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Highlights
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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