Cyberspace242 t1_jeban3d wrote on March 30, 2023 at 7:35 PM

Better to just get another pair of Edition XS. You can't beat them. It's not worth buying anything else. Otherwise contact Hifiman and see if you can send them there for repair.

ttdpaco t1_jebzh69 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:15 PM

Unpopular opinion - but you can beat them quite easily by just going to the used market. There's some things the XS does really well for the price range, but the tonality and timbre are not one of them. Not to mention it sounds like a wall of sound without much nuance.

rhalf t1_jecuy3u wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:08 AM

With Americans it's a difficult topic, but many people around the world get their great deals by repairing broken equipment. I got some killer cans this way. With my starving student money I wouldn't even afford the stuff that's considered budget here.

rob0tech t1_jecznke wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:46 AM

What about the Ananda Stealth tonality and timbre?

ttdpaco t1_jed2qys wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:12 AM

Tonality is better, but thr timbre being bad is a universal thing with Hifiman. Even the Susvara suffers a bit from it.