Exceptionally successful.

Here good materials have been skillfully converted into a very balanced headphones.

The X1 does not have the liveliness of Beyerdynamic T1, or the spaciousness of a Sennheiser HD800, but the very fact that I come to compare my 2 best headphones that I could ever call my own, really says it all.

The Philips is an honest, playing around without grandstanding, offers a very fine resolution in the treble (especially for a 32 ohm type), and can be operated at a pinch even with a portable player. At an appropriate Kopfhörervestärker he is naturally lifted even better.

Of course it is a pity that, for example, do not let the earpads exchange, or the adapter plug on 3.5er latch seems a bit Globig, but at the outstanding price-performance ratio is it just caught.
The good, long cables, processing and comfort, however, are impeccable.

Conclusion: For economical sound fetishists without Image-Attitude of Fidelio is just as suitable as for the undecided who actually want to spend not 'much' money on a headset ... and then maybe do, without it probably regret ever.