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Hifiman seems to be confusing things with overlapping offerings like the 5LE, 500, and now the 400.
I wouldn't have thought as inanimate objects that headphones had muchcompassion.
I used to own the K702's and did love the soundstage, but the novelty soon wears off when you hear what a headphone such as the HE500 can do in regards to definition, depth, real timbres etc. I couldn't listen to my AKG's anymore and sold them soon after. Going back after a week of listening to the hifimans the 702's sounded synthetic and grainy... And the soundstage sounded like a gimmick that you get free on cheap software to supposedly give you surround sound. The K701/2's are a truly great headphone if you don't hear anything better. Same with the 650's.
£450?? didnt you pay for import duties? with import duties and shipping it should come to around £538.
I would love to pay £450 but i dont wana risk getting charged import duties
i used the ebay calculator and typed in the ID for the he-500 from head-direct ebay and this is what i get -
Total customs value: £444.49 - Duty: £0.00 - VAT: £88.90 Total import duty & taxes due: £88.90 Total landed cost: £533.39
Can anyone else comment if they have made an order from head-direct that live in England and say if they had to pay import duties. Thanks.
Brutal but true. We all took that route until the next reference came along. The big three of 5 years ago (AKG-701, HD-650, RS-1) are no longer reference.
I disagree. I think that HD650 and K701/2 are still reference headphones today. I own HE-500 and HD650 and I have a hard time telling which one is better. HD650 sounds more holographic and with a better sense of weight in the lows IMO. HE-500 has better upper mids and highs and tighter, deeper bass with less distortion. HD650 sounds sharper on attack and more energetic, and realistic with rock music, handling guitars better than HE-500 IMO. HE-500 is clearer and fuller sounding, but not quite as lively as HD650 in some cases IMO and I would argue that when both are stock, HE-500 also sounds a bit less transparent than HD650 with an odd "cupped in" sound somewhere in the upper bass to lower mids, likely due to resonances from the grills.
HE-500 also sounds a bit less transparent than HD650 with an odd "cupped in" sound somewhere in the upper bass to lower mids, likely due to resonances from the grills.
I disagree. I think that HD650 and K701/2 are still reference headphones today. I own HE-500 and HD650 and I have a hard time telling which one is better.
I have the HE-500 and Beyer D880 Pro (used to own HD650), and it's by no means a walkover for the HE-500. Turn the treble down slightly on the Beyers and they're a surprisingly neutral and resolving phone capable of an amazing sound on decent material.