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Philips Fidelio X2?!
Dec 13, 2015 at 6:35 PM Post #7,081 of 15,268
dagsjt said:
  Really annoying that the cable being touched by anything is so noisy in the left earphone.
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I've ordered a V-MODA cable from Amazon, will see if that helps with microphonics and unwieldiness of the stock cable.
 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MYTR7NS?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00
 
Dec 13, 2015 at 10:49 PM Post #7,084 of 15,268
megazeux said:
I have an x2 on the way it should be here on tuesday, i am also thinking about getting a dac/amp as well was thinking of going with the fiio q1 or maybe the schiit fulla, anybody use those with the x2?
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I considered those and ended up getting a Micca OriGen - I've been pretty happy with it, though I don't have much to compare it to outside my onboard audio and a cheap discrete sound card. Here's a Z Review. 
 
Dec 14, 2015 at 2:57 AM Post #7,086 of 15,268
Impressions Update :

So, as I've said before that I've recieved mine yesterday & this being the first time for me, I was quite in a confusion...

Now I've slightly become accustomed to the signature & can confidently say that it does what it is meant to do :
Lots of detail, no graininess, great bass, mids are just right.

However, I have two main caveats :

1> SOUNDSTAGE : TBH, I don't hear anything 3D :frowning2: It still sounds beside my ears. What I'm suspecting is that both my old ipod & the Walkman that I bought(NW A25) don't have enough juice. Now I need to find an amp & find it out myself...

2> Cable is extremely microphonic. :frowning2:

P.S.: I may have created a little confusion in my previous posts & feel extremely sorry for that...
 
Dec 14, 2015 at 3:35 AM Post #7,088 of 15,268
Sale:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/692119/the-deals-discussion-thread-read-the-first-post/19350#post_12160466
 
Dec 14, 2015 at 4:11 AM Post #7,089 of 15,268
Amazon dropped the X2's to 200$ now, seems like a steal....  Idk if I should jump on it... :)
 
Dec 14, 2015 at 4:17 AM Post #7,090 of 15,268
eurobeat said:
  Amazon dropped the X2's to 200$ now, seems like a steal....  Idk if I should jump on it... :)
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Why not?  Are you nutz?!  I'm thinking about it, at this price, and I already have a pair. 
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Dec 14, 2015 at 4:49 AM Post #7,092 of 15,268
leaking oil, madwolfa's aluminum issue, oh the insanity...


Maybe I'll just jump on it :).


Btw did people find the highs harsh at all with these?


Also, what sort of Amp/DAC do people like with these?


EDIT:  I found these comments
 
 
badfish5446 said:
  They've had issues with QC from day one but it seems to be little things that to me are inconsequential.  My pair while cosmetically perfect, came with a plug adapter that an insane channel imbalance.  I almost returned them but decided to trouble shoot with different sources and a couple of those are 1/8" instead of 1/4" and that's when I realized it was the adapter.  Switch it out for one I knew was fine, boom no imbalance.  All in all I have no qualms recommending it.  Let's face it guys... Philips isn't generally known as the king of build quality(generally speaking as a company) nor luxury. They have only recently jumped into headphones in this price class and I think they've done an admirable job where it counts.  These things sound fantastic and I don't see many posts about driver issues, almost exclusively issues that really don't affect the sound.
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Complete agreement, Badfish5446.  These headphones sound so great that slight cosmetic flaws don't detract much from the total package.  My X2's do have a noticeable channel driver imbalance favoring the left channel that unfortunately is not related to any simple adapter or cable but I enjoy the sound so much that I modified an inline volume switch to allow me to adjust the balance.  Now I'm pleased as punch.  Looking at the latest posted picture one side also has a slight gap in that aluminum ring as well but it is really a very minor flaw that I probably wouldn't have noticed if I didn't religiously read this forum topic.  I just love the sound of these hps!  
 
Eventually, I'll probably get a TOTL pair of carbon fiber Ether-C's or the next whiz-bang headphones that catch my fancy but right now I'm thoroughly enthralled with these
wonderful (though slightly flawed) Philips Fidelio X2's.
 
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I'm curious if anyone else has imbalances and such....??????!?!?!?!


What adapter was the poster talking about?  I thought the issues were with the cables...????

FWIW:  22 hours to decide:)...  I wonder with the issues Madwolfa was experiencing if Amazon isn't trying to just get rid of some of their stock...?
 
 
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Dec 14, 2015 at 6:14 AM Post #7,095 of 15,268
eurobeat said:
 

I'm on the fence, but keep reading mixed reviews

These are amazing but... have issues... lol :frowning2:?
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What are you concerned about?  I had them for a couple months and quite liked them. 
 
If it is in regards to the build issues discussed recently in the thread, mine never had those issues.  As far as I'm aware, a bunch of other owners also had no issues.  Maybe it is a recent shipment?  Either way, amazon has great return policies if yours do have any issues.
 
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