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100+ Head-Fier
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Okay guys, so Ive got these things on my head right now, brand new straight out of the box and Ive been listening to them for a good hour or so and I must say, fit/comfort issues aside, Im having trouble understanding why between my ASUS Essence One and Denon AH-D5000's and Crack w/ Speedball and Sennheiser HD-650's setups I need then cans. So far for dance/trance/bassy music they dont sound as good to me as my Denon AH-D5000's do and for vocal/jazz/instrumental/etc they dont sound better then my Senn HD-650's setup. I will say they do sound better than the Sennheiser HD-598's they replaced, but has anyone got any suggestions on some tracks I should give a listen to or am I just expecting too much from these cans?
First, you need to listen to them for more than an hour before you make a judgement.
Second, what are you powering them with? I admit, I just got my HE-400's and am burning them in (at about 60 hours right now). That being said, when I first pulled them out of the box I listened to them through my Galaxy S4 and was severely underwhelmed. No matter what people say, these are planars and need amperage. Connecting them to my Project Sunrise II made a significant difference in the sound quality. They're not my endgame headphone, but so far, I like them quite a bit. I'm going to give them the required burn-in before making a final judgement though and so should you.