Good to know. The impression I got from reviews was that it was pretty similar to the HEXX/HEXV2. But for the money it would cost to upgrade to the Ananda I could almost buy a LCD2c or Era-1 or a used pair of Stax. I also need to buy a new a AV receiver as I blew a bunch on money on my home...

Hifiman got back to me and told me that they don't have replacement XXs and so they can't fix it. They offered to let me send the XX in and upgrade to another Hifiman headphone for a fee. I think anything below an Arya would be a step down, and even if they gave me full msrp for the XX toward...

I reached out to both Hifiman and Drop. Haven't heard back from Hifiman yet but Drop just said that there was nothing they could do. I knew that it was no longer under warranty so didn't expect them to do anything for free, but was under the impression that problems with products sold through...

I've owned HE-400i (and s briefly) and have currently been using Edition XX that I purchased from Massdrop Jan 2020. I loved both of them, especially the Edition XX which sounds better tham a lot of headphones over $1000 that I've had. But you get what you pay for, and the build quality sucks...

I've had an edition XX for a little over a year. I've really enjoyed them, a sizable step up from my HE-400i which I also love. But the first one I ordered had a driver failure within 24 hours of using it. I got it exchanged and lived happily ever after until right now when my right driver...

I made another account a few weeks ago to avoid using my name for reviews, but the verification must not have gone through because I can't post in any part of the forum or even read the rules. It doesn't say that the account still needs to be verified, and two-step verification didn't help...

So apparently these sound very similar to the Hex V2s?

Last time I checked (a year and a half ago) the consensus seemed to be that there's really no direct upgrade path from the 400i in the Hifiman lineup - that the more expensive models have better resolution, soundstage, imaging ect., (more suitable for classical or jazz listening) but none of...

Are there any stores within 200 miles of Boston that have a pair of these to demo? I'm sure I'd love them but they're a little beyond the price range I'd consider for a blind buy.

I have the he-400i (with dekoni pads and a better cable). I love these headphones a lot. I still own my 990 pro and have enjoyed it for about 10 years, but the he-400i is much better in every aspect except for watching movies or playing games. My biggest problem now is that I honestly don't find...