I mainly wanted to try these because I found it odd that BGGAR would like a neutral-bright headphone, but I understand now.
These suit me and my library (in profile) way more than I expected. I was expecting them to be a specialist for maybe 20% of what I listen to, but nearly everything sounds good on them, as long as the recording isn’t already sibilant, super bright or really poorly recorded. I was shuffling through my library last night, which I don’t normally do, but I rarely felt like skipping a track or reducing the volume. Every now and then a track would start playing and I’d just be amazed and entranced by the sound.
I also find them more comfortable than I expected; I can get three hours out of them before the jaw pressure starts to get on my nerves
I used to think of cymbals as a “necessary evil” in metal before listening to these. Now they’re the cherry on the cake. Electric guitars sound amazing, although this headphone seems to prefer them with a warm tone. I also wasn’t prepared for the speed of this headphone; super-fast kick drum hits in technical death metal are clearly defined here.
The funny thing is, that based on my experience I’m still thinking about returning these. I get the impression that the one of the He_v2 models will sound better with the remainder of my library where the treble is too much, or where I want a touch more mid-bass. I just have to ask myself if I want to dip into my savings for another ~€500 for a HeKv2 or accept the trade-offs going to the HeXv2.