I had one of my best headphone aural experiences last night.   I listened to Neil Young's 'Greendale' album with the HE400s and man did it sound good. I am not sure if the fact the CD is HDCD encoded but the soundstage and separation was awesome. If I closed my eyes I could almost believe...

I think my HE400s (planar) are fast, and when I say that I mean the drivers respond quickly and are well controlled. I think this is because the drivers/diaphragms are very light and easy to move and the magnetic field is very strong. In dynamic headphones the driver is heavier and more...

I found rev3 somewhat sibilant, my replacements aren't.

Same impact, same bass, just seem have my amp a couple of notches higher, I think.

Received my new HE400s yesterday :-)   Definiltly seem less sibilant at the moment which is good. They have the white/translucent drivers.   One thing is they seem a bit quieter than the ones I sent back, weird?!

Hmm I like the sound of this. Can anyone explain, or point me in the direction, of what all the upgrades that seem to be available do?! Also would these be suitable for HE400s, I suspect they would but just want to make sure not being too au fait with amps.

Mine are in the post, according to Fedex due by the 19th...

Good write up and comparison, really want to try the HD650s! One thing you mention is that with the Bifrost and Lyr the HD650 improved lots, from lifeless to sublime, how did the HE400s compare with the same change?

Well I did get a response, in the end. This time from someone called Alex, who sent a helpful response, I'm sure it wasnt too much effort to do that.   I was just a bit annoyed at the initial curt/'smart guy' response, and then lack of reply to my response. Any way its sorted now!  ...

Mine are in Hong Kong, not sure if they have been delivered yet...

Last Friday (5th October) I got in contact with Schiit to check on the possibility of shipping a Lyr amplifier to the UK as I could potentially save a decent amount of money doing it this way.   I got a short and curt response from someone called Jason saying    'After shipping and...

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Just boxed up my HE400s, its back to the Grados now for how ever long. 

Does anyone know how international shipping works for me sending these, like customs etc?   I guess when I arrange to send it I will find out but just wondering really!

How is this going to work logistically?   I am in the UK and it is going to cost me around £80 to send them back, will this money be re-imbursed and if so how?   Also how long is it going to take?

Quote: Yeah but it will be a right mission to get them sent back!   I have just checked and it seems it will cost £70 (~$110) to send them and loads of forms etc, and then get them picked up?

Thanks for the replies.   Its weird because I would have put a DAC as the last piece of the jigsaw (headphone-amp-source-DAC), just goes to show how much I know!   Reckon I will focus on that side of things. I actually got a £260 tax rebate yesterday so thats a good start in my savings...

Hmmm not sure what to do.   I have the rev3 and don't really have an issue with the sound, although it is pretty sibilant at times. Having said that I think I may prefer the sound of rev2, or rev3.5.   If it was a case of just going to a shop and exchanging I would, but it will take ages!

I ordered from head direct which is essentially hifiman themselves. They ship from Hong Kong. Check out the other threads on the HE400s lots of info in there... On the amp front I haven't noticed any limitations and other have the same set up.

Quote:   I ordered from Head Direct in the UK. Paid $400 + delivery + velour ear pads, a total of around £270. They arrived a week later and I didn't have to pay any tax or duty, just turned up at my door via FedEx.

In terms of headphones I can 100% recommend the Hifiman HE400s for electronic music. They cost me £270 ($400) and they really excel in this genre, as well as being supreme all rounders. The bass is very present but controlled without being overpowering.   Also they don’t have great...

I was wondering what people recommend my path should be in the world of head fi. I recently got some HE400s and reckon they are ace. However, as seems quite common, I am already thinking what next!   I only have an E17 portable amp at the moment so the logical thing to do would be to upgrade...

Quote: Like others have said, the HE400s and electronic music are a match made in heaven.

Quote: TBH the differences are so minimal they essentially sound the same to me. I got the SR60s first and kind of liked them so thought the SR225s would be a good improvement, they weren't, just more of the same!