Great set of headphones

Got hooked on Leonard Cohen and wanted a good set of headphones to really enjoy his music.

(Full disclosure - the 1770s I tried did have a slight volume imbalance in the L and R channels, so I'm not sure I got a 100% good set. ??

The Grado SR80i are another great set of headphones, but they are uncomfortable and dont appear to be made as well as the other headphones on this list

This set of headphones is absolutely fantastic, I certainly recommend them

I tried to do as much research as possible when choosing these headphones and I was trying to decide what would be the best set for less than $1000

and I was going to receive a flawless set

I travel with a pair of Sennheiser PXC-450s and those now seem very tight on my head.... even though they're still a good set of cans to wear for hours

What a fantastic set of headphones, these are built to last

they are a beautiful set of cans, and I felt very lucky to have them

The bass is one of hte best for open dynamic set of headphones the only place it lacks is the extension and the tightness of a planar magnetic

It works, and while i'm not donning the X2 without a home setup with an amp, it is clearly superior to the controversial set of HD580/600/650 series from Sennheiser (without an amp)

The bottom line is the X2 is a spectacularly good set of headphones and it is a real bargain at its current price

A great set of cans.

: This is a FANTASTIC set of cans for anyone looking to enter the world of audiophiles, and doesn't require any extra AMP/DAC's to enjoy thank to the low impedence (but an AMP could also help)

I would rather just have a really good sounding set of cans that are super comfortable even if it means i cant go wireless.

Again, I hate to say it, but most people will not find enough improvement over a much cheaper set of headphones

It's not an issue if you use these in a quiet, comfort setting such as your home, park, or personal office

Awesome set of cans

So, if you can afford to own a spectacular set of open headphones then look no farther, and if you can also afford the best sounding closed headphones on the sub $500 market, with both being below $500 each, then we have the

I haven't had a nice set of closed

but if you enjoy the bass and are looking for an excellent all round set, then give these a try.

This is a wonderful set of headphones

However, now that I am much more mobile, it's hard to justify getting a nice set of speakers

Replacement and original order had earpads that were of different make and quality (one set velvet/shimmery/soft - not memory foam and the other set dull/rough/soft - memory foam)

Great set of headphones for the money

First off I'm pleased to report that these are in fact the original release and are as good as my previous set

Comfort is great compare to the other 2 headphones I have and the only reason I had to return is that I already have 2 headphones and this set is expensive to keep all 3 (all 5 months old)

an Astell & Kern AK120ii DAP and my ideal would be a set of full size cans that had sound quality at least comparable to the HD650

They do win by a small margin over the HD-650’s because of the miniscule clamping force

I definitely liked HD-700 less than 800’s.

I really liked the phillips shp9500’s, and these improved upon everything I liked about those.

"Holy S***"

n’t sound like a “high-end” headphone because of that