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Apr 3, 2016 at 3:13 AM Post #18,512 of 21,868
joeybgood said:
  I picked up a used pair of HE-6s recently. Absolutely loving these cans but I don't find the stock velour pads to be particularly comfortable. Looking to pick up either the Focus or Focus -A pads. What is the difference between these 2 pads and which do folks feel are the most comfortable and which yields the best SQ? Does anyone feel a different pad than these is a better choice? Tks
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If you wash the stock velour in fabric softener or mild detergent like wool wash they are less 'scratchy'. 
I have the focus pads and, while initially more comfortable due to softer velour, I find their flat profile more annoying on my ears than the rounded profile of the stock velour. 
The vegan pads have a pillowy softness - but actually hotter on my ears for summer wear. Maybe because I was used to the stock velour, and don't find them that bothersome, I found the Vegan's comfort not a decisive factor for me.
BTW, I found aftermarket headband padding mandatory for the HE6 - used some form of padding from day 1.
 
As far as sound goes, I prefer the stock velour to either Focus pads or Vegans - but I'm apparently very much in the minority with this opinion (I sold my Vegan pads).
YMMV.
 
Apr 3, 2016 at 11:36 AM Post #18,513 of 21,868
tobes said:
 
If you wash the stock velour in fabric softener or mild detergent like wool wash they are less 'scratchy'. 
I have the focus pads and, while initially more comfortable due to softer velour, I find their flat profile more annoying on my ears than the rounded profile of the stock velour. 
The vegan pads have a pillowy softness - but actually hotter on my ears for summer wear. Maybe because I was used to the stock velour, and don't find them that bothersome, I found the Vegan's comfort not a decisive factor for me.
BTW, I found aftermarket headband padding mandatory for the HE6 - used some form of padding from day 1.
 
As far as sound goes, I prefer the stock velour to either Focus pads or Vegans - but I'm apparently very much in the minority with this opinion (I sold my Vegan pads).
YMMV.
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Thanks much. I will try washing the stock pads in Woolite. I get  the knitted, yarn  headband covers for all my cans. They are quite soft and increase the comfort level considerably for less than $10. They also add the extra benefit of protecting the can's headband material from wear and head/hair oils etc. 
 
Apr 4, 2016 at 8:55 AM Post #18,514 of 21,868
Do you guys think i can make a jadis orchestra reference amp work with he6 ? And what cable would i need ?
 
my amp is like this: 
http://www.technologyfactory.eu/index.php?item=jadis-orchestra-reference---remote&action=article&aid=8566&lang=EN
 
Apr 4, 2016 at 10:21 AM Post #18,515 of 21,868
Would the HDVD 800 be able to drive these the HE6 to a reasonable level on the stock balanced cable? 
 
Apr 4, 2016 at 11:35 AM Post #18,516 of 21,868
rayzilla said:
  Would the HDVD 800 be able to drive these the HE6 to a reasonable level on the stock balanced cable? 
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My best guess would no on the thinking that he Senn designed the HDVD 800 amp to mate with the Senn HD 800 cans  which are about as different for the HE6 as .  .  .     
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Apr 4, 2016 at 4:19 PM Post #18,518 of 21,868
cosmin stanescu said:
  Do you guys think i can make a jadis orchestra reference amp work with he6 ? And what cable would i need ?
 
my amp is like this: 
http://www.technologyfactory.eu/index.php?item=jadis-orchestra-reference---remote&action=article&aid=8566&lang=EN
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A simply banana to XLR4 cable would be sufficient. That looks like a transformer coupled tube amp though, so you'd want to drop a pair of 10ohm resistors across each channel output for safety.
 
Apr 4, 2016 at 8:14 PM Post #18,519 of 21,868
cosmin stanescu said:
  Do you guys think i can make a jadis orchestra reference amp work with he6 ? And what cable would i need ?
 
my amp is like this: 
http://www.technologyfactory.eu/index.php?item=jadis-orchestra-reference---remote&action=article&aid=8566&lang=EN
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The best sound quality is with a cable directly from the binding posts to the headphones such as made up by BTG Audio.  I prefer spades as there is less risk of damaging a tube with an inadvertent disconnect while amp is on.   If Jadis thought you needed resistor in the line, they would have  put one in.    
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Apr 6, 2016 at 3:44 PM Post #18,520 of 21,868
Have just joined the HE-6 brigade (got the Danish resellers demo pair at a very good price when he closed down) after having loved and owned the HE-500 since they first came out. They came with a set of Alphadog pads which are very nice (used j$money on the HE-500). The tonallity of the HE-6 is clearer and brighter than the HE-500 and no doubt technically better however the HE-6 is clearly much less forgiving of tecnically poor recordings and there is something to the HE-500 midrange with female vocals that might be better but all in all I'm very happy with the HE-6 and I expect them to get the majority of my head time in the future. I run them balanced from my RudiStor RPX-100 amp and it seems to drive them very well.
 
Apr 7, 2016 at 8:38 AM Post #18,521 of 21,868
nc8000 said:
Have just joined the HE-6 brigade (got the Danish resellers demo pair at a very good price when he closed down) after having loved and owned the HE-500 since they first came out. They came with a set of Alphadog pads which are very nice (used j$money on the HE-500). The tonallity of the HE-6 is clearer and brighter than the HE-500 and no doubt technically better however the HE-6 is clearly much less forgiving of tecnically poor recordings and there is something to the HE-500 midrange with female vocals that might be better but all in all I'm very happy with the HE-6 and I expect them to get the majority of my head time in the future. I run them balanced from my RudiStor RPX-100 amp and it seems to drive them very well.
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Tillykke Jan!
 
I expect that you have already read this and the HE-6 thread at Hoved-Fi.dk and know about the mods that can be done to tame the excess treble.
 
Apr 7, 2016 at 9:38 AM Post #18,522 of 21,868
larshp said:
Tillykke Jan!

I expect that you have already read this and the HE-6 thread at Hoved-Fi.dk and know about the mods that can be done to tame the excess treble.
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Yes I have read it all but I will use them as is for some time to get a propper feel for them. So far I'm not finding the treble excessive but then I've always loved the ER4-S
 
Apr 7, 2016 at 2:23 PM Post #18,523 of 21,868
I have never heard kettle drums so realistic before (except live) as with HE-6
 
Apr 7, 2016 at 5:14 PM Post #18,524 of 21,868
Is there a speaker amp for ~$600 with 1/4-inch (or XLR) outputs? Emotiva seems to have discontinued most of their cheaper amplifiers: https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva/amplifiers-0 — though they never had direct connectors for headphones. I'd prefer to get something made by a non-defunct company. 
 
Apr 7, 2016 at 5:21 PM Post #18,525 of 21,868
bosiemoncrieff said:
  Is there a speaker amp for ~$600 with 1/4-inch (or XLR) outputs? Emotiva seems to have discontinued most of their cheaper amplifiers: https://emotiva.com/products/emotiva/amplifiers-0 — though they never had direct connectors for headphones. I'd prefer to get something made by a non-defunct company. 
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Would you consider a vintage speaker amp? 
 
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