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HiFiMan Edition X vs HiFiMan Edition XS

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HiFiMan Edition X
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Our Verdict

HiFiMan Edition X

HiFiMan Edition XS

The HiFiMan Edition XS are the upgraded variant of the HiFiMan Edition X, but both are excellent picks for neutral sound. Both headphones have a neutral sound profile with a wide and immersive passive soundstage. Unlike their predecessor, the Edition XS have a more typical headband design, which may not be as comfortable for some users as the headphones are quite large and may not fit small heads well. Still, due to their design, they can reproduce audio more consistently. They also have a thinner diaphragm, which helps the reproduction of details in your audio.

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Variants

  • Edition X
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

5.5
No major differences between these headphones for mixed usage. See full list of tests below.

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

850 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Slightly Underemphasized (-1 dB)

Bass Amount 
 

-3.33 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.44 dB

Treble Amount 
 

Balanced (0 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Bright
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

7.9
8.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

0.41 dB
0.72 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.8
9.4

Bass  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.59 dB
2.3 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

33.15 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-2.52 dB
-3.04 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-0.36 dB
-1.12 dB

High Bass 
 

1.74 dB
0.76 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.5
8.8

Mid  

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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.96 dB
1.67 dB

Low Mid 
 

2.04 dB
1.02 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

1.91 dB
0.29 dB

High Mid 
 

-0.26 dB
-1.98 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.8
9.8

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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Treble  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.51 dB
1.59 dB

Low Treble 
 

1.23 dB
-0.64 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-1.15 dB
0.72 dB

High Treble 
 

-1.58 dB
-3.33 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

8.3
6.8

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1 dB
1.83 dB

Dips 
 

1.26 dB
2.35 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

8.2

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.18
0.33 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

1.86
0.81 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.45
1.3°
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Group Delay 
 

7.4

Group Delay  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.0 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD  

HiFiMan Edition XS CSD

PRTF 
 

9.1
7.9

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

2.85 dB
2.57 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

6.11 dB
5.32 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

17.95 dB
12.78 dB

Openness 
 

9.8

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

9.9
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

5.5

Harmonics Levels  

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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.079
0.75%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.092
2.05%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

105.4 dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

N/A
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

HiFiMan Edition XS Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No

Room Ambience 
 

No

Head Tracking 
 

No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive

Connection 
 

Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
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Imaging 
 

8.8

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.2

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.18
0.33 dB

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.86
0.81 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

5.45
1.3°

Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

8.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.079
0.75%

WHD @ 100 
 

0.092
2.05%
Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

HiFiMan Edition X Design Picture 2
HiFiMan Edition XS Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Planar Magnetic
Planar Magnetic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Comfort Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.88 lbs
0.93 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.16 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
0.0

Controls Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Controls Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

N/A
No Controls

Feedback  

N/A
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

N/A
No

Channel Mixing 
 

N/A
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

N/A
No

Talk-Through 
 

N/A
No

Additional Controls  

N/A
No

Breathability 
 

6.2

Breathability After Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.6 °C

Portability 
 

5.1
5.2

Portability Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Portability Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Portability Picture

 

9.45"
9.1" (23.1 cm)

 

7.09"
6.5" (16.6 cm)

 

3.94"
4.3" (10.9 cm)

Volume  

263.5 in³
255.06 in³ (4,179.70 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Case Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Case Picture

Type  

No case
No case

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

 

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A

Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Build Quality Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

5.5
6.0

Stability Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Stability Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Angled Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Angled Picture

Side Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Side Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Front Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Front Picture

Rear Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Rear Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Top Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X In The Box Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS In The Box Picture
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

0.7
0.8

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-1.16 dB
-1.73 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

0 dB
0.12 dB

Mid 
 

0.66 dB
0.59 dB

Treble 
 

-4 dB
-6.52 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

0.8

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-1.46 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-1.70 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-1.34 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

HiFiMan Edition XS ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

0.1
0.0

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

69.45 dB
69.88 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

N/A
No

In-Line 
 

N/A
No

Boom 
 

N/A
No

Detachable Boom 
 

N/A
No

Mic  

No
No

Recording Quality 
 

0.0
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

HiFiMan Edition X Microphone Frequency Response
HiFiMan Edition XS Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A
N/A

LFE 
 

N/A
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

N/A
N/A

HFE 
 

N/A
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

N/A
N/A

Gain 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Handling 
 

0.0
0.0

SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A
Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

N/A
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

N/A
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

N/A
N/A

Charge Time 
 

N/A
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

N/A
No

Audio While Charging 
 

N/A
No

Passive Playback 
 

N/A
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

N/A
None

App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X App Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS App Picture

App Name  

N/A
No App

iOS  

N/A
No

Android  

N/A
No

macOS  

N/A
No

Windows  

N/A
No

Equalizer 
 

N/A
No

ANC Control 
 

N/A
No

Mic Control  

N/A
No

Room Effects 
 

N/A
No

Playback Control 
 

N/A
No

Button Mapping  

N/A
No

Surround Sound  

N/A

Surround Support 
 

No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.5
9.9

Cable Picture  

HiFiMan Edition X Cable Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

10 ft
4.76 ft (1.45 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog

Wired Latency 
 

0 ms
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

N/A
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

N/A
No

NFC Pairing 
 

N/A

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

No

aptX(LL) Latency 
 

N/A

Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

0.0
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

N/A
No

Line In 
 

N/A
No

Line Out 
 

N/A
No

Optical Input 
 

N/A
No

RCA Input 
 

N/A
No

Dock Charging 
 

N/A
No

Power Supply 
 

N/A
No Base/Dock

PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC / PS4 Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

PC / PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC / PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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