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Wow. I think you're being a bit harsh and reactionary. Again, I am not trying to start a flame war. Your initial criticism of Edition XS was based solely off of one test review of one sample by one tester with a commercial interest, albeit as a side hustle. I'm sure he's a good dude, but any reviewers with commercial interest deserve the context of disclosure. That is a key element of data analysis, and it's a good thing. That does not mean his data are invalid or there is intent to bias the data. It means the potential exists for his analysis to be interpreted through a different lens than than someone without a commercial interest. If this forum truly values science, then it's members should be comfortable with this discussion. Otherwise, it is just the same good-ol-boys club as every other forum where the only valid input is from longtime users. I understand your instinct to defend a friend, but I'm not exactly criticizing him. You're not exactly making this a welcoming place.First, low move against the user @solderdude. Very distasteful from your part and just egregious/ridiculous. I won't comment any more about that.
Second, Edition XS is not even on the top 100 of distortion at Rtings.
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion Scores and Tests: Headphones
www.rtings.com
You can get much less distortion for much less money.
That the Hifiman oval cups models are poorly designed has been shown again and again in this forum. All the models with that design have issues with resonances and distortion.
Of course, enjoy transients, separation, resolution, soundstage and so on in your own terms. I have nothing against your subjective evaluation. I just want for headphones to reproduce what it is in the music. If I want resonances and effects I can play with DSPs as much as I want.
Cheers.