[Dimitrisvensson]

   
LOL! Wonder if he shared impressions anywhere. XD

Sort of. He kept claiming they sounded good. You can read it here: http://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/2drnct/got_a_hold_of_a_pair_of_hifiman_he6_then_realized/

 

[Dimitrisvensson]

Sounded decent rather but he was alright with it it seemed. Lol.

 

[Music Alchemist]

  Sort of. He kept claiming they sounded good. You can read it here: http://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/2drnct/got_a_hold_of_a_pair_of_hifiman_he6_then_realized/

  Sounded decent rather but he was alright with it it seemed. Lol.

 
Beats mid-fi headphones even when underamped. Sounds legit! =D
 
I'd like to see a video of the expressions on people's faces when they finally hear it from a speaker amp or whatever.

 

[Dimitrisvensson]

   
Beats mid-fi headphones even when underamped. Sounds legit! =D
 
I'd like to see a video of the expressions on people's faces when they finally hear it from a speaker amp or whatever.

He is probably just trying to keep himself from spending more and I can't blame him. I'd be very surprised if he truly believes what he wrote. But who knows?

 

[NZtechfreak]

Hard to credit that opinion. Underamped, like from his iPhone, the HE-6 is horrible. I'd take a solid mid-fi can over it any day of the week if I were planning to run it from my smartphone.

 

[bassboysam]

how different is the he-6 from the he-500?

 

[Music Alchemist]

how different is the he-6 from the he-500?

 
5,380 results to help answer your question.

 

[YtseJamer]

I have finally received my pair of EL-8 !
 
I can tell you right off the bat that they sound good with metal music.
 

 

[bavinck]

What have you listened to so far?

 

[YtseJamer]

What have you listened to so far?

 
I'm currently listening to Ghost Reveries 

 
The bite and crunch from guitar strings sound beautiful with the EL-8.

 

[markm1]

   
I'm currently listening to Ghost Reveries 

 
The bite and crunch from guitar strings sound beautiful with the EL-8.

Cool. Better than the LCD-2 or X?

 

[YtseJamer]

 
Cool. Better than the LCD-2 or X?

 
It's been a while since I heard the LCD-X but I would say that I prefer the sound of the guitars on the EL-8 versus the LCD-2.

 

[bavinck]

It's nice to hear some more impressions of the el8 for metal. Over on the el8 thread all I see is a bunch of complaining from only 1 or 2 people about had bad the el8 is. Oye....

 

[ian-500]

I'm currently listening to Ghost Reveries :evil:

The bite and crunch from guitar strings sound beautiful with the EL-8.

Music to my ears

 

[heart banger-97]

All of them have more than enough power, so I'm just gonna get a cheap one (possibly even under $100) at first. If the "quality" of a much more expensive one ends up making it sound a lot better once I can afford one, I'll consider it a bonus. I do know there are many recommendations out there, so if you're looking for more specific info, you could search more on the HE-6 threads and talk to owners.

The main point is that there are a lot of who are not happy at all with their he-6 because of amplification.

Yeah, the HD800 sounds pretty crusty with bad recordings. The HE-6 is probably your best bet from those you've mentioned.

The other thing to consider would be getting some higher-end Grados. Those excel at articulation, metal and blues! 

I can:
1- buy a gs1000 and use it with my current setup.
2- buy a he-6 and nfb-28 (with custom higher gain for he-6) or other speaker amp around 400$ in next 9 months.
second option costs me 1k more bucks and take me around one more year.
The real question is that, does it worth it?