[Tach]

Had read through this thread and had settled on a pair of the HE-400's. Pulled the trigger last night only to find I can't order them straight from Head Direct and need to go through a UK retailer. Bit dissapointed to say the least as the UK prices are a bit more than I'm prepared to pay. Back to the drawing board for something else I guess.  

 

[jerg]

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Soon people will Burn those headphones instead of Burn-in...

Didn't you know? Gentle heating (say using a heat lamp, or with careful heat application via a hair drier) of the headphones during burn-in helps catalyze the process by increasing the heat-sensitive elasticity of the mylar diaphragms and allowing the stress distribution of new drivers to be broken in more effectively!
 

 

[beaver316]

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Had read through this thread and had settled on a pair of the HE-400's. Pulled the trigger last night only to find I can't order them straight from Head Direct and need to go through a UK retailer. Bit dissapointed to say the least as the UK prices are a bit more than I'm prepared to pay. Back to the drawing board for something else I guess.  

 
I live in Europe and ordered from Headamp in the US. It works out cheaper than buying from the UK/Europe. 

 

[Tach]

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I live in Europe and ordered from Headamp in the US. It works out cheaper than buying from the UK/Europe. 

 
Thanks beaver, didn't realise about Headamp and ordering from US. Ran the figures through an import tax/duty calculator for US to UK and indeed it works out considerably cheaper than buying in UK. Much appreciated.

 

[Techno Kid]

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Had read through this thread and had settled on a pair of the HE-400's. Pulled the trigger last night only to find I can't order them straight from Head Direct and need to go through a UK retailer. Bit dissapointed to say the least as the UK prices are a bit more than I'm prepared to pay. Back to the drawing board for something else I guess.  

 
Find a good used pair in the for sale forum, that's how I got mine and they looked brand new and still do.

 

[Mad Lust Envy]

Didn't you know? Gentle heating (say using a heat lamp, or with careful heat application via a hair drier) of the headphones during burn-in helps catalyze the process by increasing the heat-sensitive elasticity of the mylar diaphragms and allowing the stress distribution of new drivers to be broken in more effectively!

x2

You haven't heard the HE400 until after 7000 hours and immersing the drivers in external heat.

Oh, and the burn in process must be at 110db.

 

[Kiont]

Didn't you know? Gentle heating (say using a heat lamp, or with careful heat application via a hair drier) of the headphones during burn-in helps catalyze the process by increasing the heat-sensitive elasticity of the mylar diaphragms and allowing the stress distribution of new drivers to be broken in more effectively!

I'll let you guys know how the "Jergheat" mod does after I get myself a heatgun and a 192khz/24bit white noise file

 

[Kiont]

Find a good used pair in the for sale forum, that's how I got mine and they looked brand new and still do.

there are a few open sales for the HE-400, good time to get one

 

[Marleybob217]

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I live in Europe and ordered from Headamp in the US. It works out cheaper than buying from the UK/Europe. 

How did you manage to bypass the import taxes at the customs anyway?

 

[sevendeuce72]

I'm very close to ordering these, but want to audition them first. Anyone know if Amazon charges restocking fees on returns from third party sellers? There's a couple there right now that are fulfilled by Amazon.

 

[Marleybob217]

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Yes, it most certainly does. 150 hours isn't that much (~1 week) if you consider running it all day with any source. Since they're fantastic out of the box, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it while it's not sitting on the side breaking in. Break-in will make the sound open up a lot and will make your bass more detailed and articulate. Think of it as stretching. 

nah

 

[beaver316]

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How did you manage to bypass the import taxes at the customs anyway?

 
In my case there was a little misunderstanding at customs and I ended up showing a receipt of purchase and paid full custom fee, however it was still much cheaper than buying from Europe.
 
Europe: 400 Euro
US: $400 = 307 Euro + 50 Euro taxes = 357 Euro
 
With my ODAC which I purchased again from the US the nice fellows at JDS marked it at around $17 on the package, so I didn't pay a cent at customs 

 

[beaver316]

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Thanks beaver, didn't realise about Headamp and ordering from US. Ran the figures through an import tax/duty calculator for US to UK and indeed it works out considerably cheaper than buying in UK. Much appreciated.

 
Glad to have helped, it's always nice to give a big screw you to whoever sets the crazy prices we Europeans have to put up with compared to the US.

 

[Okamoto]

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You haven't heard the HE400 until after 7000 hours and immersing the drivers in external heat.

Oh, and the burn in process must be at 110db.

They say that after over 9000 hours the burn-in fairy appears to you and turns your HE-400 into an orpheus.

 

[catspaw]

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They say that after over 9000 hours the burn-in fairy appears to you and turns your HE-400 into an orpheus.

Yeah, and in 20000 burn in it will wash the dishes and cook for you...  and sue you for sexual harrasment.