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    Hifiman HE-4 Impressions Thread

    Just posted in the classifieds, but I'm looking to purchase the HE-4 if anyone is willing to sell. PM me with a price... Located in the US
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    The Official 64 Audio Thread | apex & tia Technologies

    Here's my estimate on the driver count and configuration with the prototypes: X: 4 drivers Y: 3 drivers I greatly preferred the Y over the X. I felt that the Y was clearly similar to the fourte (which I own and have used very extensively). The prototype had a built-in apex module like the...
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    Audeze LCD-2 Impressions Thread

    All of this about LCD-2 Failures... I have a '14 2F and a '10 pair of LCD-2 and they're both working perfectly well. I'm the second owner of each. I vastly prefer the 2010 LCD-2, with that linear sub-bass extension and lack of treble peakiness, despite the headphones being very liquid and dark...
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    Audeze LCD-X

    It's the easiest thing in the world to build - I had never soldered until I started the ACA, and I finished both monoblocks in about 6-8 hours. Can't beat the performance for the price either. https://diyaudiostore.com/products/amp-camp-amp-kit?variant=21206375620
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    Audeze LCD-X

    I've been running my LCD-X off of my DIY Pass Labs ACA Monoblocks. I had previously only used these to drive my modded HE-6, but it seems the X scales very well with more powerful amplifiers. Don't let the X's extremely high sensitivity keep you from trying speaker amps (aside from tube amps...
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    The Official 64 Audio Thread | apex & tia Technologies

    I've been listening to my Fourte's about 4 hours per day since I received them on May 9. I am very, very impressed. They best my Andromedas by every stretch of the imagination, and have the best tone of any transducer I've ever heard (including my very very modded HE-6, my A-grade 2010 LCD-2's...
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    The Official 64 Audio Thread | apex & tia Technologies

    My Fourte's just came in yesterday. Have to say I am very impressed. I don't currently have a portable DAC/Amp or DAP, so I was mostly running them from my phone (Galaxy Note 5). They work well out of my vio V800/V200 stack as well, which is great. Now I find myself looking at portable solutions...
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    Audeze LCD-X

    I'm a new HE-6 owner (just built some DIY Pass monoblocks to run them) and I've got to say... Even with a decently amped and modded HE-6 in my home, I still love the LCD-X. Bass on the X is absolutely absurd (fat, rich, articulate, and very authoritative), the mids are a tossup, but the treble...
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    Amps that can drive the HiFiMan HE-6 planar headphones

    I just finished a DIY build of the Pass Amp Camp v3 monoblocks (also known as ACA) (6W into 8 ohms) and I've got to say... I am totally floored by the sound through the HE-6 (blutack, grill-less, audeze vegans w/ felt mod). I'm not sure how it's possible given their power rating, but my ears...
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    Amps that can drive the HiFiMan HE-6 planar headphones

    The improvement from removing the internal stock damping and the Audeze vegan pads is astounding. Blutack, grill mod, and felt on the underside of the pads are worthwhile as well, but the improvement is less than those first two changes (which are very easy, cheap, and reversible). Highly highly...
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    Amps that can drive the HiFiMan HE-6 planar headphones

    I've gotta say, now that I've applied most of the modifications you've detailed in previous posts (I can't thank you enough for your contributions to the forum!), I'm finding I like the sound better out of my modest Vio stack w/mods more than the Wells. At the dealers the Wells sounded good with...
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    HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone

    Depends on the genre and mic technique used to capture the performance. In general, I find myself liking the 6's more for more intimate settings (close-mic'd solo piano jazz - for example, the Thelonious Monk recordings on Columbia.) The improved transient response makes piano jazz a very...
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    HifiMAN HE-6 Planar Magnetic Headphone

    Recently purchased my HE-6 from a fellow head-fi'er and I couldn't be happier. Even out of my V200/V800 stack, the 6's best my LCD-X's in nearly every category of performance. Mods made the difference even greater. Looks like I'm a HiFiman convert.
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    Amps that can drive the HiFiMan HE-6 planar headphones

    Hello fellow HE-6 owners. First of all, this is my first post! (long time lurker around head-fi, r/headphones).    I recently purchased a 6-screw HE-6, and after a few weeks with it I decided to do most of the common mods (removing stock damping, pad rolling, etc).   I was at first hesitant...
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