Sadly I'm lacking the funds to buy both.  I look forward to hearing your impressions, if you put any up.  I'm interested if anything has changed sound wise from the previous versions.

I think this just might decide it for me: which has more treble?  I think I may be a bit sensitive to bright treble.

Quote: Yup, yup, you really have a point here.  I've read some people's impressions of the HE-400 here on HF.  They were actually dissapointed by the supposedly big bass impact they had.  I honestly do believe that I am a bit of a bass head, which is the main reason I stared this thread.  ...

Quote:   Quote: Thank you both for the replies.  So it sounds like HE-400 is the superior one, which is what I expected.  My only question now is which is more easily amped, or rather, which would be a better pair with my magni amp and odac?

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After reading this review, I was very interested in these headphones.  They sounded perfect!  Or as close as I could get to my wants and needs.  The only problem is that they seemed to be impossible to find.  I looked everywhere and could'nt find these things.  But then I stumbled apon a thread...