HE-5LE (needs lots of mods to keep up)
HE-400i (in its day, not bad)
HE-4XX (meh at best)
HE-5se (hunk of junk)
HE-500 (fuzzor, cable, Ether Angled Lamb Pads, no screens, dynamat to get correct Q on bass, parametric EQ ) - rather listen to it then Clear, E1, Arya, 800 S
HE-6sev1 - some mods/EQ better technicals than 500 but lacks the mids
HE-HEX v2 - mods and EQ, still a soft lower treble and lacking impact in bass.
Thatās on a Ragnarok 1, Gumby, LG v40, Qobuz - balanced as much as possible.
Also run a BHCs with about $500 of caps/tubes for my HD-600 which is quite excellent.
Iām selling the HEX and HE-6se to get a NIB Susvara - unless the XS or new Arya stop me. If so then an iFi no DAC streamer.
yeah the XS arenāt super power hungry and are pretty forgiving when it comes to source gear while the he6se v2 is easily the single pickiest headphone iāve heard in my life and i donāt think a single amp under $1000 does it justice.
Been thinking and these might replace the ananda, like the 400se did for the 400i, hifiman direct has a discount coupon for them (the ananda) on my local amazon for the first time ever, they might be trying to offload inventory before selling the XS globallyā¦
when hifiman releases in china first, then elsewhere later, what is the pricing usually like globally? Similar to the chinese pricing + VAT or whatever?
It seems like thereās a big dip somewhere in the mids. It doesnāt bother me with most music, but every once in a while Iāll hear a track or an album that makes it extremely obvious. Maybe EQ would help, if you knew which frequencies were lacking.
I just got them probably 15 minutes before posting that picture so Iāve only listened to a few songs. New to hifiman and open backs so thereās definitely a lot to take in right now haha.
But just a few things I noticed:
More bass than I expected considering what Iāve heard about hifiman but I wouldnāt say theyāre bass cannons.
They feel comfortable right now but Iāll have to see how they are long term. I can see the headbands bugging the top of my head eventually but weāll see. Clamping feels fine.
Overall I think they sound really good. But I donāt have much to compare them to as I usually use IEMs.
I donāt want to say too much since I donāt want to give any false impressions but Iām liking them so far. I forgot to order a balanced cable so Iāll have to grab one eventually too.
i suspect the bass extension is at least flat like he1000se or edition x v2 but sometimes i feel like i hear a lift in the bass like the he1000 v2 cause it digs pretty deep where a lot of headphones donāt
Howās the edition xs compared to the he6se v2? I currently have the he6se v2 on singxer sa1 and Iāve been wanting to try the egg-shaped hifiman for the bigger stage. Iām also curious how edition xs would compare against the Arya or even hek. I mainly listen to orchestral, anime, pop and some edm music.
