IT168 Review hi-fi+ has been actively paying attention to the new developments in HIFIMAN planar diaphragm headphone design. Recently, it also introduced the company’s impressive flagship headphone HE1000 in a long and extremely detailed way. This picture of HE1000 The earphones have even won the award for the ultimate design earphones of the year and are highly recognized. Although the sound quality of the HE1000 is superb, there is a price to pay for enjoying its excellent sound quality, and the "price" is reflected in several aspects. First of all, the HE1000 retails for $2,999, which is very expensive. Secondly, it is obvious that the HE1000 needs to be paired with equally high-end – and of course equally expensive – audio sources and amplifiers. In terms of sound quality, HE1000 is an excellent headset, but it is undeniable that it is also a headset that requires extremely high equipment matching and is extremely expensive.

In view of this, the HIFIMAN team believes that it is necessary to develop such a headset - it is similar to the HE1000, but lower in price, lighter, and the sound performance is slightly more tolerant, or more More "musical" and relatively easier to drive. And this ambitious work is a new headset called Edition X. The Edition Its arrival was indeed warmly welcomed by reviewers.

As soon as you unpack the package, the similarities between the HE1000 and Edition X are immediately noticeable. Both headphones have a brilliant industrial design tailored by HIFIMAN's Boston design team Catalano Design, with asymmetrical, human-ear-shaped ear cups, a lightweight but supportive arched frame, and a smart suspended headband. Support, and HIFIMAN's patented louver grille to protect the headphone unit, maintaining maximum sound transparency. However, the Edition , and black chrome-plated ear cups, only the louver grille is made of bright silver, which has a just right sense of visual comfort. When they first saw and held Edition X in their hands, listeners unanimously praised its unique appearance.

Technically speaking, the difference between Edition X and HE1000 is that Edition X has the following features:

1. Brand new bilateral asymmetric magnetic circuit

2. Unique diaphragm design can achieve the best balance between high sensitivity, high resolution and high transparency

3. Professional headphone signal line made of single crystal silver

< p>4. The sensitivity is as high as 103 decibels (i.e. Edition "hi-fi+" magazine discusses the sound quality of Edition X in depth, but before that, I thought maybe I could provide some preliminary opinions to whet your appetite for future Edition X reviews.

First of all, the Edition X is quite similar to the HE1000 in many aspects. The Edition The difference between the two seems subtle at first: the tuning style of Edition In addition, Edition X comes with an easy-going, portable and easy-to-drive tone, making it a high-end headphone suitable for all occasions. In other words, the Edition If you have a similar experience to me, when listening to music with Edition X, you will want to listen more and more. The music enjoyment that Edition X brings to you is truly extraordinary.

I have a small suggestion that may be helpful to you: Edition X works wonderfully with the new Mojo high-end portable headphone amplifier produced by Chord Electronics. I wholeheartedly recommend this combo and believe many audiophiles will have a great time listening with them. Later, I will introduce more about Edition X in a long review, but for now I think it is enough to leave you with this impression. Edition