Desertshark42

Desertshark42 t1_j273whl wrote

Reply to comment by BigLorry in Bought Hifiman Edition XS and not really impressed by GhoZsK

Yea well didn’t see someone mention anything when I posted my comment. And it’s not unheard of that some people will hear different things with different amps and DACs. There could be an issue with his current setup. Maybe the amp/DAC he used was fried, maybe the headphones themselves were used and have a QC issue. OP didn’t specify whether it was new or used. I stand by my comment, try another amp/DAC bud. If it’s still sounding like shit, well then at least you tried other possible solutions before giving up rather then to just exchange a sub $500 headphone.

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Desertshark42 t1_j26zwjd wrote

Reply to Bought Hifiman Edition XS and not really impressed by GhoZsK

I have the XS, and the only reason I don’t like it, is the headband. Once I get the Ananda, I’m selling mine. But the XS sounds amazing to me. I have 6 pairs of cans and that stands out, biggest being the imaging and detail retrieval, and also bass extension at bass and sub bass levels. I run mine into an SMSL SU8s/SH9 and a Schiit Magni/Modi. Honestly I feel it hits harder on my Schiit Stack. If you can, I’d try For that. Also. Do you do any EQ? Like software or analog tone control? I only ask as that may be the culprit as well. IMO, the XS doesn’t even need to be EQd it sounds so good

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Desertshark42 t1_iubfjnc wrote

Reply to comment by KookDesigns in New Brainwavz on my HE4XX feel so much better than stock, and sound a bit better to my ears. by KookDesigns

See that’s the Tube amp I was looking at in particular, would you recommend it? And what did you sell It for?

Also, don’t fret about the Magni. It drives the 6XX very well. I have an SMSL SH9+SU8s and it has more power than my Magni/Modi stack, yet the 6XX sound better and louder on my Magni/Modi. Far better

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Desertshark42 t1_iu6jpwv wrote

Reply to comment by KookDesigns in New Brainwavz on my HE4XX feel so much better than stock, and sound a bit better to my ears. by KookDesigns

Trust me, you sound like me. I absolutely love Planars for those very reasons. They have great Bass extension and very little roll off. Soundstage and detail are other great pros for these types. And probably one of the best for a plus is they respond to EQ so damn good. I have 4 Planars, and two dynamic drivers. One is closed back (Meze 99 Neo) and then the HD6XX is open back. I’ll be honest, factory sound profile didn’t impress me. There is a massive bass roll off and no extension. Although, they weren’t made to be bass cannons, i just didn’t get what all the hype was about for those cans, initially. They don’t respond to EQ as well as Planars do, but the 6XX actually sound good to me with the Oratory EQ profile that he tells to tweak levels to gain of bass, midrange detail And airiness. Overall, NOW I love them for what they are. Which is great detail and imaging and an immersive soundstage. I’ve only had the 6XX for a couple months. I tried listening to them for a few weeks when new an then shelved them cuz I just didn’t like the sound. Then only a short time ago, I started doing some analytical listening and finally started to understand them better and start to enjoy them. Completely different from Planars, and that’s not a bad thing, vocals sound superb on the 6XX. It’s my first Sennheiser too. I’m now looking at picking up a pair of 660s from them in the future, but my next Buy is definitely going to be a Tube Amp for the 6XX since I’m told that is what really opens up the 6XX, and then buy a Audeze LCD2 Classic

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