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post #4606 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:22pm
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I tried this numerous times actually; it turns out the brightness is not the issue here, even with -4 or -6 treble on E17 (the entire treble sounds muffled at -6 dB!!) there is still this insufferable metallic piercing ringing in the upper registers going through the music. THAT is what that's been causing grief to a lot of rev3 owners methinks.

 

Exactly. It's not brightness or hotness.


Edited by palmfish - 10/5/12 at 6:25pm
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post #4607 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:23pm

Thank god for R2's with super duper cabling then cool.gif

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post #4608 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:27pm

looks like you missed my post jerg, look back a page please :)

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post #4609 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:28pm
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Thank god for R2's with super duper cabling then cool.gif

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post #4610 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:30pm
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None of that until I get my Lyr and absolutely love it (I hope).

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post #4611 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:33pm

You will love the he400 on the lyr. Do we need to have an amp swap now? 

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post #4612 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:35pm

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

 

 

!!!!!!!! eek.gif

 

Awesome. Fang just announced that everyone with rev3 are applicable for free replacement for fixed treble.

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post #4613 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:37pm

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Thank god for R2's with super duper cabling then cool.gif

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post #4614 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:38pm

Gotta love the guy.

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post #4615 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:40pm
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http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

 

 

!!!!!!!! eek.gif

 

Awesome. Fang just announced that everyone with rev3 are applicable for free replacement for fixed treble.

Wow! Me thinks you had a part to play in this Jerg, well done! Something tells me they were trying to fix the presence of the sound but made it so it didn't work in all situations. R2 seem to have no real issues though.

 

EDIT: Reading that post, they have really good customer service as well, amazing how many headphone modders/makers have such stellar service.


Edited by RushNerd - 10/5/12 at 6:51pm
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post #4616 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:47pm
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http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

http://www.head-fi.org/t/630549/open-announcement-on-the-hifiman-he-400

 

 

!!!!!!!! eek.gif

 

Awesome. Fang just announced that everyone with rev3 are applicable for free replacement for fixed treble.

 

........wow. Mind = blown.

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post #4617 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:50pm
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Wow! Me thinks you had a part to play in this Jerg, well done! Something tells me they were trying to fix the presence of the sound but made it so it didn't work in all situations. R2 seem to have no real issues though.

 

It's the collective effort of everyone who received the r3 units, I was just helping organize all the responses into something that could be (and indeed was) quickly recognized by Hifiman and Fang. Kudos for them for giving a response so fast though, any other company and the recall announcement would probably take weeks if not months after feedback starts flowing.

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post #4618 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:54pm
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........wow. Mind = blown.

Get your rear in GEAR! send your r3's back now (assuming they were) and be pleased with R2 :D

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post #4619 of 6019
10/5/12 at 6:59pm
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Get your rear in GEAR! send your r3's back now (assuming they were) and be pleased with R2 :D

 

Maybe it'll be a r3.5 - the structural integrity of r3 with the non-ringing smoothness of r2? One can dream haha.

 

 

Edit: that does seem to be the case; Fang specifies that they "fixed it at a manufacturing level", meaning they didn't revert to rev 2 drivers but instead are sticking with rev 3 just with tweaks to stop the ringing.


Edited by jerg - 10/5/12 at 7:02pm
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post #4620 of 6019
10/5/12 at 7:00pm

Much applause to Hifiman for their quick response and making good on those effected. It's one thing to recognize the problem and give lip service...it's another to actually say that they will stand behind the product and make good.

 

Commendable... 

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