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Skylab

REVIEW: HiFiMan HE-300 headphones

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By Skylab

Pros: Nice warm, lush sound at an attractive price

Cons: Will for sure be too warm and bassy for some

Introduction   Fang from HiFiMan asked me to review the HE-300 headphones.  I have been a big fan of HiFiMan’s planar magnetic headphones.  But the HE-300 are not planars – they are dynamic driver headphones.  While they look similar to the other HiFiMan headphones, their similarity is really only by look – they are MUCH lighter than the planar series.  They are also much more efficient – at 93 dB/1mW@ 1kHz efficiency, and 50 ohms impedance, they can be driven by just about anything (although of course a good quality amp is still going to yield the best results).   Structurally, they are identical to the other HiFiMan headphones:   ...
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WoahReQQuiem

Top-class product for $249

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By WoahReQQuiem

Pros: Build quality, Great bass, Smooth mids and treble, forgiving of poor quality recordings, incredible packaging, not demanding with amplification

Cons: Tight clamp for my head, somewhat stiff cable, pad locking system, lacks technicalities

Information :      Hifiman / Head-Direct was kind enough to give me a review sample of the HE-300. Please take note that the fact that this was given to me for free will not affect my bias for this review.   Equipment used :       Amplifiers : Onkyo TX-SR308 / iBasso T4 / Meier Porta Corda III       Sources : iPod classic (line out) / Samsung BD-D5300 / Meier Porta Corda III (USB DAC)      Other headphones used :  Grado SR325i   EDIT (1/1/2012) : I have a new amp / DAC, the Meier Porta Corda III with the USB DAC. I will put my impressions with the amp at the bottom of the "Sound"...
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Keithpgdrb

HifiMAN HE-300 review

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By Keithpgdrb

Pros: Fantastic price/performance ratio

Cons: May be too laid back for some

Equipment: Ipod 160gb lossless files Ray Samuals Audo "The Hornet" amp Cans uses to compare signatures: Denon AH-D2000 - stock Sennheiser HD-650 - stock Let me start off with a special thanks to Fang from HifiMAN for letting me audition the HE-300's at home.  Fang sent these cans to our latest chicago headphone meet "Chiunifi 5" for everyone to check out.  He offered up the opportunity to take the 300's home for an extended audition if the person would write up a review.  I took him up on that offer.  Fang has always been a strong supporter of Head-Fi, as well as a constant figure at many local and national meets. There must me something I like about how...
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ClieOS

[Impression] HifiMan HE300

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By ClieOS

Pros: Euphonic and easy going sound, Price, Packaging,

Cons: Warmish sound might not suit every genre.

First, I’ll like to thank HifiMan for the HE-300 sample. For the last couple of years, Fang @ HifiMan has brought a lot of attention to the company’s line of full size headphones by releasing some of the best planar magnetic headphone there ever are. However, the HE-300 is the company’s first entry to the full size dynamic headphone – perhaps a challenge Fang sat for himself to release a (*price wise) class leading dynamic headphone. If that’s his goal, I would say HE-300 is doing very well. Note: though never announced officially, the second batch (and onward) of HE-300 (*known also as the ‘rev2’) is tuned differently to the first batch and being considered better by most who had...
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Austin Morrow

HiFiMan HE-300: Orthodynamic? Nope (READ UPDATES)

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By Austin Morrow

Pros: See updates

Cons: See updates

  There are a lot of dynamic headphones around on the market, with a very small percent being shared by orthodynamic’s and electrostatics. HiFiMan’s mostly known for their orthodynamic headphones, like the HE-500 & the HE-6. But, what if HiFiMan were to make a dynamic headphone, one that could be directly compared to more popular headphones like the K702 & the HD650? Would they share the same sound signature, or would a new dynamic king arise from the shadows? Well, that’s exactly what we are here today to take a look at. The HE-300, the first headphone by HiFiMan to incorporate a dynamic driver. So, what does HiFiMan’s $300 entry level headphone sound like?  ...
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.Sup

HE-300 review

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By .Sup

Pros: very good mids, comfortable, perfect bass quantity

Cons: bass is not as tight

I have these for about two weeks now and I can hardly believe how these have changed during this time. Always when I get new headphones I listen with them and leave other headphones dusting. The only ones that didn't impress me when I got them were HD800. I know sounds odd but that's how it was. Anyway when I heard the HE-300 I said to myself these probably aren't for me as I got used to brighter sound signatures but I wanted something different, something closer to HD600 and from the past experiences I knew headphones need time to start working as they should and for my ears to get accustomed to their sound signature. I tried different amps, DACs and settled on the sightly...
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Loevhagen

Quite surprised

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By Loevhagen

Pros: Light, comfort and the most important: All-rounder headphone for music generes

Cons: Could be too big for some sculls

  1) HE-500 sounds darker and smoother than the HE-300. Not the other way around. IMHO. 2) HE-300 articulates better than HE-500 and for some, the HE-300 will feel like fresh air / an opened window to the music compared with the HE-500 3) HE-300 has a bass impact the excels the K70x. They are worlds apart. Generally the K702 is perceived tuned quite brighter through the whole spectrum than the HE-300 4) HE-300 and the HE-500 have both good comfort, the former is best for those appreciating it's net weight and the latter for those finding the HE-300 too light. The HE-500 feels more sturdy   Bass impact enough to make all music genres believable = tick Vocals....
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