Hello all, and thanks in advance for the help. Here is my dilemma: I own a PC Creative ZxR sound card, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U, and have a pair of Hifiman HE-500 headphones on order. I want to be able to run the headphones from all of these things. Currently I will have the headphones running...

Hi All,   I have a Dacport LX + C421 and I hate having two cables to connect them to my laptop. Now I own a SRH1840 but I plan to get those other headphones. My budget is let's say 1K but I can spend more if it justified.    Where I am I can get mainly Schitt and Burson, but I might...

Hi everyone - I've been reading about heaadphones for the last week and figured I would post a thread to get some more specific help on some questions I have.   I need a headphone for comfortable listening at home 8+ hours each day. I listen to metal, rock and electronica mostly. (All EAC...

Having tried most of them under $1000   I think the T90 are on top of the list, followed by either the HE-500 or LCD 2.2, then believe it or not the AD900's :)   The T90 should be the flagship as I think they could have been made to sound even better than what they are, but they didn't...

Hey,   I have a pair of HE 400's that I use with an E17.  They're sending me a replacement pair because a speaker went wrong, and I'm thinking about just having them keep them, and if i can, use the replacement as credit towards the 500.   I'm thinking about trying to pair the HE-500 and...

Preface       When asked about the headphones that represent the best value for money in this hobby's top tier, any well-versed audiophile would probably mention the the HE-500 and the HD600.   When I think about these two, I envision a sort of changing of the guard. I see an older...

I am looking for a new tube amp to go with my HE-500s and my DT-880s (600 ohms). I have owned a tube amp before, so I know and quite like what "tube sound" is. I currently have a budget of around $1200, though I can go a bit higher if need be. I will be using this with a Schiit Bifrost DAC, if...

HE-500 vs LCD-2.2   Which one is less amp picky and easier to drive?   Does the LCD-2 come close to the HE-500 in terms of sound stage and treble?

i am thinking to sell my hd650 to buy a he500... how big is the upgrade?   heard the female vocal in He500 is amazing, is it worth the money to upgrade ?   and will the Odac built in O2 be okey for it ?

i really want to try He500, but sadly i cant afford it.   so is there a mini He500 ? that is similar to he500 in sound but cheaper?:P

I am a little bit confused, an I don't really understand the term "burning in headphones". Should you play music continuesly for like 200 hours, or should you just play it for 24 hours, give the headphones a break, and then play music again. I have been listening to them for a couple of days...

  HE-500 Loaner Program   Here is the list for members to participate in the U.S. HE-500 Loaner Program. The order was picked to minimize shipping costs for everyone and to lower the shipping times. The Asian and European Loaner program will be handled separately.   East:   davederek...

Dear Head-Fiers in the EU,   this is Jan Sieveking of Sieveking Sound and I am in charge of the EU side of the HE-500 loaner program. We shall have one earky production version of the HE-500 in a little while. As you can imagine the same rules apply that you have seen on Fang's post for the...

So the LCD-2 and HE-6 receive a lot of comparison. That is not a surprise considering they are both new top end Ortho headphones. What I don't understand is why is there a long discussion on what aftermarket cables to use with the LCD-2, and no thread for the HE-6.   I have read some...

So the headband of the HE-500 doesn't fit, even at the lowest setting. In the tiny instruction booklet, it had very basic directions on how to bend the band itself so that the sizing can be corrected.   I was wondering has anyone tried this? And is there a safe way to do it without making the...

I made this comment in a different thread, but thought it might warrant its own discussion. So here it is....has any of you tried using good speaker cables for your headphone?    I have both HE-6 and HE-500. Given that I drive them with speaker amps, I wondered... What if I drive them with a...

I embedded the video below.  I'm a new reviewer (when it comes to high end audio) and am open to your thoughts.  Thanks for watching.  

Does anyone know if this is a good combination? Thanks. T.

I realize the answer to my question may be buried in many of the posts related to the HE500’s – but, I’ve read them all, and don’t recall a good answer.    Looking for some help in identifying a SS or Hybrid amp that is <$1,000, which drives both my low to moderate impedance dynamic phones...

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Alright, well, instead of getting the HE-6 (don't have a powerful enough amp) headphones, I'm going to try and mimic the sound through the HE-500's. I have a coppe cable coming that's supposed to extend the treble a bit and now goin to incest in some tubes for a more detailed upper end sound...

Newbie to the forum, so please forgive me if this question has been asked and answered. I recently purchases a Ray Samuels SR71A portable amp with the hope I could use it for double duty - i.e. on the road and at home. I use a P5 for travel, but I'm torn between the Auzere and Hifiman's HE-500...

Folks.   Does anyone hear know of an on-line retailer who will do reasonable international shipping on a pair of HE-500s?   Apart from the fact that UK retailers are few and far between (and haven't reflected the recent price reduction), the USD to GBP exchange rate alone would make it...

Hey guys, so I have a Denon D2000 paired with a Xonar Essence STX. I'm thinking about upgrading to a higher end headphone, and I'm actually looking closely at the Audeze LCD-2. My biggest concern is actually the weight and comfort of the headphone. I find the Denon D2000 to be acceptable, but I...

Looks like the HE-500 price is dropped to $699.  New model coming out? I bought mine less than 2 months ago for $899.