Open Announcement on the HiFiMAN HE-400 - Page 5

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Originally Posted by pb21cyclist 

Does anyone know how international shipping works for me sending these, like customs etc?

 

I guess when I arrange to send it I will find out but just wondering really!

What a bummer. Dr Fang, could you see whether you could arrange to Fedex the replacement to me and I give the defective product to the Fedex guy in return. 

It saves us the trouble.

I'm peeved especially when my product was shipped out on 6th October Hongkong Morning when your announcement came in the afternoon or even earlier.

The staff should have held back shipment instead :(

So, would you kindly consider my solution? Have fedex delivered the replacement to me and I give the replacement to the fedex guy.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by hifiman-us 

Hi, it is Peter from HiFiMAN. All good follow-up questions this morning and Fang has asked me to reply.

 

Autoexec- that is the driver you want.

 

Vegards, have a look at autoexec's pic. Also Jerg has posted excellent images elsewhere in this thread. The bad support is a distinct yellow color.

 

Matt, plan is to stick with the so-called Rev 2 version. It was never HiFiMAN's intention to create different versions. Really the only significant change was from the first model introduced in January to the redesigned driver that appeared in March.That was done for durability and in the process the new version sounded better! Response to that version of HE-400 has been so good that it wouldn't make sense to keep changing it.

 

The mod with the yellow plastic support was done to strengthen support for the driver. It was not intended to change the sound but unfortunately it did.

 

Hope that answers the latest round of questions. By tomorrow, you will start getting responses from HiFiMAN customer service.

 

Peter

Thanks for your response really.

Now I just wonder, if the the Rev. 2 has a kinda weak support for the driver that it needs to be improved. I hope mine lasts a lifetime.. :/

Peter, I got a response from customer service with instructions to return my HE-400's, but in my request, I also asked about returning my defective (torn) velour earpads I ordered with my headphones. The response made no mention of sending the earpads back for replacement. Should I contact customer service again and handle the earpads separately?

Thanks for the reply Peter. I'll reach out to them.

Just boxed up my HE400s, its back to the Grados now for how ever long. 

Problems happen to everyone. This is exactly the right way to handle a problem.

The question has been asked twice and I did not see a response so I'll ask it again...

Were the defective units removed from dealer inventory so someone ordering new doesn't get a bum unit and have to go through all the shipping/return hassle?

My sincere apologies if I have overlooked a previous response

 

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Originally Posted by autoexec 

 

Thanks for your response really.

Now I just wonder, if the the Rev. 2 has a kinda weak support for the driver that it needs to be improved. I hope mine lasts a lifetime.. :/

The HE-400 had been doing well for several months both sonically and reliability. I am sure there was a reason for switching to the yellow plastic support but it was not intended to change the sound. HiFiMAN's focus is to get back to shipping the HE-400 that everyone knows and loves.

 

For the record, there have never been official Revs. We had one significant change early in the year and that was it. This change in the driver support was not intended to be a new Rev. So it would be helpful to refrain from calling HE-400s Rev 3.0 or Rev 3.5. I understand this has been inconvenient for HiFiMAN HE-400 owners but creating Revs that don't exist just adds to the confusion.

 

Peter

 

So far I have had no problems with my 400's.  I love the expansive sound and hope they last well beyond warranty, but I am still concerned about the need to add the yellow plastic support to the driver in the first place. Will the warranty be extended if they fail down the line.

I am very excited about these headphones, If i buy from HeadDirect right now am i guaranteed to get the Rev 2? Are all the broken versions pulled from HeadDirect already? This whole treble debacle is the only thing stopping me from purchasing the HE-400.

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Originally Posted by RUMAY408 

 

 

So far I have had no problems with my 400's.  I love the expansive sound and hope they last well beyond warranty, but I am still concerned about the need to add the yellow plastic support to the driver in the first place. Will the warranty be extended if they fail down the line.

It does make me wonder what problems may be ahead for owners of the white drivers, after all this was to be a fix for them !

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Originally Posted by lugnut 

It does make me wonder what problems may be ahead for owners of the white drivers, after all this was to be a fix for them !

Uhm, maybe just an improvement reliability but not a crucial fix? I'm also interested to know though, if the white drivers are really in need of the "improved magnet support".

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Originally Posted by lugnut 

It does make me wonder what problems may be ahead for owners of the white drivers, after all this was to be a fix for them !

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Originally Posted by autoexec 

 

Uhm, maybe just an improvement reliability but not a crucial fix? I'm also interested to know though, if the white drivers are really in need of the "improved magnet support".

This...... can Hifiman explain to us why they even needed to "upgrade" the support for the driver magnet in the first place? Is there a flaw or something wrong with the current / 'rev 2' drivers? Will the new replacements be using the same exact old driver or will it have the "upgraded" support but fixed sound?