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post #31 of 664
11/22/10 at 4:34am

Subscribed! Holding out for reviews ... 

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post #32 of 664
11/23/10 at 5:18pm
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mine just got shipped today



Any comments? you should've gotten it by now.

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post #33 of 664
11/23/10 at 8:48pm

^^^^ Yes please! :)

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post #34 of 664
11/30/10 at 6:59am

Impressions?  Anyone?

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post #35 of 664
12/5/10 at 10:36am

Surely someone has heard these by now. 

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post #36 of 664
12/5/10 at 10:54am

I'm actually considering these over HE6 as they are lighter

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post #37 of 664
12/5/10 at 1:15pm

I'd be suprised if the HE-6 and HE-4 sounded even remotely similar.


Edited by sizwej - 12/5/10 at 1:17pm
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post #38 of 664
12/5/10 at 1:22pm

it's all a bit confusing to me.

i guess this is Fang's version of a portable HE-5LE...

He takes away half the magnets from the HE-5LE, gets rid of the XLR plug, and sells it for cheaper as the HE-4.

 

so...  it's probably twice as hard to drive...

 

if anyone has further info, please let me know so that i can stop scratching my head....

 

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post #39 of 664
12/5/10 at 5:56pm

Not at all. HE-4 is only 1db less sensitive than HE-5, and EF5 and most HE-5LE amps can drive HE-4 very well. Jude has a pair HE-4 review sample in hand. Pls PM him and ask.

 

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so...  it's probably twice as hard to drive...

 

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post #40 of 664
12/5/10 at 8:44pm


Nankai, how about you?

Have you tried it?

Please share your impression on it. =)

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Not at all. HE-4 is only 1db less sensitive than HE-5, and EF5 and most HE-5LE amps can drive HE-4 very well. Jude has a pair HE-4 review sample in hand. Pls PM him and ask.

 

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so...  it's probably twice as hard to drive...

 


 
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post #41 of 664
12/5/10 at 8:58pm

How much is an amp that will drive these going to cost?  The cans seem like a really good price for a new ortho.  

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post #42 of 664
12/5/10 at 10:47pm
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How much is an amp that will drive these going to cost?  The cans seem like a really good price for a new ortho.  


The EF-5 can and it's around $350

 

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post #43 of 664
12/6/10 at 12:03am

Would any of these orthos be a good match with my bottlhead crack?  I am very interested in the HE-4 and HE-5LE.

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post #44 of 664
12/6/10 at 2:50am


As a MOT, I don't think he is allowed to state impressions of his own product.

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Nankai, how about you?

Have you tried it?

Please share your impression on it. =)

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Originally Posted by Nankai View Post

Not at all. HE-4 is only 1db less sensitive than HE-5, and EF5 and most HE-5LE amps can drive HE-4 very well. Jude has a pair HE-4 review sample in hand. Pls PM him and ask.

 

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so...  it's probably twice as hard to drive...

 


 


 

 

 


Edited by sizwej - 12/6/10 at 2:52am
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post #45 of 664
12/6/10 at 5:41am
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Would any of these orthos be a good match with my bottlhead crack?  I am very interested in the HE-4 and HE-5LE.



At least on paper, this is not a very good match-up.  The Crack is designed for higher-impedance, higher sensitivity headphones.

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