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Review of HiFiMAN Edition XS – Compared to Ananda and HE1000 V2 [updated measurement]

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Edition XS - see measurements here, extra comparisons with HE6SE V2 and GL2000; measurement of third-party pads TL;DR: open and airy but well-balanced tuning leaning ever-so-slightly to the bright side, with the typical Hifiman dip at around 1-3khz making mid-range instruments less forward or aggressive. Great layering and separation. Good all-rounder for different music genres. … Continue reading Review of HiFiMAN Edition XS – Compared to Ananda and HE1000 V2 [updated measurement]

[LEGACY] Grado GH4: Measurement and Pad Rolling

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Grado GH-4 - frequency response measurement Default GH4 sound: typical Grado peak at 2khz, followed by raised treble between 4k-9khz. Slight bass bump at 100hz but rolls off very rapidly below 50hz, so there's little sub-bass. This gives bass a kind of 'bouncy' character. Let's then get into pad rolling (measured with legacy KB006X pinnae): … Continue reading [LEGACY] Grado GH4: Measurement and Pad Rolling

[LEGACY] Measurement and Pad Rolling of Focal Elear & Clear

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the Focal Derby TL;DR: tuning-wise the Clear and the Elear are basically the same headphone the two measuring extremely close with the same pads Caveat: build quality differs though, the Clear is better built and does not suffer from driver failure issues the issue on the Elear can be fixed by resoldering the connection wire … Continue reading [LEGACY] Measurement and Pad Rolling of Focal Elear & Clear

[LEGACY] Measurement of Audeze LCD2 Rev2 ‘Unicorn Edition’ and Pad Rolling

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Bought my pair from used market (serial number starts with 532, some call them the 'unicorn edition'). Lush and enveloping sound, just lacking some 'bite' in the mids/upper mids, making vocals sound very full-bodied albeit a bit too laid back. Let's get into pad rolling. (OG is in green, not blue, same below...) I picked … Continue reading [LEGACY] Measurement of Audeze LCD2 Rev2 ‘Unicorn Edition’ and Pad Rolling

Hifiman Edition XS: measurement and comparison to Ananda and HE1000V2 [updated measurement]

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frequency response measurement of HIFIMAN Edition XS HeadFi seems to be down the moment I wrote this... anyway here's the measurement for the Edition XS. Copying me initial impressions from HeadFi: Sound of the EDXS I would describe as effortless, pleasing, smooth and balanced. Tonally very close to the Ananda, with a more pominent bass … Continue reading Hifiman Edition XS: measurement and comparison to Ananda and HE1000V2 [updated measurement]