In short: the treble of the hifiman edition xs is hella piercing, especially for edm track. Is this a feature of the headphones or defective?
So i just got the hifiman edition xs yesterday, and damn, it is such a surreal experience compared to the dt 770pro i had. Everything sounds way too clear - i can even listen to the bass player in a well recorded metal song. I didnt even plug it into an amp, yet the bass rumbled much lower than the dt 770 pro. It seems that edition xs is only a bit harder to drive than the dt 770 pro, so i suppose i dont need an amp. However, when it comes to high notes in edm track like a future bass song, the edition xs just sounds so harsh that i just cant stand it. Well, it doesnt really sound crackly to me, its just overly peaky. Is it a common thing for the edition xs? And the wire it provided sucks.
I like to imagine that the moment you wrote this sentence, Lars Ulrich woke up in a cold sweat.
Having owned other egg-shaped Hifimen but not the XS, I agree with others that their sound signature may just not be to your taste. Your choice of amp shouldn’t affect the tuning. That said, I wouldn’t expect the XS to be peaky. It’s bright, but the treble elevation is pretty even.
If there’s still time re: return policies or such, you might give your brain time to adjust. Or you might try bringing the treble down with EQ.
Ye i can replace another one since i bought it directly at the shop. But it might be that i am too used to dt 770, so the edition xs is peaky. I think i should give myself a week to adjust to the sound signature of the edition xs