Got the Crystalline balanced Cable(4 pin XLR plug) from head-direct.com with my 400i headphones. Love the headphones.....not really loving the cable....they made the right side longer than the left...not by much, but enough to piss me off....live in Sweden so I will not be asking for a replacement (they push that shipping cost on the buyer).
Just a heads up to potential buyers that their production of these cables atm is a bit flaky.... Otherwise, I'm happy with my 400i and Oppo HA-1 combo! Coming from a Dt990 premium & Yulong D100 MKII DAC, I'm more than delighted! Yes, not the same wide soundstage or bass......but man, the bass is accurate and the soundstage is more natural!
I mostly use these cans for movies and they are good.....don't know how much that is brain-in but they, imho, work great for movies because of their accuracy and natural reproduction.
Could you please compare Beyerdynamic DT 990 and Hifiman He-400i in terms of an overall sound quality. Do you think its a significant step up from DT 990 ?
I myself own DT 990 Pro (250 Ohm) and know its midbass is noticeably elevated, so it can feel weightier, but HE -400i should have better bass extension and more texture. And according to some reports e.g http://www.head-fi.org/products/hifiman-he-400i/reviews/11407 He-400i should have slightly elevated bass too ! So does it (He-400i bass) really feel much "lighter" than DT 990 bass in comparison ?