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HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone

post #1 of 8799
5/21/10 at 1:26am
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hifiman_he6_1.jpg

 

Head-Fi Product Page

 

Specifications

Freqency Response: 8 Hz to 65 KHz

Impedence: 50 Ohm

Efficiency: 83.5 DB

Weight: 502 g

 

HE-6 measurements

 

How Planar Magnetic Headphones Work  by Tyll Hertsens

 

Amps that can drive the HE-6

 
 

Reviews

 

mrarroyo

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/810#post_7015629>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/825#post_7017548>

 

Mike

<http://www.headfonia.com/hifiman-he-6-first-impression/>

<http://www.headfonia.com/hifiman-he-6-vs-audeze-lcd-2/>

 

Larry

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/615#post_7045218>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/675#post_7049606>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/735#post_7051760>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/765#post_7052716>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/1830#post_7116589>

 

freshprince

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/855#post_7056089>

 

K3cT

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/915#post_7057528>

 

Maxvla

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/1260#post_7075475>

 

grokit

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/1620#post_7099279>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/453116/audeze-lcd-2-orthos/8895#post_7225023> (LCD 2 Comparison)

 

Srajan

<http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/hifiman2/1.html>

 

milosz

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/1815#post_7115365>

 

Shahrose

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/1905#post_7126975>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/1935#post_7127783>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/2160#post_7155084>

 

Zoide

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/2475#post_7218167>

 

Frank I

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/538737/amazing-and-dynamic-he6#post_7263794> (LCD 2 Comparison)

 

rgs9200m

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/538737/amazing-and-dynamic-he6/60#post_7285630> (LCD 2 Comparison)

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/538737/amazing-and-dynamic-he6/135#post_7298157> (LCD 2 Comparison)

 

visualguy

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/540241/my-impressions-of-he-6-vs-hd800-vs-stax-sr-007#post_7284834>

 

Asr

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/548875/review-audeze-lcd-2-hifiman-he-6-stax-sr-507-stax-oii-mki-bhse-et-al#post_7398684>

 

sokolov91

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-headphone/3525#post_7404452>

 

Tyll Hertsens

<http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/hifiman-he-5-he-5le-he-6-and-he500-planar-magnetic-headphones>

<http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/comparing-world-class-headphones-hifiman-he-6>

<http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/comparing-world-class-headphones-conclusions>

 

TheWuss

<http://www.head-fi.org/t/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-magnetic-headphone/4185#post_7695582>

<http://www.head-fi.org/t/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-magnetic-headphone/4185#post_7695604>

 

immtbiker

<http://www.head-fi.org/t/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-magnetic-headphone/4260#post_7706297>

 

Magick Man

<http://www.head-fi.org/t/493214/hifiman-he-6-planar-magnetic-headphone/5295#post_8243692>

 

Brent Butterworth

<http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/blog/2012/10/29/review-hifiman-he-6-headphone-and-ef-6-amplifier>

 

Steve Guttenberg

<http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-57544692-47/being-there-the-hifiman-he-6-headphones/>

 

Prototype impressions

Pictures

 

Larry

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/150#post_6778267>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/180#post_6795305>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/240#post_6810454>

 

baka1969

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/165#post_6791705>

 

Edwood

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/300#post_6850003>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/315#post_6851253>

 

Asr

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/330#post_6858569>

 

Skylab

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/375#post_6869179>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/375#post_6870758>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/435#post_6883107>

 

monsieourguzel

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/465#post_6893020>

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/480#post_6908584>

 

warp08

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/510#post_6920674>

 

Frank I

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/600#post_6940906>

 

kool bubba ice

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/630#post_6946083>

 

rhythmdevils

<http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/497004/he-6-loaner-program/765#post_6989335>

 

 

useful

 

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Edited by JIGF - 11/4/12 at 5:35pm
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post #2 of 8799
5/21/10 at 1:31am

Well, good luck to HiFiman. HE-6 vs LCD-2 

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post #3 of 8799
5/21/10 at 1:36am
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They will be released at CanJam 2010.

 

http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/491517/camjam-2010-hifiman-new-product

 

 

Edit: there are still talks about HE-5LE vs LCD-2


Edited by JIGF - 5/22/10 at 10:05am
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post #4 of 8799
5/21/10 at 1:54am

Isn't it a bit too fast?

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post #5 of 8799
5/21/10 at 1:59am

wow thats a fast introduction.... Wonder if the new HE-6 is going to cannibalize the HE-5LE's sale.  The price difference is huge but.... 

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post #6 of 8799
5/21/10 at 2:01am
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@pekingduck: Definitely, although I am interested in how much speculation they gather before the release 


Edited by JIGF - 5/21/10 at 7:02am
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post #7 of 8799
5/21/10 at 2:06am

Why gold!? Doesn't make sense..audiophool earwashing if you ask me.

 

And releasing a super high end priced product when they had issues with the first one, discontinued it and then are having inconsistencies in the second one with regards to sound..Doesn't hold too much water am afraid. Nonetheless more orthos are always welcome, but for goodness sake don't muck up the neo-ortho era by rushing out unfinished, untested and poorly tuned products with a weak Q&A structure. Whatever happened to attention to the details?!

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post #8 of 8799
5/21/10 at 2:27am
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Hehe, I didn't know that term, quite fitting. But I think the "inconsistencies" part is not so accurate; yes, there are recommendations by the manufacturer to change the sound by moding the HE-5LE, but people were already giving very good reports on the sound before those recommendations, and still are.

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post #9 of 8799
5/21/10 at 2:28am

I know, I can be skeptical too. Kind of wonder if they can justify the price. I mean, at least with Ed8's, I'm getting a big piece of jewelery. Maybe they've been developing new drivers all along? Oh well, hoping for new information soon... 


Edited by Ypoknons - 5/21/10 at 7:36am
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post #10 of 8799
5/21/10 at 2:38am
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@Ypoknons: the pictures of the thing haven't been released yet, and they seem to have gotten better in product design after some errors, so there are good expectations.

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post #11 of 8799
5/21/10 at 3:05am

I don't think I've seen any newly-announced product not have some issues, whether from a huge manufacturer or a small one.  If everyone got it right first time, it'd be rare that anything was ever released. 

 

However, the price bracket these headphones fall into is a pretty tough one.  They'll be competing with very serious headphones.

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post #12 of 8799
5/21/10 at 3:06am

...as far as i know or guess the new HE-6 has been under development already for 2 years.They have been building up molds for the coming headphones wich probably will be several different models.The LE is one of those new products.I wish i could see wood in a headphone in the price category of 1200-1600 USD .When you open the HE-5 and put metal against the inner driver its quite magnetic so gold has good conductance but also probably some golden softness to the sound.

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post #13 of 8799
5/21/10 at 3:29am

....and i wish....that a headphone could have a name in this price category instead of a number it gives more quality to the product.  HE- STATEMENT  or  HE-GOLDEN NOTE or HE-GOLD SIGNATURE or.............Orphe.......s


Edited by thinker - 5/21/10 at 9:25am
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post #14 of 8799
5/21/10 at 3:43am

I want gold with Swarovski crystals.

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post #15 of 8799
5/21/10 at 5:04am
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Originally Posted by sachu View Post

Why gold!? Doesn't make sense..audiophool earwashing if you ask me.


By using "audiophool" and "doesn't make sense" in the same sentence, you will realize that it makes perfect sense. An audiophool and his money are soon parted. And when the upgraded version (featuring housings made from rare dinosaur fossils and damping made from feathers of the rare Peregrine falcon) comes out, we'll rush out to buy that one too.
 

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