**Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread** - Page 521

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Originally Posted by Mad Lust Envy 

Do Denon pads fit the HE400? Because you can get some Lawton pads and try them out...

Not $45, but build quality should be better.

Anyone used Denon pads, or was it all Beyer pads?

 

I tried some stock Denon pads and liked them, though at the time they didn't have a nylon filter nor got much head time as my j$ Beyers arrived shortly after - I never took them off after that!    I should go back and apply some nylon filters and give the Denon pads another try soon just to compare.  I have heard mixed reviews between Stax/Audeze/Lawton angled pads on the HE series, but they look awesome so one day soon I'll probably give one pair a try just out of curiosity.

 

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Originally Posted by MattTCG 

^^ Agreed. Many thanks to Wayne for kindly taking on that project. I did my part to help him get rig of them. 

 

 

Agreed - I had purchased mine from Jeremy a week before he moved, but it great that Wayne stepped in to take on the task of distribution for the final A stocks.  I enjoy my pads quite a bit, so I'm glad he was able to help other members and HiFiMan owners to experience them as well!

 

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Originally Posted by jerg 

Well, at least I think my J$s are B-stock. Or at least one of them is; it has some wrinkly leather for the leather used around the outer circle of the earpad. The other earpad in the pair I have is much more uniform in terms of leather.

 

Note that I bought these weeks before Jeremy gave you or YGuyG the remaining stocks, and he did not mention if the ones he shipped to me were A or B or A/B mixed stock.

I had ordered mine around the same time as you and he did indicate to me that they were from his A stock - I hadn't asked specifically, but in conversation about his charity he mentioned currently working on selling out the A stock first.  My pair has no blemishes I can identify, but there is a tiny mark on one pad that was likely present from the leather hide he used.  I work with some leather from time to time and every piece has it's imperfections, so it's to be expected to a certain degree.  It is possible to get higher quality hide, but at a premium.  I think what he used is just fine for the application.

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Originally Posted by modulor 

 

 

I had ordered mine around the same time as you and he did indicate to me that they were from his A stock - I hadn't asked specifically, but in conversation about his charity he mentioned currently working on selling out the A stock first.  My pair has no blemishes I can identify, but there is a tiny mark on one pad that was likely present from the leather hide he used.  I work with some leather from time to time and every piece has it's imperfections, so it's to be expected to a certain degree.  It is possible to get higher quality hide, but at a premium.  I think what he used is just fine for the application.

Here's what I mean about the leather inconsistency with my pair of supposedly A-stock J$'s:

It's not just cosmetic either; the wrinkly leather flexes much more easily than the non-wrinkly one, so on the head one pad gets depressed more than the other which is obviously not good for channel balance with the headphones.

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Originally Posted by modulor 

Ah, a fellow mechakeyboarder...I used to use MX Brown but switched to MX Red in the end - about the same amount of noise but I prefer linear action with no tactile bump.  To further reduce noise, you can check out these: http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/cherry-mx-rubber-switch-dampeners.html  I can vouch that they work well!

 

Back on topic...

 

Mattpads...you mean the ones made with genuine baby kangaroo leather, hand stitched by the honest, hard-working indigenous peoples of...wherever?  I'll take 2!

Haha a reply, awesome!

Yeah I've considered reds but I like the tactile bump a lot :) How do you like the reds for typing/gaming?

Also I've seen those rubber dampeners, I thought they look so much like the rubber bands you put in your braces. I wonder if I can get those rubber bands and use those...

Wow those don't even look like the same pads , Jerg

Yeah, that's pretty bad... mine are definitely not like that.

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Originally Posted by Marleybob217 

Haha a reply, awesome!

 

Yeah I've considered reds but I like the tactile bump a lot :) How do you like the reds for typing/gaming?

Also I've seen those rubber dampeners, I thought they look so much like the rubber bands you put in your braces. I wonder if I can get those rubber bands and use those...

You can use dental bands, but they can be hit or miss because of their shape.  I found that these offer the most consistency, and while available from other retailers, WASD's cost+shipping is close enough to justify.  Plus, I like to promote his business since he is a nice guy to deal with.    I use the 40A durometer personally.  I started with MX Black then tried MX Brown, and while I enjoyed that they required less force, I missed the linear action, so naturally MX Red was the way to go.  I typically touch-type, but I do bottom out when gaming so it comes into play more there.  Now that I primarily use open headphones, all external sounds must be taken into consideration!  

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Originally Posted by jerg 

Here's what I mean about the leather inconsistency with my pair of supposedly A-stock J$'s:

 

 

 

It's not just cosmetic either; the wrinkly leather flexes much more easily than the non-wrinkly one, so on the head one pad gets depressed more than the other which is obviously not good for channel balance with the headphones.

Yeah, both my pads look like the one in the foreground - it appears the other is potentially of B stock.  This is definitely a QC issue, which as Wayne stated previously, is hard to rectify with a small scale operation (and given Jeremy's recent situation and production status).  I can say that when working with a selection of leather, there are areas that are less refined by nature, and given the appearance that unfortunately seems to be the case here.

Looks like a different material, A, B quality stuff aside. 

In doing DIY cable research, I came across various right-angled SMC connectors:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-SMC-Crimp-Plug-Right-Angle-connector-for-LMR195-/380582304139?pt=US_Radio_Comm_Coaxial_Cables_Connectors&hash=item589c79198b

Any experience/interest/possibility to use something like this as a termination point for HE series cables?  It's no 45 degree mini-XLR found on Audezes, but it could work!

Oh thats sweet! 

I find the stock cable complaints overblown though

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Originally Posted by earphiler 

Oh thats sweet! 

 

I find the stock cable complaints overblown though

The only thing that's REALLY annoying is that big barrel shaped piece of plastic, that joins the two cables into one.

That piece of plastic always hooks underneath the side of my desk. So I put some shrinking tube around it. Problem solved :)

Does anybody know exactly how to upload electri-q presets?  As in, get the preset off the plugin as a file.

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Originally Posted by TMRaven 

Does anybody know exactly how to upload electri-q presets?  As in, get the preset off the plugin as a file.

The feature list described an import/export option. Should just be able to export one..

Nevermind I found it.  Had to click the extremely mysterious 'm' button.

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Originally Posted by TMRaven 

Does anybody know exactly how to upload electri-q presets?  As in, get the preset off the plugin as a file.

Right click on the Presets selection bar (where it says 01 Default, etc.), a popup menu appears that has import/export.

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Originally Posted by TMRaven 

Nevermind I found it.  Had to click the extremely mysterious 'm' button.

That's the oft-misunderstood "mimport" and "mexport." It's the same thing as "import" and "export", just classed up by 40%.