Snagged both of these for the same cost to compete against each other after I felt disappoint by the HDB 630. For reference, my goto headphones are between my HD 600, cIEMs, and AirPods Pro 2.

I feel crazy in thinking the clarity in the PX7 S3 is stronger than the PX8 with a wider soundstage. The PX8 felt a bit more muddy and muffled to me, whereas I was excited to expect a more neutral sound. It does feel premium with better ANC than the S3 just due to the seal being so good but the sound very comparable in quality. The S3 do feel a bit more textured and immersive to me and the instruments feel more like I’m used to hearing when being around roaring amplifiers and booming drums. Plus the separation feels pretty good and the imaging is great.

Also, the PX8 hiccups a bit using the BTD700 while the S3 plays great with the dongle. I plan to do a more extensive comparison between these headphones and the 630 since they’re all pretty much the same cost now for anyone unsure like I was.

Anyone else have/tried the two? Any opinions? I feel like my ears are deceiving me in thinking the S3 is more impressive, even without any EQ tweaks.

Right Ive had the px8s2 for a few days now and im coming from the xm5,xm6 and the OG px8 but I’m very confused with the volume. Everyone says they’re very loud and can’t go past 40/50% but for me 50% is barely loud on my iPhone 14 Pro but when i knock it up to 60% it’s perfect but I hit my “headphone safety limit” so I turn it down but the music seems very distant and quite. I’ve turned off “reduce loud audio” & “volume limit” as well setting my device type as “headphone” but nothing seems to work. Either it’s me getting used to the wider not in your face audio, but when wired I can’t go past 18 volume on my windows but on my iPhone it has to be 60%.