[bmichels]

  I probably missed it. Do we have a HEK traveling case?
Thank you! 

 
Very very tight fit, but.... it fit ! 
 

 

 

[conquerator2]

Thanks!
Turns out my large Ebay hard case also fits it nicely so I am good

 

[roses77]

Wow I wish I could demo these headphones, but my city doesn't stock them. I'll fly to Sydney or Melbourne.

 

[draytonklammer]

Currently using my HEK with the Moon Neo 430HAD and it sounds absolutely amazing.
 
The Moon destroys the HDVD 800 and Valhalla 2 in comparison with every headphone I have tried so far (LCD-X, LCD-3, HD800, HD800S, HE-1000, FAD Pandora Hope VI, DT 990 (600 ohm))

 

[pavement714]

  Currently using my HEK with the Moon Neo 430HAD and it sounds absolutely amazing.
 
The Moon destroys the HDVD 800 and Valhalla 2 in comparison with every headphone I have tried so far (LCD-X, LCD-3, HD800, HD800S, HE-1000, FAD Pandora Hope VI, DT 990 (600 ohm))

(Looks up price of 430HAD)
 
Wowee Zowee, I sure hope it does! That's awesome you get to use such a TOTL amp with a TOTL headphone.

 

[STR-1]

I will be getting my own Chord Dave in a few days and I'm wondering what would be a nice single-ended cable upgrade for my HE1000 (currently stock) paired with that. The HE1000 will be used direct from the Dave - no amp. I've heard good things about the Moon Audio Silver Dragon but unfortunately I can't find that for demo in the UK. I might still go for that but does anyone have any other recommendations for me to consider? Thanks

 

[draytonklammer]

I will be getting my own Chord Dave in a few days and I'm wondering what would be a nice single-ended cable upgrade for my HE1000 (currently stock) paired with that. The HE1000 will be used direct from the Dave - no amp. I've heard good things about the Moon Audio Silver Dragon but unfortunately I can't find that for demo in the UK. I might still go for that but does anyone have any other recommendations for me to consider? Thanks

I've been using the Moon Audio Silver Dragon v3 and I quite enjoy it.

 

[cheznous]

I've been using the Moon Audio Silver Dragon v3 and I quite enjoy it.

Likewise. Great cable and pretty good service to UK. Takes about a week less if the delivery service invoice you for customs after delivery. You got to assume about 50 pounds customs charge.

 

[bmichels]

I will be getting my own Chord Dave in a few days and I'm wondering what would be a nice single-ended cable upgrade for my HE1000 (currently stock) paired with that. The HE1000 will be used direct from the Dave - no amp. I've heard good things about the Moon Audio Silver Dragon but unfortunately I can't find that for demo in the UK. I might still go for that but does anyone have any other recommendations for me to consider? Thanks

For my HE-X I just ordered a DHC "Molecule Elite SP Silver 8 wires" (instead of the BETTER "Complement 4 Silver " for portability reasons)

 

[pavement714]

Well when it comes to cables, I'm currently testing out a 1/6-inch plug braided cable from eBay seller ELA Audio. You pick the color, termination and length all at the cost of $91. It feels excellently made and the connectors are all high quality. I think I hear a sound different (smoother, bit more present and detailed in the vocals and high end), but I'll reserve my judgement after doing a little more  testing. So far it's a hit. And I only ordered that cable because I got impatient waiting for a Norne Audio cable, haha.

 

[draytonklammer]

  Well when it comes to cables, I'm currently testing out a 1/6-inch plug braided cable from eBay seller ELA Audio. You pick the color, termination and length all at the cost of $91. It feels excellently made and the connectors are all high quality. I think I hear a sound different (smoother, bit more present and detailed in the vocals and high end), but I'll reserve my judgement after doing a little more  testing. So far it's a hit. And I only ordered that cable because I got impatient waiting for a Norne Audio cable, haha.

I am considering grabbing a 15ft purple XLR terminated ELA Audio cable. Let me know how it compares to anything else you end up getting.

 

[pavement714]

So far the ELA cable really seems to smooth out any digital source harshness the HE1000 displayed at higher gain/volume settings. The treble and mids seem smoother as well. It's hard to describe the overall improvement beyond making things feel warmer and more musical without losing any detail. I think it's definitely worth trying.

 

[draytonklammer]

So far the ELA cable really seems to smooth out any digital source harshness the HE1000 displayed at higher gain/volume settings. The treble and mids seem smoother as well. It's hard to describe the overall improvement beyond making things feel warmer and more musical without losing any detail. I think it's definitely worth trying.

Maybe I should grab one just to compare it to my silver dragon.

 

[phaeton70]

Has anyone used the HE1000 with the Auralic Taurus mk II? How's the synergy? Thx

I use my Taurus MKII with HE1000, synergy is excellent, both in balanced and standard connection, even if technically std should be better given the low impedance of the headphone. Taurus is connected via XLR to a Vega using filter 2.
 
I have changed the HiFiman stock cable though, with the stock cable I have found some harshness, so now I'm using the FAW Noir HPC MKII and I must say this cable is a real bargain, same details and transparency as the stock plus no more harshness.

 

[LouisArmstrong]

I will be getting my own Chord Dave in a few days and I'm wondering what would be a nice single-ended cable upgrade for my HE1000 (currently stock) paired with that. The HE1000 will be used direct from the Dave - no amp. I've heard good things about the Moon Audio Silver Dragon but unfortunately I can't find that for demo in the UK. I might still go for that but does anyone have any other recommendations for me to consider? Thanks

Pretty awesome - assume that you are using Dave as a preamp / DAC for your main rig? Using it solely for the purpose of headphones seems like an overkill...