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In short: the treble of the hifiman edition xs is hella piercing, especially for edm track. Is this a feature of the headphones or defective?

So i just got the hifiman edition xs yesterday, and damn, it is such a surreal experience compared to the dt 770pro i had. Everything sounds way too clear - i can even listen to the bass player in a well recorded metal song. I didnt even plug it into an amp, yet the bass rumbled much lower than the dt 770 pro. It seems that edition xs is only a bit harder to drive than the dt 770 pro, so i suppose i dont need an amp. However, when it comes to high notes in edm track like a future bass song, the edition xs just sounds so harsh that i just cant stand it. Well, it doesnt really sound crackly to me, its just overly peaky. Is it a common thing for the edition xs? And the wire it provided sucks.

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[โ€“] AntIndependent2304@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well, ye i can use oratory 1990 eq, but like this hifiman edition xs seems to take eq very well. So i kinda want to try to eq into other headphones' signatures.

[โ€“] Haydostrk@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

True but it will most likely sound the best with ora's eq