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post #1126 of 1147
2/19/12 at 9:41pm

Well the numbers imply lower output my ears noticed it was lower then the Cowon D2.

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post #1127 of 1147
2/20/12 at 3:15am

I enjoyed playing around with the Hifiman 601 but I would never buy one. Feels like a work in progress and not a finished product. Which is fine, really, but not for me. Build quality was also sub-par. Soundwise I thoroughly enjoyed the detailed and warm bass and the midrange, especially on male voices, was stellar. Too noisy though and the high end was way too rolled off for a lot of the music I listen to. To each his own, though.

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post #1128 of 1147
2/20/12 at 5:51am


I agree with you and I will add if it was much better then my Cowon D2 I would have bought it.
 

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I enjoyed playing around with the Hifiman 601 but I would never buy one. Feels like a work in progress and not a finished product. Which is fine, really, but not for me. Build quality was also sub-par. Soundwise I thoroughly enjoyed the detailed and warm bass and the midrange, especially on male voices, was stellar. Too noisy though and the high end was way too rolled off for a lot of the music I listen to. To each his own, though.



 

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post #1129 of 1147
2/21/12 at 3:54pm

I demand answers! I was told not to waste my money on the HM-601 because my monitors of choice are SM3's and they're pretty much the same from any source. Some even said the 601 was a bad source all around. But seeing as how it was already in the mail I was stuck with it.

 

Here's the thing, I did a direct comparison with my previous source (iPhone 4S + Fiio E7.) And the difference was huge. HUGE. I'm not talking vague, subjective differences here. On one track, I discovered a little guitar riff that my iP4 had left out. And I don't mean it was recessed, this guitar was missing.

 

My question is, how? What about the 601 is that much better than my iP4? Why were people telling me to stay away from the 601?

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post #1130 of 1147
2/21/12 at 4:14pm


People are telling you this because the 601 is colored. Some hate colored sound while IMO it sounds quite nice and I do enjoy it. Just I have better sources now and really can't justify keeping my unit. I really like the unit because its beautiful mid range and textured and deep bass. Treble is a bit rolled off but its not offensive IMO as some like to blow that way out of proportion.

 

Synergy is also something you have to keep in mind as some headphones will pair well with different sources. I definitely consider the 601 a large step above the iphone4 myself. Its amp section is also significantly more powerful than the iphones. If you enjoy your 601 then don't pay attention to all the negativity and just enjoy your music.

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I demand answers! I was told not to waste my money on the HM-601 because my monitors of choice are SM3's and they're pretty much the same from any source. Some even said the 601 was a bad source all around. But seeing as how it was already in the mail I was stuck with it.

 

Here's the thing, I did a direct comparison with my previous source (iPhone 4S + Fiio E7.) And the difference was huge. HUGE. I'm not talking vague, subjective differences here. On one track, I discovered a little guitar riff that my iP4 had left out. And I don't mean it was recessed, this guitar was missing.

 

My question is, how? What about the 601 is that much better than my iP4? Why were people telling me to stay away from the 601?



 


Edited by lee730 - 2/21/12 at 5:27pm
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post #1131 of 1147
2/21/12 at 5:25pm

Ipods aint that good in the first place and yeah the hifiman 601 is a big step up in sound. Not everybody has the same opinions cause not everybody has the same experiences with music.

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post #1132 of 1147
2/22/12 at 2:59am

Will the new slim version be compatible with the original hm 601 rockbox firmware, or will we have to wait until they make one for the slim version.  

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post #1133 of 1147
2/22/12 at 4:40am

Should be fine, they share pretty much everything, from what I understand, other than the back-plate. Probably a slimmer battery underneath it. But the firmware is the same.

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post #1134 of 1147
2/22/12 at 6:39am

hi..

 

is there anybody doing hardware modification to his hm-60x?


Edited by i_djoel2000 - 2/22/12 at 6:50am
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post #1135 of 1147
2/22/12 at 9:54am
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hi..

 

is there anybody doing hardware modification to his hm-60x?



I've heard of it being done before from headfier Alex Roma. He posts quite a bit on the T51 thread. Maybe you could contact him to get more info on it. Something about replacing the Capacitors with high end ones really brings out the tub-like sound from the 601.

 

 

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post #1136 of 1147
2/22/12 at 10:06am
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I've heard of it being done before from headfier Alex Roma. He posts quite a bit on the T51 thread. Maybe you could contact him to get more info on it. Something about replacing the Capacitors with high end ones really brings out the tub-like sound from the 601.


That's weird..

I pmed him quite sometimes ago, asking about the mod he's done to his hm-601. He said he's not the one doing the mod so he couldn't help me with it
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post #1137 of 1147
2/22/12 at 5:57pm
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That's weird..
I pmed him quite sometimes ago, asking about the mod he's done to his hm-601. He said he's not the one doing the mod so he couldn't help me with it


Hmm. We'll I could do a little search on it but not sure if I can find anything regarding it. Why do you have a 601 you wanted to mod? Are you looking for one? :).

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post #1138 of 1147
2/22/12 at 7:18pm
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Hmm. We'll I could do a little search on it but not sure if I can find anything regarding it. Why do you have a 601 you wanted to mod? Are you looking for one? :).



i have done a little searching on my own, but couldn't find anything.. even in the alexmod forum

 

yes, i do have an hm-601. just bought it recently smily_headphones1.gif i'm getting tired of rocoo P's sound wink.gif

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post #1139 of 1147
2/22/12 at 7:38pm
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i have done a little searching on my own, but couldn't find anything.. even in the alexmod forum

 

yes, i do have an hm-601. just bought it recently smily_headphones1.gif i'm getting tired of rocoo P's sound wink.gif


Haven't gotten tired of my Studio V's sound gs1000.gif

 

Still on the long extended honey moon

 

 

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post #1140 of 1147
2/22/12 at 8:08pm

^^ lee730 how does the HM-601 compare to the Studio V? I've got the 601 right now and I'm really liking it but I've heard great things about the Studio V. What do you think?

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