Hello awesome headfi community! I finally have some dough to purchase my very first planar magnetic headphones and maybe a headphone amp to go with it. While Im sure many will recommend the Audeze line, Im seriously considering the HiFiMan HE-500. I also want to match the headphones with a...

Hi People,   Can anyone please suggest me how to perform the burn in for my new HE-500 Planar magnetic headphone ?   Thanks

I don't recall having a single audiophile friend, family, or acquintence. Never really listened to expensive headphones before either but one day just for the heck of it decided to buy a pair of grado 225i. A lot of my friends and my bro thought i was crazy since it was $200 and frankly i...

Hi there,   I am fairly new here, however I love my audio.   I currently have a pair of Senn Momentum's which I am tossing up whether to return them or not. I find them a little uncomfortable, but overall I am FAIRLY happy with them. I also have a pair of Vmoda's for when I feel...

I generally listen far more to my IEM's during any given day (music or Audiobooks) than I do to my full-size headphones at my office or at home. I bet I probably listen to IEM's at least 5-6 hours a day and some days maybe even more...sometimes I wear them to bed, listening to music as I fall...

Hi   My set   HE-500 Dac Gungnir Amp Lyr Music  New adg Cillout  some times Trance The Budget 700$ max What headphone should I get ?   Thx

Hey guys, I have a new pair of he500 and after listening for a few days, i've noticed that the right hand side is a bit more pronounced in vocals. Is it because something's broken with the phones, or is the quality of the output making my own hearing problems more apparent? hah.  The guy at...

It's been a bit over a year since I've got into headphones, and I now have a Fiio E10 for my DAC, an E9 for my amp, and AKG Q701s as my main over-ears. I'm kind of an objective person, so I'm in the mindset that an E9 will adequately drive my current headphones,checks out as far as distortion...

Greetings,   I've been using a Hifiman HE-500 for a few months now and it has not been an enjoyable experience to say the least! The headphones is currently outfitted with the stock silver cables which to me ears sounds bright, fatiguing and not resolving at all.  Will a better cable make an...

I currently have the Shure SRH1540 and like the sound signature but was wondering if I am missing something. Everyone that I have heard says that planar magnetic bass is better than other dynamic cans. I was thinking about trying the he-400's but people say they have a V shaped frequency...

In the $500-$700 bracket we have the: - Shure SRH 1840 - HE-500 - Sennheiser 6xx series   How much worse do these headphone sound in comparison to headphones in the $2000 range like the: - Sennheiser HD-800 - LCD-3 - AKG K812   Without taking into account the costs of the amplifiers...

I love these types of mids. I'm looking to finally get a flagship and these two are at the top. Im after Liquid, lush thick mids.

Cross posted from Portable Source Gear http://www.head-fi.org/t/721167/new-dap-from-hifiman-hm650   Two new phones will be unveiled by HIFIMAN on June 8 (in addition to the ES100 which is discussed here)   BR100 - A Bluetooth earphone   RE500 - Well I made up the name but this will surely...

Hi guys, Long time since i posted here but iam interested in buying a good pair of iem's ! I currently own a pair of full sized he500s and i also own tdk ba200 iem. Now maybe the he500's have spoiled me, i dont know, but i just never really got in to the tdk's . Its like there missing something...

I just bought an amp for the Hifiman HE-500 so i decided to go with the Schiit Lyr as i heard that it would be a good amp for HE-500. Man was i ever farther from the truth, my experience with the l yr has been total and utter ****, no pun intended. The amp constantly gives out a static feedback...

Hey guys I needed help deciding on which headset to buy. My best mates cousin is selling his HE 500 for $400 but it's 1 year and 3 months old, original box but missing latch. No marks on headphone as well as $60 alpha pads. This be a great deal as it's incredibly cheap and I may be able to get...

I'm looking into getting a full size pair of headphones for home use, and what I've read about the HE-400 has me leaning in their direction, however I'd like to get some advice before I make the purchase. The qualities I'm looking to maximize are soundstage, imaging, instrument separation, and...

I don't care if they are open or closed but I want to be able to drive them relatively easy. I listen to mostly hip-hop/rap so I want very good and powerful bass but don't want it to overpower the mids and highs. Other genres I listen to would be rock, r&b, and some pop I guess. I am also...

Hi everyone. I've had a variety of fairly high-end headphones, including the Beyerdynamic T1, AT W3000ANV, Alessandro MS-Pro, HifiMan HE500, AKG K701 and Unique Melody Miracle. All of them have good points. Some have great detail, others great energy and dynamic response, others in theory a very...

Hello, I had some buzzing/distortion from my left driver @ my Hifiman HE-400 so I opened them up to fix it but accually ended up totally destroying the left driver :(   Now I don't really know what to do, Hifiman doesn't answear my mail about how much it would cost to repair so I think I'll...

After posting in numerous threads and blowing up numerous inboxes in an effort to get definitive answers, I took matters into my own hands. How does Hifiman's new HE400i stack up against the legend, the HE500?   It's well-known that the 400i's tuning does not follow in the footsteps of it's...

I freaking love my Westone 4s, but the audio lover in me keeps wondering about full sized headphones. How big of an improvement should I expect going from my Westones to the HE 500 or Sennheiser hd650? I was blown away from the difference the 4s made when upgrading from the Westone UM1s and I'm...

I recently purchased the HE-500's and they sound great, but not really "airy" or "open" as one would expect from an open-back headphone. Now, I am no audiophile and these are my first planar magnetic open-back headphones I have purchased, but I cannot help but think that they sound remarkably...

I just wanted to leave my impressions regarding this amazing little headphone amp after recently dropping in on fellow head-fier and Brilliant Zen Audio owner Mike Mossey. Mike has a partnership with K Works wizard Igor Kuznetsoff, who recently developed the pint sized powerhouse Bravissimo...

Hi fellow Head-fiers,   As the title suggests, I travel a lot and am looking for a portable DAC/AMP that I can use with my laptop (USB) and has a 1/4" (full-size) headphone jack.  I would rather not have to "downsize" the jack on my HE500s.   Impressions and recommendations appreciated.  ...