[pickleweed]

how bad is the leakage on these things?  in comparison to a grado for example?

 

[shuto77]

I'm curious about this too. Please let us know how the X2 responds to gentle stretching. I successfully stretched my Momentum Over Ear, but that headband is made of steel.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

So is this one. You can stretch it.

 

[s0ckpupp3t]

  Has anyone's jaw line slightly hurt from this? Pressure? I don't know the cause but I'm gonna stretch it for an hour or so.
I just got it today, sounds amazing. I feel as if the huge pads are causing pressure over my jawline  because of how big it is lol. Will report later.

Yes, the X2 is a bit more clampy than the X1.  I too noticed that my jaw line initially got a little sore from the clamp.  Jaw doesn't hurt anymore since the X2 seems to have stretched out on its own with regular use (or my jaw got stronger).

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

I stretched it out the first day, and haven't had any issues since. The headband is pretty idiot proof.

 

[Stochastic]

I guess I'm lucky in that clamping pressure hasn't been an issue for me so far. I haven't worn the X2s for more than three hours at a time yet, though.

 

[shuto77]

Quick question: when you first got the X2s,you said you preferred the Akg K7012 overall. Has your opinion changed any?

Great work on this thread, btw. Super helpful!

 

[obsidyen]

Quick question: when you first got the X2s,you said you preferred the Akg K7012 overall. Has your opinion changed any?

Great work on this thread, btw. Super helpful!

I think you must be a madman to prefer K702 over X2.
 

  how bad is the leakage on these things?  in comparison to a grado for example?
 

 
I tested it in a cafe that wasn't noisy, and my friend said he couldn't hear any leakage at all. So I guess the leakage is quite minimal.

 

[Baycode]

+1
 
Leakage is minimal. Lesser than all of my previous open backed HP's.
 
But don't attempt to compare it to a close back HP.

 

[lofthanza]

Headfonia review is out!

 

[Exesteils]

Headfonia review is out!

http://www.headfonia.com/philips-fidelio-x2-evolution-sound/

Link for sweet Internet karma

 

[Head1]

Thanks for the link. Interesting to read they had no issues with the treble. I wished they compared it with the L2 as they said that was technically the better headphone. From the 2 published reviews so far, I think Philips have tuned the X2 similarly to the HD600 and perhaps better.

 

[obsidyen]

I think Headfonia review is disappointing. It's been a long time (2 months?) since they got the HP, I was expecting a more thorough and detailed review. It's like your standard user review on Head-Fi. Maybe I'm expecting too much from people who are just hobbyists and not journalists.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

I have zero issuies with the X2 treble. Other than it being a tad grainy at times.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Reading the Headfonia review... I have to say... the review is absolutely spot on. Like... PINPOINT ACCURATE representation of my own impression on the X2.