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Quality


I have auditioned the t1 hd800 jh13 lcd2 and ps1000 in the last year however other then the jh13 which floored me due to the qu...  Read More


They just feel like a quality product


I got my first taste of planar bass early last year with the he400 and even though it punched more and lower than my flavor of ...  Read More


Sound quality is great overall plenty of bass for electronic music and anything else for that matter

Price


These are the best i ever heard and price was a steal


Well that too will cost you an additional fee as well


I listen usually at night laying in bed so the weight isnt an issue

Shipping


Lovely shipping case and comes with a 10 foot headphone cable

Packaging/appearance


They came with a nice box and the packaging and presentation was done well


I believe this means you probably need a decent headphone amplifier to get the best potential out of the he500


Do yourself and build a 14 to banana plug adapter and use the speaker taps on the emotiva to power these and you will be amazed


Off went the hd598 and the he4 gained permanent residence

Competitiveness


Unlike the excellent audeze products the he500s are easy to drive to boot


I bought a schiit lyr headphone amp which worked perfectly


So while you might be missing a tiny bit by settling for the he500 this is in no way a 3star or even 4 star headphone


I drive them with either a schiit mini stackmagni 2u and modi 2u or a recently acquired jotuneheim

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    bass, good, better, heard and great.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 99 reviews as of our last analysis date on Nov 1 2021.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Lets jump to what matters the most which is sound


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    A better way to describe this they have the tendency to pronounce the s letter in vocals rather sharply to the extent where its fatiguing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    And fatiguing it was when using the denons but with the he500 mind you that problem still exists but toned down by a great margin and thankfully its not as fatiguing even after 3hrs of listening


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    They do run at low ohms though just like the denons but i guess them being orthodynamic headphones has a part to play in it


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive yet to give these babies a go with games please let me know if youre interested about that and ill gladly give an update


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Great headphones but its need mooore power to get it greatersound is clean and crisp may lake low base maybe my amp is schiit lyr and can handlet very willif your budget 1000 this headphones is yours


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Dont bother plugging these into your ipod


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Endgame setupanedio d2 dacburson soloistmbp macbook pro running audirvana plus software as playerusing zebrify plug in as eq within the software audirvana is a fantastic piece of music software that makes itunes sound like the pillow over the music that it is

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