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SaltMembership4339 t1_j10t17q wrote

Reply to comment by AyeYoYoYO in Hi. For gaming, do you migrate from HD560s to 600, 6xx, 650, or 660? To continue the wide soundstage and directional imaging. by ostuniman

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hifiman-edition-xs-launched.960155/page-59

Heres a guy who compares Aryas and XS and talks briefly about the recessing thing and says its improved on XS.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/hifiman-edition-xs.27903/page-20

Also here people talk about the same issue, but it does not seems as bad as you make out to be. It kind of increases soundstage at the expense of little recess. Im no expert tho

Seems like really minor thing and if you are no hardcore audiophile you get more out of Hifimans than everything else there is under 500 dollars. But that is my opinion.

And theres also wiring problems in k702, there loads of people complain about it. I wouldnt risk. And about the soundstage you are right, they seem slightly better at that.

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AyeYoYoYO t1_j111xpd wrote

It’s true that recessing in those regions does give a sense of increased distance of instruments. But to me, the K812, HD800 & 800s already do this to its maximum tolerable level. Hifiman’s range overdoes it in an attempt to maximize percieved soundstage width, and it comes of too contrived to me.

It’s also my biggest critique of the K812 & HD800 lines.

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SaltMembership4339 t1_j1155qy wrote

Oh ok. My hifimans xs should arrive soon and maybe thats im too biased about them and i find ways why they are better than others. I did alot research and found they seemed best choice for under 500. However i missed the recess thing about them and now im second guessing. I have to try em myself, my old headphones are ath m50x so i do not know what to expect.

The k812 and HD800 were out my pricerange so i hope i got the next best thing. HD800 would be my dream headphones but they cost a fortune sadly

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AyeYoYoYO t1_j11c7so wrote

I understand your excitement for your upcoming headphones, but before speaking C so demonstrably with such assumed authority next time, limit such passionate comments to headphones you have heard in person, over a wide variety of genres and volumes

The Xs will be a very significant upgrade over your M50x, which while decent in the midrange and lower treble, has badly bloated muddy bass

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SaltMembership4339 t1_j11dzik wrote

I just referred to reviews and peoples overall opinion on these. Point is they are more recommended than other headphones on 500 dollar class. Rarely bad word about them and they are compared to 2-3 times expensive headphones. Maybe if you have thousands to spend Hifiman is not the best choice but at that price point they seem best you can buy.

They are clear upgrade from hd 600 series OP was wanting to upgrade from. K712 does not seem as good upgrade and K812 is crazy expensive, just like hd800. Hifiman XS seems good middle ground

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