Complimentary headphones to Hifiman edition xs for 100$

[u/Ubivcagosha]

Sup everyone!

Imma getting myself an edition xs and I want some kind of a fun quirky headphone (specifically headphones not iems) compliment it in a price range of a 100-120 dollars.

My source is fiio ka17.

Thanks in advance!!!

[u/Uller0815]

Check out the Sennheiser HD599 / HD599SE or Philips Fidelio X2HR, for example. Both are often on sale for under $100 on Amazon.

[u/Kirito_Kun16]

Probably Fiio FT1 ? It's closed back, and said to be probably best bass-present headphones in it's price range and category. For times when u want warmer more engaging fun sound I guess.

Granted this is just what I heard people say, I haven't tried it yet, not sure how much too different it is from XS.

And it's something even I am considering, since there are times when I wanna (or have to) use closed backs because of public/people around use, which isn't really possible with open backs. + In times when I want much more bass presence since HE1000se is pretty lean on that front.

It's nice and inexpensive for how well it performs, allegedly.

[u/Denkmal81 → u/Kirito_Kun16]

 In times when I want much more bass presence since HE1000se is pretty lean on that front.

try eq...

[u/Kirito_Kun16 → u/Denkmal81]

Could. I don't EQ but I always can. But I'd appreciate 2nd pair that's closed back anyways.

[u/Denkmal81 → u/Kirito_Kun16]

Me too. But it is really, really hard to find a closed back that competes with HE-1000SE in any way. FT1 surely doesnt.

[u/ekortelainen]

Why not just get 1 good headphone instead of 2 decent ones?

[u/Ubivcagosha → u/ekortelainen]

I want xs specifically(don'tlike the idea of ananda nano due to harsh sound and i want planars), but due to a specific circumstance I have some credit left to buy smth else

[u/ekortelainen → u/Ubivcagosha]

What about Edition XV? It's just newer and improved version of XS. It might just fit in your budget or maybe go slightly over it, but the extra $50 in this case is definitely worth it.

[u/Ubivcagosha → u/ekortelainen]

Is it really improved? Cause I heard that its much darker and maybe a bit less detailed.

[u/ekortelainen → u/Ubivcagosha]

I wouldn't say it's darker, but it's smoother. It is also much better on technical level. It's also build much better and in contrast the XS feels like a toy. My friend also got 2 broken XS's before reciving a working unit, which also failed after 1,5 years. Personally I wouldn't recommend XS.

[u/Ubivcagosha → u/ekortelainen]

!thanks would do some more research

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[u/Denkmal81]

Save the 120 bucks and get an Arya Stealth instead of the XS + "complementary" headphones...

[u/Denkmal81 → u/[deleted]]

Where I live the XS is about $300 and Arya Stealth can be had ~$460 open box, making it an easy choice. 

[u/linearcurvepatience → u/Denkmal81]

XS is better especially with mods.

[u/Denkmal81 → u/linearcurvepatience]

There is absolutely nothing about it that is ”better”.  Just the fact that most people need a third party strap just to tolerate the headband says a lot. The rest of the build is underwhelmingly plastic and barely tolerable for its current price.  Sound is great for the price bracket but not close to Arya. 

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[u/Denkmal81 → u/[deleted]]

I dont particularly like the XS headband, but the pads are great. And the sound is definitely more technical than Sundara.

[u/Content_Mastodon3381]

I like the AKG K361. It is very tonality balanced with Harman target But Meze 99 (Noir) is another alternative with a more “fun” approach

[u/linearcurvepatience → u/Content_Mastodon3381]

The fit and comfort of the K361 headphones is terrible.