I'm planning on buying 3 of these DACs (DSP system) and I'll be buliding my own regulated power supply for them, I'll be trying a few regulators with them to assess the best match as I find DACs unpredictable in this regard, like the Jung Didden Weekes Super regulator is not the best match for...

Personally I'd change the mains transformer, just ensure you get the correct type.

Needs more Cow Bell!  

+1   Reviewed in Hi-Fi News by ken Kessler, so I dont have a clue how they sound, I dont meld with the KK review style at all, seeing the response curve reinforced my mistrust of all things KK. However i you check out Hi-Fi Plus there is a very interesting follow up, that should not be...

I thought it was just me! I did add "for what ever that's worth" but deleted it as I thought it may be too controversial and lock this thread again.. It is funny how you can love so many wildly differing products though.

Review on 6moons has been initiated.

  My next HP purchase is going to be either the Abyss or the HE1000 (unless something else appears).   I've owned equipment that had a bad rep for reliability and its not conducive to a happy partnership with equipment. I also experienced a torn diaphragm with Stax Cans back in the 90s. So no...

I think an extended warranty for the HE1000 is an absolute requirement, absolute! I would not be happy with 1 year given HiFi Mans track record with reliability, an extended warranty would illustrate the manufacturers faith in its own abilities and materials as well as the assurance to the...

Its interesting to note that Magico are using Graphene in its latest diaphragms, totally silly price of course.   Back in Can Country the comments about the HE1000 are very interesting, is this going to be the best all rounder? I wasn't expecting Stax illing traits, only thing I had in mind...

Well just consider it a sacrificial thread, at least we got another.   anyone know why the original was locked, no explanation (to my knowledge)

I Suggest we close this thread and use the other active thread mainly because of the thread title which is less likely to offend, I'm just too BAD!   http://www.head-fi.org/t/760834/hifiman-he1000-planar-dynamic-flagship-redux#post_11458004

I totally agree with all you say,never did intend to be an early adopter, let production settle down first. Also i'm working on a new active speaker system which is also draining my resources, plus I have my AT ATH-AD2000 which is a remarkable very satisfying Can, my first headphone back in the...

Sorry had to start a new thread. How about:   Deluxe Ultra Magical Bonded Arrayed Silver Symmetry   The HE1000 looks like an Abyss Eater, I'd be very happy if this is how it turns out, gotta match it with a stellar DAC and Amp, the funs about to begin!

ARGHHHHHHHH! Jude man! Now I must have Yggy and Rag and HE1000, its not fair, its just not fair!

This pretty much is how I consider the benefit of having a music in the home system. I confess it does bug me when people refer to it as a "Hobby". I really think if you regard the ownership of music reproducing equipment as a "Hobby" your really missing the point and missing out on how music...

CHILL! we're at the point when all our questions will be answered with our own demos.   I must admit Judes impression was a bit of a surprise and I hope I agree with his findings at the end of the day, mainly because the Abyss is on my wish list. However I stated elsewhere on these forums that...

Well as far as cosmetics go I'd prefer all black, but really if the performance is there I dont really care, the Abyss does not look great to my eyes but if no other contenders appear this year I'll be buying the Abyss (I hate the price more!)

Be  kinda worrying if he just posted "Hahahaha" or maybe "You better start saving guys!"

I somehow managed to tear the diaphragm of Stax Lambda Signatures back in the 90s, only one channel and I don't listen that loud, I guess it was just a chance failure. However Nano thickness diaphragms is a worry regarding failure but materials like graphene are really strong so hopefully its...

Oh hell yeah! I do have a sense of humour!   Yes there is a lot of excitement and interest in what could be a most remarkable piece of equipment, I'm hoping beyond hope for an Abyss killer, but not really expecting it. I'm currently working on my speaker system to achieve an end game system...

With a name like that they just gotta be good

June 23rd around tea time.

  So you dont listen to your headphones, you just measure them? I mean why bother to listen when the numbers tell you its good (or bad). I must say your admission is shocking, your bad mouthing a headphone you've never heard! That's just unbelievable. You should at the very least have admitted...

  To be honest I envy people with shall we say less than excellent hearing, or Brain/Ear interface or whatever it is that makes us aware of what should be small differences in equipment that seem huge. Just think Budget equipment, still happy and a big budget for Music/Chemicals. As it is I'm...

As Moon had the HE1000 advertised for sale at $2500 I strongly suspect that we are going to see a  higher price at the end of the day, a "what the market will bear price" rather than Fangs usual formulation, which it seems WOULD have been $2500, if ,of course I'm reading the Goat entrails correctly.