Cooling is good! The shroud must be left off to make room for the opamps.

Dupe

Hmm you could be right about the power supply and high gain mode. I got a custom power supply from AliExpress and it surprisingly made a big difference for my limited edition x7. Sparkos op amps are an easy upgrade, and a must have for the x7 imo. I also use my x7 for gaming and music...

My x7 with sparkos op amp upgrade and linear power supply sounds absolutely phenominal! Make sure you are using direct mode and high gain mode. the usb input on the back is the highest quality input as far as bit rate goes iirc.

Haven't received them yet. I'll keep you guys updated though.

I have a Philphone on the way, so I am pumped to give them a shot and compare them to my AD2000X and MDR-Z1R. Phil has been awesome to deal with so far!

I’m using my x7 for pc and ps5. Get a Bt-w2 for ps5 for Bluetooth chat and it works flawlessly. I have a couple extra of those too haha. Overall, It’s such a good device , I wonder if they will ever make a proper x7 successor.

Yes. X7 is much much better

I thought I was the only one with backup x7's.....haha but the x5 isn't even close to the x7.

I’ll keep that in mind, thanks!

Sold, sorry. I have an unused sealed one but I haven’t been able to let it go just yet.

I did more testing and was able to narrow it down to a single bit rate causing this ringing. For my setup, the ringing only happens while playing 44.1khz audio via the usb host port. Other bit rates play without issue. Odd....

Mm500 was somehow already sold out and I was ready refreshing the page as soon as it went live….these sales get less and less enticing every year. Only thing I’d want is a 4z or mx4 on a better discount. Maybe the audeze margins are not as good as they used to be

Has anyone tried other dongles besides the w2 that pair with the x7? Do they all provide the same functionality as the w2 via the app etc? For some reason I was under the impression that the w2 was the only one that would seamlessly stay paired with the x7 even after power cycling etc. as well...

Anyone here using the x7 with an iPhone on the new ios17? My x7 control app on iOS won’t open anymore :(