In short: the treble of the hifiman edition xs is hella piercing, especially for edm track. Is this a feature of the headphones or defective?

So i just got the hifiman edition xs yesterday, and damn, it is such a surreal experience compared to the dt 770pro i had. Everything sounds way too clear - i can even listen to the bass player in a well recorded metal song. I didnt even plug it into an amp, yet the bass rumbled much lower than the dt 770 pro. It seems that edition xs is only a bit harder to drive than the dt 770 pro, so i suppose i dont need an amp. However, when it comes to high notes in edm track like a future bass song, the edition xs just sounds so harsh that i just cant stand it. Well, it doesnt really sound crackly to me, its just overly peaky. Is it a common thing for the edition xs? And the wire it provided sucks.

  • CPOxB
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    1 year ago

    Yeah going from the dark and muddy DT770 to the bright XS is going to be a shock to the brain.

    If you’re playing it from a computer, you can equalize the treble using Peace GUI

  • GratuitousAlgorithmB
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    1 year ago

    If you’re on your laptop just use PEQ and smooth out the 7.5kHz and 12kHz peaks.