6 Over Ear Hifiman Edition S Review

Where build and comfort are concerned its a fantastic little headphone. When I first reviewed the HiFiMAN Sundara mid 2019 I was thoroughly impressed with its performance for the price and in fact its higher priced siblings the Ananda and Arya were also quite impressive.

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I am impressed that Hifiman did keep the weight the same as the Edition X V2 because the new headband system seems a lot stronger and more durable than before.

6 over ear hifiman edition s review. Like the Sundara the loss of the swivel joint may put some people off. Those with bigger ears might disagree though. This headphone is designed to be driven from portable equipment.

Having made their name in planar magnetic headphones HiFiMan tried their hand at some headphones with dynamic speakers. From here I want to thank Mark from HIFIMAN for sending me a review unit of Edition S and thus making this review possible. Theyre on full speed with new models such as the HE-1000SE HE6-SE the R2R2000 DAPstreamer the Arya Sundara Ananda and now Deva.

They remain detachable in design so if they are not to your liking you can swap them out for the older pads or the plethora of modded aftermarket pads depending on your preferences. Steven Stone reviews HiFiMans 899 HE-560 planar headphone which promises to combine the sonic attributes of HiFiMans flagship models in a. A feature of this headphone is that it can be used as an open and as closed headphone.

Burn-in Source Equipment Hifiman recommended a period of 100 hours for Edition S to reach its optimal performance. From here I want to thank Mark from HIFIMAN for sending me a review unit of Edition S and thus making this review possible. At the heart of the Edition S is a 50mm dynamic driver designed for full range frequency response with exceptional detail and imaging.

I had a lot of fun this week and its in no small way thanks to HiFiMans Edition S headphones. HE1000 HE-560 HE-400i HE-400 HE-500 HE-6 etc good headphones are all at your disposal. Hifiman also has super high-end headphones like the Susvara and Shangri-La electrostatic.

Its a shame then that headband is so tight. Of course Hifiman didnt stop there. Theres also a swanky removable 4 ft cable with a mic and remote.

Because of all these aspects the Edition S is extremely comfortably and long listening sessions of six hours and more are no problem at all. Found a great deal on a damaged box set and waited patiently for their arrival. The shape of the headband is better than most.

The earcups are big enough to cover my elephant ears with ease while feeling pretty lush on the head. Hifiman claims that the new polyester material does have audible improvements over the original velour design with an enhanced level of transparency in the presentation. Announced at CES and shipping next month the new Edition S from HiFiMan is able to transform from a closed-back on-ear headphone.

And the results are really good. A very close friend of mine is still using the original HE-6 headphone. Synths sparkle and voices are a bit recessed yet crisp.

Hifiman Edition S Review. And a cable clip. Though HiFiMan has made a very good sounding portable open-back the experience of using the covers feels more like a limitation than a fusion of headphone genres.

It retails for around 250-. The Hifiman Edition S comes in a swanky box with a swanky case. It comes in 2 colors black and white.

The HIFIMAN Edition S is a dynamic over-ear headphone. And I gave up to 250 hours of play intermittently just to be sure. 23 Ratings Buy at Amazon.

With a sensitivity rating of 97dB and impedance of 32 ohms the HiFiMAN on-ear headphone can be driven by most portable audio devices such as smartphones and iPods. Over the past several weeks however Ive heard rumours of the HiFiMAN. After watching Z Reviews a huge help throughout this process video about the Edition S I decided to see if I could find a good deal on them as they seemed to be just what I was looking for after learning more about my taste in sound from my experience with the M40x.

Burn-in Source Equipment Hifiman recommended a period of 100 hours for Edition S to reach its optimal performance. HIFIMAN Edition S. Overall the Edition S does look like it can take a beating but it mostly is made out of matte plastic.

And I gave up to 250 hours of play intermittently just to be sure. We think the Edition S is best viewed not as two headphones in one but instead as an open-backed headphone with a temporary courtesy mode. The HiFiMAN Edition S has a fun slightly v-shaped response that evokes music being played with a loudness button enabled.

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