[fjrabon]

OH the iBasso PB1 can drive the HE 500 the PB2 can do it better here let me find the link

http://www.head-fi.org/t/787277/ibasso-pb1-and-db1-with-whiplash-twag-v2-interconnect-price-drop

There we go, Balanced dac/Amp Combo portable for around $300! That in High Gain Drove my Hifiman HE 400 really well 

It should maybe be okay. Though just to be clear the 500 is much, much harder to drive than the 400.

 

[mirnujAtom]

Have anyone tried these wth CEntrance Mini M8?
I'm currently using nuprime uDSD + Fiio e12a - sounds great but I need an optical in to connect with playstation 4 for gaming.

 

[sahmen]

  I also love them. However the UAC 202 does sound harsh at times, and the fiio e11 while improving the impact of the sound also reduces the soundstage drastically. The E11 won't drive a HE-500?

Talking about amps and strictly desktop set-ups, the emotiva mini-x A-100 plays very nice with the He-500, although it is a speaker amp, so you would have to connect the phones with speaker taps.  There is a long thread on Head-fi that discusses this combo here:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/629352/he-500-lcd2-d5000-dt770-sr80-on-a-speaker-amp-emotiva-mini-x-a-100-project
 
Another thread is dedicated to DIY modding of the mini-x, if you're interested, but I personally don't find the modding necessary:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/705196/diy-emotiva-mini-x-a-100-headphone-amp-mod-guide

 

[fjrabon]

this thread has been a HE500 thread for about two pages now, haha.

 

[The Third]

So........Has anyone been listening to the X00 on the bus or metro para ejemplar

 

 

[Makiah S]

  So........Has anyone been listening to the X00 on the bus or metro para ejemplar

 

nope they are too big for me to use portable, how ever in teh past I have used a Denon AH D2k portable on the bus so it's possible 
 

  Talking about amps and strictly desktop set-ups, the emotiva mini-x A-100 plays very nice with the He-500, although it is a speaker amp, so you would have to connect the phones with speaker taps.  There is a long thread on Head-fi that discusses this combo here:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/629352/he-500-lcd2-d5000-dt770-sr80-on-a-speaker-amp-emotiva-mini-x-a-100-project
 
Another thread is dedicated to DIY modding of the mini-x, if you're interested, but I personally don't find the modding necessary:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/705196/diy-emotiva-mini-x-a-100-headphone-amp-mod-guide

ugh, I've heard a lot of mixed reviews on those... powerful but poor sound in stock 
 

It should maybe be okay. Though just to be clear the 500 is much, much harder to drive than the 400.

That's True, either way the PB1 is a pretty powerful portable amp, an honestly the PB2 I have sounds on par with my NFB10ES2, the only reason I don't use it as my main is because I don't have balanced output interconnectors! So yea the iBasso Pb2 would be another great purchase! It'll do an easy 2wPc an it drives my HE 4 nicely 

 

[24B96H]

Why are u guys always modding?
$50 for 2 ear pads is ridiculous imo.

Some people will say paying $400 for a headphone is ridiculous

 

[TWerk]

Most people will say paying $400 for a headphone is ridiculous

 
Fixed it for you. 

 

[TWerk]

  So........Has anyone been listening to the X00 on the bus or metro para ejemplar

 

Omg if I ever see anyone wearing these in public... yes that'll be me laughing hysterically in the background.

 

[intlsubband]

 
Omg if I ever see anyone wearing these in public... yes that'll be me laughing hysterically in the background.

 
Yea, funny enough, that's the main downside of the wooden cups - they make them completely useless as portable because who in their right mind would walk down the street with so much mahogani strapped to their head?
 
If this was the 600, I would consider it, but I just can't imagine myself wearing the X00 in public...

 

[Makiah S]

   
Yea, funny enough, that's the main downside of the wooden cups - they make them completely useless as portable because who in their right mind would walk down the street with so much mahogani strapped to their head?
 
If this was the 600, I would consider it, but I just can't imagine myself wearing the X00 in public...

Yea I'm not a huge fan of walking around with wood strapped to my head either ;3 it's rude ya know 

 

[kudo]

How do these work with Pop&Electronica with female vocals?
Also anyone have tried these with Modi 2 - Magni 2 combo, how do they fare?
Registered to the drop yesterday hoping these'll get another batch, so far only reading positive about these.

 

[CCXR594]

How do these work with Pop&Electronica with female vocals?
Also anyone have tried these with Modi 2 - Magni 2 combo, how do they fare?
Registered to the drop yesterday hoping these'll get another batch, so far only reading positive about these.

These are fantastic with female vocals, as long as they're properly recorded obviously. La Roux's Bulletproof Abbey Road session is amazing. Using the Modi2/Magni2 and I have no issues with supplying enough power. It's about 9 o clock to noon for me on low gain. Bassy electronica is great thanks to the unreal low end on these.

 

[reeltime]

  So........Has anyone been listening to the X00 on the bus or metro para ejemplar

 

I took mine on a plane ride recently-- with the Chord / AK240 combo.  Fantastic experience.  Would do it again in a minute, though I've resigned myself to accept that they're going to end up getting scratched a bit in transit "giving 'em a little character." 

 

[kudo]

These are fantastic with female vocals, as long as they're properly recorded obviously. La Roux's Bulletproof Abbey Road session is amazing. Using the Modi2/Magni2 and I have no issues with supplying enough power. It's about 9 o clock to noon for me on low gain. Bassy electronica is great thanks to the unreal low end on these.

Thanks, just what I wanted to hear.
Now just waiting Fostex and Massdrop decide to give us another batch.