HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone - Page 47

I just received my HE-6. Total shipping time from Hong Kong to North Carolina was two days. It is beautifully packaged and presented. The headband is all black. The HE-6 looks stunning, simple and quite elegant. I won't be able to play with it until this evening. I can hardly wait.

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Originally Posted by Novalis 

Can anyone tell me if the HE-6 is in any way fatiguing?

 

Before buying the k701 i never read anything about them being fatiguing, but to me they are very much so.

I then bought the HD650 which isn't fatiguing in any way, but I find the highs to be desperately boring, which I'm afraid that I would find the LCD-2's to be to.

 

I am pretty determined on buying either the LCD-2 or the HE-6, but I wont have the chance to audit either so I'm trying to read my way to find the best choice.

wow I'm in almost exact same position and share most of your experiences

Just got a call from home that it arrived. I'm at work though, so no listening until tonight for me either! I'll post impressions tomorrow.

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Originally Posted by .Sup 

wow I'm in almost exact same position and share most of your experiences

Same here too. I have the LCD2 preordered but I'm still not sure which way to go. I'd like some more presence in the highs than the HD650 has but not as much as the K701s or SA5000s.

matthewh133:  the LCD-2 are a BIG step up from the HD650's.

Novalis:  I also found the HD650 BORING the LCD-2's are anything but. Can be very exciting and involving. The HD650 suffer from recessed and rolled off treble. The LCD's are not rolled of at all and the hf's are only slightly recessed. I have found if you listen to a bright recording they can still sound slightly bright. I never heard anything sound even slightly bright on my old HD650's even with a silver cable.

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Originally Posted by NapalmK 

Same here too. I have the LCD2 preordered but I'm still not sure which way to go. I'd like some more presence in the highs than the HD650 has but not as much as the K701s or SA5000s.

I think you have got lucky with your choice then. The LCD-2's are clearly not as bright as the K701's but are brighter than the HD650's. Plus the LCD's are much better in every other way!

If I like the treble on HD800 then HE6 are probably they way to go for me right (considering HE6 or LCD2)?

Definitely. I always thought that the treble is the HE6's strongest suit. 

thanks k3ct

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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict 
 Personally, I like to change things up a bit and have many different sound signatures to choose from to suit my mood and gear.  Right now I don't have anything left that I'd be willing to sell off, because then I'd be left with a hole in my lineup.

I think you've named yourself correctly, headphone addict.  With all of the high end headphones you have, you're worried that if you sold one it would leave you with a "hole" in your lineup!  Too funny.

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Originally Posted by .Sup 

If I like the treble on HD800 then HE6 are probably they way to go for me right (considering HE6 or LCD2)?

IMO HE-6 (which arrived today) has way better and more pleasant treble than HD 800 with its sometimes biting highs.

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Originally Posted by mopps 

 

IMO HE-6 (which arrived today) has way better and more pleasant treble than HD 800 with its sometimes biting highs.

Thanks mopps, the heights on HD800 don't bother me (and I used to listen to HD600 mostly). How is the bass compared between these two cans?

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Originally Posted by nigeljames 

I think you have got lucky with your choice then. The LCD-2's are clearly not as bright as the K701's but are brighter than the HD650's. Plus the LCD's are much better in every other way!

Thanks! Sounds like what I'm looking for. The flat bass presence of the Denons without any hint of bloat (or one note bass), the great bass texture of the AD2000s, the rich, organic mids of the modified T50RP (RS1 and AD2000 deserves mention too), and the well defined highs without any hint of fatigue. Add in great imaging and a side of detail and I'm happy. Now to decide which of my cans to sell.

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Originally Posted by .Sup 

Thanks mopps, the heights on HD800 don't bother me (and I used to listen to HD600 mostly). How is the bass compared between these two cans?

Also way better IMO, tighter, more balanced, no mid-bass hump or warm lower mids like HD 800 so far.

But I'm still in the first two listening hours. And I tested first of all only on Phonitor which is not the best amp for headphones with low impedance.

I will continue testing on the balanced outputs of the powerful C.E.C. HD53N.