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Background_Summer_55 t1_j6f2o7t wrote

The XS has one of the widest soundstage for a headphone with exception sennheiser hd800s.

But it needs a good match when it comes to amp, not only are they powerhungry but source dependent too.

Recommended to use balanced cable as the stock un balanced cable is pretty bad and going to balanced is pretty big difference in this case, check other reviews about this

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qmz007 OP t1_j6f8i9j wrote

Thank you. I'm learning a lot about these headphones. There are a zillion balanced cables out there, I'll add that to my list once I figure out how I drive these.

I'm considering the NAIM Uniti Atom since it can stream, drive speakers, has a great DAC, and is good with headphones. I use Tidal HiFi as my source, and that is a good match also.

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