I just recently purchased the Fiio E7/E9 Combo along with a pair of HE-500's (I wanted to spend the money on the headphones with first purchase) My questions is to the folks who have listened to this combo through these cans. This is my first real Audiophile purchase and want to know will these...

  BE WARNED.   I actually am a big fan of HiFiMan products and the sound quality, however I am not impressed with the current build:   I have come across a serious problem with the HE-500's, in that the gimbal screws are placed into the metal housings of the earpieces with small...

I'm not going to buy anything right now, but I will in the pretty near future so I was just wondering what you guys thought about this.    Where I live the LCD-2 is actually $100 more expensive than the HD800 and the HE-6. I might also add that the HD700 will be $960 so that is also an...

I have the hd598 and I'd like to upgrade is this a good choice ?or any suggestion  I have the r7 dac and e9i amplifier for my iphone4s.    and also any suggestion what better Dac combo to my fiioe9i since e7 is not 24/192k I'd like to upgrade that too 

I am ready to get some high end headphones and not sure . I know for sure I will like Denon d7000 judging by my use with d2000. But I also want to try something new by going with hifiman he500's. Would you say someone who enjoys denons will also like the he-500? My music genre is mainly,punk...

Hi guys, i own at the moment the W11R,and i do really like their sound and everything.Will D7000 or HE500 have a simmilar or better sound? Wich are more confortable to use?How much does the HE500 leak?Can i listen to them for example on the plane,train?The D7000 cable cannot be replaced? I...

Hi all,   I've been reading the LCD-3 thread and there's been a discussion on the squishy pads and how they sound better when the drivers are pulled further away from the ear. I've tried this on my HE-500's and I was shocked by the change in sound quality. As much as I like the HE-500's, I...

Ive just got my hands on a HE-500 Hifiman and have them running through my corda cantate USB/DAC i bough 2 years ago. I paid around 500.00 at the time and there discontinued i believe and wondering if that would be sufficient to get great sound out of these headphones or do you think I need to...

Hi,   I wish to buy a aftermarket cable for my Hifiman HE-500. Currently I have the stock silver cable.   I have been looking at the CablePro Reverie cable http://www.thecablepro.com/cablepro-reverie-hifiman-he500-he6-headphone-replacement-upgrade-cable.html and wonder if anyone here has...

I started my Head-Fi journey with the Sennheiser HD-650 which I absolutely loved. I then bought the Alessandro MS1i and have realised going back to the HD-650 leaves me wanting for clarity and energy. Looking to go to the next step and find something that combines the smoothness of the HD-650...

I can't decide which way to go. I've been lurking around these forums for a lil over a year. I have yet to need to post something because my questions have always been answered by searching. I bought a pair of HD650's about a month or month 1/2 ago and i like them a lot but they just don't have...

I'm looking for an amp to match up with my Essence STX and HE-500's which are on the way. Looking to spend around $300-$400 if possible. Is there anything that will power the HE-500s well at that price range?   I've been looking at the HiFiMan EF2A or Matrix Cube/M-Stage, unless it's...

In a continuing battle of wills to drive my Hifiman HE-500s to that ever-elusive 'sweet spot' (or so it seemed), I have found myself on a perpetual motion of experimentation (until now!). Having heard good things about the Fiio E11 and HE-500 synergy, I never figured I could take that good...

It's that time again...when the little nagging voice in my head slaps me upside my head and demands to know why I haven't spent the rest of my food money on a better set of headphones.   I have a D5000 currently (and love it) with a stepdance powering it. Very soon once I get out of college...

I would like to hear opinions about and comparison of these two combos.    I am especially interested in:   Clarity Brightness Bass Comfort Overal value ofr money (WA2+T1 = $2300 while Lyr+HE-500 = $1150)

HiFiMAN HE-500 Review   Thanks to http://www.electromod.co.uk/ for the loan.     First Impressions:  It’s a lot bigger box than I’m used to that’s for sure, actually looking at the box it’s a bit naff for something so expensive.  Okay so it’s utterly functional it just doesn’t...

Friends,   I recently set up my first headphone system. In comparing its sound to that of my traditional 2-channel system, I have found the headphone system to be a definite notch below in terms of overall clarity and transparency. I am wondering whether the source of the problem is the...

Hi there, everyone! I tried to get some help with this at the "Recommendations" thread and they said it would be much more suited for this parts of the forums, so here it goes: Can anyone please tell me if there's any USD$1100.00 or less (thinking about something around USD$900.00, and no...

Hey guys, so I was listening to some music, and I randomly got no sound out of the right side. I thought it was something wrong with the track because I had just downloaded it, but it happened with all tracks. So I checked my headphones and it turns out that one piece of the cable (there are two...

hey guys.   just picked up a pair of he 500 and wondering what could be a good portable solution out there?   i know that the ef5 and some other good amp would be a good option out there but i need to carry it and move around, and sometimes without any power supply   so anyone could...

I'm a huge fan of funk, jazz, classical, and R&B. I have a bit of an issue in that both of these headphones are claimed to be great for HALF of my music preferences... HE-500 for classical and jazz LCD-2 Rev. 2 for funk and R&B I'm leaning toward the LCD-2 because I've always been a warm...

Hi all,   My HE-500 cable sounds great but is not ideal. It picks up every single sound of rubbing/tapping against clothing, tables, gear, etc. Its will-to-tangle is ungodly -- even after I suspend it from above and connect it as 'flatly' as possible, moving between instruments/PC has it...

Hello everybody this is my first thread on head-fi and i have been trying to figure out which one of these headphones to get. I already own a pair of ATH AD700 and ATH M50s/LE's. But now i just wanna upgrade to a better higher end pair. And yes i realize that this subject is thrown around a lot...

(I want to thank rhythmdevils for letting listen to the HE-500s for a week and showing me his ortho collection.) Fundamentals Frequency Response: 15 to 50 KHz Impedance: 38 Ohm Efficiency: 89 DB Weight: 502 g Where I'm Coming From These are the first orthos that I've spent any time with. I've...

I just bought a "demo" pair of HE-500's and thought theybsounded great. However, I picked them up to listen to them today, and when I went to place them on my head I ended up with the right side falling off of the headband. I noticed that it was held on by two small self tapping screws going...