. I like the Q701's but have not purchased them because of the comments that the bass and sub-bass are recessed. I'm not looking for Sony XB territory, just something that will pair well with those genres and be decent for gaming. Any advice would be great.
I'm hoping to pick up a pair of headphones for gaming and for listening to hip-hop, rap, beatstrumentals, etc. I like the Q701's but have not purchased them because of the comments that the bass and sub-bass are recessed. I'm not looking for Sony XB territory, just something that will pair well with those genres and be decent for gaming. Any advice would be great.
I'm sorry the X1 review isn't up (guys have to give me some time, as I'm still testing them). It should hopefully be up this coming week. Sneak preview on the scores (not final but should be close to what it will be)
Fun: 9, Competitive: 8, Comfort: 9.5
The bass can get in the way, but IMO the soundstage and imaging is slightly better than the Anniversaries in-game, so it counteracts things a bit.
Oh, I don't disagree with you, I was amazed at how the X1 was able to pull such a thing off. However, try riding in a tank on BF3 with all that bass on the X1
Thanks for the advice. I'm leaning towards the X1's. I found them for $300 at Sonic Electronix, and if yoou buy them from your phone and use the code SEMOBILE10, you get 10% off. Is $270 as cheap as you've seen the X1s or should I wait for a better sale?
I'm scared to do a bass frequency test, though...