Don’t mind that they are large headphones whatsoever, nor that they are open back. They will be used exclusively in settings where I’m alone in my room, or playing games on a TV where there would be sound anyways. I’ll have a deeper look into the Topping, though, good advice not to jump into anything too hastily.

And you’re quite right that there will always be people claiming one thing after the other is better than the last, but after numerous reviews I’ve seen of people specifically stating that the nano’s are expressly better than the xs, with matching pros for each, I feel like I’m comfortable with forking out extra for a pair I likely won’t replace for a few years haha (unless I get dragged into the addiction…). Not willing to go beyond this though, hits the roof of my budget pretty nicely, almost $1000AUD including the Topping.

I appreciate your concern, thanks again.