[nabwong]

JDS labs have them, mine was homemade(not by me).

I would love to get them but I just got these current ones. Sigh

 

[infernoRS]

  I'm playing around with an Aune T1 and an O2+ODAC combo and I really like the latter. I am currently rolling tubes with T1 at the moment, but I feel the O2+ODAC pairs well with the he-400

 

  IMO, solid state works well with the HE-400. Though the only tube amp I tried was rather underpowered. I'm curious about the Vali, but trying to resist the urge to buy schiit I don't really need.

I would love to have a tube amp, but it seems like you need to spend quite a bit of cash to get one that's really great. Well, it sure would be wise to save for one but hmmh... 

 

[Xickle]

Do these leak enough sound for a microphone to pick it up while chatting over skype with friends?

 

[Thujone]

   

I would love to have a tube amp, but it seems like you need to spend quite a bit of cash to get one that's really great. Well, it sure would be wise to save for one but hmmh... 

Considering there are plenty of users who are using +$1000 DACs paired with the Vali...

 

[nabwong]

Considering there are plenty of users who are using +$1000 DACs paired with the Vali...

If I can afford a $1000 dac, there's no way I'm pairing it with the vali.

 

[Zuckfun]

For someone whose heard HE400 with Jergpads and HE500- does the HE500 still significantly outperform modded 400's? Prior to Modulor's Jergpads the treble was fatiguing on maybe 30% of my music. Now it's about 15%, a great improvement. Are HE500's even less fatiguing than modded 400's? Thanks for any input. I want to upgrade, but with the announcement of the HE560 not really sure what to do at all.

 

[amigomatt]

 
I'm playing around with an Aune T1 and an O2+ODAC combo and I really like the latter. I am currently rolling tubes with T1 at the moment, but I feel the O2+ODAC pairs well with the he-400

 
IMO, solid state works well with the HE-400. Though the only tube amp I tried was rather underpowered. I'm curious about the Vali, but trying to resist the urge to buy schiit I don't really need.

I would love to have a tube amp, but it seems like you need to spend quite a bit of cash to get one that's really great. Well, it sure would be wise to save for one but hmmh... 

No you don't, my Bravo Audio Ocean is great for the money. I've got a nice Mullard valve in it and it drives all my headphones beautifully

 

[Fearless1]

For someone whose heard HE400 with Jergpads and HE500- does the HE500 still significantly outperform modded 400's? Prior to Modulor's Jergpads the treble was fatiguing on maybe 30% of my music. Now it's about 15%, a great improvement. Are HE500's even less fatiguing than modded 400's? Thanks for any input. I want to upgrade, but with the announcement of the HE560 not really sure what to do at all.

Yep, the treble on the HE500 is one of its strongpoints, no fatigue. Wait for the 560 reviews though, Fang knows his stuff.

 

[amigomatt]

For someone whose heard HE400 with Jergpads and HE500- does the HE500 still significantly outperform modded 400's? Prior to Modulor's Jergpads the treble was fatiguing on maybe 30% of my music. Now it's about 15%, a great improvement. Are HE500's even less fatiguing than modded 400's? Thanks for any input. I want to upgrade, but with the announcement of the HE560 not really sure what to do at all.

Yep, the treble on the HE500 is one of its strongpoints, no fatigue. Wait for the 560 reviews though, Fang knows his stuff.

Yeah, Fang knows his stuff well enough to subtly flaw an almost great headphone enough to make you want to upgrade even when the can you bought was already over your budget. Headfi genius right there.

Don't get me wrong here, I LOVE my HifiMans... almost...

 

[utee05]

Interesting comments on the O2+ODAC combo vs the Modi/Magni combo. I currently have the magni and was looking to get the modi dac to pair with it since I've read good things about these compared to the O2+ODAC. I had not noticed that there was no gain dial on the modi but figured it would not really be needed. Does the gain help that much? As of now using the magni connected to my mobo it sounds great to me, but I knew I wanted to get a dac at some point to get a better output to the HE400. I have a e17 that I use for my ath-m50s and the sounds is much better than using my e11 and headphone jack to power them. 
 
Those with the Modi+Magni combo what are your thoughts?

 

[Fearless1]

Yeah, Fang knows his stuff well enough to subtly flaw an almost great headphone enough to make you want to upgrade even when the can you bought was already over your budget. Headfi genius right there.

Don't get me wrong here, I LOVE my HifiMans... almost...

 
I was going to counterpoint this with the HE-500s are almost flawless, then I thought about the weight...................good point lol.

 

[TMRaven]

The main thing the gain does is limit your amp versatility.  You'll get like 1/4th of the pot to play with on the magni/modi with the HE-400, and even less with more sensitive cans.  With really sensitive cans and IEMs the magni pot is unwieldy.

 

[utee05]

Thanks for clearing that up. 

 

[Bogatyr]

My DT990VB pads came in today, for anyone looking to get these I wouldn't recommend them.
 
They contain about 50% less foam compared to what the velour Hifimans have so ears end up touching the drivers.
They are just too small, getting them onto Hifiman mounting rings was hell as well. Back to Hifiman velours I go.

 

[ethan7000]

  That would be a really interesting & fun experiment IMO can the spotify player play flac files?
 
yo, mog is frickin terrible. (as of 2011). the user interface is terrible. there is like a 300ish song limit per playlist. there is like a 250song favorite limit. your favorites get overwritten & randomly lost... omg don't even get me started. it was sucha terrible service. also, they false advertise that their whole library is 320kbps. it's not. no streaming service has all 320kbps for their entire library. (personal experience ymmv hahah)

To each his own, I won't argue about it, but I started on Mog a few months ago and it is definitely the best sounding streaming I've heard. And I've never had any lost tracks, low limits etc.