As opposed to the more common dynamic driver, the Edition X uses lighter and more responsive planar drivers. These tend to provide much better sound but also come with a very hefty price tag, in this particular case an $1800 one. That puts these headphones soundly into the audiophile and professional market as opposed to being intended for gamers. In testing TechPowerUp found these to be not quite as clear as the HE-1000 model but they were more comfortable. If you are looking for high end headphones or just like window shopping you can read the full review here.
"HiFiMAN's newest high-end headphone, the Edition X, bears a striking resemblance to their flagship HE-1000. It uses the same driver design without the fancy nano materials found in the $1200 more expensive HE-1000, but is, at $1799, still the second most expensive headphone in HiFiMAN's line-up."
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Really great cans, I would
Really great cans, I would still prefer baby stax and audeze to this, their lower end headphones are quite special though
Just when I thought Turtle
Just when I thought Turtle Beach stuff was overpriced! I got better things to do with my money.
That’s because the turtle
That’s because the turtle beach stuff IS overpriced. This is silly expensive, but its not junky overpriced crap.
Very nice headset, will last
Very nice headset, will last you much longer than a Titan X too!
Thunder and lightning might
Thunder and lightning might be the best way to describe the sound signature of Hifiman’s latest venture. On the low end, the engineers seem to have had some fun playing with the heftier weight offered by the Edition S’s traditional dynamic drivers, heaping on rich, well appointed bass. The sound is seldom overpowering, but it does hold court as the most emphasized and energetic register in the spectrum. Far from the fluid traversal from low to high you’d expect from an audiophile darling like Hifiman, the upper registers are abundantly clear much lighter in color than what resides below, accounting for the crackling lightning of our metaphor. The midrange is very present and detailed, exposing a lot of subtle nuance in your favorite tunes, especially in the open-back mode.
Let’s hope people are able to
Let’s hope people are able to understand what subjective interpretations mean in the real world. On a different note, Edition X seems like the polar opposite of HE 6.