Hifiman Edition XS

Hifiman Edition XS planar magnetic, open back wired audiophile headphones. The best price model with the large oval earcups and xl size driver. 

Planar Magnetic Technology Advantages: 

Compared to traditional dynamic headphones, planar magnetic technology offers a superior sounding experience in terms of overall quality, especially when it comes to the aural soundstage. Dynamic headphones utilize conductors that vibrate in select areas of the diaphragm. This results in a large percentage of the diaphragm not being directly driven by those conductors, resulting in somewhat diminished performance.

Planar magnetic headphones are fundamentally different in that their weight (conductors + diaphragm) is much lower than dynamic headphones. The result is superior performance, especially in the upper frequencies, or treble. 

Planar headphones feature conductive layers distributed throughout the surface of diaphragm. The diaphragm is evenly driven by the magnetic force so that planar headphones produce significantly lower distortion when compared with conventional dynamic headphones.

Lower Distortion due to Driver Design:

This lower distortion results in better overall reproduction of minute details. Positioning of instruments and other elements of imaging are demonstrably better, with a soundstage that is consistently wide and natural sounding.

The advanced magnet design featured in the Edition XS is acoustically transparent,  dramatically reducing wave diffraction turbulence that typically degrades the integrity of the sound waves. The result is reduced distortion, yielding a purer, more harmonious sound that is demonstrably better than previous designs. 

HIFIMAN devoted extensive time and resources to create a the Neo Supernano diaphragm, that allows for lightning fast response that not only produces stunning levels of details but ultra-low distortion too. Edition XS offers performance levels and musical purity that exceed expectations, especially for such an affordable headphone.

Suggestions: For a matching DAC / AMP, we suggest the Hifiman EF499 combo DAC & headphone amp

Hifiman Edition XS Tech Specs: 

• Frequency Response: 8Hz – 50k Hz
• Sensitivity: 92dB
• Impedance: 18 Ω
• Weight: 405g

Included in box: 

Headphones
1.5m headphone cable (3.5mm plug)
3.5mm to 6.35mm Adapter

Warranty: 1 Year by Hifiman Canada