tuna47
500+ Head-Fier
I tried a good copper cable but liked the stock cable on the he500 better more airy better detail
Hello,
I have been a lurker here in headfi looking at reviews and what not. I am currently looking at a new pair of headphones and I stumbled upon the he-500. I read that it has a great price/performance ratio and it got me really interested.
A little bit of background, i am currently using Westone 4R with my ipod touch 5th -> clas -> continental v3 setup. I love the sound but now i am venturing towards a headphone that would best compliment my iem. I listen mostly to rap, r&b, acoustics, and sometimes classical music.
Do you think the he-500 would be a good step for me as far as headphones go?
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I have been a lurker here in headfi looking at reviews and what not. I am currently looking at a new pair of headphones and I stumbled upon the he-500. I read that it has a great price/performance ratio and it got me really interested.
A little bit of background, i am currently using Westone 4R with my ipod touch 5th -> clas -> continental v3 setup. I love the sound but now i am venturing towards a headphone that would best compliment my iem. I listen mostly to rap, r&b, acoustics, and sometimes classical music.
Do you think the he-500 would be a good step for me as far as headphones go?
Thanks in advance.
@zoom25
Thanks for the response, i have been looking at the lcd 2 but unfortunately it is twice the price of the he-500 where i'm from so it is pretty much out of my budget right now.
@zoom25
Thanks for the response, i have been looking at the lcd 2 but unfortunately it is twice the price of the he-500 where i'm from so it is pretty much out of my budget right now.
@Llloyd
Yes I do enjoy my choice of music through the westone 4r so I will try out the he-500.
Not sure if you guys have tried he-500 through the continental but do you think it will deliver proper amping to it?
Thanks again.
I haven't tried the continental but it should provide reasonable amping. I've used tube amps with similar properties, probably worse than the continental without a problem. The RX3 or whatever might be a better bet if you really want to use your HE-500 out of a portable rig constantly. I doubt you will be displeased with the continental/500 combo. Here's something I guess you should consider as a general thing with IEMs vs the HE-500, just a heads up I guess. IEMs usually have very clear instrument seperation and with the HE-500, those lines are more blurred which people say gives it a much more natural sound. Rest assured you can hear everything in great detail, it just takes a little while to get used to. It's not a shocking phone the first time you listen to it.
Got my 500's playing through a Bellari amp with a JJ tube that is connected to an Emotiva dac. Stock cable, stock valour pads....
Which Bellari amp are you using? The first amp I matched up the HE-500 with was a Bellari HA540. Very promising and resolving amp. Have since parted with it. It matched fantastically well with Sennheiser hps though; somewhat wish I still had it for those. Glad you're liking the Hifimans.