[philipdharris1]

The HM5 pad are really huge and much bigger than the wooden cups and look ridiculous (I tried them). Also, they completely changed the sound signature. The bass was greatly reduced and started to hear less details. Unfortunately the HM5 suffer from the same shortcomings when I put them on MSR7 headphones.

Yeah I noticed this too, Increase the Bass by around 6db and the treble by around 3 db and you should be good, I did this on my Fiio E07k. Although I don't know what Frequencies the adjustments are made to, might have to find out on the Fiio website.
 
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[philipdharris1]

Also, could anyone tell me if this would fit in the headphone port so I could use a different cable?
 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Headset-Extender-Distortion-Supporting-Controls-3-5mm-Audio-Cable/dp/B018U8OAJU/ref=pd_lpo_107_bs_t_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=DJTDWGAGDQQP08VH8QQR

 

[philipdharris1]

If anyone needs to know, the oval opening on the left earcup is 5mm x 7mm. This should definitely be enough the for slimline adapters so you can use any cable with the AH-MM400.
 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/FosPower-Ultra-Slim-4-Conductor-Headphone-Extender/dp/B016E5PEXC/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
 
Link is to such adapter (UK link) 

 

[Limu Shirin]

Hi everyone, I can confirm that these thins rock with oppo HA-2's Bass increase funcion.

 

[philipdharris1]

  Hi everyone, I can confirm that these thins rock with oppo HA-2's Bass increase funcion.

Could you expand on that a little more?

 

[Limu Shirin]

  Could you expand on that a little more?

OF course. The MM-400s have a very tight and natural (Not Neutral) Bass. when HA-2's Bass
fucntion added, it gets (a bit) loose, but gets more presence. Works best for pop and EDM.
Of course, i don't recommend this for orchestral music, since the looseness of Bass makes the soundstage crowded, considering it's a set of closed cans. Overall even without HA-2's Bass function, I still prefer MM-400's Bass to those of B&W P7's and Oppo PM-3's. The only con I might have is that the treble gets sometimes harsh (maybe because of younger ears).

 

[philipdharris1]

 
OF course. The MM-400s have a very tight and natural (Not Neutral) Bass. when HA-2's Bass
fucntion added, it gets (a bit) loose, but gets more presence. Works best for pop and EDM.
Of course, i don't recommend this for orchestral music, since the looseness of Bass makes the soundstage crowded, considering it's a set of closed cans. Overall even without HA-2's Bass function, I still prefer MM-400's Bass to those of B&W P7's and Oppo PM-3's. The only con I might have is that the treble gets sometimes harsh (maybe because of younger ears).

 
So is the HA-2 a warm DAP or does it keep things neutral when on default settings. It is a DAP i have considered and am wondering whether it's a good upgrade from my Fiio e07k?

 

[Limu Shirin]

   
So is the HA-2 a warm DAP or does it keep things neutral when on default settings. It is a DAP i have considered and am wondering whether it's a good upgrade from my Fiio e07k?

The HA-2 has a neutral and linear response without the Bass function. and since it runs on battery, it's very clean-sounding without an Background hisiing. I currently have a Pioneer U-05 (High output impedence) wich costs about 800 euros in Germany, but I prefer the HA-2 because of its cleanness and bass-boost function. if you want sth both portable and desktop, HA-2 is going to beat even the Choed Mojo in Price per performance. I also had the Chord Mojo, but I couldn't justify the price, since there was literally no difference in sound (for me). BTW, get them by somewehere like Amazon and you have the option to simply return them, if you don't like them. However, I can't tell that they are an actuall upgrade to your Fiio (since never had them), but they can handle up to 32bit, 384khz sound files, which The Fiios can't. Still they're worth a try...

 

[philipdharris1]

I think getting my hand on 32bit 384Khz files is the trouble here. Even if I bought the HA-2, I wouldn't be able to use it to its full potential.
Where is a good place to even get the files from?

 

[waveSounds]

You really don't need those files to enjoy the HA2 or similar DACs for their improvement over standard mobile/laptop DACs. Tidal HiFi is good enough for me, ergo, it's good enough for everyone. Yes, I'm that important.

 

[philipdharris1]

  You really don't need those files to enjoy the HA2 or similar DACs for their improvement over standard mobile/laptop DACs. Tidal HiFi is good enough for me, ergo, it's good enough for everyone. Yes, I'm that important.

Most of my music is in 320kpbs mp3 or 16bit flac anyways. Really just wanted to know whether it's worth paying 3 times what my Fiio cost for me to notice a drastic difference

 

[Limu Shirin]

  Most of my music is in 320kpbs mp3 or 16bit flac anyways. Really just wanted to know whether it's worth paying 3 times what my Fiio cost for me to notice a drastic difference

Of course not. I personally listen to CD-Rips most of the time. the main reason I got the HA-2 was Bass-boost function and the aesthetics.
Other than that there's no difference between your Fiio or many "audiophile" equipment out there.

 

[philipdharris1]

On to something slightly different, can we make a list of all the replacement earpads that can be fitted to the AH-MM400?
 
I didn't get on with the stock pads because they were too small and didn't offer much padding. I replaced them with the pads from the PSB M4U1 and they are now much more comfortable. The pads from the Audio-Technica MSR7 have also been mentioned as fitting.
 
Can we find out some more options?

 

[yavormoskov]

  On to something slightly different, can we make a list of all the replacement earpads that can be fitted to the AH-MM400?
 
I didn't get on with the stock pads because they were too small and didn't offer much padding. I replaced them with the pads from the PSB M4U1 and they are now much more comfortable. The pads from the Audio-Technica MSR7 have also been mentioned as fitting.
 
Can we find out some more options?

Where can I find pads for PSB M4U1?

 

[philipdharris1]

I had a pair of M4U1's that I sent back. They came with a spare set of earpads. I kept them when I sent them back. Not sure where to get them on their own