Hifiman hm 801 sound quality! - Page 4

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Originally Posted by KT66 

I sold ho

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Originally Posted by ultrabike 

I agree that the ultimate decision for selecting audio equipment comes down to our ears. But while not having the last word, measurements seem to be a decent indicator of performance. Have you been severely mislead in the past by measurements?
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I use to sell hi end Linn and Naim . Measurements were never even discussed . So I ignore them completely , Peter Walker never used them. I also learnt to ignore any professional review

I wouldn't ignore them. It would be interesting to see how the measurements correlate to your preferences and subjective evaluation. 

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Originally Posted by Fracocci9203 

Hi all...i finally decided to buy it...because at this price is a very bargain in my opinion...if not i will sell it at the seem price...however i think that my p5 aren t very good for it...i would a close headphone because i will listen to the hifiman in travel...my budget is 200/300 euros...but if i can save money i m happy...any advices?

Good for you. I am lined up to send you some cash should you dislike it. 

Different people have different preferences, if you love it, then wonderful! Have fun with it.

Hifiman HM-801 has a more detailed and dynamic sound than Ipod Classic indeed.

You can drive even big headphones, if you like, because the amp is rather powerful.

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Originally Posted by Fracocci9203 

Hi...i finally get the hifiman ...it sounds very very well...it s incomparable with the ipod classic...my question is...should i buy other headphones to give justice to the hifiman??

You may want to consider an HD600, HD650, Paradox, HiFiMan HE-500, or HE-400 depending on priorities. The Sennheisers I mentioned are fairly high impedance, and the HiFiMan and Paradox offer an almost purely resistive impedance. All great headphones IMHO.

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Originally Posted by Fracocci9203 

But sennheiser will sound much better than my p5?

It depends on what your priorities are, but for what is worth I prefer those Sennheiser, HiFiMan and the Paradox to the P5. The P5 is quite good, but its a little bassy. The suggestions I provided seem more neutral and transparent than the P5 to my ears.

Any headphones are going to sound great on the Hifiman HM-801. I have heard HD600, HD650, LCD2, Q701, in-ear Westones, Triple fi10, ie80, AT-M50... to name a few and they all sounded considerably better than with iphones...

Some headphones need a little EQ here and there (I don't like the Q701 sound signature in general but love it when EQed on Hifiman)

I also highly recommend the Hifiman's balanced card amp (regular non balanced headphones can be used with it and sound considerably better than with the factory amp)

The Hifiman HM-801 is a fantastic sounding music player, despite what many people (who most of the time have never hear one with their own ears) might say about roll off and other specs numbers. 

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Originally Posted by Tympan 

Any headphones are going to sound great on the Hifiman HM-801. I have heard HD600, HD650, LCD2, Q701, in-ear Westones, Triple fi10, ie80, AT-M50... to name a few and they all sounded considerably better than with iphones...

 

 

 

Especially if you hate sound at around 5000Hz...

I don't think that a 4.5db hole in the sonic signature is something that is fixed with "a little" EQ: you're having to selectively blow up part of sound spectrum - and not one near the ends of audibility either - by about 20 to prevent severe distortion! This means that you're blowing up noise and internal artifacting by that much too.