Fat part !!

Anticipation, i owned a Denon D2000 and had to let me because of positive reviews tempted to order the X1, even to him against my former personal favorite (Denon) Bringing together intensely competitive compared. A dozen other listeners in the PK to 550, - I could also test last year, and make me an opinion.

Both handset (Philips and Denon) sound of their "characteristic" not so dissimilar, both of which offer a very powerful, compact, bass-driven sound with pleasant, lively midrange and realistic heights.
The absorbed. "Stage" is both listeners relatively small (compared, for example, to a AKG K701), but I did quite like.
However, the Philips additionally scores with very good transparency, good audibility and instrument separation, and so realistic mids and highs that you can only be amazed.
The build quality is top notch and better than with some much more expensive handset, Molded and plug-in cable is exemplary flexible and twisting arm that some Konkurennten times can it learn a lot.

From comfort her, there is also nothing to complain about, he sits more tightly than the Denon, but is quite long-term fit.

The Philips is standing by its sound characteristics more of a "fun listeners" and for people who rather u on "audiophile". Extremely neutral sound, probably less suitable.
Who but mainly rock / pop / metal / film music, etc. listening, and wants to be "swept away" by the music, which will find here a headset that can not be easily surpassed in this price range.
The Usual Suspects Sennheiser HD650 / AKG K701 / Beyerdynamic DT880 certainly have MMN against the X1, for that matter "total package", ultimately no chance.