Had a chance to play around with and listen to the DX260 now. It feels much snappier than the DX160 I was using before. Media scanning is much quicker (probably 10x quicker or more, to be honest - on a library of roughly 140GB), generally snappier and easier to use. Not a huge fan of the...

Just had an update from AMP3, order has been picked/shipped, so hopefully should receive it in the next few days. Won't be able to give a comparison to anything besides the DX160 I currently have, but looking forward to it either way. Edit: Apparently it'll be delivered tomorrow - at least that...

Haven't upgraded my DAP in almost 5 years, going to give this a try. Don't normally pre-order but there's a discount code for 10% off at AMP3 at the moment, which brings it close to the Hifigo price. Once it arrives I'll give some impressions/review (though not exactly sure when it will arrive).

Had these headphones for a few years and selling to thin down my collection. Very highly rated headphones. These are the original HE-400s in the older design, using SMC connectors for the cups rather than the newer 2.5mm design. The detailing has faded slightly as can be seen in the photos, and...

From what I can gather, WooAudio have been thoroughly inconsistent in their approach to dealing with the issue, backtracking, changing the story, making false promises, etc. Not a great look for a company charging up to tens of thousands for its products. It'll be interesting to see how this is...

You're right, I'll stop trying to say anything potentially humorous from now on.

Maybe they will sell a backplate that converts them from 'on-ear' headphones to 'over-ear'.

Zeos Edition by the looks of it.

  Yeah sorry, I wasn't trying to aim my displeasure at you. Given exactly what you've said, they should market it as an 'Ultraportable' Over-Ear set, along with the likes of the Sennheiser momentum over-ears etc. They may not have the style of the momentums, but they're not bad-looking. Plus...

Yeah, but 'on-ear' describes a property of the headphones, a property that these headphones don't have except to those with extremely large ears. If we're going down this road, they might as well just market them as planars and then say it's just a marketing term. The folding portion of the...

  Have the HIFIMAN team rethought the idea of marketing these headphones properly as 'Over-ear' and not 'On-ear'? It's pretty misleading for the vast majority of people, and many people overlook them because of the fact that they are marketed as on-ear headphones. Which is a shame, because...

The Hifiman Edition S are very comfort able. Although they're really portable, they are definitely over-ear, which makes them much more comfortable than a lot of other portable cans. They fold down pretty nicely too, and the choice between open and closed is very nice, making them very...

Three things for context: 1. I'm comparing to the original price (and excluding other options) 2. I live in the UK where Black Friday isn't really a thing (it exists, but we don't get deals anywhere near as good as you do in America) 3. The Edition S exists in a kind of niche. It's both closed...

Edition S. Frankly, $150 is a criminal bargain.

I only have three other cans, Sennheiser momentum (on-ear, first gen), AKG K550 and HE-400. The momentums have more bass but they're aimed at that, but it's not tight and punchy. It's not too boomy either, but it definitely isn't as tight. The K550s have no bass at all, and the HE-400 has a bit...

They're probably a bit lacking for a basshead or someone accustomed to Beats, but by my standard (good amount, punchy and not flabby/boomy) they're amazing.

I found the clamping force a bit much once I first got them, but they've loosened up over time. I find them really comfortable compared to some other headphones I've worn.

  A few people in this thread have tried contacting Hifiman to correct them about the marketing, but they do not want to change it. Despite having multiple people interested in this thread only to not buy them because they didn't want on-ear headphones. I mean, these things aren't huge, but...

Zeos just made his HIfiman Edition S review public and gives a pretty glowing recommendation for use as a portable set of headphones. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0NqlVHoJFo

Mine have 'HIFIMAN EDITION S' on the top of the headband, I assumed it was like this for all of them?

Yeah both of mine fall freely when I hold the headphones by the band. I think it is supposed to be that way.

If anyone from the UK is looking for a pair and not really sure about them, there's a pair on sale on head-fi for nearly half price. Absolutely worth it.   http://www.head-fi.org/t/815942/hifiman-edition-s-headphones

So the Hifiman HE-1000 and Edition X are both getting 'Version 2' soon. Hopefully this isn't indicative of their plans for the Edition S. If they make the pads smaller are they going to call it an IEM?

I have a pair of the original momentum on-ears, I can give the measurements when I get back home. Someone else should compare to the over-eager model too.

Came across this review of the Hifiman Edition S, looks pretty favourable. http://headphone.guru/hifiman-edition-s-review/