Hey, ANY help/comments are greatly appreciated. I'll be buying the HiFiMAN HE-500's soon and want to make sure they aren't wasted on the rest of my setup. I plan to use it with the FiiO D3 DAC plugged into my macbook pro via it's optical out with a toslink cable. I will then be plugging my...

My budget is about $700.  Open headphones.  Music genres: rock, acoustic, pop, rnb, hip hop, classical   Help me decide please!

  Should I get my ms2i's magnumized or should I get HE-500's? We got them in at the store I work at, and the cost price is 60% of the retail price.   After listening, I really really feel like getting them. They have the new silver cable by the way. Can anyone tell me the differences...

  Should I get my ms2i's magnumized or should I get HE-500's? We got them in at the store I work at, and the cost price is 60%, which is a great deal.   After listening, I really really feel like getting them. They have the new silver cable by the way. Can anyone tell me the differences...

Would the Nuforce HDP be a well suited Amp/DAC for the Hifiman HE-500? Any other suggestions are welcome. --Thanks

So I just got the HE-500, and I'm really excited to listen to it (upgraded from Denon D2000s).   I'm just getting into audiophile stuff in general, so I have probably the dumbest question ever... it comes with a silver cable, with two ends. One has a red spot on it the other has a blue spot...

     Most headphones released in the last year have spiraled into prices many can no longer afford once again Fang Bian comes to the rescue with a product that out performs many headphones that are twice the price and beyond. The HE500 is a product that after listening may have many people...

  At this year’s ChiUniFi, in addition to their generous support to the raffle, Head-Direct and HiFiMan sent their HE-300, HE-500 and HE-6 for the attendees to audition.  Since I have the HE-6, I really wanted to listen to the HE-500s as I was reading the comments on Head-Fi about this...

I've seen some threads regarding recommended headphone amps. for the HE-500, but no mention of the now discontinued GCHA being used by anyone with a HE-500. I'm guessing if I buy the HE-500 I'm going to have to eventually upgrade my current amplifier that works well with my Sennheiser HD-650's...

Many have asked the same question. Now, a published review of the these two headphones in a head-to-head review has been published by the magazine "Hjemmekino". As you might have guess right now, the review is not in English - but you figure it out. Google Translate, OCR tool import 'n'...

I started the level of being an audiophile by buying a Sennhieser hd598 .. I’m really satisfy with it but the time has come to upgrade and enter a new level of high end my budget is 700$ max for the headphone and 300$ max for the amp/DAC After reading many reviews I think the best 2...

Hello, I am looking for some headphone recommendations for where I work.    The headphones I have from before is LCD-2.2 and HE-500 + some BeyerDynamic DT 990s, but the 990s is a bit ****ed up at the moment so I can't use them, and I'd rather not drag along the HE-500 or LCD-2.2, they are my...

  **Before we begin, I'd like to thank Hifiman and all the users who were kind enough to loan me some of the gear used in this review.  No animals were harmed in the making of this review except my Goldfish, Thor, who died a true American Hero.  *salutes*    ...

I have the HE-500 and am wanting to eventually buy an aftermarket cable and am wondering which would be a better cable, the copper Black Dragon or the Silver Dragon from Moon Audio? I know that many consider the Silver Dragon to be superior for many headphones but I've also heard that some...

Basically what the title says. I currently own HD600s and am interested in how the HE500s sound. HE4s would also be nice to know about. Maybe also in a more general way, what the difference is between "Sennheiser sound" and "HiFiMan sound"?   Thanks

I am curious about the planar magnetic hps...so im looking at the hifiman he500.   Will i see a big difference between this headphone and the two i already have?    Will my soundcard + onboard amp power these hifimans well enough?   Is the hifiman he 500 the best headphone for 700 bucks?

Hello all !   As i plan to buy the Hifiman HE 400 in a few days and possibly one of the 3 others later, i'd like to invest in a desktop AMP (that also can be used as a pre-amp and be plugged USB on my mac) that could drive all of these headphones, but a very good one for Maximum 400$ (i know...

Without getting into the details, I'm looking to buy the Hifiman HE-500, but my current amp (a DIY cmoy) is clearly insufficient.  I'm looking for an amp or DAC/amp for under $200 that can at least passably serve to power the HE-500 until I can afford a better setup.  I actually preordered the...

...or is it a bit like the Beyerdynamic DT880 and DT990 situation where even though the DT990 was ostensibly the 'flagship', the two were widely regarded as being more-or-less equal in quality. A similar situation could said to have existed with the Sennheiser HD600 and HD650.   I think I've...

I listen to mainly jazz with a little bit of dance and R&B thrown in the mix. I understand both headphones work well with jazz but which is the better headphone regardless of the price?   Thanks in advance.

Hi there,   i got a Hifiman HE 500 just  arrived, but i cant use it with my PC sound Files. So i need a DAC/AMP and i am really interrested into the Audio GD Line. I dont need no line output or something special, only a powerful AMP with a good DAC just for Headphone Usage.   My...

Hey,   I am listening to some music Johnny Cash - Hurt on my HiFiMan HE-500 headphones running through a DAC and then through my Schiit Lyr Amp.   I am noticing some very annoying scratchiness/distortion which, to my ears, appears to be coming from the bottom of the left phone around...

Hey,   I have been noticing on alot of tracks that there is alot of underlying white noise playing songs through my Schiit Lyr to my HE-500s.   Does anyone know if this is a common problem with the Lyr? It seems to be more pronounced on acoustic and music that has moments of silence or...

Okay so I measured impedence on my HE500 drivers to see how close it is to spec.  The specs say it should be 38 ohms, however I am getting 52 ohms. This seems very close to the HE6 impedence of 50 ohms.  Has Hifiman change the latest revision of HE500's? Mine is way out of spec, bought it new...

I'm using a  500dollar amp for my hd598 right now, and the difference between unamped and amped was quite satisfying for me; it sounded much more lively and dynamic. However, I heard that the 598 isn't that amp hungry. On a scale to 1 to 10 and if the hd598's or a 1, how amp-hungry are other...