[JaeYoon]

Nice review!. Hifiman S white color does look very wintery. I kinda Wish I could swap my black one for winter one just to see it in person.

 

[Blazer39]

Im really looking forward to buy these..im worried about the size tho

I have semi large head..will the headpand stretch easily?

Don't wanna break it day one

 

[akg fanboy]

I feel like I'm losing substantial detail when I close the earcups, I notice it most in classical music or bass notes. They sound pretty terrible as closed backs, my brainwavz hm5 bests them in every way imaginable as a closed back. When open back the mids get more air around them but they are still pretty withdrawn with no huge change in actual quantity, they are definitely somewhat v shaped. The more I listen the more I grow to not like these headphones, this headphone is not for someone who loves mids, those who do not like vocals will argue these are not v shaped but I am willing to bet a frequency response graph would show a dip in the mids. These have big bass when open back for those who love their bass but I did not test for sub bass since I do not listen to electronic music
 
My ear based EQ testing says there is a dip somewhere between 1-2khz when they are open back, there is an additional dip in the upper mids too when they are closed back

 

[Saoshyant]

Im really looking forward to buy these..im worried about the size tho

I have semi large head..will the headpand stretch easily?

Don't wanna break it day one

 
All I can say is I'm a hat size 7 7/8, give or take on brand, and it's very comfortable.  No dead headband here.

 

[JaeYoon]

Im really looking forward to buy these..im worried about the size tho

I have semi large head..will the headpand stretch easily?

Don't wanna break it day one

The headband for me is ridiculously strong. I might not be as strong as other members though. Ive bent the plastic headband many times and it's very flexible.

 

[akg fanboy]

Here is a rough EQ of the edition s in closed back, just follow the white line. EQed only by ear, vocals sound right again, bass is less upfront, cymbals aren't splashing in my face anymore. I don't find the edition s bright until I listen to music with cymbals.

 
The edition s has a lot of clamping force which those with above average head sizes will find uncomfortable. Fortunately the headband is pretty flexible and I literally just stretched the headband into a flat line and left it like that for a while. The clamping force is not too tight anymore and they are comfortable, they are the most ergonomic headphones for the top of my head I have ever used, props to hifiman for the even weight distribution on the headband which I find to be a problem with many headphones, even my trusty hd800

 

[Viber]

I actually found a review preferring the closed version better:
http://majorhifi.com/hifiman-edition-s-review/
 
So weird...
 
I think these headphones are too polarizing for headphones users.

 

[r2muchstuff]

I enjoy these with my portable kits. I use them open and they are over ear for me.

Great fun sound.

YMMV,
r2

 

[Viber]

What is dis?
 

 

[Hobgoblinpie]

Zeos Edition by the looks of it.

 

[Renosoko]

I added more pictures of Edition S (White) with V-Moda cable grey
 
http://imgur.com/a/EbxTT
 
I try to show the details of the grills but I'm not a photographer
 
I also had black edition s but, I personally think the white one looks way better than the black one
 
black one had some issues like black paint on the magnetic driver scratches off and reveal the silver color which makes the headphone looks really ugly
 
But this white one have no issue like that and sounds the same as the black one
 
I'm really enjoying my EDS. I use everyday for listening music and gaming
 
I'll leave the link here because my account is new and they don't allow me to upload pictures here

 

[Niyologist]

What is dis?

That was bound to happen at some point. I guess HiFiman will start releasing custom face plates in the future. Much like what Beyerdynamic did.

 

[Hobgoblinpie]

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

 

[flippanteer]

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

No reason to be irritated, a little research lets anyone know that they're over-ear, and it's not like you don't know that it's over-ear.
Their marketing choice was poor, but it doesn't affect those of us who know that they're over-ear.

 

[Hobgoblinpie]

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