Sundara and Edition XS are the usual HD 600/650 comparisons
Tianjin-based maker of planar magnetic headphones, from the Sundara and Edition XS up to the award-winning HE1000 and Susvara flagships. Its sound is widely praised, but owner reports of driver failures, channel imbalance and broken headbands are frequent.
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Chengdu Shuiyueyu Technology, founded in 2015, makes IEMs from budget single-driver sets up to the Blessing 3 and Variations hybrids ($320-$520), plus headphones and DAC/amps. Headphones.com calls it one of the most prominent brands on the IEM scene.
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Shenzhen IEM brand launched in 2015 by a company that earlier supplied drivers and diaphragms as an OEM to LG, Samsung and Sony. Its EA500 is reviewed as well built with strong imaging for the price (Headfonics 7.9/10), though its treble is bright.
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Beijing Edifier Technology, founded in 1996, has owned Japanese electrostatic-headphone maker Stax since 2011 and sells Stax Spirit planar Bluetooth headphones alongside its own wireless range. TechRadar called the Stax Spirit S3 maybe the best-sounding wireless headphones you can get.
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