Updated: HifiMAN HM-801 Portable Music Player Preorder

[rxxdoc]

I am using some well burned in Senn HD555's. The sound is really good.

I have some Senn HD600's, but HiFiMAN seems to drive the 555's a bit better. Then again the HD600's don't have a lot of hours on them.

[Woody469]

I'm not planning on using the HiFiMan801 with the Sennheiser HD650's but I do expect the ESW9's will shine. Can't wait.

Fang, any idea when batch #2 will ship?

Thank You

[immtbiker]

Originally Posted by Woody469

Have a link to those products here on Head Fi? Would like to learn more.

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[Woody469]

Originally Posted by immtbiker

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Planar Magnetic drivers. WoW Used to own a pair of Magnepans. The huge true ribbon jobs. I loved my ol' Maggies.

Interesting Thanks for the link(s).

[GreenLeo]

Just tried the 801. It sounds really great and better than my IMod 4G from memory -- my IMod 4g went wrong 3 weeks before the arrival of the 801 so I can't A/B compare them.

What a great product!

[electropop]

Ordered the same day as Quaddy but still haven't heard anything..

Let us be patient

[woodcans]

No shipping notification. 801 arrived on my doorstep Friday afternoon. Sounds phenomenal w/ JH13's and HD800's. Both when used as usb dac and dedicated source.

[Nankai]

We did email notifications to paypal account email. Could you please make sure you did not get email from us?

[GreenLeo]

No offence Fang but I have never received any email notification so far from my paypal account email address. As I stated in one of my previous post that I was guessing if the 801 was coming. There could be communication break downs for unknown reasons.

However, I does have received the 801(this is much more important than the email notifications, right) and have stated that it's a great product from my personal feeling. So for the other batch1 buyers, may be it's worthwhile to wait for few more days.

Finally, I did have a chance to hear the Amp3 Pro V2 and felt that 801 is lightyears better. This Chinese-made audio product is worth waiting.

Good luck to everybody and wish that all can get the product soon and have an appreciation thread for the 801 soon.

[GreenLeo]

Originally Posted by Zanth

The problem, at least with the ES3X is that even with NO volume, on an iPod Classic or an iPhone, the sound is quite loud. Not deafening, but enough to indicate to my ears that it is at the max volume I would want it to be at. If the HM-801 is anything like those units, then plenty of people will want to have a bit more flexibility in adjusting the volume.

Hi Zanth,

Have you solved the problem yet? I encountered exactly the same problem after re-insert my SD card into the 801. I stopped the play, switched the 801 from player mode to DAC mode, played it and then stopped again and back to the player mode again. The play is normal. Basically I was trying to reset the machine and luckily it worked.

you may have a try. Good luck.

[Nirmalanow]

Originally Posted by GreenLeo

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Finally, I did have a chance to hear the Amp3 Pro V2 and felt that 801 is lightyears better. This Chinese-made audio product is worth waiting.

Thanks for this brief comparison. I have been reading about both products, but decided a while back to go for the 801.

And Fang, can we have another update on shipping? When will batch 2 folks receive theirs?

Also did you ever get a chance to see if the 801 works with WMA lossless files? It was mentioned in some early press releases that it would play WMA lossless, but then later specs do not mention the lossless type of WMA format specifically.

[immtbiker]

To all of you that are waiting, I hope that you get what you have been waiting for, and that it was worth every second of your wait (I know mine was).

Let us not forget, as with other manufacturers here on Head-Fi, that due to complications beyond their control, their parts come on late or when they do come in, they are defective, or are the wrong parts, and then when everything finally comes in directly, it creates frantic times to get everyone's products out in a timely manner and notifications fall by the wayside during an 18 hour day.

I'm not saying that this is the particular case here but I have found that Fang is tried and true, and as honest as they get, and everyone will get what they ordered. If, for some reason, you get one that has problems, Fang will right the wrong as fast as possible.

You will get what you deserve in a timely manner.

I've seen the same thing with Ray Samuels. Many sleepless nights were spent trying to get out orders on time because the manufacturer send the wrong knobs, or wrong color chassis.

It's a rewarding business when you are good at what you do, but when you're hands are tied by other's who control the total build of your product, all of the Prevacid in the world, won't help.

Everyone will get what they ordered, even if i takes a little more time.

[immtbiker]

Originally Posted by GreenLeo

Hi Zanth,

Have you solved the problem yet? I encountered exactly the same problem after re-insert my SD card into the 801. I stopped the play, switched the 801 from player mode to DAC mode, played it and then stopped again and back to the player mode again. The play is normal. Basically I was trying to reset the machine and luckily it worked.

you may have a try. Good luck.

@GreenLeo, how did you get the music to stop from starting up when first turning on the unit?
TIA.

[Nirmalanow]

Originally Posted by immtbiker

Everyone will get what they ordered, even if i takes a little more time.

Thanks for the reminder to be patient. It is exciting to hear that others ahead of me are starting to receive their units, as that means I am moving up the list!

[Nankai]

We have finished shipping all orders before Aug 1st, 2009. For All Customers from August: We will ship your orders in early Dec (together with 2nd batch) . To compensate your time, we will be happy to send you an extra battery.