You are obnoxious
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sorry Iâm not part of your echo chamber 
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Then mind your own business. Youâre literally here to antagonize and are adding nothing to the conversation.
âBut these measurements!â
Why is it the followers always believe theyâre the ones thinking for themselves
The best part is you probably havenât heard the XS, Arya, or the Ananda. Youâre basing everything off numbers on a website
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Iâve read some reviews on YouTube about the Arya V3 saying they need like 75 hours burn in in order to sound great or similar to Arya V2đ
Can any V3 owner confirm this, otherwise V2 is still superior. What a shame that they stopped making V2.
Pretty hot topic in the Arya discussion thread. I havenât heard Arya yet but it seems that the Soundstage is just about as capable as the V2, slightly smaller. The thing is the way it presents music. Much like the Ananda vs XS, the Ananda is always open while the XS can open up depending on the recording.
Im going to try and snag an open box v2 before theyâre gone forever. I enjoy how the Stealth series sounds but the Ananda/Arya type Soundstage is just special
Nice, Iâm looking forward to see how it goes with your new toy 
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Asking for advice: could you please tell any portable/semi-portable solution to use it with laptop for my edition xs? I use XS with my desktop setup and they are great, but when i need to use it with my laptop on the kitchen or in the other room, i dont have possibility to move d1se+a30 pro everyplace i go. Could you advise something? Maybe some of you already tested this headphones with something not crazy expensive like xduuo xd-05 plus or xd-05 bal? I remembered xd-05 plus because it worked great some time ago with my old dt 990, and in think is it will be ok with XS? Thank you
And Iâll always say that measurement is for one frequency, if you like to hear your 1khz sinus tone youâre good to go with the spec sheet 
XD
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I think youâre right on with the XD-05 family.
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Sadly i sold it long time a go, i will look to used market for it.
Howâs your d1se, is it still fked. I was going to grab the d1se but saw a lot of problems from users, so I bought a gustard x18 instead 
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My d1se great! Sound fantastic, the only thing - i cant make i2s input work. Did not tried any other interfaces, because its own usb in is superb! Did not face any other problems with it, about which problems are you talking about? Dac is closed theme for me at all, now im thinking about optimal amplifier for xs and something semi-portable for laptop use
Some cut outs from usb cable and itâd stop making sound suddenly or weird garbled static sound, Iâm glad that your unit doesnât come with major issues. Also Shzenzhen audio didnât really bother to help you with the i2s issue thatâs just terrible.
I wanna make a quick comment. Just received my balanced cables. One for the headphones and one for connecting Zen Dac with Zen Can.
I was able to listen only for about 15 minutes and now I must keep the room quiet for about an hour : )
I donât know how much of placebo it is but I immediately reacted with âLol, this sounds a lot differentâ. And actually I am already used to the sound of XS - listening about 4h on average per day. And mainly ~10 songs. I am the kind of guy who can listen one song for an hour and still donât want to change it 
I am not sure what exactly is the difference but it sounds much better to me. I am wondering if there is more detail in some of the frequencies because I put my attention in some of the details I havenât noticed yet. Like some parts are more pronounced. Other parts of the songs sounds just slightly different. Not necessary better or worse. And either they sound more spacious or there is a better separation.
And again it may be placebo but it felt like these headphones sounds much more premium now.
I can share more thoughts in the following days when I calm down
After a few days I can try again the old cables to see if I will feel an actual downgrade or it was the euphoria / placebo : )
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I think âEuphoriaâ is one of the sirens Ulysses had to deal with too!!!
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Just discovered that my Edition XSâs left jack has some connection issues when wriggling it around, which doesnât happen on the right side. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roDuSH2c6eA&ab_channel=KoolArchy Also, my right earcupâs screw is loose as heck, which allows the cup to spin like crazyâŠ
Itâs one of my biggest issues with HiFiMan products. I know theyâve done better in recent years but I canât get over their build quality and lack of QC. They make great planars for the money but youâll eventually pay for them one way or another.
Mine definitely had a âsqueakyâ noise, particularly whenever the headband expanded. I still enjoyed the sound; frankly, they are still a solid recommendation in the $500 price range, but you are still taking a gamble on getting a âgoodâ one IMO.
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I know what you mean. My Sundara had one minor issue with the wire on the right cup, but I was able to fix it and they have been solid ever since. Great headphones. But as I read through various threads I find it difficult to pull the trigger on another HiFiMAN product.
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But $150 level headphones donât require amps. Thatâs my point. Like you donât need to amp your Audiotechnica m50x. So clearly the $150 amp was meant to amp more expensive headphones. Itâs not a stretch to believe that my K5 Pro should run everything from the 6XX to about the Elex.
Anyway, the new Element III seems enticing for an all in one device. Really hope it plays well with sensitive IEMs though, as I may want some of those in the future. the K5âs low gain does really really well in that regard too.