I've had the EF2A and 400i combo for a month now and can say that it's a great setup. I've recently added the vokshod tubes to the mix and while they were perceivably grainy the first 10 hours, they now sound exactly as everyone on the little dot thread describes them. That being said, the...

I've had the EF2A for a week using it 8hr a day. This is my first headphone amp, so I don't have anything to use as a comparative basis, but it's worlds ahead of my unamped SE425 and QC15. I ordered some of the Russian "rocket tubes" (can't look up model right now) to see if it'll remove the...

Where were you two weeks ago when I ordered my 400i and EF2A combo? Somebody better scoop up this amazing deal.

Another thread revival:   I recently purchased the 400i and EF2a combo from HiFiMan as an office set-up and after several weeks of listening, I can say that this combo is a marked improvement from my unamped Shure SE425 or my Bose QC15.  I sometimes notice that the sub-bass breaks up...

I received my headphones yesterday afternoon.  No additional duties/taxes, so it looks like I didn't overpay after all.  Initial impressions with the EF2A combo is that these are a lot better than my SE425's and leave the QC15's in the dust.  After a thorough burn in, I'd like to A/B the other...

Well, here's hoping. I'll update with a post when they arrive and let you guys know if I ended up overpaying in the end.

The package is already at customs. It looks like I'm going to learn a valuable lesson -literally. I wouldn't send them back anyway, not after them making the effort to reduce the shipping to me.

I suppose it's my fault for not asking around before placing my order.  It looks like I'm going to pay a lot more than $549+tax...

Based on the searches I performed, I couldn't find anyone who sold domestically.  There were a few hifi shops in Toronto and Vancouver that apparently used to carry them, but they said they no longer stock Mr. Speakers or Hifiman based on the exchange rate?

I did order directly from Head-Direct and shipping ended up being about $45.  I balked when I saw the original $166 shipping charge in my cart.  That's 1/3 of the price of the combo in shipping...

I tried ordering on their website, but originally the site wanted $166USD for shipping.  I called HiFiman and I told them I could buy the EF2A and 400i separately on their ebay store for $100 less than purchasing the Combo on the website. After a few follow up calls and e-mails, their customer...

I thought it would take a long time shipping to Canada.  Where does it take three weeks to ship? oh, and Hi!

Thanks for responding so quickly.  The battery life seems pretty extraordinary considering it can crank out 1w.  I like to listen to music outdoors in the summertime and this sounds like a possible solution if I don't feel like using my SE425's.

  That's also a hybrid amp -albeit a lot more powerful than the EF2A, right?  Do you find yourself tube rolling a lot based on the music you're listening to?     I'm on the same train of hope as you sir.  Tracking says they're somewhere called Champaign, IL right now.    When I was...

I read so much about this headphone that everything after page 150 lead me to second guess this HP and begin looking at the SRH1540 again (having very much liked my 425's)! Glad I pulled the trigger when I did. Shipping seems a bit slower than advertised (just got a shipping notice at 5pm today...

I put in an order for these and the EF2A (combo) last Thursday -I went from wanting the SRH1540 to the Mad Dog Pro's to the HE500 to the HE400i, and hopefully I made the right decision.   These will be my first set of headphones that aren't completely consumer grade and I'm excited to...

So there's a chance I won't see much more in soundstage, but imaging? Does this mean the new headphones and amp won't be much better than my iems plugged into the PC or iDevice?

That's really interesting and thanks for sharing those FR. charts. Compared to my un amped/pc DAC pushing se425s, im sure this will sound worlds better, no? I ended up negotiating the $599 deal with $40 shipping, so I figured as this is my first HP out of the consumer range, I'd dip my toes in...

  I am indeed in N. America (Ottawa to be specific).  What I'm trying to do is take advantage of the combo deal, but with shipping being so much from the website, it is cheaper to buy both separately from eBay (losing the $100 bundled rebate deal) and pay ~$40 to ship to Canada.   This is a...

Does this make sense to anyone?         How is the official site charging shipping $166 and their respective eBay store only $42?!

Cool.  Thanks for the input!   Cheers!

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Well, looks like I'm going to pair up the Mad Dog Pro's with a Schitt Magni 2.  Does anything seem terribly out of place with this pairing?

After further research I've decided I want to go the route of closed back for when I'm at the office; however I can't find a lot of direct comparisons between the SRH1540's and the Alpha Dogs/(Mad Dog Pro's?).  When at work, I typically am boosting my SE425's 21db around 50hz to get the punch in...

Thanks for all the helpful replies. I think the general consensus is upgrade gear and source first, then worry about a new DAC and amp. I guess I got caught on the amp hype after switching power amps on my stereo from an onkyo to a Bose 1801 and hearing the difference. With regard to new cans...