Serial starts with PY1A16.No glued pads, no ring issue, no sound quality issue, didn't feel any channel imbalance

The dealbreaker with these was that there was a noticeable channel imbalance with the right side being louder than the left, particularly in the low and high frequencies

No channel imbalance (not that I can notice), no funny/toxic smell coming from the

The pair I received had a channel imbalance issue, right side was louder than the left

Haven't had any channel imbalance issues but the build quality feels horrendous compared to the other two

My first pair had a channel imbalance somewhat favoring the left side, but I returned them for a different pair and these are perfect

With my humble FiiO E11K or C&C BH amps and my iPod Classic, the X2s are simply as much as I could want in a headphone

I changed the earcup pads to the XL memory foam size and it was better, but not as good as for example the Sony or KEF in comfort level.

Leather covering the headband is a bit more shiny and the Philips Fidelio is embossed a bit deeper on the first unit but not applied as well as on the second unit.5

I have a more neutral set of phones (AKG 701s) that I like a

(i.e. voices sounded nothing like a real life person in front of you, no way you could be confused as to whether a person was singing in front of you), and it was just unpleasant to my ears, period.3

Besides the ones I’ve owned, I have also auditioned their predecessor, the Fidelio X1’s, as well as the

M/M > Bravo V2 (with Genalex Gold Lion tube

I changed the earcup pads to the XL memory foam size and it was better, but not as good as for example the Sony or KEF in comfort level.

Leather covering the headband is a bit more shiny and the Philips Fidelio is embossed a bit deeper on the first unit but not applied as well as on the second unit.5

I have a more neutral set of phones (AKG 701s) that I like a

(i.e. voices sounded nothing like a real life person in front of you, no way you could be confused as to whether a person was singing in front of you), and it was just unpleasant to my ears, period.3

Besides the ones I’ve owned, I have also auditioned their predecessor, the Fidelio X1’s, as well as the

I changed the earcup pads to the XL memory foam size and it was better, but not as good as for example the Sony or KEF in comfort level.

Leather covering the headband is a bit more shiny and the Philips Fidelio is embossed a bit deeper on the first unit but not applied as well as on the second unit.5

I have a more neutral set of phones (AKG 701s) that I like a

(i.e. voices sounded nothing like a real life person in front of you, no way you could be confused as to whether a person was singing in front of you), and it was just unpleasant to my ears, period.3

Besides the ones I’ve owned, I have also auditioned their predecessor, the Fidelio X1’s, as well as the

With my humble FiiO E11K or C&C BH amps and my iPod Classic, the X2s are simply as much as I could want in a headphone