The material on the factory grills can be pulled off and glued to the honeycomb grills with some spray glue.
But does it contradict the usage of grill mod? I thought that the sound is soo much better because there is no filter at all that blocks the sound and airflow
Itâs slightly noticeable but still an improvement vs stock. Iâve had no protection on my he6 for years now and theyâve been fine. A lot of the sound benefit comes from having less grill material in the way so youâre still most of the way there.
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I just want to make sure that my he400se is fine without the dust filter for many years, because i love the sound soo much haha
did your he6 use dust filter on the honeycomb grill or not?
cool, I wonder is that a gold planar magnetic driver on the he6se?
Yeah, itâs gold in color.
Talking about this mod⊠A good review! 
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Hi everyone. I bought a sennheiser hd560s. Anyone owns both the He400se and the HD560S and can compare them both? Over at SBAF people are saying the He400se destroys the HD560S, but some other people say they are similar
He400se is warmer and easily twice the detail. Massively larger soundstage and soundstage height. Better imaging. Mids are maybe a little more intimate on the 560s but itâs not like theyâre not there on the 400se. 560s is kinda dull imo. Pad swap and honeycomb grills on the 400se make it go from damn good to amazing. They do take some decent power to shine and they sound really good on class a and speaker amps just like their big brother the he6 and their bass can be absolutely thunderous and super immersive but only when called for and doesnât get in the way when you donât want it to. I canât stress power enough and Iâve measured mine at 56 ohm so theyâre a lot more power hungry than their advertised 25 ohm (which is the Chinese non stealth driver measurements) impedance, so take that into consideration.
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Oh man I feel like the HD560S is kind of a bad purchase. Luckily Iâve ordered a pair of Ananda
Is this with the 400SE on stock?
How big are the cups on the 400SE compared to the 560S? It looks like it is wider but less tall (and more round).
Stock pads on the he400se are the same as most hifiman circle cans and I think theyâre a little small personally
I got small ears, so I definitely need to know if its a lot wider than the 560S. Because the 560S is already pretty big for me.
Stock pads are probably a little wider but not taller. The stock pad height seems too small for me and I donât think my ears are all that big. The brainwavz xl pads are kinda massive inside but the effect it gives is totally worth it imo.
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He400se have only 91db of sensitivity, soo hard to drive
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This. after the grill mods and sundara pads mod , it became better than the sundara with noticeable wider soundstage and more precise imaging
Does anyone in the UK/EU region know whether purchasing on Hifimanâs site is the best deal for these? Or are there better bargains out there?
I think finding a âlocalâ store is preferable for this kind of thing: youâll probably have better shipment price, easier return policy, etc
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