Why dare to sell 10,000 pieces? HIFIMAN EDITION X

Sennheiser’s flagship HD800 is currently priced at less than 12,000. Beyerdynamic's T1 and T1 II are only 7000-9000. Why do we have to spend more than 11,000 oceans to buy HIFIMAN EDITION X? This issue has plagued some users, and some even dismissed this million-time flagship.

 

That's right, HD800 and T1 do have the upper hand in terms of beliefs and selling prices compared to HIFIMAN. Burners have nothing to say about the “hundred-year-old shop” golden sign, technology accumulation, strength, and quality control issued by the non-commercial ministry. Worried about the problem, and even some fans spent more than 7000 to buy HD800 parallel thinking of a broken one without repairing and buying a new one without problems. Why do you have to pay for a homemade million yuan headset, or in other words, why EDITION X sells with confidence? So expensive? This has to start with the inevitable advantage of EDITION X.

Why is it so confident?

First of all, EDITION X is a headset for lazy people. Of course, the lazy people here are not people who are not all-powerful, but are those who want to listen to music with superb, full-size headphones, but are too lazy to toss or build big systems. HD800 is good, but such a good voice will inevitably require expensive front-end support. Just like the HE1000, if you do not push it well, the low-frequency holes are weak, and the lack of levels and sound details will be more serious. The EDITION X's "low resistance and high sensitivity" feature allows enthusiasts to connect to the amp without using a mobile phone or a portable HIFI player to obtain sufficient sound pressure and full and powerful sound. I have also left a relatively deep impression on the use of the process.

 

Secondly, the overall weight of the flat diaphragm is lower than that of the voice coil of the dynamic earphone plus the weight of the diaphragm, and the high frequency characteristics are much higher than those of ordinary dynamic earphones. Furthermore, the conductive layer above the flat headphone diaphragm is evenly distributed on the surface of the diaphragm. The electromagnetic force that drives the diaphragm oscillates on the diaphragm surface more than the voice coil that acts on the cone-type diaphragm surface of the dynamic headphone. many. This results in lower phase distortion and a larger sound field and more accurate sound localization. To be more straightforward is to have a better sound image.

 

From the above two points alone, HIFIMAN EDITION X, which sells for about 11,000 yuan, saves a lot of money for fans. You don't have to spend tens of thousands of dollars to purchase pre-equipment in order to push a certain flagship headset, and also avoid the unhappiness of anxiety, loss, irritability, etc. caused during the equipment selection and tossing process. However, it has also reduced tossing pleasure.

Of course, EDITION X in addition to its own advantages, as a million-level full-size headphones, naturally, the characteristics of similar products. such as:

1. Lightweight design, simple head and other designs greatly reduce the volume and weight of consumables, this headset is only 399 grams.

2. Using wearing ergonomically designed, very clever cap portion and the ear bonding face contour, form a good sealing property which looks wonderful but bring more uniform pressure distribution wearing special configuration, more suitable for long Wear time.

3. Highly-free interface design, headset wiring can be easily disassembled, user-friendly replacement of balance and other connections. At the same time, the package comes with 3.5mm and 6.35mm plugs and cables to provide users with more choices.

Everything is always defective

However, all things have shortcomings, such as the problem of cleanliness of gray fabric wire after long-term use, and whether the fabric wire material will be damaged after the earphone plug and the splitter are connected and bent multiple times, which is a problem that the brand's world needs to consider. The concise design of the head beam reminds me of the K240S and K701's AKG products. However, the bending angle of the metal head beam is too tough. If you wear a street, it is very likely to attract the attention and attention of others.

How is the sound?

Intermittently listening for a few months, personal feeling HIFIMAN selected flat diaphragm and tuning follow the sound style of most of the previous product, slightly warm, low-frequency solid. In addition to having a very loose and powerful low frequency division and strength, the EDITION X also has excellent low frequency flexibility. Vocal positioning is not like some full-size earphones designed for classical music, which gives people a "surrounded feeling", sound calm and delicate, thickness and density have a good performance. High frequency with a wide sound field, string music and other musical instruments show loose flavor and emotion. The performance of the sound field and delicate levels is impressive.

Below is a brief discussion of the sound style through three combinations. It should be noted that these combinations have been written intermittently in the past few months. Therefore, the article repeatedly refers to comparisons and memory fragments of certain equipment. Please do not spray it. In addition, this part is only for users of the following equipment as a pre-purchase reference for EDITION X.

EDITION X + A&K JR

The effect of A&K JR with HIFIMAN EDITION X is really good. A few days ago, I was listening to the HIFIMAN HE1000 and Sennheiser HD800 in the Shanghai affiliate's amp. To tell the truth, the voices of both of them made me more shocked. The sound unit of the HE1000 is definitely weaker than the Sennheiser HD800 in terms of clarity and detail. It is estimated that it has not been pushed. However, in the low-frequency atmosphere, the sense of volume and the overall voice conveyed to people's emotions and musical expressions have overcome the HD800, so many people may not understand it. In simple terms, the HE1000 is better.

 

The X version is a low-impedance version of the HE1000, and the A&K JR volume is adjusted to 55, and you can also adjust to more than 70 if you are not afraid of your ear.

 

Low frequency

I didn't know which of the three-word words of Songrun was put together by those who did not perform at the time. However, the feeling of A&K JR and HIFIMAN EDITION X also had some momentum and taste. The sense of low frequency is natural and appropriate. The relaxed sense of space creates a nice atmosphere for low frequencies, excellent elasticity, and excellent low-frequency detail and clarity. Full marks!

 

Intermediate frequency

EVORA's vocal thickness is moderate, highlighting more detail and texture. "All things happen together" Zuo Xiaozu Charm and Baoluo's two-man turn, human voice color reduction Zhongzheng, linearity, density and thickness have a very good performance, firm and rich layered vocals. However, this is not the key. The key is the accompaniment part, the loose sound field and the atmosphere, the mutual contrast among various musical instruments and electronic music, but it is clearly positioned and clearly structured.

 

high frequency

The piano notes leaping in the prelude to "Kids on the back of the cow" are slim and moist and retain some of the brightness. The MARIANNE THORSEN and the Trondheim soloist 's "Mozart Violin Concerto" are worth listening to. The violin's high-frequency texture and detail performance are full marks. I personally speculate that the accompaniment may be better if we listen with a large system, but The combination of A&K JR and EDITION X can also show a good degree of separation, which is really rare.

 

The combination of the two with EDITION X has a full sense of the sound field. Even the composing of a more complex symphony, "Juggler's Dance," can reflect the respective positioning, details and levels of the instruments. The degree of separation is indeed excellent.

EDITION X + vivo X6Plus

With X6 Plus volume needs to open to 80%, the volume will sound more appropriate.

Low frequency

"Dragon of the Dragon" can show excellent dynamics and speed. The low-frequency feel is the same as the national amp with the HE1000, but obviously the sound field is smaller on the X6Plus, and there is less momentum. However, this low-frequency volume and atmosphere gives me a comfortable feeling. The sense of speed and resilience embodied in the latter half of the song, as well as the details of the multi-drum marching, fully demonstrate the excellent control and quality of the X6 Plus and EDITION X.

 

In fact, if you compare HD800, EDITION X is better in terms of low-frequency sensation and music sense, but this combination weakens the clarity of low-frequency, making the low-frequency sound less tired. Look at personal tastes.

 

Intermediate frequency

Whether it is the female voice in "Unforgettable" or the male voice in "Please bring me back to the past", it can reflect the mellowness of natural beauty, both with vocal knots and positioning Zhongzheng. Vivo X6Plus to drive HIFIMAN EDITION X to listen to human voice saliva showed more than enough gesture. I say that the male voice, the female voice, the American, the American, and the American are not excessive. Do not expect female poison, there is no DITA kind of tone biased towards female voices, but a bit more quiet and quiet beauty.

 

Whether saxophone or guitars, pianos and other instruments, they have excellent timbre restoration and details in the mid-range. The small instrumental textures and emotions are the same as those of the pine flavours that are hung on everyone's lips. .

 

 

high frequency

The high-frequency piano sound is not crisp and, to be exact, it can reflect the tone, and the harmonics also have excellent control. However, under the background of low-frequency, it looks warm and nostalgic. Do not make trouble, really not black, because the "Olive Tree" covered by Hu Defu is such a time-honored tone. Sometimes at the end of a song's lyrics, there is an occasional treble, but it is also bright and transparent.

 

I like this kind of voice, as does Gould's Gothenburg Variations. Only this set of matching sound field is still smaller. Specifically, I personally feel that the X6Plus sound field is smaller.

 

Recommend that you use some violin solo songs, I believe you will like it. Slim, informative and hierarchical. The tooth tone is just right, it won't hurt you, but the slender female voice of the individual voice can also display the charming tone properly.

 

I personally think that X6Plus and HIFIMAN EDITION X match, the sound field does not yet fully show the strength of this headset, "Juggler Dance" this kind of large-scale preparation of music can also strip the lead instrument clean, between the instruments Positioning can be easily identified, but ... ... attention, but there is absolutely no separation of T70P that type of headset with N6, and structured. Of course, seeing the names of these tracks, the heroes on the road will find that the German version of the test soundtrack has come from scratch. Only a few soundtracks can't really reflect the quality of this match.

 

Small mobile phones increase the headset, can have such a performance, to 80 points, there are 20 points is indeed afraid of the first handsome and rice pride. When it is quiet at night, it's a pot of tea to listen to songs to write something. This set is good, convenient, does not take up space, does not hurt the ear.

EDITION X + Cayin iDAC-6 + iHA-6

In fact, I prefer the collocation of this machine. The CAYIN iDAC-6 and iHA-6 provide better protection than the previous two. This allows HIFIMAN EDITION X's overall sound to have a more solid and reliable density as well as a proper thickness and line style performance. This set has a richer sense of low-frequency volume and music emotion than HD800. (Of course I just compared the sound of HD800 and HE1000 on the spot. This is just a subjective judgment I made based on the impression of the time.) The slightly deceived tone is more suitable for listening to the violin. The classical music, such as the piano, often reveals more. Many emotions. At the same time, compared with mobile phones and players, there are more details and nuanced note descriptions. The atmosphere is magnificent.

Of course, this improvement is not based on classical music. EDITION is somewhat like Beyerdynamic T1II in a certain sense, and it takes a lot of music types. With CAYIN 66 suits, it is also a good choice to listen to pop, rock and jazz vocals. The vocals are not on the ears, but they are clear. Qing Qingtana's “Footprint of the Wind” is a nuanced and natural human voice. The sweet connotation is full. Lying on the bed at night doesn't always mean listening to some quiet music. “You don't know where the east is on”, cursed by the left, the whole album was over and over I listened to and listened to it many times. A variety of background music scores are very delicate and clear expressions between the various musical instruments and harmony.

 

Excellent high frequency extension, bright and clear, with a better sound field. However, the low-frequency scenes of the entire headset are too full, which makes people feel that high frequencies do not have much sense of air and are not thorough enough. In fact, it was not thorough enough, but it was due to the overall sound style. But from time to time it's a bit too hot and sour, and it doesn't matter if you try it slightly.

 

The sound field used to listen to some of the large-scale production has no sense of coziness, and the clear and concise expression of the heated and disorderly kinds of musical instruments in the “Juggler Dance” is very impressive, but there is still no HD800 high resolution. Personal feelings are related to the sound style of the tablet unit. Everyone did not think about it. It was not without details. It was just a comparison. In addition, the exquisite levels of performance of those violinists left a deep impression on me personally.

 

I really do not want to use 2000 words to describe the feeling of listening to a headset, but I still do it. The last three paragraphs are my piecemeal memories of the last few months. For fans who own the above equipment and are interested in purchasing EDITION X, they are referred to individual subjective emotions and judgments.

to sum up

HIFIMAN EDITION X can be regarded as a headset that I personally fully affirmed. Low-resistance, high-sensitivity + flat diaphragm makes it inherently advantageous in earpieces with only a few million yuan. Of course, there is room for improvement in redesign and some small details. If you want to listen to high-quality music but you're too lazy to toss and pair up with a bunch of expensive amps, try EDITION X.