[wwmhf]

  My X2's sounds really warm after having listened to my Audioengine 5+'s, which aren't really bass-light speakers.

 
My impression is that X2's sound signature is on the warm side.

 

[madwolfa]

actually think the x2 does sound quite v shaped

 

 

[simonwellander]

My impression is that X2's sound signature is on the warm side.

Indeed, they are. But I disagree with the V-shaped part. I just hear them as bass-emphasized, and the rest not so different from flat.

 

[EternalShadow]

   

 
Ever been called a fanboy before?
 
We're just discussing how we feel the sound signature is like.  That's what it is to be a audiophile. ALWAYS be critical.  
 
My findings are very very similar to Ishcabible's.  I have directly A/B'd several headphones to the X2 on the same source, amp, tracks etc.    

 

[peter123]

Ever been called a fanboy before?

We're just discussing how we feel the sound signature is like.  That's what it is to be a audiophile. ALWAYS be critical.  

My findings are very very similar to Ishcabible's.  I have directly A/B'd several headphones to the X2 on the same source, amp, tracks etc.    

What's the problem? Someone calls them v-shaped and someone else disagree and he's a fanboy for not hearing them the same way as you do......

I'm a fanboy as well then I guess cause I also hear them differently than you....

 

[simonwellander]

That's what it is to be a audiophile. ALWAYS be critical.

You don't make the idea of being an audiophile sound very fun lol. What's wrong with just enjoying your headphones?

 

[madwolfa]

People claiming this headphone is v-shaped don't know what v-shaped is. The fact they don't have a "honky" midrange doesn't make it such.

 

[varzyl]

May I ask for direct comparisons between X2 and Hifiman HE-500?
 
I'm going to be able to A\B the X2 with a HD650, but unfortunately I don't think I can easily find some 500's to listen in first person.
 
If I end up preferring the X2 to the HD650, could I assume that I'd prefer the X2 to 500's as well, since they have similar (lush and slighly more forward mids) as well?

 

[Straz]

Is it "safe" to buy these from Amazon UK at the moment? After reading about the issues regarding quality control. Also what is this about glued on pads? From early videos you can see they are removable, what's going on with that?

 

[lhayati]

  Is it "safe" to buy these from Amazon UK at the moment? After reading about the issues regarding quality control. Also what is this about glued on pads? From early videos you can see they are removable, what's going on with that?

Amazon in a few days will have a new shipment, but phillips apparently dont know if they will be the new unglued ones

 

[Drizz1e]

In everyone's experience, do velour pads like the X2's last for a long time? I'm wondering it it'll be worth it to buy extra ones.

 

[madwolfa]

  In everyone's experience, do velour pads like the X2's last for a long time? I'm wondering it it'll be worth it to buy extra ones.

 
Time will tell, but it also depends on one's usage, climate, sweat factor, etc. My HD600 velour pads lasted well over 10 years (they just flattened, but were still OK)...
X2 pads have some sort of microfiber over a memory foam, so they should last at least just as much, I believe.

 

[nahpungnome]

   
HD600 is $330.99 sold and shipped by a 3rd party seller.  $399.99 when fulfilled by Amazon.  
 
And yes, there's a difference. 

You can get the $150 gift card bundle, bringing it down to $250

 

[nahpungnome]

  May I ask for direct comparisons between X2 and Hifiman HE-500?
 
I'm going to be able to A\B the X2 with a HD650, but unfortunately I don't think I can easily find some 500's to listen in first person.
 
If I end up preferring the X2 to the HD650, could I assume that I'd prefer the X2 to 500's as well, since they have similar (lush and slighly more forward mids) as well?

While I can't compare the 500, compared to my 400i, I enjoy my X2s more, they're more fun  I do like the clarity of my 400i over my X2s though.  For instance, I immediately heard the bass strings being plucked along with the drum on a song that I didn't notice at first when I listened with my X2s.  Only after listening with my 400i, I was able to make it out with my X2s.  It's not that the X2s didn't articulate them, the sound was just more detailed with the 400i to make me notice it.
 
Still, as I've said before, if I could only have one, it'd be my X2s.

 

[disastermouse]

May I ask for direct comparisons between X2 and Hifiman HE-500?

I'm going to be able to A\B the X2 with a HD650, but unfortunately I don't think I can easily find some 500's to listen in first person.

If I end up preferring the X2 to the HD650, could I assume that I'd prefer the X2 to 500's as well, since they have similar (lush and slighly more forward mids) as well?

There's no comparison. HE-500 destroys the X2 - and honestly, it should. The X2 sound stage is wider and they're more engaging for rock music (My girlfriend said, "These headphones were MADE for Black Sabbath!").

But the HE-500 has better mids, better and smoother treble, more instrument separation, and female vocals will give you goosebumps. You need an adequate chain to drive them, though. Modi/Magni stack is fine for X2s. More power is better for HE-500.