UPDATE: Video is out now!
My Pimax 8KX is finally here 
It came with the thin comfort foam attached that has cutouts for glasses. I don’t see any thick comfort foam in the box though. It also came with a microfiber cloth and instructions manual. Build quality looks really nice.
Stay tuned for a full review on my channel! It’ll probably take at least a couple days to try it out and make the video but I’ll get it out as soon as I can.
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Did you get tracking info?
Glad you did, but there are backers and pre-orderers who were much further up the queue than you. I think it’s shocking that some of the original 400 X backers have still not had any information yet, let alone delivery. It was crystal clear that they were first in line, and then all other upgraders and pre-orders after. Sad to say, but Pimax are full of…hollow promises. To put it politely.
Re foam, surely that’s the thick one? It looks thick and was the only one with cutouts, I don’t think the thin one has them unless Pimax have actually updated the designs, which seems doubtful.
Yes, I received tracking Wednesday last week.
It looks thick in the picture because you can’t see how it looks like on the side. Just measured it, thickness is about half an inch. Maybe @SweViver or @PimaxUSA could confirm.
That is the thin foam. The only pictures I have seen of the thin foam have the partial cutouts like in his picture. The thick foam has a full cutout.
That is the thin foam. The only pictures I have seen of the thin foam have the partial cutouts like in his picture. The thick foam has a full cutout.
Ah OK, my mistake sorry. I didn’t know the thin ones had any cutout at all 
Man that rear foam is THICC!
Ya gotta give us a few first impressions here at least! Glad you got it before October!
I need to spend at least a day with it to give my full impressions, but so far I’ll say that the image quality is very sharp, like looking at a monitor and there’s no SDE 
It’s not perfect yet, I’m still making some adjustments to the fit, ipd settings, etc.
Is the hinge fixed? I’d like to hope I get an 8kx that actually will reach down the back of my head.
Awesome that you’ve got it now! Really looking forward to your impressions, as you’ve used the StarVR for quite a while, so will be great to hear how this compares in your experience.
It’s indeed wise to wait a few days with your review. First impression of the 8k-X will most always be ‘WOW, damn that resolution is cool’. But after that wears off a bit and you do some A/B-ing with other headsets you will also start to notice some things that are less than perfect, at least that’s my experience so far.
Anyway, enjoy and I’m looking forward to your review!
That’s the thin foam, he has!
4 posts were merged into an existing topic: So pre-order customers are getting their 8K-X in August/September?
Video is out now!
A few things I forgot to mention in the video:
The back of the headset goes low enough to stay in place on my head as long as it’s tightened enough using the knob. I know some people might need it to go lower for comfort.
The Pimax 8KX cable is about half the length of the Index cable. Using a ceiling cable management system with this headset is impractical unless you buy an extension cable. However, the length is long enough to be able move and turn around without issue.
Don’t forget to route the cable inside the plastic holder in the back of the headset like you see in the video. After doing that the headset felt more stable.
in sound settings open sound control panel then the properties for the headset speakers and finally in the levels tab bump the slider up.
(i’m translating so it might not be the exact names)
it should add some to the sound experience.
thanks for the review!
@dmel642 (if i remember right) review:
Seems like he learned to put the headset right.
