[Music Path]

Bought a pair today for 1590 SEK/$185! Great price indeed:thumbup: So now I have both the L2 and X2 hps but will probably sell the L2s.

I just tapatalked!

What a luck, thats a great price.

 

[Music Path]

In my audio chain, the treble region has no graininess and the bass sounds muscular and well defined. My current audio chain for the X2:

Laptop (JPLAY 6.2 Alt) > Uptone Audio USB Regen (Amber) > iBasso D7 > X2

With this chain, the X2 sounds utterly spectacular with movies and movie soundtracks. Was watching Fast & Furious 5 a couple of days. The bass control and dynamics, vocals, treble and soundstage were absolutely perfect.

I'm interested on that usb regen, and i think it can improve the quality of the X2 the way the some people here would like to have them

I watched a movie to, and the sound signature of the X2 is so similar to the teaters ones. Big soundstage and full bodied bass. That was really surprising.

 

[ChesterYonany]

So i tried the X2 today..
I liked them very much, except the pads.
they go over my ear and cover them completely, but are'nt soft enough.
because the pads are big they push a bit on my jaw joint area near the ears which make it uncomfortable for me.
but im sure with softer pads it will be alot better.
 
so any recommendations on a set of pads for the X2?

 

[rgmffn]

 
 

  So i tried the X2 today..
I liked them very much, except the pads.
they go over my ear and cover them completely, but are'nt soft enough.
because the pads are big they push a bit on my jaw joint area near the ears which make it uncomfortable for me.
but im sure with softer pads it will be alot better.
 
so any recommendations on a set of pads for the X2?

When I first got mine, they bothered my jaw a bit too. But I soon got used to them. Or they broke-in somewhat.  Later now, when I put them on, I move the cups up, and forward a bit and they're good that way for long listening sessions. 
 
The Brainwavz HM5 replacement pads will fit on the X2's, but it's a struggle to get them on.  They are softer too but I don't recommend them myself.  I don't think they sound as good as the stock.  Even after I struggled to get them on, and after listening to them for only a few minutes, I yanked them off. 

 

 

[nicolo]

I'm interested on that usb regen, and i think it can improve the quality of the X2 the way the some people here would like to have them

I watched a movie to, and the sound signature of the X2 is so similar to the teaters ones. Big soundstage and full bodied bass. That was really surprising.

 
The Regen brings out even more detail and dynamics along with a much fuller sound with a pitch black background.

 

[Shure or bust]

Are the X2 worth it ? I mean having Shure 1840's to X2's would be a bad idea I assume. I'm more interested in the AKG k812's.

 

[PopZeus]

After having had my pair for a few days, I noticed a fuller sound from the left cup. I downloaded Signal Gen for my iPhone to make sure I wasn't making things up and it showed a 3dB difference in the sub-bass from 30 to 50mHz. It's not enough for me to return them, especially since they mention such a long break-in period. 

 

[ChesterYonany]

   
 

When I first got mine, they bothered my jaw a bit too. But I soon got used to them. Or they broke-in somewhat.  Later now, when I put them on, I move the cups up, and forward a bit and they're good that way for long listening sessions. 
 
The Brainwavz HM5 replacement pads will fit on the X2's, but it's a struggle to get them on.  They are softer too but I don't recommend them myself.  I don't think they sound as good as the stock.  Even after I struggled to get them on, and after listening to them for only a few minutes, I yanked them off. 

 

Well, i dont think i can tolerate the stock pads and im not sure i will get used to them.
its a deal breaker for me, if you cant wear the headphones it dosent matter how good they are
 
i have SONY MDRV55 and they are not comfortable.
after a few minutes they already starting to hurt my ears and i even replaced the pads but still not even close to comfortable.

 

[Alfisti89]

  So i tried the X2 today..
I liked them very much, except the pads.
they go over my ear and cover them completely, but are'nt soft enough.
because the pads are big they push a bit on my jaw joint area near the ears which make it uncomfortable for me.
but im sure with softer pads it will be alot better.
 
so any recommendations on a set of pads for the X2?

the bass plus pads on ebay is abit softer than the original,   I'm very happy with my pair. 

 

[starv3d]

hello,
whats the best way to improve the X2's, if a get a 100€ dac without amp it will improve on my soundcard? do i need a amp?
at max i want to spend 250€ what are my options?
 
the schiit stack or the o2 dac amp are good options or a just a dac?
 
thanks

 

[Alfisti89]

  hello,
whats the best way to improve the X2's, if a get a 100€ dac without amp it will improve on my soundcard? do i need a amp?
at max i want to spend 250€ what are my options?
 
the schiit stack or the o2 dac amp are good options or a just a dac?
 
thanks

I'm running my X2 on my Aune T1 amp/dac that's from ebay,  around 140-160€ there.  Really good for the price and they have ran all headphones I'v tried on it beautifully. 
But I would totally buy the schiit stack if they weren't so expensive in Europe,  just to try them.
 
I also like that I can have and run my stereo speakers on the aune T1 also and just use the switch to change between headphones or speakers. 

 

[nicolo]

You could also have a look at the iBasso D14 Bushmaster, which is supposed to be much better than the iBasso D7 Sidewinder i am using with the X2. The D7 drives the X2 superbly.

 

[starv3d]

schiit stack i can get from 275€ magni and modi2
for that does it worth for the X2 or can i get anything better?
also i use the computer to play games (dont know if makes any diference)

 

[spongeworthy]

  schiit stack i can get from 275€ magni and modi2
for that does it worth for the X2 or can i get anything better?
also i use the computer to play games (dont know if makes any diference)

 
I dont think your DAC+Amp should cost more than your headphones. That said, even a schiit fulla could power these properly.

 

[ludvigrollover]

   
I dont think your DAC+Amp should cost more than your headphones. That said, even a schiit fulla could power these properly.

 
You can't really be happy unless you spend thousands of dollars on gear...
 
But seriously, I have the Schiit M/M2 stack, and a Fiio E07K. I can't really tell the difference between those and my laptop's headphone out (Asus UX305 with "audio by ICEPower") using the X2. I haven't seriously tried to either, but nothing obvious. Fulla or some Fiio DAC/amp may make a difference if your computer's audio is particularly crappy.
 
The question is always, do you want to enjoy music, listen to gear, or acquire status items. Nothing wrong with any of these goals, you have to decide for yourself.