[fjrabon]

  yeah.... i have learnt my lesson that nothing get lower price than on Black friday
 

Man, you keep just missing out.  These were at $299 earlier this AM.  Looks that like that dealer quickly sold out of the rest of his black friday stock once it hit Head-Fi, haha.
 
Given the black friday deals and debuts, it's going to be really funny in a couple of months when like 1/2 the posters here are rocking the THX00 and HE400i as their two main cans.

 

[Born2Cuddle]

  Man, you keep just missing out.  These were at $299 earlier this AM.  Looks that like that dealer quickly sold out of the rest of his black friday stock once it hit Head-Fi, haha.
 
Given the black friday deals and debuts, it's going to be really funny in a couple of months when like 1/2 the posters here are rocking the THX00 and HE400i as their two main cans.

I am wondering if they screwed up and posted a Christmas sale price early.

 

[fjrabon]

  I am wondering if they screwed up and posted a Christmas sale price early.

highly doubtful, IMHO.  No way they do a black friday sale and then back it up with a Christmas sale like 3 weeks later. If anything goes on Sale for Christmas/post-christmas I would guess the HE400S gets a $100 off sale.  HFM completely sold out of HE400i during the black friday sale, so there's absolutely no reason to put it on sale again this soon.  
 
edit: also notice that the seller is now out of stock, which seems to go along with the idea that he simply sold the rest of his black friday stock, as opposed to accidentally lowering the price too soon.

 

[aami2techie]

  Man, you keep just missing out.  These were at $299 earlier this AM.  Looks that like that dealer quickly sold out of the rest of his black friday stock once it hit Head-Fi, haha.
 
Given the black friday deals and debuts, it's going to be really funny in a couple of months when like 1/2 the posters here are rocking the THX00 and HE400i as their two main cans.

but at least i have tried, literally my hardest to keep looking for them.
anyways, im sad

 

[fjrabon]

  but at least i have tried, literally my hardest to keep looking for them.
anyways, im sad

If I see anything in the future I'll PM you before I post it here.  Also if I decide I want to upgrade to the HE-X you got first dibs.  But that would be sometime next year at the earliest.  Between the HE400i, Fostex THX00 and Grace M9XX in the last month, my budget for headphones is tapped out for a while.

 

[nokialover]

  So listening to ambient electronic stuff, I can't decide which I prefer between my 400i and hd650.  The 400i sounds a tad better, especially that sub bass, but it is also more revealing of the fact that a lot of electronic music (even FLAC) is recorded poorly.

I'm curious what ambient electronic music you listen to as I also listen to a lot of that stuff.  I did not get the impression that most of it is poorly recorded.  Is there any examples of a more well known song in ambient that is an example of a poorly recorded song?

 

[AnotherN00b]

 
If I see anything in the future I'll PM you before I post it here.  Also if I decide I want to upgrade to the HE-X you got first dibs.  But that would be sometime next year at the earliest.  Between the HE400i, Fostex THX00 and Grace M9XX in the last month, my budget for headphones is tapped out for a while.

Looking forward to your comparisons of the THX00 and HE400i! I was tempted to get the Fostex but ended up getting the 400i instead for $100 less. Haven't received it yet but so far I am thinking (hoping) I made the right choice for an upgrade to my modded T50rp!  

 

[coletrain104]

  Looking forward to your comparisons of the THX00 and HE400i! I was tempted to get the Fostex but ended up getting the 400i instead for $100 less. Haven't received it yet but so far I am thinking (hoping) I made the right choice for an upgrade to my modded T50rp!  

400i are great, I hope you are very happy with your purchase. You got it for a steal 

 

[allsumnull]

My black Friday He-400i's just turned up. I got them after recently losing my Q701's (with bass mod). It's been two weeks without decent headphones and I've not had a chance to crank up my SET amp and horn speakers in that time either. I'm definitely looking forward to having quality cans again. I'm expecting to have to get used to planar bass though.

 

[fjrabon]

  Looking forward to your comparisons of the THX00 and HE400i! I was tempted to get the Fostex but ended up getting the 400i instead for $100 less. Haven't received it yet but so far I am thinking (hoping) I made the right choice for an upgrade to my modded T50rp!  

I'll be posting them wednesday and thursday.  I Took thursday off work solely for the purpose of a hardcore listening day, lol.  

 

[fjrabon]

If you want a little fun, this EQ setting really sets these off.  Not my normal setting, but when I want a real fun listen.  Not all that different from stock (no adjustment is over 3 dB) but really kicks them into the foot stomping zone.  

Great thing about HFM cans is how well the bass takes EQ.  If you think they could use a little extra oomph from time to time, they'll gladly oblige, while still keeping that bass ultra tight, fast and planar-y (as long as you have a low impedance amp feeding them enough current).  

 

[Kyyul]

I've been using my 400i's for a couple weeks now, but I'm not too impressed with stock pads. Do any of you guys have experience with putting Alpha Pads on these and how they will affect the sound? I tried Mad Dog's and instantly fell in love with the ultra smooshy pads. 

 

[swspiers]

If you want a little fun, this EQ setting really sets these off.  Not my normal setting, but when I want a real fun listen.  Not all that different from stock (no adjustment is over 3 dB) but really kicks them into the foot stomping zone.  



Great thing about HFM cans is how well the bass takes EQ.  If you think they could use a little extra oomph from time to time, they'll gladly oblige, while still keeping that bass ultra tight, fast and planar-y (as long as you have a low impedance amp feeding them enough current).  

That is really close to how I eq!

 

[fjrabon]

That is really close to how I eq!

my "normal" EQ is basically the same adjustment, cut in half.  But that one just really kicks the fun factor to the max.  

 

[NeoWilson]

Hi guys,
 
I am thinking of getting this
http://forzaaudioworks.com/en/product.php?id_product=35
 
Is there any particular reason why I would choose this over the extender?
http://forzaaudioworks.com/en/product.php?id_product=34
 
2.5m extender is 37 euro shipped. Total length will be 4m since the stock cable is 1.5m. I assume that this cable is compatible with other headphones cables as well as long as the plug is correct?
3m cable is 56 euro shipped