[Euphemia]

   
Huh, I haven't gotten any further update either way. Oh well, worst case is that I'll end up $238 richer!  

 

To be honest I think I'm just going to go for the one on Audio Advisor. $250 isn't too bad either.

 

[Solarium]

Moon audio had the 400i's for $400?

 

[Euphemia]

  Moon audio had the 400i's for $400?

Only for the people who got the $200 HE-400. It's still there for the people who did get it.

 

[Solarium]

Only for the people who got the $200 HE-400. It's still there for the people who did get it.

What, when was this deal for 400 for $200??

 

[teofilrocks]

What, when was this deal for 400 for $200??

 
Black Friday. Don't worry about missing out -- even people who thought they bought it are missing out.

 

[retskrad]

Guys, I have compared the HD650 to the HE-400 and wanted to see how they differ on female vocals (I always read someone is bitching about female vocals on the HE-400) with velour pads.
 
What I found was the HE-400 pushes the sibilance, and other crap in the recorded voice really up front, but pushes back the harmonics and the high notes of female vocals a little back. In other words, female vocals aren't "complete" like male vocals on the he-400, they sound unnatural, I'm not talking about timbre or tone, just very odd.
 
On male vocals, the HE-400 the best i've heard. Listening to Alicia Keys - No One sounds like she has lost her voice. Very strange.

 

[Hansotek]

Guys, I have compared the HD650 to the HE-400 and wanted to see how they differ on female vocals (I always read someone is bitching about female vocals on the HE-400) with velour pads.

What I found was the HE-400 pushes the sibilance, and other crap in the recorded voice really up front, but pushes back the harmonics and the high notes of female vocals a little back. In other words, female vocals aren't "complete" like male vocals on the he-400, they sound unnatural, I'm not talking about timbre or tone, just very odd.

On male vocals, the HE-400 the best i've heard. Listening to Alicia Keys - No One sounds like she has lost her voice. Very strange.

Some FocusPads will clear that up. They help lift the recessed frequencies between 2k and 5k. Recession in this range can cause female vocals and guitars to sound a bit odd.

 

[retskrad]

I find the pleather pads to have the best female vocals honestly.
 
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Some FocusPads will clear that up. They help lift the recessed frequencies between 2k and 5k. Recession in this range can cause female vocals and guitars to sound a bit odd.

 

[teofilrocks]

  To be honest I think I'm just going to go for the one on Audio Advisor. $250 isn't too bad either.

Disappointed that I still haven't gotten any communication from Moon Audio since Monday night when I was emailed about them overselling. Sent a quick email Wed night to see if there was an update from HiFiMAN about being able to help them fulfill the order, and now it's Friday night without having heard anything.
 
It's my first time using Moon Audio, and I'm sure it's not a fun spot for them, but I do hope this situation starts improving.

 

[Euphemia]

 
Disappointed that I still haven't gotten any communication from Moon Audio since Monday night when I was emailed about them overselling. Sent a quick email Wed night to see if there was an update from HiFiMAN about being able to help them fulfill the order, and now it's Friday night without having heard anything.
 
It's my first time using Moon Audio, and I'm sure it's not a fun spot for them, but I do hope this situation starts improving.

Same here. I just ordered from Audio Advisor yesterday. It costs $50 more, but at least it shipped. I couldn't be bothered with waiting more than a few days to see if I can save $50 when I've literally got nothing to listen with.

 

[teofilrocks]

Same here. I just ordered from Audio Advisor yesterday. It costs $50 more, but at least it shipped. I couldn't be bothered with waiting more than a few days to see if I can save $50 when I've literally got nothing to listen with.

I thought about that and then I decided to wait. I just got the HD650 in and I'm loving that, so I've got something to listen to. It may be only a $50 difference, but it's the difference between being worth it for me to wait or not. And if they can't get the headphones, I'll just take the refund and walk away for now.

 

[Ingruentem]

Slowly but surely I've been upgrading the less appealing features of my HE-400s (pads, cable).  Has anyone tried modding their HE-400s with one of these (http://www.audeze.com/lcd2-leather-headband-yoke) successfully?

 

[Euphemia]

I thought about that and then I decided to wait. I just got the HD650 in and I'm loving that, so I've got something to listen to. It may be only a $50 difference, but it's the difference between being worth it for me to wait or not. And if they can't get the headphones, I'll just take the refund and walk away for now.

Yeah, I wouldn't be too big in a hurry if I had an HD 650. Besides, it's not that the HE-400 is even better than the 650, so it's totally fine to just wait it out and see what happens while rocking the classic Senns.

 

[Ingruentem]

Slowly but surely I've been upgrading the less appealing features of my HE-400s (pads, cable).  Has anyone tried modding their HE-400s with one of these (http://www.audeze.com/lcd2-leather-headband-yoke) successfully?

 

[coletrain104]

  <See above>

you'd have to remove the old yokes, and the size of the screw to go into the cups would have to be the same. If that is the case though, you may be on to something