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Quality


Build quality is fine as i have dropped mine several times on to a hard wood floor


Its quality is the best i have heard yet even if its a little shy for me


This headphone demands quality not simply “enough” output power as many reviews claim


Not only does this indicate poor quality assurance it suggests that hifiman doesnt even test each headphone before it goes out the door

Price


Remember in the audio industry price is rarely proportional to sound quality


If the he400is or he560s cost 20000 the experts would be raving about how much better they sound than the lowly 10000 electrostatic setups

Packaging/appearance


Paired with grace m9xx not nescesary to amp but it will require you buy an adapter as the headphone line is a 14 inch jackqual...  Read More


I have discovered that the earpads are easily replaced


Update march 14 2020 the hifiman earpads just do not hold up


They arrived in a perfect package with a fresh new cord and plastic packaging as a new headphone would

Competitiveness


I do recommend these headphones for a wide variety of applications over the competition that i have heard so far


Contrary to what i read on some website this plays well with hiend daps such as ak120ii


I personally was leaning towards selling them to go for something else but every time i consider it i look around at its compet...  Read More


After i received them it became apparent that i needed a headphone amplifier so i got a schiit audio magni 2 about 100 and ever...  Read More

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    bass, good, quality, better and great.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
  • This product had a total of 102 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 14 2020.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Ive tried the monoprice m560 and m1060 the beyerdynamic dt 1990 pro the audeze isine10 and the ridiculously expensive audeze lcdi4


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This is not a bass heads headphone


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It doesnt sound like the music is compressed inside your head it sounds like its coming from all around


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Is it just me or is there something not quite robust3 dimensional enough about the upper midslower highs e


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I can definitively say they sound nothing like the 400is


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    The fact is that they dont seem to have the peaks in fr from subjective listening


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    However at the same time i dont find myself saying gee they sound kind of muffled hd600 or wow these things could sear my ears off sr325e

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