Gofa_Kirselph t1_iybptkt wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:08 AM

>couldn’t hear the good sound stage it is supposed to have.

>not much depth

>quickly fatigued

I’ll take a wild guess... Do you not have a proper amp/DAC? I don’t have the Edition XS but I do have other planars and they typically require a good amp with lots of current.

pheonix10yson OP t1_iybtqor wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:48 AM

i'm using ifi hipdac v2. It's rated at 400mw at 32 ohm vs edition xs' 62mw requirement with 12 ohm and 92 db.
I don't know how HipDac v2 scale down to 18 ohm, but I guess it should be enough.

Gofa_Kirselph t1_iyc87ng wrote on November 30, 2022 at 8:57 AM

Yeah… it’s hard to say for sure since I don’t have the same exact gear. I do have the Aeon Open Flow which is rated at 13ohms with a sensitivity of 93db and a Creative Sound BlasterX G6. While it drives the Aeons more than loud enough, it sounds harsh and grainy compared to the Magni 3+ and the tube amp I have. It could be a similar scenario or the XS just aren’t to your liking. That’s the difficult part about this hobby.

Stunning_Ad_7888 t1_iyc8ll2 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:03 AM

The hipdac doesnt have enough current to drive the xs properly.

Should be ok as a dac tho.

A zen can in addition would get you closer, but it would still be limiting the xs.

Impossible-Stop2243 t1_iydizvu wrote on November 30, 2022 at 4:31 PM

dude , get topping E30II , L30II stack, life will never be same again. Or E50 if you into MQA , it will open up your XS. No question. Hip dac has audible distortion.