Agree. I keep on getting impressed by the he-500. It really grows on you and it holds up really well against the "very best" ones. I get immersed in its music for 2-3 hours at a time and am in pure bliss. Especially with live music. I ordered a used hd600 and plan to buy a hd800 (used, as the...

That feels like a long time to put their hd800 on hold...who would buy one now without knowing the hd800s price or having an upgrade opportunity.

Just came back from DMA in Hong Kong and had the chance to sample the he1000, he6, lcd800 and lcd3. No time for the stax unfortunately. Overall very impressed by the he1000 but not a clear winner vs hd800. Despite all the stated shortcomings of the hd800, it's soundstage and airiness remains...

Hi, I have enjoyed my hifiman he-500 for a bit over a year now. I couldn't have been more satisfied... Until yesterday. Suddenly my headphone is experiencing crackling on the left side on tracks that used to play perfectly fine. I tried to detach and reattach the connectors, use a different...

I'm using a musical fidelity M1 HPA attached to a Wyred4sound DAC.    I'm having the same static straight out of my Logitech Touch DAC.   The noise is not noticeable on very high quality recordings (e.g., Chesky binaural recordings such as Wycliffe Gordon...)  but it seems much more...

ok. bought the he-500 about a month ago, burned it in for well over 200h  and really wanted to be overwhelmed...i came from a grado sr-80 so it should have been easy.   And while it is clearly better, i'm a bit disappointed. The disappointment comes from the higher than expected background...

FYI, am using the musical fidelity m1 hpa with my hifiman he-500. Very pleased so far. M1 can be had for a good price on ebay. 1.2w at 32 ohm. Volume at 11am. Great bass, clear highs and middle, excellent imaging (binaural chesky sets make it really come to live), neutral. However would love a...

Has anyone had the chance to compare the schiit lyr with the musical fidelity m1 hpa for the hifiman he-500?

Any perspective on any benchmark dac1 hpa2 with the hifiman he-500?

Hi, i'm looking at the musical fidelity m1 hpa and he-500 combo. Doesn't get much press. Any idea how it would compare with - schiit lyr - violectric v100 or v200 - lake people g109 Thx! Jf

Some edits: here are the 4 combos I'm still considering for the hifiman he-500 1. With musical fidelity m1 hpa 2. With schiit lyr 3. With violectric v100 or v200 4. With lake people g109 Anyone? (especially intrigued in 1.)

Hi, Anyone tried the musical fidelity m1 hpa - hifiman he-500 combo? Comparisons to other he-500 combos (e.g. Lyr, fiio 9k, matrix m-stage,...)