New Hifiman Headphone HE-400 is out - Page 280

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Originally Posted by RushNerd 

30-60hz boost and nothing else.

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Originally Posted by N3v3rmind 

Hi all ,
I own the he-400 sine today morning and im just wondering if anybody has some foobar EQ settings , fitting for the he 400
Greetings,
Dan

A gentle boost centering around 4kHz will make it sound more forward.

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Originally Posted by jerg 

A gentle boost centering around 4kHz will make it sound more forward.

Oh god I forgot about that band. I remember reading something about it a while back that suggested lowering the 4khz band to lessen the "cheap" sound of headphones. I suppose it makes sense a grade A set might benefit from it. I almost don't like to mess with bands in the middle like that because it will almost ALWAYS sound "better" with a little dash of 4khz thrown in (at least on this set). Just trying it out with Juno reactor, it brings out the classical guitar attack and synth lead much farther forward and makes it less laid back (which I like, but I have no idea if I should really keep something like the 4khz band up a few db at all times or not.)

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Originally Posted by RushNerd 

Oh god I forgot about that band. I remember reading something about it a while back that suggested lowering the 4khz band to lessen the "cheap" sound of headphones. I suppose it makes sense a grade A set might benefit from it. I almost don't like to mess with bands in the middle like that because it will almost ALWAYS sound "better" with a little dash of 4khz thrown in (at least on this set). Just trying it out with Juno reactor, it brings out the classical guitar attack and synth lead much farther forward and makes it less laid back (which I like, but I have no idea if I should really keep something like the 4khz band up a few db at all times or not.)

Yeah, too much ~4kHz boost = low-fi sound. They sound the best with around 3-4 dB broadband boost around there, basically as forward as possible without losing the realistic timbre.

So after having my HE-400s for a little over a week I decided to find out if my HE-400s are rev1, 2 or 3, and it appears the color is white rather than yellow. Is this Rev2?

Yeah, white usually indicates r2...

I ordered my pair when the Rev3 was being distributed. I wonder if I'm lucky or not for obtaining the Rev2...haha

Also, it always takes me a while to get used to wearing this pair of headphones' every day. It hurts around the headband area. Do you know any possibilities as to why this happens? (first decent pair of headphones btw)

I wonder if I'm driving these headphones to its full potential. I mean, it gets pretty loud from the Valhalla, and I can definitely appreciate the bass of the He-400 opposed to my HD650, but it seems like the mids aren't as rich/clear as the HD650.

Is this a signature property of the HE-400? I do actually appreciate the improved treble (if mine are the r3), it reminds me of the DT880 that I sold. But I'm also thinking it might be from not properly driving the headphones. Cause I remember my DT800 600 became a whole different monster when I got the Valhalla for it compared to just my PC speaker out lol 

I can tell I'm going to use the HE-400 on my computer, and the HD650 as my relaxing/reading headphones. 

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Originally Posted by Jenxer 

Also, it always takes me a while to get used to wearing this pair of headphones' every day. It hurts around the headband area. Do you know any possibilities as to why this happens? (first decent pair of headphones btw)

 

The headband padding is pretty minimal for a headphone in its range.

I haven't had problems with it but I can see why some people would.

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Originally Posted by Jenxer 

Also, it always takes me a while to get used to wearing this pair of headphones' every day. It hurts around the headband area. Do you know any possibilities as to why this happens? (first decent pair of headphones btw)

I think you'll get used to it eventually. These cans are a bit heavier compared to others that I've tried. So they won't completely disappear from your head, but I don't find them unbearable at all. 

But then again, I haven't had a chance to marathon them yet, I'll find out tomorrow for you :D 

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Originally Posted by IcedTea 

I wonder if I'm driving these headphones to its full potential. I mean, it gets pretty loud from the Valhalla, and I can definitely appreciate the bass of the He-400 opposed to my HD650, but it seems like the mids aren't as rich/clear as the HD650.

Probably the HD650's mids should sound more coherent and vibrant, although the HE400s sometimes beat them in terms of technical proficiency, maybe not microdetails, but still. 

The bass in these tickle my ears without any boost for certain songs. It usually isn't necessary to boost them at all IMO, although it can be fun. Last time I boosted it big time I woke up with a terrible case of tinnitus in one of my ears though.