HiFiMAN's $1799 gamble payed off. The Edition X might become the new reference for value for money with high-end planar magnetic headphones, which is something it will inherit from the HE-560. There are massive improvements across the board, most noticeably in the imaging department, just like we heard on the HE-1000, though the Edition X is slightly less clear. The Edition X is also the most comfortable headphone by HiFiMAN to date as it is even more comfortable than the HE-1000, which is now delegated to second place in the HiFiMAN line-up in terms of comfort, and long listening sessions have the Edition X fare slightly better than the HE-1000 to these ears since there is less treble energy.