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post #6871 of 10720
2/3/13 at 8:35am
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Originally Posted by hifimanrookie View Post

Here in the netherlands the hd800 is 999euro the he6 1299euro..i only wished the he6 would be 999 euro also wink.gif Maybe one day soon..i heard a rumor that dr. Fang is working on a challenger for the lcd3..so maybe the he6 price will go down a bit then just as the he500 did and the he300 when the he400 came out..let us keep our fingers crossed wink.gif

 

 

The HE-6 is more than up to snuff.  In fact the LCD-3 is now tied for my 2nd favorite headphone.  I didn't know he was working on a different headphone altogether - more like cosmetics to the same HE-X drivers.  I could be wrong.

 

HE-6 --> (HD800 / LCD-3) --> T1

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post #6872 of 10720
2/3/13 at 9:16am
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Originally Posted by Sorrodje View Post

Two weeks after purchase for me and I haven't trouble with treble anymore. My brain and my tube Dac/amp did the job I think wink.gif
I need to get a tube amp smily_headphones1.gif
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post #6873 of 10720
2/3/13 at 9:43am
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Originally Posted by wje View Post

 

Yes, Sir!  I do realize that.  However, I think you're one of the few who has the HE-6 and frequents this particular section of the forum, so I had to get a minor dig in. biggrin.gif

 

Now, I wish for everyone to be safe this evening.  Here in the U.S., it is Super Bowl Sunday (yes, I said Super Bowl  -- so let them sue me) which means that accidents attributed to drunk driving go up by 9%.  Normally, the statistic is 31% of all accidents / fatalities in motor vehicles is alcohol related.  But, on Super Bowl Sunday, it jumps to 40%.  Plus, extra law enforcement will be out, too.

Man don't even get me started. I haven't posted much in here this week because ... I'm a sports writer. This week has been insanity. More accurately, I'm an NFL sports writer and a contributor to a 49ers website, which means even more insanity.

 

And yep, I wouldn't drive tonight.

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post #6874 of 10720
2/3/13 at 9:45am
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Originally Posted by wje View Post

 

Yes, Sir!  I do realize that.  However, I think you're one of the few who has the HE-6 and frequents this particular section of the forum, so I had to get a minor dig in. biggrin.gif

 

Now, I wish for everyone to be safe this evening.  Here in the U.S., it is Super Bowl Sunday (yes, I said Super Bowl  -- so let them sue me) which means that accidents attributed to drunk driving go up by 9%.  Normally, the statistic is 31% of all accidents / fatalities in motor vehicles is alcohol related.  But, on Super Bowl Sunday, it jumps to 40%.  Plus, extra law enforcement will be out, too.

 

Ok I did not hear that rolleyes.gif

 

Nah just kidding I am one of the other fews biggrin.gif


Edited by conquerator2 - 2/3/13 at 9:47am
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post #6875 of 10720
2/3/13 at 2:30pm
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Originally Posted by Aiml3ss View Post


I need to get a tube amp smily_headphones1.gif

 

Seriously, you should consider some EQ adjustments first.  What source / DAC / Amp are you currently using?  Thanks,

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Originally Posted by conquerator2 View Post

 

Ok I did not hear that rolleyes.gif

 

Nah just kidding I am one of the other fews biggrin.gif

 

OK, let me rephrase that then.  Darryl is the only one, that I know of on the same continent as me who has the HE-6, and posts in this forum.  wink.gif

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post #6876 of 10720
2/3/13 at 2:41pm
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Originally Posted by wje View Post

 

Seriously, you should consider some EQ adjustments first.  What source / DAC / Amp are you currently using?  Thanks,

 

OK, let me rephrase that then.  Darryl is the only one, that I know of on the same continent as me who has the HE-6, and posts in this forum.  wink.gif

 

Much better Wayne!

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post #6877 of 10720
2/3/13 at 2:53pm

I kinda miss that IEMcrazy guy, who used to own HE400 and post essay posts here. HE6 has robbed him from the community since then.

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post #6878 of 10720
2/3/13 at 2:59pm
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Originally Posted by jerg View Post

I kinda miss that IEMcrazy guy, who used to own HE400 and post essay posts here. HE6 has robbed him from the community since then.

+1, His posts were like short dissertations. He was a good guy though, knew his stuff.

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post #6879 of 10720
2/3/13 at 3:25pm

The HE6 does wonders :)

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post #6880 of 10720
2/3/13 at 3:45pm

It's interesting to note how many non-HE400 summit-fi owners come by and chill in the HE400 thread lol, the summit-fi threads must be getting cold and lonely and everyone huddles to the camp-fire here.

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post #6881 of 10720
2/3/13 at 4:26pm
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Originally Posted by jerg View Post

It's interesting to note how many non-HE400 summit-fi owners come by and chill in the HE400 thread lol, the summit-fi threads must be getting cold and lonely and everyone huddles to the camp-fire here.

Or ex he400 owners biggrin.gif

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post #6882 of 10720
2/3/13 at 4:38pm

I just got the HD800 & I'm thoroughly smitten with it.. that being said, the HE-400 certainly isn't going anywhere nor is it getting shunned for it's (comparatively) 'inferior' performance.. I still love it & anticipate using it often.

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post #6883 of 10720
2/3/13 at 4:54pm
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Originally Posted by FlySweep View Post

I just got the HD800 & I'm thoroughly smitten with it.. that being said, the HE-400 certainly isn't going anywhere nor is it getting shunned for it's (comparatively) 'inferior' performance.. I still love it & anticipate using it often.

How do you find HD800's tonality to your liking, relative to a planar magnetic tonal balance like HE400?

 

I dunno, the times I auditioned HD800, it always felt too fast and "light" in sound signature. 

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post #6884 of 10720
2/3/13 at 5:47pm
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Originally Posted by jerg View Post

It's interesting to note how many non-HE400 summit-fi owners come by and chill in the HE400 thread lol, the summit-fi threads must be getting cold and lonely and everyone huddles to the camp-fire here.

 

I had the HE400 on loan for a month or 2 not too long ago :)

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post #6885 of 10720
2/3/13 at 11:10pm

Hi guys:

 

After congratulating all of you that rooted for the Ravens and commiserating with those of you that rooted for the Niners (including myself), back to serious business :). Although Hifiman claims the HE-400 can be driven by the iDevices, in my 3-day experience, I find that is just not the case (though the Ipad 3 is better) and amping is necessary. Has that been your experience as well ?

Second, I have plugged the HE-400 to my iDevice and playing it almost continuously for 3 days now as part of the "burin-in" process. Is this necessary or overkill ?

 

Thanks

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