I was away from headfi for a couple of months and i am glad to see that the price of the he500 was lowered. In my initial impressions I thought they were a really great can, but compared to the lcd2, they were just a slight step down. I said back then that they would be an awesome can if they dropped the price by 100 -200 dollars. They are well worth there money at there current price and I am glad that they are getting a little love now.
I was away from headfi for a couple of months and i am glad to see that the price of the he500 was lowered. In my initial impressions I thought they were a really great can, but compared to the lcd2, they were just a slight step down. I said back then that they would be an awesome can if they dropped the price by 100 -200 dollars. They are well worth there money at there current price and I am glad that they are getting a little love now.
I agree, the new HE-500 are an improvement over the previous "version". I like them better than the LCD-2 Rev.2 (recabled or not). I still feel the HE-6 are better, but not by a huge margin, and that's with a beastly amp behind them.
I haven't been keeping up with the HE-500 developments. I have an early unit with the velour earpads. It seems they switched to a newer pad? I already liked the HE-500 more than the LCD-2 (sold mine) but would like to try any improvements that have bee made since they came out.
I haven't been keeping up with the HE-500 developments. I have an early unit with the velour earpads. It seems they switched to a newer pad? I already liked the HE-500 more than the LCD-2 (sold mine) but would like to try any improvements that have bee made since they came out.
They switched to new velour pads, which can be ordered from Head-Direct for $10 + shipping. Leather pads are also included now, but I find velour to sound better.
Also, the HE-500 now use a light, flexible silver cable instead of a thick copper one. I feel the switch has noticeably improved the sound, particularly WRT speed and detail.
They switched to new velour pads, which can be ordered from Head-Direct for $10 + shipping. Leather pads are also included now, but I find velour to sound better.
Also, the HE-500 now use a light, flexible silver cable instead of a thick copper one. I feel the switch has noticeably improved the sound, particularly WRT speed and detail.
I ordered the two sets (leather and velour) for comparison, and a travel case while I was there. I didn't see the option for the cable or I would have ordered that as well, maybe I will reach out to Fang directly on that. Just FYI I also ordered the Anedio D2 today to see if the extra power it has over the D1 has any impact when paired with the HE-500. The D1 is already extremely transparent and a great match for the HE-500 so it will be interesting to see if I can tell the difference.
I'm considering getting an HE-500 but I'm new to the high end scene. I was thinking about amping with the EF-5, source being my laptop, but I'm lost on finding a worthwhile DAC. I've seen the HDP (DAC and Amp), or I could do something like the HRT Music Streamer II with the EF-5, or something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'm considering getting an HE-500 but I'm new to the high end scene. I was thinking about amping with the EF-5, source being my laptop, but I'm lost on finding a worthwhile DAC. I've seen the HDP (DAC and Amp), or I could do something like the HRT Music Streamer II with the EF-5, or something else? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I like the synergy between the HE-500 and EF5 amp. On a budget you could use the HRT (which I haven't heard), or something like a uDAC-2 or Audioengine D1 as well which have very nice sounding RCA line-out.
If I had to repick my amp/dac for my HE-500 I'd probably pick the CEntrance Dacmini. You could also go dacport + EF5. That might be a little too expensive for you though. I've heard nice things about the music streamer for the price. I think it's pretty well respected in its price range. People just like the eye candy of different products for the most part though which the music streamer doesn't really offer. I think you could be very content with the music streamer + ef5 though.
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