**Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread** - Page 528

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Originally Posted by korzena 

 

Thanks, I will try to do it.

 

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I've tried this EQ preset. It indeed makes the sound of HE-400 close to LCD-2's. The music is gentler and smoother sounding, the treble is not harsh. However there is also some loss of air/openness and impact. Depending on the kind of music I would choose version with or without the EQ preset. For electronic I prefer the sound to stay unchanged.

Thanks for the comparisons!

So guys I got Magni & Modi today ... first got pretty mad when Magni was doing laud crazy noise in headphones without music at all.

Than noticed slightly moved volume knob which probably touched some other electrical component, so I just moved it back to the middle of hole and it works fine ... here in CZ. 

I have to take back my previous post about HD650, heard 2 songs so far and what I found is that those are definitely not "drivable" by FiiO E11. But with Magni and Modi it's pretty different story.

Will post update on HE-400 in few hours. 

I would be scared to try to replace the HE-400 with something "better". At this point there is little but tradeoffs to be made.

To spice things up a bit recently, and after somewhat wasted efforts to "flatten" response a bit more and bring out the bass, I opted for a simple EQ tweak to boost the low-lows and tame the highs. The midrange is, to my adjusted ears, about right, though I had tried several times before to remove the 1 khz hump and boost the 2-3khz region a tad:

This has actually sounded pretty awesome, despite the fact that I needed to run a -12 dB gain to avoid distortion. For those interested, the curves can be made with "low shelving" - which is rather similar to a straight up high or low-pass.

Basically, I am just waiting for Thom Yorke's new CD to come in the mail, and Steven Wilson. Mostly what I need is some new music to obsess over!

^^ so you actually want more bass? 

Which way do the 400's lean after burn in?

Do they mellow or become more aggressive?

The HE-400s have the right quantity of bass. It's the extension that's the problem and the EQ can't really fix that. D2000s I had were definitely better at bass. 

HE-400 extends supremely well for what it is, even compared to a D2000.

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Originally Posted by Randolph Duke 

Which way do the 400's lean after burn in?

Do they mellow or become more aggressive?

They do not mellow or become more aggressive. There is no burn in that changes the sound. You may adapt to the sound and perceive it to lean one way or the other, but that's your brain, not the headphones. Whatever you've read to describe the sound will apply during hour one and hour 500.

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Originally Posted by Mad Lust Envy 

I can understand his preference for moar bass presence. That's why I prefer the D7000. It fills out the sound more.

Well that's fine obviously. I like a bit more bass but only when I'm listening to something bass heavy such as dubstep. But It's not necessary at all, because the extension is so good.

Usually I don't like it that much, what I disliked about the velours were the three 'islands' of sound, bass-mids-treble. Both the bass and treble were boosted, and the seperation is so good, that the sound was a bit incoherent for me. 

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Originally Posted by jiggahwhat 

The HE-400s have the right quantity of bass. It's the extension that's the problem and the EQ can't really fix that. D2000s I had were definitely better at bass. 

Come again?

HE-400 is almost perfectly linear until 20hz. 

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Originally Posted by Marleybob217 

^^ so you actually want more bass? 

I also use use EQ with boosted low bass 

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Originally Posted by Marleybob217 

 

 

Come again?

 

HE-400 is almost perfectly linear until 20hz. 

Not really in practice. 

So as far as I can say Schiit Magni and Modi combo works great with HE-400. I Really do enjoy it.

Over FiiO E11 I got quite less background noise,little more overall clarity, dynamics and bass is bit better in terms I understand - impact and extension.

Change with HE-400 wasn't as dramatic as with HD650 but definitely noticeable.

Some pictures :

Best part : cutting box open

Few hours later 

Have to admit that decent role in deciding what amp/dac to pick was look of this combo, it looks really lovely