Review: HiFiMAN HM-602 vs. HM-801 Comparison (56K Warning) - Page 10

Well the 801 alone is more portable than my ipod with lod and pico amp and the sound is so much better it doesn't even compare.  If i have room i even hook the pico onto the 801.  For me there is no reason at all to get the 602.  I do have to just shake my head sometimes using it, i am so amazed with any of my portable headphones/or my iem.

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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict 

I don't know what I would do if I was told I only could pick one.  If audio is the only consideration it would have to be the 801, but if price or portability are the key factors then the 602 is a very good alternative to an iPod + high end amp (better with 24/48-96 music).  My Nano + Pico Slim + TWag LOD would cost $700 new and it's close to the same size as the 602, but it's not getting much use lately when it comes to tossing something in a pocket when I head out the door. 

Now with the HM601 on the near horizon, the HifiMan's trilogy is almost completed. If the 601 is anywhere close to 602 performance, it will going to make many people happy.

Wow a HM-601!

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Originally Posted by ClieOS 

 

Now with the HM601 on the near horizon, the HifiMan's trilogy is almost completed. If the 601 is anywhere close to 602 performance, it will going to make many people happy.

A budget, mainstream and high end model. They finally have a firm hi-fi player lineup, a headphone lineup(still waiting for HE-3 though), two nice amps(and the EF5 is the cheapest way to make the HE series headphones shine) and an IEM lineup that is extremely successful for a firm that just entered the market. Even their customer service is good to say the least. And when did their first product come out? 

Maybe that's why China is considered a rising superpower right now, or is it just HD? 

Either way I have a feeling that this company won't die soon.

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Originally Posted by Nankai 

As the simplified version of HM-602, HM-601 can not work as a soundcard, and using different op-amps. HM-601 has 2Gb memory.

HM-602 can use different op-amps?! Is there any thread about it? Which op-amps can be used, which are recommended? Will op-amp rolling break the warranty?

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Originally Posted by kostalex 

HM-602 can use different op-amps?! Is there any thread about it? Which op-amps can be used, which are recommended? Will op-amp rolling break the warranty?

No, it's a new model that just came out. HD didn't specify what op-amp they used so maybe it's safe to assume it's not that good. 

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Originally Posted by kostalex 

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Originally Posted by Nankai 

As the simplified version of HM-602, HM-601 can not work as a soundcard, and using different op-amps. HM-601 has 2Gb memory.

 

HM-602 can use different op-amps?! Is there any thread about it? Which op-amps can be used, which are recommended? Will op-amp rolling break the warranty?

No, Fang just means HM601 uses a different opamp, not opamp rolling in HM602.

Thank you, I understood.

I just got a headache xD

Let's hope this is almost as nice as the 602.  I think the 601 is only going to cannibalize the 602's market, but maybe that's what head-direct wants (perhaps demand for the 602 has petered out?).  It could be possible that the 601 is a proto-run of the 602 before they made the myriad of changes.  If that is indeed the case, this is a clever way of selling off the units.

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Originally Posted by Darksyde 

Let's hope this is almost as nice as the 602. 

Well Nankai himself said it is. At least the 602 also was a good deal, so no complaints about that.

Has anyone here had a chance to test out the 601 yet? 

Is the file compatibility the same as the 602 and 801? 

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by nonsupremous 

 

Is the file compatibility the same as the 602 and 801? 

 

Thanks.

It would be the same as the 602

Dunno if this has been posted already, but take a look at sonove's measurements for the HM-602:

And what should be a clean sine wave looks like this:

And it costs what? Over 400 bucks. Wow...

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Originally Posted by xnor 

Dunno if this has been posted already, but take a look at sonove's measurements for the HM-602:

 

 

 

 

And what should be a clean sine wave looks like this:

 

 

 

And it costs what? Over 400 bucks. Wow...

Good thing you have your Clip.  Maybe you can go back to looking at charts on anythingbutipod now.  Think you missed the whole point of the 602 NOS DAC but thanks for caring.  The TDA1543 has been known to be a noisy DAC for a long, long time.  That's not its strength.  

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Originally Posted by Anaxilus 

 The TDA1543 has been known to be a noisy DAC for a long, long time.  That's not its strength.  

Doesn't look like it actually has strengths.