Thanks for letting us know that these $629.99 headphones are not bad for a pair of 100$ headphones! Like dude... Your question doesn't even make any sense. I bet you only want him to tell you how bad they are. But he won't, because he's a nice guy. Why do you think he commented on case huh...

False. Even from your linked schiit post, your statement is incorrect due to your usage of 'do'. They do not negatively affect the signal. They 'could' though. But there's a huge difference between 'do' and 'could'. Even Schiit is talking about clipping. Well, just don't clip it, if...

Just to be clear, I've not commented on the Loki particularly. I was simply correcting the statements of an earlier post; one which can and has been demonstrated to be false. It's not about the Loki per se, it was digital vs analog EQ, which is flawed and which isn't. We know for a fact that...

Yeah agreed for detail/resolution being hard to quantify... Which is where at least theoretically those who own the headphones should be able to present the most accurate depiction, as opposed to just demo'ing the products for a short while... But even then it's not consistent due to opinions...

Can't help you in the Mac world, you'll have to do some research on the interwebs, but I'm sure it's possible even on a Mac, as they're more popular than they were 20 years ago and now there are a lot of compatible programs that can run on them.

Why go analog when you can go digital though... Digital = free (if you're using a computer, which you should in this day and age), it doesn't negatively impact sound quality like introducing an analog doohickey that messes with the signal (attenuates + boost from what it appears), it is more...

That was kinda my (very limited) experience with Magnepan speakers (1.7?); they literally seemed to lack a body; maybe what some call ethereal... I mean, dynamic speakers there is some slam to the sound, Magnepan seemed in contrast to have a sort of 'fizzly' ghostly sound, with no 'body'; as if...

So detail/resolution, how does this compare to say the Hifiman Edition XX, Focal Elex, Hifiman 400i or Sundara, etc.? At 400$, even more interesting, but add shipping, convert to canadian $, add the ~15% tax, brokerage fees, etc., you're likely around 666$CDN ~ $500 USD... The Hifiman Edition...

Yeah, bit weird? There doesn't seem to be a thread about them specifically, but here's one; https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hifiman-he5se-versus-the-original-he5.893222/ At 299$ might be an interesting upgrade for 400i? Had a few potential upgrade candidates (Elex, Verum One, Koss 950, etc.)...

Yeah ok I'm now pretty damn sure it's not the headphones but the measurements: There would be two 400i versions; old with back plate vs new without (plus different connectors) and the new are definitely not flat to 20hz, it's really a measurement issue... Take another example, Sundara...

From private messages with E1DA (hope there's no issue sharing this!), the gist of the conversation was that according to E1DA there are likely more than two 'versions' of the 400i. Looking at online measurements, innerfidelity and E1DA's own measurements show flat bass response to 20hz, while...

Also... After a few months/years, there seems to be a sort of 'velour' of the sort that you can somewhat scratch off the pads. Is this just dust & other particles that get stuck on the pads, or is it the actual pads material that you're 'scratching off'? Wow.. Mine are 5 years old and have...

Check these though: https://diyaudioheaven.wordpress.com/headphones/measurements/hifiman/he400i/ To me the diyaudioheaven measurements is more representative of what I hear with my 400i: From the 8.5kHz peak to bass response. It is definitely not flat down to 20hz like the innerfidelity...

Likely due to impedance? 400i are Impedance: 35 Ohms, and as a rule of thumb you want <1/8th the output impedance of your headphones for your amp (ex; headphone 80ohms, you'd want <=10ohm amp),[/edited, thx E1D1!] so; iphone: ??? Shanling Output impedance: 4.8Ω DAC Xonar STU Headphone out: 10...

Thanks for sharing! Seems very fair to me, with free return shipping the free pads are an even nicer gesture. Really can't ask for more, as then the pads cover the shipping charges to send them back. :thumbsup: