[heart banger-97]

Hi guys,
I'm struggling between he560 and T1.
 
I mainly listen to old rock & metal. I've enjoyed both t90 and dt880, but I haven't had a chance to audition to T1. I want something more engaging than hd700 or even dt880.
 
Can any body help?

 

[Kalavere]

The T1's sound nice, but I couldn't work out where my money was going when I auditioned them. They have the same feel and build quality of the DT880's, which are five times less expensive, while comfy, they don't have a particularly premium look or feel.

The 560's look, feel and sound every bit of their price tag, and then some.

 

[DreamKing]

pretty hard price to find, usually used and $600+, not $600 flat.

good luck tho!

 
found a deal for CAN$750 which is exactly US$594.81. Wish the canadian dollar was as strong as it was in 2011 to 2013 but this is an amazing deal. I wanna thank you guys for making me do some searches. Should be getting them on tuesday, next week could potentially be the start of a love story

 

 

[conquerator2]

So much for HE-560 keeping value. Such crazy deals 

 

[DreamKing]

Well, I forgot to mention it's used ofc. 

 but in mint condition (bought 3 weeks ago). 

 

[money4me247]

 
found a deal for CAN$750 which is exactly US$594.81. Wish the canadian dollar was as strong as it was in 2011 to 2013 but this is an amazing deal. I wanna thank you guys for making me do some searches. Should be getting them on tuesday, next week could potentially be the start of a love story

 

damn nice find! hope you like em

 

[Exacoustatowner]

Have fun- and please find the 1000 to be only a small improvement on the 560- noticeable but not Night and Day! Thanks

quote name="Bill-P" url="/t/711824/hifiman-he-560-impressions-discussion-thread/12450#post_11450214"]Well then, folks, will be heading off to CanJam late this evening, and hopefully, I'll have enough time to compare an uber modded HE-560 against the HE-1000.

Will also be posting some instructions and measurements (finally!) of my modded HE-560 soon... so stay tuned!

Time to show the world what a modded HE-560 can do!
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[kkaky37t]

Hifiman really needs to get their build quality up,anyway,the sound is pretty good.

 

[Exacoustatowner]

What's wrong with the build? Mine seems good to me- if not as pretty as the Audeze LCD 2 I was considering. For my purposes saving a $100 and getting better (to my ears) sound was a good thing. I don't think I could wear the Audeze 4 hours a day comfortably.
It could look prettier I suppose.
quote name="kkaky37t" url="/t/711824/hifiman-he-560-impressions-discussion-thread/12465#post_11452007"]Hifiman really needs to get their build quality up,anyway,the sound is pretty good.
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[heart banger-97]

The T1's sound nice, but I couldn't work out where my money was going when I auditioned them. They have the same feel and build quality of the DT880's, which are five times less expensive, while comfy, they don't have a particularly premium look or feel.

The 560's look, feel and sound every bit of their price tag, and then some.

thanks
Have you had them in the same time?
Have you heard hd700 too?
I want something musical and engaging. Not laid back such as hd700. On the other hand, I don't want something overly U shaped like T90. I liked dt880, but something more engaging would be welcoming.

 

[Sonic Defender]

thanks
Have you had them in the same time?
Have you heard hd700 too?
I want something musical and engaging. Not laid back such as hd700. On the other hand, I don't want something overly U shaped like T90. I liked dt880, but something more engaging would be welcoming.

I had a DT 880 for more than a year, the560 is certainly more engaging. Never heard the HD 700 called laid back before.

 

[olegausany]

Owned HD700 and they are definitely not laid back

 

[heart banger-97]

I had a DT 880 for more than a year, the560 is certainly more engaging. Never heard the HD 700 called laid back before.

Thanks, these kind of comments are what I want.

Owned HD700 and they are definitely not laid back

It definitely depends on your mental reference. We don't describe a headphone without having a mental reference. In this point, I compared hd700 with T90. I can say my previous sentence in another way: a headphone which is more engaging than hd700.

 

[Kalavere]

thanks
Have you had them in the same time?
Have you heard hd700 too?
I want something musical and engaging. Not laid back such as hd700. On the other hand, I don't want something overly U shaped like T90. I liked dt880, but something more engaging would be welcoming.

 
I didn't find the HD 700 laid back at all, the HE-560 and HD 700 have quite a lot in common. I was looking for headphones around the £300-500 mark when I auditioned the HD 700's, they are very analytical, I think they are very good for jazz, classical etc, but the sound was a little harsh to my ear. I preferred the HE-560 by some margin, especially when paired with a tube amp like my Lyr 2.

 

[cs098]

  Hifiman really needs to get their build quality up,anyway,the sound is pretty good.

The build quality is actually very good. One time I accidentally yanked the cable, and it SLAMMED on the ground. The kinda slam that would probably crack or bend a smartphone. The he 560s? Nothing outside of a minor cosmetic scratch on the plastic baffle which I didn't notice until one week after. I'm a bit miffed but it still sounds and works the way it did when I first opened it.