I've had mine for over 12 years now, actually went on HF retirement with them for about 10 years till recently where I got the Schiit Midgard to replace my dying EF5. Brotherhood of HE-500 goes hard. Still a banging headphone today, somewhat feel obligated to bring the ol 500s to meets in order...

Hi all just wondering if anyone has experience with Schiit Midgard. On paper they have more than enough power for HE500s but was curious how they paired with the HE-500s or similar sounding cans.

Hi all just wondering if anyone has experience with HE-500s. On paper they have more than enough power for HE500s but was curious how they paired with the HE-500s or similar sounding cans.

I too am someone who revived my HE-500s, actually they might have revived me! I haven't been active on HF for quite some time now as I sort of felt endgamed and felt no desire to upgrade, but after just browsing ebay and purchasing some black plate tung sols for my EF5 amp, my HE-500s are alive...

  Interesting, I might consider this method down the road if the shells still fit me.

  Maybe you were just a lucky customer! Seeing how they "just" changed internal components, we can assume that the RSM and Reference are definitely two different CIEMs rather than assuming the RSM is a Reference with an additional driver, which is quite the baseless assumption.     Quite...

  I did not know that you could upgrade the Reference to the Quads. If this is true, in 2~years time when the fit for their CIEMs start to get worse, instead of getting them refitted, investing a little more money to upgrade them might be a nice alternative, but that all depends on how much the...

Alclair Reference   As a few close members may have noticed, I have been mostly inactive on Head-Fi for a while now due to various reasons. With my Head-Fi hiatus, I have been able to focus on school and other hobbies, and also gave my wallet some time to recover, until I found other things to...

  Had the PFE232 for an extensive time, but sold it long before getting the SA7. From memories, I prefer the PFE232 by a country mile. The bass was deeper, cleaner, and surprisingly sounded very dynamic rather than BA. Can't comment on the mids too much as my memory is fuzzy, but I remember the...

After winning my free pair, I haven't touched them since trying them out once. I guess I'm too occupied with my CIEMs to bother with the SA7. Also, I think the sound signature is the complete polar opposite of my preference. I'll still keep them for comparison, but I find it hard to grab the SA7...

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Oh yeah, forgot about the tips. I'm 80% sure that they will work... Only because I haven't used them on the HF5, but I did have the oval tips until I lost my last pair. Unfortunately, I haven't tried the two together prior to losing the tips.   Np, I try to help to the best of my ability, even...

  I don't exactly remember, but when I insert my HF5 completely with the large tri-flange tips, it almost disappears.     Similarly to what I said earlier, the HF5 may sound bass light to most at first, but this is only because the HF5 (and ER-4) measure so well. There is no bass bloat...

I would seriously consider the Etymotic HF5 if I were you. Even after using CIEMs and high-end universals for quite some time, coming back to the HF5 always manages to surprise me. Most people don't realize how clean the HF5 and ER-4S sound until you seriously compare them.   The reason why...

  Interesting, because on the Sleek site, they only offer black or silver tips for the SA7 on the accessory page, but I received TWO pairs of silver tips, with different colour accents in the inside. Since I'm home now, it's difficult for me to tell which one is brighter, but I think the green...