headwhacker
Headphoneus Supremus
- Joined
- Sep 4, 2013
- Posts
- 4,763
- Likes
- 770
I think he is referring to the Sennheiser hd 650 not the Hifiman 560 lol.
read the end of his comment about demoing 560. Then you will understand my reply.
I think he is referring to the Sennheiser hd 650 not the Hifiman 560 lol.
read the end of his comment about demoing 560. Then you will understand my reply.
Happy New Year, and one last comment on the 400i's
They remain amazingly fun headphones for me, and even when compared to Alpha Primes, they hold nothing back. I have never second-guessed my decision to pass on the 560 after having them early on the tour, and opting for the 400i's.
Pretty sure with the Primes and the 400i's, I really am at an end-game. At least for the foreseeable future. I've even unsubscribed from about 15 threads, with no desire to look any further.
Be safe out there tonight folks: it's Amateur Hour!
This is my first post here, just wanted to give some love to the 400i.
I have recently seen graphs of HE-400i published on http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/HiFiMANHE4002014.pdf ( not exactly sure its HE-400i, because there is marked HE-400 2014 but I suppose its actually a graph of HE-400i as you can get to this pdf after choosing HE-400i from the link http://www.innerfidelity.com/headphone-data-sheet-downloads )
And when comparing frequency response to other Hifimans it looks like HE-400i sub bass is extended fairly well. It seems the sub bass extension is not worse than on HE-400 or HE-500 and only slightly inferior to HE-6, while clearly inferior to HE-560. Am I right or am I missing something ?
These measurements of bass extension are quite similar to purrins but considerably different to those published on other sites such as http://stereos.about.com/od/Headphone-Reviews/ss/Review-HiFiMan-HE-400i-Headphone.htm or http://www.sieveking-sound.de/images/equipment/128/stereoplay%201-2015_HE-400i.pdf (from reputable German magazine Stereoplay). The two latter ones show significantly bigger sub bass roll offs in comparison to Tyll´s or purrin´s. Despite taking into account the damping factor its a bit strange to me... Which ones are the most reliable/correct according to you, guys ? (I had learnt that Tyll´s measurements are generally well regarded)
Cuestión: how are the mids, soundstage and detail on this headphones? Im deciding between this and K712, but im not sure on what to buy (i game a lot, but i really appreciate mids, mainly for jazz, rock and avant garde music)
Soundstage of K712 Pro is definitely better than on HE-500 (have both here)... which are said to have better soundstage than HE-400i. K712 Pro have more expansion in both width and depth, with better imaging. Mids are very fine on K712 Pro but they are not in the top league (not ortho great).
And which do you think brings more detail? I am thinking to buy either the he-400i, the K712 and maybe the woodies from audio technica.
I cannot answer this for you because I haven't heard HE-400i (or woodies from audio-technica) I can only say that if soundstage is important for you, K712 Pro are going to deliver much better than HE-400i it seems, given the fact that it already overperforms HE-500 (even with grill mod - I actually use no grills at all on my HE-500s) in this regard. You would have to go for HE-4 (and remove stock grills) to get something at least roughly competitive with K712 Pro in terms of soundstaging and image precision... But HE-4s are not gonna give you the great mids you are after.
In this price range, I would honestly buy a second-hand HE-500 and remove grills (or replace stock grills with some more suitable DIY ones) to get a good soundstage + great mids. If you rather want good mids + great soundstage, K712 Pro will suit you better.
I think you both should give the 400i a listen first. These are absoulety amazing in all aspects. I'm not saying you would not like but there is a lot of judging with out actually hearing them. I'm listening to these right now and the bass is very impactful, clear. These are amazing clean sounding as they should be.