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HiFiman HE-500 (HE as in High End) Proving to be an enjoyable experience in listening.
Oct 3, 2013 at 5:18 PM Post #8,326 of 20,374
daerron said:
  Just be wary with those adapters with certain amps that use split ground planes you will damage your amp using an adapter like that. It is better to use an XLR -> speaker tap adapter to be on the safe side. The Emotiva uses a shared plane as far as I aware so there it should be fine.
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Tbh, you should have enough knowledge of speaker amplifiers, to the point of understanding if yours has a shared ground, before attaching headphones to them.
 
sonido said:
   
+1. Safest route to go is the HE-adapter and their 4 pin xlr cable. That will run you $250. Otherwise I've seen this: http://www.ttvjaudio.com/Banana_to_1_4_Headphone_Jack_adapter_p/the0000005.htm
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Wow! That's pretty expensive! 
 
Oct 3, 2013 at 5:57 PM Post #8,328 of 20,374
elwappo99 said:
Tbh, you should have enough knowledge of speaker amplifiers, to the point of understanding if yours has a shared ground, before attaching headphones to them.


Wow! That's pretty expensive! 
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Didnt know this..so that emotiva is not such a good deal then if u have to buy such a cable too...(and on top of that the risk of damaging ur amp also if ur not technical!) for that price...around 600usd u could buy a very special amp..kuch..337..kuch lyr..kuch..and more coughs... :D
Well..for the non technical and budgetminded (ahum) persons like me.. A headphone amp would be the easiest and cheapest way to get ur he500 sing..for around 500usd..no cable thingies..just switch on..connect ur headphone and halleluhah.. It is alive :wink:

especially if ur in europe u can have a very special deal....kuch 337..kuch..oopsie... :D
 
Oct 3, 2013 at 6:08 PM Post #8,329 of 20,374
hifimanrookie said:
   
Didnt know this..so that emotiva is not such a good deal then if u have to buy such a cable too...(and on top of that the risk of damaging ur amp also if ur not technical!) for that price...around 600usd u could buy a very special amp..kuch..337..kuch lyr..kuch..and more coughs...
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Well..for the non technical and budgetminded (ahum) persons like me.. A headphone amp would be the easiest and cheapest way to get ur he500 sing..for around 500usd..no cable thingies..just switch on..connect ur headphone and halleluhah.. It is alive
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especially if ur in europe u can have a very special deal....kuch 337..kuch..oopsie...
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Well, I mean this is kind of the essence of money in audio. If you really learn about what's going on and learn what does and doesn't effect sound to what extent you can get far better performance per dollar. Otherwise, you're fools for the taking to a good number of audio vendors. 
 
So, if you know how to make one of these cables it'll cost about $5 to make and cheap one. You can make a nicer one for about $10. OR you can pay these guys $120 to make it. Cables are a particularly egregious example. 
 
I've always considered getting a darkvoice. They look great, and I'm sure the 337 sounds great as well. But when I was looking at this price range, it just made more sense to get the Little Dot VI+ because it's balanced and gets more power to swing over the 337. 
 
Little Dot VI+
 
Darkvoice 337
 
Oct 3, 2013 at 6:26 PM Post #8,330 of 20,374
elwappo99 said:
Well, I mean this is kind of the essence of money in audio. If you really learn about what's going on and learn what does and doesn't effect sound to what extent you can get far better performance per dollar. Otherwise, you're fools for the taking to a good number of audio vendors. 

So, if you know how to make one of these cables it'll cost about $5 to make and cheap one. You can make a nicer one for about $10. OR you can pay these guys $120 to make it. Cables are a particularly egregious example. 

I've always considered getting a darkvoice. They look great, and I'm sure the 337 sounds great as well. But when I was looking at this price range, it just made more sense to get the Little Dot VI+ because it's balanced and gets more power to swing over the 337. 

Little Dot VI+

Darkvoice 337
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Never heard a little dot amp in real life..but they have same good reputation as darkvoice/lafigaro.but i agree on paper it looks like the little dot is better..but I KNOW from experience the 337 is wonderful with the he500...

and guess what....i know a certain modded one for sale with good tubes even under those prices... Pity its for 220v.. Dont know if its usable in USA with 110v (maybe with converter?).but for any european based audiolover this is a steal... 500euros.. Even if u consider a balanced little dot (dont u need to recable the he500 to balanced also? That costs extra money also, right?)..its a deal in a million.
 
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Oct 3, 2013 at 7:36 PM Post #8,332 of 20,374
elwappo99 said:
   
Tbh, you should have enough knowledge of speaker amplifiers, to the point of understanding if yours has a shared ground, before attaching headphones to them.
 
 
Wow! That's pretty expensive! 
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It's guaranteed to improve the sound of your HE500 at least 2x, if you can hear/appreciate the fine, exquisite differences....
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Oct 3, 2013 at 7:36 PM Post #8,333 of 20,374


I think this set was about $150
 
Oct 3, 2013 at 7:37 PM Post #8,334 of 20,374
One of the best investment for my HE500s
 
Oct 3, 2013 at 7:48 PM Post #8,335 of 20,374
zoom25 said:
   
Nice. Impressions?
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Pretty nice, a bit brighter than what I'm used to. Bit more energy in the upper ranges compared to the HA-160 and Mini-X. Punchy and tight bass, mids are pretty neutral (especially when compared to the Ember). Seems to have more than enough power to go well with anything I have (still haven't tried any IEM's with it).
 
HE-500 pairs up with it fairly well (really tightens the bass up) but I do prefer the LCD-2 with this amp.
 
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Oct 3, 2013 at 8:12 PM Post #8,338 of 20,374
ninjapirate9901 said:
   
Pretty nice, a bit brighter than what I'm used to. Bit more energy in the upper ranges compared to the HA-160 and Mini-X. Punchy and tight bass, mids are pretty neutral (especially when compared to the Ember). Seems to have more than enough power to go well with anything I have (still haven't tried any IEM's with it).
 
HE-500 pairs up with it fairly well (really tightens the bass up) but I do prefer the LCD-2 with this amp.
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Hmmmm really? I keep hearing that the soloist is on the dark side and a bit slower. Got to try it out for myself with LSD-3 :)
 
How's the bass compared to the Emotiva w/LCD-2?
 
Oct 3, 2013 at 8:47 PM Post #8,339 of 20,374
Oct 3, 2013 at 8:52 PM Post #8,340 of 20,374
spurxiii said:
I think the neutrality, dryness, coldness of the tripath amps really help to balance out the darkness of the HE500s
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It does. For the price its worth the try.
 
One of the main knocks against the HE-500 is the lack of bass extension compared to the LCD-2. This helps negate that by quite a bit. With my bass knob at 3 o'clock, I get excellent, powerful, punchy sub bass out of them.
 
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