Oh the $100+shipping to replace them makes a lot more sense. I'm just hoping that my used pair doesn't doesn't have any problems to start off with. :-/   Cheers 

@jerg,    Wait, you paid $15 for your HE-500's to get them balanced???? That's it? Or am I missing something...

Thank you everybody!   So what about a blown driver if that ever happens? I kind of regretting buying used for a $40 discount and a set of velour pads but hey, live and learn. Is driver failure common even on the revision 2's?

Hello everybody,   I just bought a used revision 2 HE-400 and it should be here on monday. I am very sensitive to channel imbalance and have gotten rid of a few headphones due to channel imbalance. If I get the HE-400's and I hear an imbalance, could I send them at my shipping expense to...

Oh ok, thank you both of you!

@Sniping, thank you for the reply. I was about to buy a new revision 4 HE-400 but I'm thinking about buying a used revision 2 so if it is exactly the same as the current revision 4, then I think I'm gonna go for the r2...

So the current revision is EXACTLY the same as the revision 2? I heard somewhere that they had some problems with the r2 so they came up with the r3 which had the treble problem so they went back to an updated revision 2... I could easily be wrong though. But a far as sound goes are they exactly...

Just curious, what was wrong with the revision 2 hifiman he-400's and do they sound any different than the current day revision 4 (Updated revision 2) he-400's?

Hello Eric,   Could I get the pads changed if I purchase the HE-400's through the HIFIMAN store on Amazon?  

@jerg,    Yes, I am aware of the different revisions of the HE-400 and I have contacted customer service about this. They are currently on revision 4, which is actually an improved revision 2. The revision three is the one with the treble problems and revision 1's sounded dark and had a...

@LinkPro thank you for the reply. So if what I'm imagining based of what I've heard is true, the HE-400 will be a more open sounding, more detailed D5000 with slightly less bass. That is exactly what I want out of a headphone. I feel as though the D5000 sounds... Jumbled. Maybe this is because I...

So I currently have a Schiit Asgard and Denon D5000's. I am an inch from selling the Denons and buying the HE-400's for their much better detail, clarity, and soundstage (So I've heard :-) but I am just wondering, is the Asgard/HE-400 a good match? I don't want to get a new amplifier so this is...

Ok, so I've committed. I'm going to sell my Denon D5000's to buy the HE-400's. However, I would like to buy the velour ear-pads to go with it. Do you think you could put the velour pads on eBay or Amazon rather then requiring that they be bought on the head-direct site? Or better yet could I...

Hello Eric,    Just one more question... On the he-4, what does it mean that it only has magnets on one side and how does that affect the sound?    Thank you. 

Hello Eric, I currently have a pair of Denon D5K's that I'm thinking about selling to get the he-400's. (It would be so nice to have a headphone with better clarity and slightly less bass) I'm just wondering, is the treble problem on the he-400 completely fixed? I'm sorry for being skeptical...