Ohnoitztotoro
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Glad to see you found the problem. I will agree with you that this headphone does ask for a deceivingly large amount of power. I was so surprised too when I first bought these. People say the HE-400 are easy to drive but to me, it doesn't sound great without some extra "oomph".
Try to give yourself some time (maybe a week) to get use to them and see if your opinion changes. If you still don't like them, definitely don't let yourself get stuck with headphones you don't like.
So I just listened awhile on my main system which is decidedly laid back and maybe even a tad bass heavy and have come to the conclusion that my Pico may not be adequate as the HE-400 blossomed at my other listening station. (Cambridge DacMagic + Denon receiver) But I started to realize that the sound signature of the HE-400 seems HIGHLY power dependent... something I've not run across until now. Too low and the sound just folds up and dies. Decent power levels and for me the signature becomes too "V shaped." Driving to volumes that are too loud for long term listening finally bring out the mids the way I prefer and my music needs to sound right to me.
I'm at a quandry so far. Have to say I may prefer my AD700 right now and that just ain't right. Plus it seems to stay a whole lot more consistent as do any of my other cans.
I do hear what I think you're calling "fast" and there definitely is wonderful separation without harshness. That being said, I'm not sure I'll adapt to the overall signature, but we'll see.
Glad to see you found the problem. I will agree with you that this headphone does ask for a deceivingly large amount of power. I was so surprised too when I first bought these. People say the HE-400 are easy to drive but to me, it doesn't sound great without some extra "oomph".
Try to give yourself some time (maybe a week) to get use to them and see if your opinion changes. If you still don't like them, definitely don't let yourself get stuck with headphones you don't like.