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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
Feb 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM Post #3,122 of 20,386
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preproman said:
 
Again...  You said this "HE-400 reminds me of the HE-4 in sound 
 
See above - remember????
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Clem and I simply said the HE-400 sound different and have a different sound sig when compared to the HE-4s.  
 
Then you start comparing them to the HE-500s
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WTH??
 
And if you want to get really picky - the only thing iBuds and the HE-500s have in common is they play music.  That's it..  Sound alike.  Not hardly.
 
WOW  people seem to have their panties up in a bunch.
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Wait, I don't get it... Care to rephrase?
 
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preproman said:
 
WOW  people seem to have their panties up in a bunch.
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Yeah, no kidding.
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Feb 12, 2013 at 4:36 PM Post #3,126 of 20,386
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preproman said:
I do have a question..
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Do you currently own all those headphones?  Or are they previously owned?
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katun said:
Been comparing the HE-500 to the HE-400 over the past week or so.
 
I prefer the HE-500 immensely. HE-400 reminds me of the HE-4 in sound, but I'm pretty sure I liked the HE-4 better.
 
Just wish they still had the Canare pairing as opposed to the sliver twist cable.
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The term "reminds" can be indicative of anything, and refers to the retrieval of a memory.
 
So yes, the HE-4 was a past headphone. But it did indeed remind me of the HE-400.
 
Feb 12, 2013 at 4:40 PM Post #3,128 of 20,386
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preproman said:
No,
 
That question had nothing to do with the other discussion.  I was just curious of the amount of headphones you have.
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Oh, you mean all the ones in my profile? I thought you were referring to the HE-400 and HE-500.
 
That's why I asked you to rephrase your previous comment... didn't understand your question/statement.
 
Feb 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM Post #3,130 of 20,386
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hifimanrookie said:
If ur in US..maybe..but for EU u have to include at least 30% of the total of the raw price and postage (big box!) to EU..for me buying in DE was cheaper (less postage +no customs costs + no handling costs) (...)
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If you order from UK, you can be lucky with the customs..., I agree that ordering from a Euro country is a safer a bit cheaper option, but then, read back in this thread about ordering to UK from Head-Direct...
 
Feb 12, 2013 at 5:12 PM Post #3,131 of 20,386
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preproman said:
It is a difficult choice.
 
What amp would you use with the 6s?
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Considering I gave the 4s to my dad (but use them sometimes. A lot currently, actually),
The 6s would replace both the 500s and 4s. I don't see why I would go back to the 4s if I have the 6s and like them.
 
I have the SA-31 which I can tune from fairly neutral (for 500s and 5LEs, for instance) to warm (2 levels). I has 10Wpc.
 
Remember the HE-400 thread in which I shared my experience with the 4s? I had a cold back then and my ears were not fully opened (the 500s sounded muffled, which they never did before).
My ears recovered and I found the 4s too bright, once again.
 
Since then, I set the SA-31 to its warmest setting. Now the 4s are not only fine, I just keep using them over the 500s and I seriously consider the 6s now.
 
I also have a brand new NFB-27 and got my 500s balanced. I honestly think the SA-31 is on par with the internal amp of the NFB-27 (which, supposedly, is base on the master 5/6/8) in a technical standpoint.
To that it adds a very nice "musical flavour" that I'm having a hard time to describe (is not tubey sounding) but that grew on me. The NFB-27 is for sale, its (balanced) amp is redundant.
 
Feb 12, 2013 at 5:47 PM Post #3,132 of 20,386
Feb 13, 2013 at 5:15 AM Post #3,134 of 20,386
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anda said:
 
http://www.audiophonics.fr/hifiman-he500-casque-audiophile-orthodynamique-89db-p-6542.html
 
~618 euro with postage to UK.
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I've ordered from this site before, it's works pretty well so long as they have the product in stock (which they often don't).
 
They seem to currently have HE-500 in stock (which they haven't had in a while), so if anyone is thinking of ordering a pair of "cheap" HE-500 in the EU zone, I wouldn't wait too long to order from them, as their out of stock process is quite long, random and annoying from what I've read on French forums (like 15-20 business days to ? or basically no information after you pay until they magically deliver one day). Good service apart from that, and cheap.
 
Feb 13, 2013 at 5:56 AM Post #3,135 of 20,386
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audiofanboy said:
I've ordered from this site before, it's works pretty well so long as they have the product in stock (which they often don't).
 
They seem to currently have HE-500 in stock (which they haven't had in a while), so if anyone is thinking of ordering a pair of "cheap" HE-500 in the EU zone, I wouldn't wait too long to order from them, as their out of stock process is quite long, random and annoying from what I've read on French forums (like 15-20 business days to ? or basically no information after you pay until they magically deliver one day). Good service apart from that, and cheap.
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Yep a friend ordered a NFB-3.1 which was not on stock. It took more than 1 month (almost 2 IIRC) to get it delivered :/
 
They don't seem to reflect all the taxes on Hifiman products (it should be 700€)?
 
For the record, I always ordered my Hifimans on Head-direct and never had to pay customs (HE-4, HE-400, HE-500) in France.
 
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