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Jkross22
68
May 11, 2016
Got my X00's delivered earlier today. Some comments after listening for 30 minutes or so:
Much lighter than I thought they would be, both when I pick them up and wear them. VERY comfortable headphone. Very comfortable clamp and they feel lighter than expected wearing them. They look really cool. Great job on the color of these. I think I got a darker pair, but they look really unique. The sound - To me, they sound much less congested than a lot of other headphones I've tried including my Fidelio X2's. With the X2's, vocals tend to get a bit sandwiched within the instruments, but the X00's they're nearly front and center in a way similar to Hifiman HE-400's. The Hifiman does such a great job with treble that the X00's can't equal, but it's a nice compromise because so far, these have MUCH nicer bass for rock than the HE400's had. Something else... these headphones are digging out more detail in the music than what I was getting with the X2's. It's not an analytical sound, but I'm definitely getting more of what's on the recording. Really cool! My audio chain: X00's>Meridian Explorer>iTunes on Macbook Curious to try it out later with the ipod and Sony PHA-2 dac/amp.
CliffCri
45
May 11, 2016
Jkross22Will there be a big difference in sound quality without amp/dac (straight to pc/ipod)?
jeffri
139
May 11, 2016
CliffCriI have tried them straight from Macbook and iPad Mini 2, DX90, as well as DAC like Radius LCH91 and FiiO Q1. I would say the differences is there, but not huge. It is easy to pair and sounds good in all devices I tried. While I prefer to pair it with my LCH91 and DX90, I didn't feel like missing a lot when just connected straight to Macbook.
CliffCri
45
May 11, 2016
jeffriThanks for testing Jeff... My purple cans will probably arrive Sept since I'm outside US.
Jkross22
68
May 11, 2016
CliffCriI haven't connected it directly to the MacBook yet, but I did connect it to my Fiio X3ii. It sounded good, but wasn't as impactful as when it was connected to the Explorer. The x3 had no problem driving these headphones, but it was missing something that the headphones had when hooked up to the Explorer. I'll give them a try in the next few days with the ipod and Sony PHA2.
CliffCri
45
May 12, 2016
Jkross22Thanks Jkross...
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