Edition XS

“The lack of clamp I can definitely understand, I can’t even lay my head back with these without worrying they’ll fall off. The quality from what I could tell was pretty good though?”

“I hate my edition xs so much because they're amazing, just don't work, they keep losing all audio on the right side and I'm not the only one with that issue”

“Decent headphones but......I'm on my third, 2 failed and were warranty replaced. Also the headband should be classed as a war crime. Other than that I highly recommend them.”

“You could have a faceoff with any headphone on Earth, regardless of cost and compare it to a $169 Edition XS, and while it would lose, it's MUCH closer than it should be...”

“i like it, been using mine for a few months. that being said I couldnt get the bass to rumble as good as the Deva Pro with the same Oratory EQ despite having the better bass spec.”

“It's still not incredibly comfortable with those, IMO. The huge cups and pads never feel like I'm wearing them correctly, so I'm always adjusting them.”

“They are great but not (at least for me) for long, laid back listening. They are too engaging for that. And despite I was appreciating sonic qualities of Edition XS, I've settled with Senns hh660s2.”

“after a certain amount of listening time when you go back to your older headphones they all start to sound muddy and with less texture and resolution.”

“Box was perfect, they didn't have a mark on them, and they sounded just perfect as well. I'll say what most others will mention, the headband does really suck. Aside from that, no concerns!”

“I would keep my senn hd550 over them any day of the week. I got the edition xs on special so I added them to the collection, now they gather dust.”

“its been 3 weeks using edition xs and its excellent pair of headphone ( coming from hd560s revised version ). These sound so good bass is very linear loved it and treble detailing is just perfect.”

“I too think that the XS are better sounding. Better soundstage, more engaging, more energetic, to my ears. But you know what, I probably will get fatigued listening to the Hifimans after a couple hours.”

“Right now, they sound "clinical" and "flat," with hardly any "texture" in the bass and vocals. They have an impressive amount lot detail though.”

“The Hifiman edition XS is everything I wanted in an upgrade and the Edition XS just hits with Bass and Treble and sounds as good as all the reviews said it would.”

“I couldn’t even get it to work with EQ. It’s such an inconsistent, non-cohesive tune that I just find myself riding the volume the whole time.”

“My initial impressions are that bass and sub-bass is certainly better, hits harder and goes deeper than the HE400SE. Mids seem clearer and more localized. Treble seems noticeably sibilant in a way that I'm not fond of yet”

“I like them better than the Sundaras I had. Good soundstage but with a bit of bass to make my bass head okay with these being my only expensive headphones.”

“That alone cause some sort of pressure push that warped diaphragms and caused a weird catastrophic driver flex that destroyed both sides.”

“Horrible build quality, comfortable for big heads, not my kind of sound stock, but it only needs a 4 or 5 EQ filters to sound good for me.”

“now I am using XS with ka17 and it's certainly huge jump , Soundstage, Detail , imaging all supernice and even with superbusy track it doesn't get muddy”

“I got a pair but don't like them much. I feels theres a noticeable lack of low end slam compared with dynamics or even other planars.”

“Personally I really hate the materials they've used though, even with a nice fit I rarely pick them out of my collection”

“Suberb comfort and and very surrounding soundstage. If only the tuning was more my taste.... Too bright for me. Great headphone still!”

“I bought the refurb XS's from Hifiman's website, they looked brand new when they arrived and have performed great for ~1 year now. Awesome deal too!”