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Desertshark42 t1_j26zwjd wrote

I have the XS, and the only reason I don’t like it, is the headband. Once I get the Ananda, I’m selling mine. But the XS sounds amazing to me. I have 6 pairs of cans and that stands out, biggest being the imaging and detail retrieval, and also bass extension at bass and sub bass levels. I run mine into an SMSL SU8s/SH9 and a Schiit Magni/Modi. Honestly I feel it hits harder on my Schiit Stack. If you can, I’d try For that. Also. Do you do any EQ? Like software or analog tone control? I only ask as that may be the culprit as well. IMO, the XS doesn’t even need to be EQd it sounds so good

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GhoZsK OP t1_j2710zo wrote

Sadly I can't try a dac/amp. There is no availability near me. And I'm not into EQ. I heard the XS are fine without EQ, it's one of the reasons why i bought them.

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VisceralVoyage420 t1_j28hblk wrote

Why aren't you into EQ? There isn't a headphone out there that doesn't benefit from it. I love my XS, especially with a bit of EQ.

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GhoZsK OP t1_j29l6tu wrote

i'm not into EQ because i used to randomly move and adjust some frequencies when i was like 16-17 yo and shitty Headphones. sometimes sounded better, sometimes i messed up. i'll try it more seriously when i have time. but i can't promise anything

edit: Most of the time sounded worst tbh. I thought it sounded better cause bass goes brrrr

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