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post #5896 of 6019
12/8/12 at 7:57pm
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Originally Posted by Beeman97 View Post

@jerg, 

 

Wait, you paid $15 for your HE-500's to get them balanced???? That's it? Or am I missing something...

 

No, I paid $100 + shipping cost to have my out-of-warranty/second-hand HE500s completely replaced, for a fresh pair that is checked for channel balance.

 

It has nothing to do with balanced cabling lol.

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post #5897 of 6019
12/8/12 at 8:03pm

Oh the $100+shipping to replace them makes a lot more sense. I'm just hoping that my used pair doesn't doesn't have any problems to start off with. :-/

 

Cheers 

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post #5898 of 6019
12/9/12 at 12:00am
I sent a message through the head direct site about my imbalanced he 400's issue 2 days ago.
Do you now a direct email adress or person at head direct where I can describe my problem ?

http://www.head-fi.org/u/292104/hifiman-us this one given by MattTCG is ok for my situation ?
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post #5899 of 6019
12/9/12 at 12:11am
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Originally Posted by TontonJoK View Post

I sent a message through the head direct site about my imbalanced he 400's issue 2 days ago.
Do you now a direct email adress or person at head direct where I can describe my problem ?
http://www.head-fi.org/u/292104/hifiman-us this one given by MattTCG is ok for my situation ?

 

It's weekend so they won't answer until Monday when they get into work.

 

This is the email I've always used to get in touch with their customer service guys:

 

customerservice@head-direct.com

 

 

Just send a simple email requesting a replacement, mention your transaction number etc, and the imbalance defect of course.

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post #5900 of 6019
12/9/12 at 12:14am
Ok thanks Jerg
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post #5901 of 6019
12/9/12 at 12:28am
I actually have the rev 2 and they sound just great beside the 2 db imbalanced bass difference, as I read a month or 2 ago they 've fixed the sibilance issue they add in the "rev3" what is a good thing
Edited by TontonJoK - 12/9/12 at 12:29am
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post #5902 of 6019
12/9/12 at 4:57am

How are you testing to come up with the 2db imbalance? 

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post #5903 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:04am
with my sound card when I adjust a +2db on the right channel, listening gets less frustrating

I can get use to a treble medium with a 2 db difference but not the bass, it s not hitting the same anyway that is why I going to send them back for fixing
Edited by TontonJoK - 12/9/12 at 5:08am
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post #5904 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:10am

That's cool. I have no issue with using your ears to judge the imbalance. I'm a big believer in using your ears as barometer for judgement on much of this. Is it possible that the hp is not out of balance but that it could be you. Just asking here. 

 

Do you have other hp's that sound perfectly fine? Have you double check to be sure that all four tabs are securely in place? I had a tab out of place once and it caused me to think something was wrong. 

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post #5905 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:20am
I understand exactly what you're talking about and try to tell myself it's me, my perception, for the last 5 months...
But when I switch around the headphonesdoing a blind test I always find the wrong side

I don't get this feeling with my others headphones
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post #5906 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:22am
About the tabs I'll take a look, good suggestion
I am unscrewing the hp
Edited by TontonJoK - 12/9/12 at 5:24am
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post #5907 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:30am
Also, try Sinegen. Jerg mentioned this...

http://www.tucows.com/preview/502787

Tried it with the Skullcandy SLYR I have for review, and the SLYR is balanced almost throughout the entire audio spectrum except in a very short area of the mids and another in the upper treble. Funny how the sound shifts balance in those two spots. They're very small areas, so I don't find it problematic. The HE400 had a considerably larger imbalance in the bass.
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post #5908 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:44am
not sure I have the right gear to open the driver, with those nuts
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post #5909 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:51am

Why are you opening it up? The tabs I mentioned were on the pads only. 

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post #5910 of 6019
12/9/12 at 5:55am
yes ok l, i'm french , bad understanding...:rolleyes.gif
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