Hi, Direct from official hifiman store is often best for price in my experience. The price is in US dollars and you can only use PayPal. But usually best in price when you factor in conversion. Their options for open box or refurbished can reduce price further and condition of always excellent...

Hi, I have done a tone sweep/watched the graph on a waveform as I play some, and for me I think the problem area is more around 9khz. I see activity the when I get the piercing sounds. I was hoping not to have to eq but I might try a little. I've also got an issue where touching it rotating the...

Is anyone finding some S sounds piercing on this headphone? I've tried a few different amps. On Dissident by Pearl Jam, Sour Times by Portishead, The Bends by Radiohead, and many other songs - it's piercing enough for me to want to take them off. Maybe it's just my set, or my ears! It happens...

@Confuddled No problem. It's my second time buying b stock on hifiman store - the first time, the box was actually still sealed. They looked brand new in every way. I'd much rather try b-stock than risk no/difficult guarantee claims process, with the distance involved if you had to return, if...

I'm in the UK, though I bought directly from hifiman - b-stock (box was open, but otherwise appeared to be new headphones). You get a regular 1 year warranty (plus an extra 6 months for following hifiman on facebook). Total cost was £375 including delivery. I'm not sure how much better you can...

Hi, Is anyone finding the edition X's very piercing/sharp in certain tracks? I'm running the from an xduo 05 plus and using Spotify/quobuz. 'You can't hurry love' by The Supremes is a good example - some really sharp 's' sounds around 11khz.i find the same on several other songs too. On songs...

After the issue I had with previous versions of these headphones, I ended up going down the rabbit hole a little bit :) So I've got a new pair of HD560s, a pair of Phillips X2HR, and I also bought an XD05 plus, which makes a great difference to both in terms of SQ. I've been reading a lot about...

Hi, thank you for the suggestion. I have though, just ordered something which I've read about - a xduoo xd-05 plus, which seems to fit my needs and get good reviews. Thanks, g

Hi, Would the optical input on this, let me get sound from my TV using a standard optical cable? Could I plug my pixel 4a 5g into this to use say, x2hr or hd560s? Also - is the output imp of this, at Adrienne 9 30ohms, a limiting factor in what headphones I could use? I'm looking into my...

Hi, Thanks for replying, but I need something with an optical input for TV to connect to. Without that I'd be a bit more limited in use. Thanks, G

Hi all, I'm wondering if I can get something for my requirement, for £200 or less. It does not need to be portable in the sense that I want to use it outdoors - I won't - but I'd like to take it from one room to another. I'd like it to work with my pixel 4a 5g (spotify, downloaded music...

goodyfresh and Evshrug, Thanks both for taking the time to reply. I still believe my current pair to be faulty. I'll probably try another pair, and hang onto them if they seem fault free. Someday I'll upgrade my system or buy a headphone amp.

I've found out the impedence of the headphone amp on my denon ceol n9. It's 80ohms. Does this spell bad news for using headphones of 120ohm impedence, and would this cause distortion? As far as I can tell from diyaudioheaven review, this should mean an increase of a small amount of db in some...

Hi goodyfresh, what a great, detailed, generous answer :) Thanks for taking the time to write that, I really appreciate it. Now I just have to wait! The way you describe the X2HR sounds like it will meet my needs. I might also still order another HD560s... we shall see :) Feel a bit like I'm...

Thanks Brava210, yeah I hope I do like it. Should arrive next week. Sounds good from what I can gather, the sibilance some people mention concerns me a bit, but since you can't actually go to any shops right now to try anything... just go to take a punt! How would you describe it alongside the...