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HiFiMAN Edition XsHiFiMAN$27074What you're eyeing
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Worth upgrading to from the HiFiMAN Edition Xs
Same category, at least 5 points better on the HearWiki score, and priced within three times what the HiFiMAN Edition Xs costs.
Sony WH-1000XM6+13.5 score$129 more88
Bose QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen)+10.8 score$90 more85- Sennheiser HDB 630+10.1 score$181 more85
Verum 2+10.0 score$230 more84- Earfun Wave Pro X+9.5 score$139 cheaper84
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How the verdict is decided
The verdict comes from the gap between the two HearWiki scores: 10+ points is a clear upgrade, 5-9 meaningful, 2-4 marginal, within a point a sidegrade, and anything negative a downgrade. Sub-score bars and the spec table are computed from the catalog, and the written verdict is assembled from those same numbers by fixed rules - there's no model guessing at request time, so the same pair always reads the same way. Read the full method.