New Hifiman Headphone HE-400 is out - Page 383

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Originally Posted by wje 

 

Bummer.  Were you just going to use the regular cable with the 1/4" connector? Did you package come with a spare set of the screw on connectors to connect the cable to the ear cups?

No they didnt.

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Originally Posted by justin w. 

 

dont think you got them from me, but send me a PM w/ your address, i'll send you a couple of the connectors

You're amazing, that would be great.

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Originally Posted by Atriya 

I recently bought the HE-400 headphones and a DACport LX DAC. I need an amp.

 

Eventually I'd like to buy the Schiit Lyr, which is reportedly very good with the HE-400.

 

However, I can't afford that right now, and I'm looking for a cheap amp to act as a temporary solution.

 

Could someone please recommend a less than $100 amp that has good synergy with the HE-400 and Dacport LX?

 

I'm considering the Fiio E11 and JDS labs MCoy. Other suggestions are welcome, but my budget is $100.

Well, there are several. The fiio e09 works well as a desktop amp. I've seen the older version, e9, for around $60 used here.

For a portable all in one solution, the e17, also by fiio, work quite well. 

gL!!

I doubt they would, I remember my dt990 being quite small.  Even if they did fit, the pads themselves are not very deep, and I wouldn't want my ears touching that large magnetic grill.

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Originally Posted by FuzzyD 

Has anyone tried the DT880 velours on the HE400? I wonder if they would fit.

Not a good fit. I'm still in the process of pitching for a new pad for the he400. It's a VERY slow process though. 

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Originally Posted by MattTCG 

 

Well, there are several. The fiio e09 works well as a desktop amp. I've seen the older version, e9, for around $60 used here.

 

For a portable all in one solution, the e17, also by fiio, work quite well. 

 

gL!!

I don't need the E17 because it's a DAC+amp, and I already have the DACport LX, which I believe is a DAC far better than the one in the E17. The E9 and E11 are interesting, but maybe I should wait for the E12. 

The e12 does look interesting/promising, but who knows when it will be out or what kind of product it will actually turn out to be. 

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Originally Posted by Atriya 

I recently bought the HE-400 headphones and a DACport LX DAC. I need an amp.

 

Eventually I'd like to buy the Schiit Lyr, which is reportedly very good with the HE-400.

 

However, I can't afford that right now, and I'm looking for a cheap amp to act as a temporary solution.

 

Could someone please recommend a less than $100 amp that has good synergy with the HE-400 and Dacport LX?

 

I'm considering the Fiio E11 and JDS labs MCoy. Other suggestions are welcome, but my budget is $100.

If you mean the JDS Labs Cmoy, I own one and can definitely recommend it.  It's faults are all "subtractive", meaning that you will hear more things on the Lyr, but you won't notice anything obnoxious on the Cmoy.  If you might also have a need in the future for a portable headphone amp, then it might be of use even after your get the Lyr.  And, it's a fun conversation piece - "That's a headphone amp ?? "

The JDS guy is easy to communicate with by email, and you should ask him how well it works with the HE-400, since that is the only factor I don't know about.

Has there been any speculation in these threads, about why HiFiMan used the pleather pads, when everyone agrees that the velour pads sound better ?

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Originally Posted by MattTCG 

 

Not a good fit. I'm still in the process of pitching for a new pad for the he400. It's a VERY slow process though. 

I'll be making my own before the end of next week is up.     

Real lambskin - check

1" Thick High-Denisty Foam - check

Sewing Awl for Leather - check

Heavy upholstery thread - check

25 different ideas in my mind - check

Actually, the first that I intend to work on will be some for the Fostex T50s, though.

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Originally Posted by kstuart 

If you mean the JDS Labs Cmoy, I own one and can definitely recommend it.  It's faults are all "subtractive", meaning that you will hear more things on the Lyr, but you won't notice anything obnoxious on the Cmoy.  If you might also have a need in the future for a portable headphone amp, then it might be of use even after your get the Lyr.  And, it's a fun conversation piece - "That's a headphone amp ?? "

The JDS guy is easy to communicate with by email, and you should ask him how well it works with the HE-400, since that is the only factor I don't know about.

Thanks. Yes, I did mean the JDS Cmoy. I think I'll email them to ask if the HE-400 is a good pairing with it. I doubt they'll tell me the E11 is a better pairing even if it is though. :P

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Originally Posted by kstuart 

Has there been any speculation in these threads, about why HiFiMan used the pleather pads, when everyone agrees that the velour pads sound better ?

Well...

1) pleather / velour pads, neither cost Hifiman any real money to make

2) ship their headphones with pleathers

3) expect lots of extra purchases for velour pads because they are a big improvement

4) extra $$$

I've owned one of the JDS Labs cMoy+BB amps and it works very well with the HE-400 (which I own as well) as long as you have TWO rail splitter chips installed... last I checked, their new boards come populated with room for two of these IC's, but only one installed by default. The good news is that they can be had for free as a sample order from TI