Sennheiser HD 560S vs Philips Fidelio X2HR

And this is one of the most enjoyable trouble responses for this price range. It is achieved level of kind of having some higher end headphone feature...

The much wider soundstage felt more natural, whereas the 58x sounded like the vocals were in your head. These headphones also made the 58x sound a little veiled or slightly muffled. The only kind of music I preferred the 58x to is when listening to songs where I want the vocalist to be the focal point and the instrumentation to fall back in the background. The 58x was more intimate but less 3D

These are very detailed sounding headphones, the high frequencies are a bit sharp coming from closed back headphones but you get used to it, especially because you don't need loud volumes to hear details in all ranges, bass is definitely subtle, but punchy and sub bass has a nice range, its not like you'll notice its there but you'll notice if it isnt, depends on the song. Soundstage is hard to explain, coming from open back and in ear headphones and earbuds I always like the "inside your head" sound and coming in to these I was expecting a kind of out of head experience, which it can be, depending on the sound design, but for most songs, although there is a difference its not groundbreaking, people will mosly no notice. The bleedthrough is not bad and since i use these while gaming, my friends haven't complained about sound coming out of these, but then again i have a dynamic mic, also you wont hear your surroundings that well, i can barely hear someone coming into my room, so if you wanted more "spacial awareness" these won't really help. Now the one thing I struggle with is the comfort, it's not like these are uncomfortable but they're pretty tight out of the box, they're a bit on the heavier side of "light" and being used to "on ear" headphones having nothing touching my earlobes but my temples being pressed is a weird feeling, also the earcups are elongated so i feel the edges pressing against my jaw

I can wear them in a slightly alternate way where the band is more on the back of my head which lets me wear them for much longer but I almost returned them due to the comfort issue. Overall, I’d honestly recommend the 50mm version because it looks like it would have better comfort, but if you think this one would fit well for you it’s a good headset upgrade.

It is ear-piercing and hurts. I don't know why noise-cancellation is an option as these are open-back and no mic. The open-back design is nice as it expands the sound-stage. The headset is about half the weight of my previous headset so that is a plus, however the major flaw is how it sits on the head

I actually consider this headphone to be a little bit more comfortable off the bat just for my head shape and size, but not everybody likes the comfor...

This is why I removed a star. Although, honestly, I have no other headphones that fit this price/profile to which I can compare these. Would doubling my budget to $400 and getting the Sennheiser HD 660S give me a better experience, similar to my old set? I wish I could tell you. To put my review in context - I listen mainly to Apple Music via a 24/96 DAC

Philips Fidelio X2HR. These are really fantastic for the price, and if you want open back, this is the way to go, especially for someone like you who doesn’t care about the little nuances. These have a big soundstage, great low end, its not super emphasized, although it is above neutral, but for someone like you it will most likely sound balanced to your ears.

Long-story short: HD560S can be KING OF WIRELESS HEADPHONE depending on the configurations. Airpod Max/THX PANDA/Hifiman Deva is no match to LDAC/2.5mm balanced HD560S.

I was about to send them back because I already have Sennheiser HD 560 S headphones, which are wired and with which I am very happy. The only reason I bought these was because they were the only open back Bluetooth (sort of) headphones I could find below a whole lot of dollars. Since I can get a dongle to make them wireless, AND because, as much as it PAINS me to say, I actually like these better, I decided to keep them. They are almost as comfortable as the Sennheisers and a little louder so no amp is necessary for me

The HD 560's chassis is identical to that of the HD 599, though it's rocking an all matte black finish and a grill design that more closely resembles ...

I watched a number of reviews on these headphones, including some from some really serious audio files, and they give it good marks. Now, I'm cheating...