MrMateoHead
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I use the HE-400 with an O2 and it's an excellent pairing.
I second that. All EQing I do within my computer with whatever program I'm playing with. The O2 is awesome.
I use the HE-400 with an O2 and it's an excellent pairing.
Recently ordered a pair of these as you just cant beat the price of them lately. Will be picking them up tomorrow at the post office tomorrow. just in time for the weekend
I ordered the $10 velour pads yesterday and it seems like the difference between the pleather and velour is that the velour ones have less bass, vocals and mid range are pushed back in the mix, and the upper mid range/treble is hotter. I feel like this takes away the "realism" and musicality" of the sound, the pleather ones are more musical. I'm disappointed, because I kept seeing that people were saying that the velour pads were so much better.
The he-400 with the velour pads sounds like of my dt990.
I ordered the $10 velour pads yesterday and it seems like the difference between the pleather and velour is that the velour ones have less bass, vocals and mid range are pushed back in the mix, and the upper mid range/treble is hotter. I feel like this takes away the "realism" and musicality" of the sound, the pleather ones are more musical. I'm disappointed, because I kept seeing that people were saying that the velour pads were so much better.
The he-400 with the velour pads sounds like of my dt990.
I ordered the $10 velour pads yesterday and it seems like the difference between the pleather and velour is that the velour ones have less bass, vocals and mid range are pushed back in the mix, and the upper mid range/treble is hotter. I feel like this takes away the "realism" and musicality" of the sound, the pleather ones are more musical. I'm disappointed, because I kept seeing that people were saying that the velour pads were so much better.
The he-400 with the velour pads sounds like of my dt990.
Have been listening to 400 today. I have X1 Fidelio cans and I am looking either for upgrade or closed cans or preferably both. What I liked about 400 is defined and smooth and authoritative lower end presentation and better mids.
X1 is very fun in this regard, but it is bass a bit loose, uncontrolled and wooly, and can get in a way on some classical stuff.
What concerned me with 400 is a bit of upper bite ... kind of sizzling sound which was present on some parts of test music. My rig was Fiio 07K which made sizzling highs kind of grainy and unpleasant. Big step forward was cyrus dac/amp/streamer combo (owned by shop) ... it smoothed out top end quite nicely.
My concern is I will have to upgrade amp along with the cans (I have Fioo E09K at home, but doubt that would made a big difference).
My question is are there good options up to 300$ for dac/amp combo good enough to smoothly drive HE400.
My other option is Alpha dog, but cant listen to this one ... I would have to buy it blindly. As I understand it has less bass, which I would trade of for isolation benefits ... but again maybe I would need a better amp with AD also. My target genres are vocal jazz, mainstream old jazz and classical ... ranging from hi-quality recordings to complete crap. I will keep X1 for funk ... electronic ... etc.