The XS does every single thing better than the ananda. Everything.
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Yeah, Iām gonna post my feelings this upcoming weekend but if my set is the standard of quality youāve got nothing to worry about.
With regards to sound? Iāll also get into more detail this weekend but at this point theyāre replacing my Sundara as my daily driverā¦
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As Iām currently waiting for E30/L30, all I have for now is a baby Fiio E17K, which I keep hooked up to my Macbook. So far Iāve listened to a few tracks of various genres and oh boy, never have i felt so alive. The instrument separation is outstanding and the sound is very crisp and refined. Given the lack of expertise in the field, I canāt confidently speak of other parameters, but I have a feeling I wonāt touch any other headphones in a while now.
I have a somewhat average head (23in/58cm) and the headset doesnāt slip off when I move my head around at any direction or angle. It also feels pretty lightweight for its size.
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If instead of stretching the cups apart you bind them together tightly overnight you can increase the clamp force if you want but you kinda gotta bind them where the swivel point is above the cups.
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Iāll take that advise and give Douk a shot, also thank you very much for all your previous feedback regarding this headset, as Iāve relied on it a lot when I placed an order.
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I passed on AliExpress, despite the discounts. Iām looking at Hifigo right now. Does anyone have a discount code? I only found: HIFIGO5
nothing more than $5 off that I know of
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bit surprised that someone who ordered from hifigo got an opened box.
wouldnāt be keen on that happening if I bought from there. annoying to deal with some overseas company about things like that.
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Hey,
Yeah that I suspect is my pair, I posted it. I believe my pair could be from the unboxing video they shot.
Otherwise feels new to me in all ways besides that. I gave them the benefit of the doubt, I think nothing of it. All others received theirs sealed so hopefully that doesnāt repeat itself as now they donāt have a motive left to do that again.
But it all boils down to your confidence, I think it would be ok to order from Hifigo now - probably a one-off thing I believe.
Most of us who ordered from there was I think because of fast shipping, and mostly early buyers. You could try elsewhere if you think you can wait, and also save money, off of Ali Express. But I donāt think there should be a problem now wherever you choose to buy from as the round of initial purchases is over.
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Hi all,
I couldnāt resist after going through this thread and just ordered a pair on Aliexpress. I have the Ananda & 2020 Sundara to compare them to when they arrive.
Iām not sure about the headband as I like the suspended type on the Ananda but I guess I have the option to swap them around if needed. Is it just a case of loosening the serrated fixings that fix the yokes to the cups or do I have to venture internally to dismantle?
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Hello. Good to know!
I canāt comment on the last revision suspension headband, but Iāve experienced the OG headband (4XX one), the He1000/Edition X/400i style one and this new Deva/2020, 2021 one. Itās not bad - actually feels like the most reasonable one so far.
I donāt feel have hotspot issues with this, any dorky looking issues (I actually had hotspot issues with the second gen He400i suspension strap and swapped that out with a Steelseries strap).
The padding on the new headband is also sufficient, albeit a bit stiff, but sufficient. Plus it swivels/contours nicely enough, and I like the mechanism used here.
Itās not going to be very easy changing the headband - youād have to dive inside for it, @Pokrog and I dived in, and well he went ahead taking it out and I guess had issues putting it back on cuz thereās just a tinyass washer inside holding the screw and tightening it back again is going to be quite an issue - the outside screw crown also has itās own design so youād have to find the right tool to grip it or it may wear off which will have quite some cosmetic damage to it.
TL;DR I expect youād be happy with this stock headband and wonāt feel the need to change it.
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Itās not going to be very easy changing the headband - youād have to dive inside for it
Uggh!..thanks for that. You have succeeded in talking me out of trying a swap - Iām averse to anything north of easy unless it is absolutely necessary 
Hopefully the existing headband will be fine for me.
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Greetings, would really like to know how does it perform on an L30 amp since that is the one Iāll be buying as well
Decided to get in to this hype train, ordered one today on Aliexpress, at GZZB store. I hope they will be on par or better than my DT 1990. It will be my first planars:)
What do you think guys, i prefer it to 1990?;)))
My chain is: Smsl d1se->Topping A30 pro-> 1990(currently the best headphones i ever heard, im craving for upgrade)
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I expect them to be better than your 1990s. Surely.
They may be missing a bit in the details maybe, and amount of bass (but not texture), but otherwise should be better.
BTW a very FINE pick for your first planar. Should be your last. Surely are my last.
I think we must all try to keep our urges under control and max out early on, otherwise the rabbit hole is too damn deep.
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44/16 is the max resolution.
Iām lucky to own a pure silver USB cable (after trying 4 DIY, 3 commercial) and its always killed any challenger for clarity and a calm hi endā¦
YMMV
Max resolution for what?
According to the sheet I read put out by Douk on the U2, thats the max it passes through.
I think that is probably an old firmware limitation or something because mine has no problem outputting 24/384.