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HIFIMAN Edition XS Over-Ear Planar Magnetic Wired Headphones (Refurbished) $279 + Free Shipping

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HIFIMAN [hifiman.com] has Edition XS Over-Ear Planar Magnetic Wired Headphones (Refurbished) $279. Shipping is Free.

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icedomin8r

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03-26-2024 at 11:25 AM.

These sound so amazing. I'm still happy with them at the $400ish I paid for them over a year ago.

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asqmate

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03-27-2024 at 03:12 AM.

I bought them for this price a bit ago. They're fine, the build quality definitely isn't the best and i wasn't blow away by the sound. But i might have just gotten to the point of diminishing returns

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03-27-2024 at 03:29 AM.

Is this an upgrade to a HD6xx (HD650 made by drop)?

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BeamCheese

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03-27-2024 at 06:28 AM.

Quote from SensibleMagic754

Is this an upgrade to a HD6xx (HD650 made by drop)?

Not too much, if any. These will add some more bass so they sound fuller, so if that is your thing they are an option. Personally I wouldn't get it and would save up for the Arya's if I was looking for more bass/sub-bass

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StrifeZero | Staff

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03-28-2024 at 06:40 AM.

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I bought them for this price a bit ago. They're fine, the build quality definitely isn't the best and i wasn't blow away by the sound. But i might have just gotten to the point of diminishing returns

Thanks for the info!

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03-28-2024 at 09:05 AM.

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I bought them for this price a bit ago. They're fine, the build quality definitely isn't the best and i wasn't blow away by the sound. But i might have just gotten to the point of diminishing returns

If you don't have a decent amp you likely aren't giving them enough power to be their best, either.

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03-28-2024 at 05:46 PM.

Here's The Headphone Show discussing and ranking it:

https://youtu.be/0QBQtshJ2Qo?t=3671

And a full review:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiU4O0gHOcM

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03-28-2024 at 05:48 PM.

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I bought them for this price a bit ago. They're fine, the build quality definitely isn't the best and i wasn't blow away by the sound. But i might have just gotten to the point of diminishing returns

What did you have before?

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03-28-2024 at 08:53 PM.

I upgraded to the Ananda Nano from this. If you don't want to mess with EQ, the XS is a better buy.

The Nano is way too "bright" in the Treble regions, but with EQ it punches above its price like the XS does.
EQ'ed Ananda Nano is like 80-90% as good as the Arya Organic at half the price.

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asqmate

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03-29-2024 at 03:10 AM.

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What did you have before?

Sennheiser 58x, Fidelio X2HR, Momentum 4s, various cheaper studio type headphones and IEMs. So nothing too crazy. I do like them and dont feel ripped off (actually i bought them for $329 so $50 more). But i just didnt find them to be necessarily a big upgrade from what i had for the price. I think a big part is how weirdly cheap they feel; it feels sturdy enough but the pads and plastic used feels like a sub-$100 headphone which is disappointing.

I use a Qudelix 5k for harder to drive headphones, but i never had an issue with volume on these even when plugged into my PC. Maybe a better DAC or amp would bring these out more, but thats a rabbit hole i would rather not go down right now. I do still enjoy them but dont personally find them super compelling except for gaming because of the soundstage.