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Apr 26, 2014 at 11:09 AM Post #13,066 of 21,868
silverears said:
Any of your guys own iems?  Which iems do you guys think can match or gets closest to the sound of HE-6?
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My Ultimate Ears Reference Monitor ( UERM ) are the closest one i have evrer heared. both are extremely detailed neutral and tend to disappear in the music flow. I drive them cEntrance hi-fi m8.
 
Apr 27, 2014 at 1:32 AM Post #13,069 of 21,868
Thanks to a jammed-packed schedule I hadn't any HE-6 time in a while now. Hope Monday or Tuesday night is one of re-acquaintance and restoration. 
 
Apr 27, 2014 at 2:59 AM Post #13,070 of 21,868
silverears said:
Any of you guys own iems?  Which iems do you guys think can match or gets closest to the sound of HE-6?
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I have never heard the UERM's. But the ES5 sounds the closest to the HE6 in my IEM inventory.
 
Apr 27, 2014 at 7:01 PM Post #13,072 of 21,868
markheadphonium said:
  I drive my HE-6 with an EF6, which I am very satisfied by, but I was wondering if anyone here greatly prefers another amp for it. Maybe a speaker amp?
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Check this link, @preproman had compared them few months back
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/529873/amps-that-can-drive-the-hifiman-he-6-planar-headphones/1320#post_9587268
 
Apr 28, 2014 at 4:44 AM Post #13,074 of 21,868
My He 6 is now "grill-less" & I am loving the air & extension on the treble. The only down side is have to handle the cups more carefully now as there is no protection.
 
Does anyone (who has replaced the stock grills, with more open grills , like in the pic below) have a spare set of the more open grills. I am not very good at DIY hence I will buy the spare set off you. Please PM me if you have any.
 

 
Apr 28, 2014 at 6:15 AM Post #13,075 of 21,868
markheadphonium said:
  I drive my HE-6 with an EF6, which I am very satisfied by, but I was wondering if anyone here greatly prefers another amp for it. Maybe a speaker amp?
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I preferred my Audio-gd Master-6 when I compared the two. More dynamic, lively, better bass and better details. 40% more power may have a bearing on this.
This was running both via XLR, switching my M6 to ACSS increased the differences even more.
 
I actually liked the EF-6 with the T1's best.
 
Apr 28, 2014 at 4:14 PM Post #13,076 of 21,868
It's strange that my regrilling mod is only being picked up full-force by the HE6 community, well over a year after I documented it. I guess you guys are a wary bunch 
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Apr 28, 2014 at 4:37 PM Post #13,077 of 21,868
I tahink there would be a small but fine market here for someone manufacturing those grills. Anybody? I am interested too.:)
 
Apr 28, 2014 at 5:11 PM Post #13,078 of 21,868
punit said:
  My He 6 is now "grill-less" & I am loving the air & extension on the treble. The only down side is have to handle the cups more carefully now as there is no protection.
 
Does anyone (who has replaced the stock grills, with more open grills , like in the pic below) have a spare set of the more open grills. I am not very good at DIY hence I will buy the spare set off you. Please PM me if you have any.
 
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I have few spare ones, I can send you if you cover the shipping cost.
 
Apr 28, 2014 at 10:56 PM Post #13,079 of 21,868
I tried driving my HE-6 by a Woo WA6SE today and it certainly could get loud without clipping. I wonder if there is still some loss of clarity or bass impact if the Woo isn't powerful enough. I'll have to compare carefully to the EF6. I mean, the Woo seemed powerful based on the volume it reached, but it may have been lacking something subtle. 
 
EDIT; by the way anyone else tried a Woo WA6SE with the HE-6?
 
Apr 28, 2014 at 10:59 PM Post #13,080 of 21,868
No where near enough; won't sound even close to it's potential~
 
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