Hifiman HE-400i and HE-560: From CES to Pre-Launch
Mar 24, 2014 at 11:37 AM Post #2,761 of 3,091
A car is potentially what I described....an isolated chamber for sound with potentially ideally placed speakers that create the ultimate illusion of sound. A little bigger and typically more expensive than I was thinking, but I could shop around for a used luxury car.....maybe one with engine problems so I can get it for a good price! I know a lot of luxury cars now come with sound systems designed by well known sound engineers like these:
http://jalopnik.com/the-ten-most-unbelievable-in-car-audio-systems-597594908

If I sat out in the garage and listened to music, it would definitely not bother my wife.  And I guess if push came to shove, I could also drive around in it. :p

I will have to start going to car dealerships and doing a test drive without going anywhere. That will blow the salesperson's mind.

And of course if someone wanted to do some modding, you could really get into trying different speaker placements and so forth. I guess others have gone down this road before, although I think they were possibly interested in creating realistic levels of bass to fill the entire neighborhood more than audiophile sound:





Don't remind me of the countless hours/cash/time spent on modifying my car stereo to the unobtainable illusion of perfection...

Only to have the tranny die a few years later and sell it all to junk yard Lol.


The car stereo route is another slippery slope when Ur picky and build Ur own power and control center..


Then muscle up some heavy earth bass..

Then endless upgrades..



Only to realize you can't take it home with you, and..

All to try to achieve the sonic bliss that is more readily obtained peacefully at home,
with a simple purchase of, say, an HE560...



Production pictures??????
we need HE560 pics and more more info!
 
Mar 24, 2014 at 12:07 PM Post #2,762 of 3,091
We are manufacturing the 1st batch this week.


 Omg, you make my day! 
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Mar 24, 2014 at 1:42 PM Post #2,765 of 3,091
I hope SOMEBODY will give us at least some short impressions soon... Waiting for a full fledged out review would be too cruel!
Like impressions first, review later :D 
 
Mar 24, 2014 at 1:42 PM Post #2,766 of 3,091
  Interesting, a mysterious DHL tracking code found its way to my inbox today...

Wanted to spoil yourself with a new pair of shoes or something?
 
Mar 24, 2014 at 2:41 PM Post #2,770 of 3,091
Pretty fast is quite vague...what's a rough time frame? Like 1 week, 2 weeks etc?


Lol no... I imagine a couple of days... DHL is fast.
 
Mar 24, 2014 at 4:11 PM Post #2,772 of 3,091
Pre-order???
 

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