HIFIMAN Edition XS

I have to say I love the sound of these Hifiman edition XS headphones. The soundstage is so big and detailed. I've listened to all kinds of music genres with these and I'm quite impressed. They work great in classical, pop, rock, rap and extreme metal music. The music really surrounds me from every direction and I can hear every little detail. Comfort is also suprisingly good, even though my head is not big. I mention this because these headphones are really big but not too heavy to wear at all. I can easily enjoy music for 3-4 hours without any pressure on my head or ears. In this price range, with this sound, I can highly recommend these!

The bass is rich, mildly elevated. The sub bass is real. Great for EDM.
Mids are somewhat recessed but present.
The treble is way too much for my taste. The sibilance is real and they hurt my ears.
In many tracks the guitars and cymbals are louder than the vocals.
I had to return them but I appreciate them.
To the trebleheads who want massive soundstage and an engaging beautiful hifi sound, take these.
Not for the studio. The sound is too decorated. Luxuriously so, but not studio signature.

After a long search for a very good headphones that could make my cd and mp3 collection shine, I'm FINALLY very satisfied! After testing and owning several different headphones from renowned brands and despite having some doubts about this brand; I have to say that HIFIMAN's Edition XS are great headphones! They have non fatiguing, realistic midrange, are not veiled in high frequency range (but still are not harsh to listen at all) and have very linear bass that reaches very low (especially for opened back headphones). Bass in not boomy, but linear which might NOT be prefered by boosted bass lovers. This pair of headphones are very nice for music enjoyment and after pressing ''play'' I can just listen them for hours. As everything has and some bad points, these headphones have two in my opinion: headstrap could be more comfortable (some people after some time might find it not so comfortable) and headphone cable could be a little longer. But fortunately, both problems can be solved by buying additional headstrap and longer cables. All in all - very satisfied with this product and I'm seriously considering to buy another set (or maybe even a more expensive headphone set from HIFIMAN).