[K.T.]

Wow, 180 pages of the 560/400i Appreciation thread is a lot to read through.

Can someone point me to where the discussion of modding for improved sound starts?

What?!? No one's tried it yet?

 

[ThurstonX]

Wow, 180 pages of the 560/400i Appreciation thread is a lot to read through.

Can someone point me to where the discussion of modding for improved sound starts?

What?!? No one's tried it yet?

 
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[Nirmalanow]

Wow, 180 pages of the 560/400i Appreciation thread is a lot to read through.

Can someone point me to where the discussion of modding for improved sound starts?

What?!? No one's tried it yet?

I modded mine by putting earplugs in my ears. They are much quieter now with a blacker background.

But then I like imaginary headphones because they reproduce silence so well. I am always disappointed when I get the real headphones because they all seem to make a lot of noise. But then I mod them further by cutting off the cord. They get really quiet again.

 

[musicman2006]

Well these new HP from HiFiman are delaying my decision to purchase an HE6 for the time being. 

 

[MetalTear]

Soooooo. It's third week of March and still no release date?

 

[fiascogarcia]

  For anyone in the US thinking of using their tax refund for new HFMs, I'll refer you to your POTUS...
 
do you have your PRIORITIES straight?!!?
 
I think you might have to provide proof of coverage under the ACA in order to purchase new cans 

Do not get me started on that topic!  

 

[Kantlll]

Any news of hd560 ? Better than he6 or not?

 

[Nirmalanow]

Any news of hd560 ? Better than he6 or not?

I do not have a pair of HE6, but here are my initial impressions of my imaginary pair of HE560s:
 
Build: These are very well constructed and they seem like they will hold up well. In fact I accidentally ran over my imaginary pair with my car and they were completely unharmed.
 
Comfort: These are by far the lightest and most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. I know it is a cliche, but I truly sometimes forget I am wearing them. I just went for a haircut and did not realize I was still wearing them until I was leaving the barber shop.
 
Isolation: These do not isolate at all, so they work best in a very quiet setting. As mentioned in my previous post, I find wearing earplugs really helps with the isolation of these. Strangely though they also do not leak sound at all. I turned my headphone amp up all of the way, and my wife who was 3 feet away could not hear any music either.
 
Sound: While I have only had time to imagine wearing these headphones for a couple of minutes in total, I can already tell they sound better than any other imaginary headphone I have ever dreamed about. However, they do have some unique qualities: Bass is a 0/10 as these are completely bass lite headphones. Mids are also 0/10 as there is a big suckout in the mids. Vocals especially sound like the singer is quite far away....almost as if they are in a completely different building from me. But the highs are where the sound of these really disappear, so I would have to give the highs a -1/10.
 
Conclusion: These imaginary HE560s are the most transparent window into the background sounds of my environment I have ever experienced. They completely wipe the floor with my imaginary HD800s and I swear they sound almost identical to my friend's imaginary SR-009s.  If you like a very quiet, non-intrusive headphone experience completely devoid of any distracting musical artifacts, then I would suggest you start imagining you are wearing a pair right away. I can only say my imaginary headphone journey is now definitely over, as I can't imagine imagining anything better than these non-existent headphones...... well at least until Hifiman announces the replacement for the HE6 so I can then start imagining those.

 

[Kantlll]

I do not have a pair of HE6, but here are my initial impressions of my imaginary pair of HE560s:

Build: These are very well constructed and they seem like they will hold up well. In fact I accidentally ran over my imaginary pair with my car and they were completely unharmed.

Comfort: These are by far the lightest and most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. I know it is a cliche, but I truly sometimes forget I am wearing them. I just went for a haircut and did not realize I was still wearing them until I was leaving the barber shop.

Isolation: These do not isolate at all, so they work best in a very quiet setting. As mentioned in my previous post, I find wearing earplugs really helps with the isolation of these. Strangely though they also do not leak sound at all. I turned my headphone amp up all of the way, and my wife who was 3 feet away could not hear any music either.

Sound: While I have only had time to imagine wearing these headphones for a couple of minutes in total, I can already tell they sound better than any other imaginary headphone I have ever dreamed about. However, they do have some unique qualities: Bass is a 0/10 as these are completely bass lite headphones. Mids are also 0/10 as there is a big suckout in the mids. Vocals especially sound like the singer is quite far away....almost as if they are in a completely different building from me. But the highs are where the sound of these really disappear, so I would have to give the highs a -1/10.

Conclusion: These imaginary HE560s are the most transparent window into the background sounds of my environment I have ever experienced. They completely wipe the floor with my imaginary HD800s and I swear they sound almost identical to my friend's imaginary SR-009s.  If you like a very quiet, non-intrusive headphone experience completely devoid of any distracting musical artifacts, then I would suggest you start imagining you are wearing a pair right away. I can only say my imaginary headphone journey is now definitely over, as I can't imagine imagining anything better than these non-existent headphones...... well at least until Hifiman announces the replacement for the HE6 so I can then start imagining those.

Thanks for reply.Sound like a very worth headphones.I Am considering sell my HE 6.

 

[Nirmalanow]

 
I do not have a pair of HE6, but here are my initial impressions of my imaginary pair of HE560s:
 
Build: These are very well constructed and they seem like they will hold up well. In fact I accidentally ran over my imaginary pair with my car and they were completely unharmed.
 
Comfort: These are by far the lightest and most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. I know it is a cliche, but I truly sometimes forget I am wearing them. I just went for a haircut and did not realize I was still wearing them until I was leaving the barber shop.
 
Isolation: These do not isolate at all, so they work best in a very quiet setting. As mentioned in my previous post, I find wearing earplugs really helps with the isolation of these. Strangely though they also do not leak sound at all. I turned my headphone amp up all of the way, and my wife who was 3 feet away could not hear any music either.
 
Sound: While I have only had time to imagine wearing these headphones for a couple of minutes in total, I can already tell they sound better than any other imaginary headphone I have ever dreamed about. However, they do have some unique qualities: Bass is a 0/10 as these are completely bass lite headphones. Mids are also 0/10 as there is a big suckout in the mids. Vocals especially sound like the singer is quite far away....almost as if they are in a completely different building from me. But the highs are where the sound of these really disappear, so I would have to give the highs a -1/10.
 
Conclusion: These imaginary HE560s are the most transparent window into the background sounds of my environment I have ever experienced. They completely wipe the floor with my imaginary HD800s and I swear they sound almost identical to my friend's imaginary SR-009s.  If you like a very quiet, non-intrusive headphone experience completely devoid of any distracting musical artifacts, then I would suggest you start imagining you are wearing a pair right away. I can only say my imaginary headphone journey is now definitely over, as I can't imagine imagining anything better than these non-existent headphones...... well at least until Hifiman announces the replacement for the HE6 so I can then start imagining those.

Someone asked for a photo of my imaginary HE560s so here is one:

 

[K.T.]

 
I do not have a pair of HE6, but here are my initial impressions of my imaginary pair of HE560s:
 
Build: These are very well constructed and they seem like they will hold up well. In fact I accidentally ran over my imaginary pair with my car and they were completely unharmed.
 
Comfort: These are by far the lightest and most comfortable headphones I have ever worn. I know it is a cliche, but I truly sometimes forget I am wearing them. I just went for a haircut and did not realize I was still wearing them until I was leaving the barber shop.
 
Isolation: These do not isolate at all, so they work best in a very quiet setting. As mentioned in my previous post, I find wearing earplugs really helps with the isolation of these. Strangely though they also do not leak sound at all. I turned my headphone amp up all of the way, and my wife who was 3 feet away could not hear any music either.
 
Sound: While I have only had time to imagine wearing these headphones for a couple of minutes in total, I can already tell they sound better than any other imaginary headphone I have ever dreamed about. However, they do have some unique qualities: Bass is a 0/10 as these are completely bass lite headphones. Mids are also 0/10 as there is a big suckout in the mids. Vocals especially sound like the singer is quite far away....almost as if they are in a completely different building from me. But the highs are where the sound of these really disappear, so I would have to give the highs a -1/10.
 
Conclusion: These imaginary HE560s are the most transparent window into the background sounds of my environment I have ever experienced. They completely wipe the floor with my imaginary HD800s and I swear they sound almost identical to my friend's imaginary SR-009s.  If you like a very quiet, non-intrusive headphone experience completely devoid of any distracting musical artifacts, then I would suggest you start imagining you are wearing a pair right away. I can only say my imaginary headphone journey is now definitely over, as I can't imagine imagining anything better than these non-existent headphones...... well at least until Hifiman announces the replacement for the HE6 so I can then start imagining those.

 
 
Nice, review! I can tell these are the cans for me.
 
Gonna order me a set right now...
 
Wait... Just checked my inventory and found out I already have a pair!

 

[fiascogarcia]

 
Someone asked for a photo of my imaginary HE560s so here is one:

Funny, they don't look that heavy.  Why's everyone worried?

 

[Lohb]

 
Someone asked for a photo of my imaginary HE560s so here is one:

Are they airy + open ?

 

[AxelCloris]

I think from the photograph it's obvious that they'll have a very transparent sound; there's absolutely nothing between you and your music.

 

[DoctaCosmos]

You really managed to capture their beauty quite well. I'd be interested in seeing some pictures with them next to some sexy glowing tubes. Something I could use as my tablets background.