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Sennheiser HD 560S vs HiFiMan Edition XS

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    Main Differences
    Sound
      Sound ProfileFrequency Response ConsistencyRaw Frequency ResponseBass Profile: Target ComplianceMid-Range Profile: Target ComplianceTreble Profile: Target CompliancePeaks/DipsStereo MismatchGroup DelayCumulative Spectral DecayPRTFHarmonic DistortionElectrical AspectsVirtual SoundstageTest Settings
    Design
      StyleComfortControlsPortabilityCaseBuild QualityStabilityHeadshots 1Headshots 2TopIn The Box
    Isolation
      Noise Isolation - Full RangeNoise Isolation - Common ScenariosNoise Isolation - Voice HandlingANC Wind HandlingLeakage
    Microphone
      Microphone StyleRecording QualityNoise Handling
    Active Features
      BatteryApp Support
    Connectivity
      Wired ConnectionBluetooth ConnectionWireless Connection (Dongle)PC CompatibilityPlayStation CompatibilityXbox CompatibilityBase/Dock
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Sennheiser HD 560S
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Sennheiser HD 560S Picture
HiFiMan Edition XS Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureOpen-Back
Bass Amount
Underemphasized (-4 dB)
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
Treble Amount
Balanced (0 dB)
MicNo
Sound Signature
Flat
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureOpen-Back
Bass Amount
Slightly Underemphasized (-1 dB)
WirelessNo
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Treble Amount
Balanced (0 dB)
MicNo
Sound Signature
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Sennheiser HD 560S

HiFiMan Edition XS

The Sennheiser HD 560S and the HiFiMan Edition XS are similarly-priced audiophile headphones with a balanced sound that suits a variety of audio content. The Sennheiser's recessed treble lends them a warmer sound, while the HiFiMan have more shimmer. The HiFiMan also put out more low-bass, which fans of EDM may prefer. But if you like to EQ your headphones, the Sennheiser are the better pick, because their frequency response is more controlled, with fewer peaks and dips. 

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Main Differences for
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Threshold 

0.10

Sports And Fitness 
 

6.2
5.5

Stability 
 

7.5
6.0

Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Full Comparison

Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Sound Profile
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Normalization Frequency 
 

850 Hz
500 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

Underemphasized (-4 dB)
Slightly Underemphasized (-1 dB)

Treble Amount 
 

Balanced (0 dB)
Balanced (0 dB)

Sound Signature 
 

Flat
Bright
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

8.3
8.4

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Std. Deviation 
 

0.75 dB
0.72 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

7.5
9.6

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Bass Profile: Target Compliance
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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

5.3 dB
2.1 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

25.02 Hz
20 Hz

Low Bass 
 

-7.29 dB
-2.65 dB

Mid Bass 
 

-3.24 dB
-0.85 dB

High Bass 
 

-0.86 dB
1.02 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.5
8.8

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

0.85 dB
1.66 dB

Low Mid 
 

-0.65 dB
1.3 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.25 dB
0.56 dB

High Mid 
 

1.08 dB
-1.71 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.6
9.7

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Treble Profile: Target Compliance
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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.96 dB
1.73 dB

Low Treble 
 

0.78 dB
-0.29 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.77 dB
1.3 dB

High Treble 
 

-7.33 dB
-2.43 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.5
7.0

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Sennheiser HD 560S Peaks/Dips Graph
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Peaks 
 

1.4 dB
1.74 dB

Dips 
 

2.09 dB
2 dB
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Stereo Mismatch 
 

8.4
8.2

Frequency Response Mismatch  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Frequency Response Mismatch
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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Phase Response Mismatch
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Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.15 dB
0.33 dB

Weighted Frequency Response Mismatch 
 

0.88 dB
0.81 dB

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.4°
1.3°
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Group Delay 
 

6.8
7.4

Group Delay  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Group Delay
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Weighted Group Delay 
 

1.2 ms
1.0 ms
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Cumulative Spectral Decay 
 

CSD 
 

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PRTF 
 

6.0
7.9

PRTF  

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Sennheiser HD 560S PRTF
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PRTF Accuracy (RMS Deviation) 
 

1.45 dB
2.57 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

1.84 dB
5.32 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

9.65 dB
12.78 dB
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Harmonic Distortion 
 

9.2
5.5

Harmonics Levels  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Harmonics Levels
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THD Ratio  

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WHD @ 94 dB SPL 
 

0.05%
0.75%

WHD @ 104 dB SPL 
 

0.21%
2.05%
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Electrical Aspects 
 

Impedance  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Impedance
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Sensitivity @1kHz-1V 
 

108.5 dB SPL
105.4 dB SPL

Bluetooth Max SPL 
 

N/A
N/A
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage 
 

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Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No App
No App

Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

No Firmware
No Firmware

Power 
 

Passive
Passive

Connection 
 

Wired
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B
Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

No EQ
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone
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Design

Style  

Design Picture 2 
 

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Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Open-Back
Open-Back

Wireless  

No
No

Transducer  

Dynamic
Planar Magnetic
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Comfort 
 

8.0
7.5

Comfort Picture 
 

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Weight  

0.54 lbs
0.93 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
1 lbs
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Controls 
 

0.0
0.0

Controls Picture 
 

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OS Compatibility 
 

No Controls
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

No Controls
No Controls

Feedback  

No Controls
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

No
No

Volume Control  

No
No

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

No
No

Portability 
 

5.4
5.2

Portability Picture 
 

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HiFiMan Edition XS Portability Picture

L  

8.5" (21.6 cm)
9.1" (23.1 cm)

W  

6.8" (17.3 cm)
6.5" (16.6 cm)

H  

3.5" (8.9 cm)
4.3" (10.9 cm)

Volume  

202.30 in³ (3,315.09 cm³)
255.06 in³ (4,179.70 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

N/A
No
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Case 
 

0.0
0.0

Case Picture 
 

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Type  

No case
No case

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

7.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture 
 

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Stability 
 

7.5
6.0

Stability Picture 
 

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture 
 

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Side Picture 
 

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Headshots 2  

Front Picture 
 

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Rear Picture 
 

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HiFiMan Edition XS Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture 
 

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Sennheiser HD 560S Top Picture
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HiFiMan Edition XS Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture 
 

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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

1.4
0.8

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-3.15 dB
-1.73 dB

Bass 
 

0.22 dB
0.12 dB

Mid 
 

1.05 dB
0.59 dB

Treble 
 

-11.84 dB
-6.52 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

1.5
0.8

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph
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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-2.66 dB
-1.46 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-2.73 dB
-1.70 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-2.92 dB
-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  

Sennheiser HD 560S ANC Wind Handling Graph
HiFiMan Edition XS ANC Wind Handling Graph
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ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A
N/A

Leakage 
 

2.7
0.0

Leakage  

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Sennheiser HD 560S Leakage
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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

59.12 dB
69.88 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

No
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

No
No
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Recording Quality 
 

0.0
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

Sennheiser HD 560S Microphone Frequency Response
HiFiMan Edition XS Microphone Frequency Response
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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  

Sennheiser HD 560S SpNR
HiFiMan Edition XS SpNR
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SpNR 
 

N/A
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

No
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

N/A
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
N/A
Active Features

Battery 
 

0.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

No Battery
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 
 

Passive Headphone
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

N/A
None

App Support 
 

0.0
0.0

App Picture 
 

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App Name  

No App
No App

iOS  

No
No

Android  

No
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

No
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

9.9
9.9

Cable Picture 
 

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HiFiMan Edition XS Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

10.40 ft (3.17 m)
4.76 ft (1.45 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

0.2 ms
0.2 ms

Latency - USB 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

0.0
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

No Bluetooth
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

No
No

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No
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
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Recorded Latency Codec  

No Bluetooth Audio
No Bluetooth Audio

AAC Support 
 

No
No

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
N/A

PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio Only
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

No
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
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
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No
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Base/Dock 
 

0.0
0.0

Type 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock

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