vaed
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If the 560's come close enough to the HE-6 in SQ with improved comfort and ergonomics, I'm probably going to make the switch. Might need another ticket aboard the hype train...
+100. Not a good business practice by any means.
For me this just makes me want to order the 560s at some point. Kinda like Blizzard or Valve in a way when it comes to quality
And here is the post
We never intend to use anybody as a beta tester. Actually thousands of HE560 drivers, headband, packing box have been waiting for final assembling for weeks, and I wish to ship the product ASAP. I decide to delay and make some improvement after we got feedback from preorder customers and reviewers. HE560 headphones have to be the milestone product so that I will do my best to make the product perfect. That is the only reason we stopped preorder, and do trouble-shooting according the feedback from preorder customers/reviewers. We will confirm the shipping date on next week, but I promise we will not let you guys wait for a long time. After we fixed issues, we will ship the final headphones to all preorder customers before you ship the preorder headphone back. I will also provide $100 head-direct gift card for preorder customers to appreciate your feedback, support, and help.
Hope this is true...
They only offered pre-orders because head-fi members whined for it. They're doing revisions because head-fi members whined for them. People, you do realize that everything Hifiman is doing is a direct response to the community? There aren't too many manufacturers out there that are so open and responsive to the community as Hifiman. They're doing a perfectly fine job.
I had a dream 2 nights ago where I bought a pair of modded Sennheiser Orpheuses (and some mystery electrostatic amp) off a shady guy for just $400, tested it against HE560 and HD800 and the Orpheus was so much better. I then proceeded to unmod it (there was some weird felt material glued to the drivers).
Then I woke up and was all sad.
I had a dream 2 nights ago where I bought a pair of modded Sennheiser Orpheuses (and some mystery electrostatic amp) off a shady guy for just $400, tested it against HE560 and HD800 and the Orpheus was so much better. I then proceeded to unmod it (there was some weird felt material glued to the drivers).
Then I woke up and was all sad.
Once you have the end game hp, one builds the system around it, amp, dac, cables, etc...
Seeing how rapid planar magnetic technology is still being pushed right now, the acquisition of new "end game hp" might be an annual affair from now on for a lot of folks. Especially if other electronic / headphone giants pick up on development too.
The dreaded "engineers disease" of getting things 100% perfect... If this was golf, the HE-560 would have been already 1ft away from the hole, your customers are willing to offer you a gimme, just get get down to the next tee so we can play ball (start listening to music)! Hifiman should refrain from offering pre-orders if development is going to happen like this, it is doing more harm than good if you can't stick to a schedule..
They only offered pre-orders because head-fi members whined for it. They're doing revisions because head-fi members whined for them. People, you do realize that everything Hifiman is doing is a direct response to the community? There aren't too many manufacturers out there that are so open and responsive to the community as Hifiman. They're doing a perfectly fine job.