I know this is probably a hard question to answer...but I need to sell off my HE-5+CKKIII combo. Since I already have the awesome DNA Sonett, I'm wondering what pair of cans will give me similar SQ to the HE-5s?   Thanks all.

Let me start by saying thanks in advance for any help/suggestions...   I'm a fairly serious music listening who recently has been doing most of my listening on headphones. My stereo system is a Krell SACD, Cary tube pre-amp, Rotel amp, and a pair of b&w 801s from the early '00s. If I was...

So I had myself deadest on a set of SR325i's or RS1's, coming from owning a pair of 225's back in 2001 which I foolishly sold. But as I've read reviews around here, I see a set of cans that vie never considered before, which are the hifiman HE-5's. I'm more of a rock/prog rock listener, some...

I currently own a pair of shure E2C and I am very happy with them, but I'm curious what an amp would do to the sound. could you explain this to me and recommend a good starter amp to me, somewhere around the 80 dollar range.   Thanks

I think I have an idea why. Firstly, let me say I've owned a pair since the week they were released to the public, I even invested in a second pair when word spread that different pairs have different sound signatures. I didn't notice a true difference between the two pairs I owned, except...

Me and a friend did a little try out last weekend, ALO Rx + Hifiman HE-5 Ortho. It's a bit crazy, I know.. but it just goes to show that the ALO Rx had what it takes to drive the current hungry HE-5 (which is heavy even by desktop amp standards) with no distortion. The Rx also drove an AKG...

March 2010 - Planar cans - Head-Direct's in-house brand HiFiMan is three weeks away from launching its new $700 HE-5LE planar magnetic headphones with a claimed frequency response of 10Hz to 60kHz. Sensitivity is expectedly low at 87dB/1mW, impedance is 25 ohms. A detachable 2m cable with a...

Some time ago, a friend of mine decided he wanted to try Grados and picked up a pair of HF-1s from another Head-fier. At the time his DAC/amp was a Benchmark DAC 1, and I had an Audio-gd Compass and C2C, along with a Northstar M192 DAC. The first time I tried the HF-1s out of his Benchmark, they...

I'm quite happy with the He5+EF5 performance, but it's time for a dac upgrade.  Are there any USB dacs you've tried with the combo that worked well?  I'm okay with the he5's upfront sound, but I don't need things to get any brighter.  Thanks!

  http://www.avguide.com/review/hifiman-he-5le-planar-magnetic-headphones-playback-33   Thought it interesting he found HE-5LE better than Senn HD800..

Title pretty much says at all. What amps can do the HE-5 justice for cheap? Let's say a budget of ehh, idk, $400? The Head-Direct amps are already noted... Could the GLite do the job?

I have Combo HE-5 / Ef-5 and stello da100 sig dac. ็ำHere I want upgrade my amp for HE-5. What would you recommend. Are these amps a good combination for HE-5 price 500$ - 700 $. Thank a lot . Silver

Hello, I'm seriously considering getting this headphone/amp combo, but I was wondering if I can temporarily (a few months) use them with my MP3 player (Sandisk Sansa Fuze) or with the PCMCIA card in my laptop (Audigy 2ZS)? Will they still sound decent? Or do I need to get a "proper" DAC like...

I've been very interested in the HE-5s ever since the first impressions started rolling in. So I decided to wait until the right opportunity presented itself and get a used pair already burned in since the warranty is transferable. On my main rig I have a pair of lambda signatures mated...

Which of HD800, T1, ED8 and PS1000 is the best for female vocal? Many thanks.

Hi, I've heard a lot of great things about the LCD-2. However, as a previous owner of the HE-5, I'm wondering how much of that is just FOTM? How good is the LCD-2, really? Price/performance does matter, too. My main complaint with the sound signature of the HE-5 is that it sounded too muted...

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There's the two official threads kicking around back and forth with two discussions asking the same question; "which is better?!" I figure this will simplify things for everyone. For those folks who recently went to the New York meet, please make some detailed comparisons between the two...

Ok...   A long kept secret has finally been released. As the Paradox fanboy I am... I own #001.   What can I say. Luis has done it again. Amazing soundstage, detail, percieved as flat frequecy response. Tight and deep bass. Mids and voices are to die for. Sparkly treble without harshness...

I have the original HE-5 and want to use speaker taps to drive them. I intended to have someone create a connector to the male TRS 1/4 headphone jack and terminate in banana plugs so that I could connect to the amps outs. I was told, " You are taking a 3 contact system and turning it into a 4...

I have the original Hifiman He-5. I see that the He-5le and the He-6 are thought to significantly benefit from using speaker taps and a speaker amp. Would the same hold true for the original He-5? If so, what amps would be recommended (e.g., emotiva)? Would you recommend using the Hifiman...

    Just a quick question since i want to try the HE5 ortho headphones myself  and i dont see much on the FS thread and Hifi already discontinued the release does anyone know how many were made or have been in production? Nankai? anyone who has an idea 500? 1000? how many were release to the...