Great review Frank. You captured everything is was to be captured without using words that has nothing to do with sound like some others do. So many times I read reviews that talks about a glass of orange juice and cars and airplanes etc. You should do these more often.
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I look forward to the day that you have a pair of HE-500's handy to compare to your HE-6's, Peter. I would be very interested to read about how you think the two compare. (On a vaguely-related note, how do those LCD-3's compare to HiFiMAN's flagship set of cans?)
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Your comments on vocals got me hooked. So addicted to mids lately
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Bravo! This is a very good review.
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your comparison of the T1 and HE-500 is just spot-on. I don't think I have ever agreed so completely with somebody reviewing two headphones I own. Great write-up!
Great review, thanks! :)
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Thanks and much appreciated. i enjoyed doing this one
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The vocals are addicting and also the bass
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Thanks its always hard to compare two great headphones
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Nice review. :)
I'll add some keywords of the HE-500 vs. the LCD-2 (r2) just for compariosn / context - Some neuances:
- The HE-500 has more treble presence than LCD-2 (def. perceived that way)
- Great vocals, but a tad more artificial than the LCD to my ears. Still better than a (traditional) dynamic headphone, though
- Bass is there and is very acceptable, but I perceive the bass to be more "one-note-bass" than LCD-2
HE-500 vs. HE-6? They are too different in signatures to post any neuances.
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Thanks its been a bit since I had the LCD2 for direct comparison. Appreciate it
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Watta review Frank! Nice title too.
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