Over-Ear
Edifier STAX SPIRIT S5
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Full review dataEdifier STAX SPIRIT S5 vs Sennheiser HE-1: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Edifier STAX SPIRIT S5 vs Sennheiser HE-1, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Sennheiser HE-1
95Outstanding
$50,000
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Sennheiser HE-1 leads on 4 of 4 measures.
- Edifier STAX SPIRIT S5
- Sennheiser HE-1
HearWiki score
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95
Sound
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10.0
Value
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1.0
Price (USD)
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$50,000
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Same generation
These are the same generation of hardware - nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price.
- STAX SPIRIT S5Year unknown
- HE-12016
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
STAX SPIRIT S5HE-1
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- -
- $50,000
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 95
- Released
- -
- 2016
- Driver
- planar magnetic
- 2× electrostatic
- Driver type
- planar
- electrostatic
- Drivers per side
- -
- 2
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 40 kHz
- 8 Hz - 80 kHz
- Sound signature
- -
- harman
- Sensitivity
- -
- 114 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, LHDC, LDAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Latency
- 89 ms
- -
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- -
- Battery life
- 80 h
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- No
- ANC type
- -
- none
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Weight
- 347 g
- 550 g
- Foldable
- Yes
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- USB-C
- -
- Microphones
- 2
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- cVc 8.0
- -
What reviewers said
Edifier STAX SPIRIT S5
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Sennheiser HE-1
The Sennheiser HE-1 is an ultra-premium electrostatic headphone system that delivers an exceptionally transparent and balanced sound, closely matching the Harman target curve. It combines a featherweight electrostatic driver design with a massive frequency extension, offering a level of detail and airiness that is virtually unmatched in the realm of personal audio. While its astronomical price places it in a category of its own, its technical performance sets a benchmark for neutrality and resolution.
- Pro:Reference-grade tonal accuracy with near-perfect Harman neutrality
- Pro:Exceptional transient speed and micro-detail retrieval
- Pro:Impressively wide frequency response extending beyond human hearing
- Con:Extremely high cost limits accessibility
- Con:Requires dedicated amplifier and DAC, adding setup complexity
- Con:Heavier than average at 550g, potentially affecting long-term comfort
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