[lesliejazz]

Greetings, although this is my first post, this forum has already made significant dents in my wallet.  I would love some advise on purchasing a new set on phones.  I currently own the Miles Davis Tributes, Monster Coppers, UE Triple fi 10's and Velodyne Vpluses. I listen to FLAC and Apple Lossless files  through a macbook pro and dragonfly or iphone 5 and fiio e11. I listen to acoustic and electric jazz(miles, weather report), classical(classical guitar, orchestra/choral), classic rock(dylan, beatles)  and 70's soul/funk.  I am looking for phones with good soundstage and great bass. I am considering:
 
Hifiman HE-400
Sennheiser HD650
Philips Fidelio X1
AKG K267
 
Any suggestions regarding which of these might suit me best, or are there other headphones I should be considering.
 
Thanks in advance

 

[lesliejazz]

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[davidsh]

It all comes to your preferences. Which kind of sound so you want, what do you listen to?

 

[GREQ]

If the HE-400 has soundstage anything like the HE-500 then I would go for that.
I havn't heard the 400, but the 500 had one of the best soundstages I've ever heard.

 

[Fearless1]

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If the HE-400 has soundstage anything like the HE-500 then I would go for that.
I havn't heard the 400, but the 500 had one of the best soundstages I've ever heard.

It is right there with it. The HE-500 is a bit more realistic, but it is very close.

 

[lesliejazz]

Is the Dragonfly able to drive the HE-400's?
 

 

[Fearless1]

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Is the Dragonfly able to drive the HE-400's?
 

Yep. The HE-400 are not hard to drive.
 
I do love the HE-400s and would never part with them, but I like the HD 650 a bit more, there is something about the tone that keeps them on my head.

 

[ssrock64]

Yeah, for jazz and classical I just barely prefer the HD650 most of the time. Plus, it's more comfortable.
 
Harder to drive, though...

 

[lesliejazz]

Is the Dragonfly able to drive the HD650's?
 

 

[Fearless1]

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Is the Dragonfly able to drive the HD650's?
 

It would drive them, but I would take the He-400 with the Dragonfly. You would not hear what could be with the HD650.

 

[davidsh]

The HE-400 improves more with proper amping than the dt-880 from my experience. With proper amping, the HE-400 has rock solid and still precise bass extending very well. I just miss the highs a bit.