[Tony1110]

I'll buy the 560's before the Code-X any day...  Just my prefernce "Hifimanrookie".  However, IMO the 560's is not a headphone that scales very high.  It sounds good (the same) out of just about any amp out there. 

I'm not questioning what you say because I've only heard them out of the one amp. I'm just curious, which amps have you tried with the HE-560? TBH they're sounding pretty good out of my Soloist SL now that I've given my ears some time to adjust. I'd like a little more weight to the mids and bass and I'm a bit disappointed that they don't seem to deliver that 'out of head' experience that you get with the HE-500. I suppose it could just be the character of the headphones and they still do a lot of things very right. My amp puts out about 1wpc into the HE-560. I'd like to hear them out of something more powerful but I don't want to go spending lots of money if it's not necessary. Perhaps it's stupid to associate more power with a weightier sound.

 

[ThurstonX]

 
I'll buy the 560's before the Code-X any day...  Just my prefernce "Hifimanrookie".  However, IMO the 560's is not a headphone that scales very high.  It sounds good (the same) out of just about any amp out there. 

 
Dude, now HiFi will never even try the damn things, much less buy them 

  (<---- ooh! ooh! a blue circle)

 

[hifimanrookie]

I'll buy the 560's before the Code-X any day...  Just my prefernce "Hifimanrookie".  However, IMO the 560's is not a headphone that scales very high.  It sounds good (the same) out of just about any amp out there. 

I know thats ur preference
Just checked the code-x thread again...mmmmmm some prefer the code-x even over the he6...mmmmmm
No worries..everyone has his preferences..thats why this hobby is so fun.

@stanD, mate..ru seriously saying that a 250usd worth of amp will sound the same as lets say a cavalli amp of 5000usd? Really? Ur kidding right? And you say u have extremely good ears, stating that? That sounds so contradictive.
(on purpose i dont mention my brand..as almost no one knows that brand here on this thread)..
For ur info...no..i dont have any technical education in any audio stuff...BUT..in my younger years i was a semi-pro in car audio (installing, tuning etc)..but what makes me 'good' in deciding how an amp/headphone or any audio stuff sounds are my ears.
As u could read my ears look to be rather good (tested 2months ago)...very sensitive..it surprised the doc how good they were for my age living in a big noisy city (amsterdam) my whole life...In the past i couldnt stand the noise of concerts..was to loud...when i was younger it was hell for me..all my friends went and i couldnt as my ears would ring for hours afterwards!

Am not saying my ears are better then anyone elses..but..everyone should choose its components on how they sound together..not according to stats they found online...if everyone did that then we all would have a o2 and NOT one hifiman headphone..as those have at least one spike..ask Jerg

To be honest..i its very interesting that a person with so much education and experience in the audio field thinks like this...i would thought that u would have the best rig anyone could buy...like a friend of mine..he is a senior mechanic at a car tuning shop..and he drives the fastest and best handling car u can put together with the stuff they sell...as its his job and passion..so he gets the best... I would do the same...not to show of, but to see how far u can go.

As always..i respect ur opinions..i prefer u saying it in the open then to bottle it up and get angry with me or something...
Ps..my cable just came in...suprisingly light!

 

[StanD]

I'm not questioning what you say because I've only heard them out of the one amp. I'm just curious, which amps have you tried with the HE-560? TBH they're sounding pretty good out of my Soloist SL now that I've given my ears some time to adjust. I'd like a little more weight to the mids and bass and I'm a bit disappointed that they don't seem to deliver that 'out of head' experience that you get with the HE-500. I suppose it could just be the character of the headphones and they still do a lot of things very right. My amp puts out about 1wpc into the HE-560. I'd like to hear them out of something more powerful but I don't want to go spending lots of money if it's not necessary. Perhaps it's stupid to associate more power with a weightier sound.

At 90 dB/mW the 560's will crank out 120 dB SPL at 1W. If your amp sounds good at loud volumes and you don't need to blast your ears into oblivion, you should be good to go as you shouldn't need more than that much SPL, even for headroom. More power will not be used and as I said if your amp sounds good,why bother, unless you have the itch for something new.

 

[hifimanrookie]

Dude, now HiFi will never even try the damn things, much less buy them    (<---- ooh! ooh! a blue circle)

yeah he totally destroyed my interest in the he560 now thanks for nothing

Yeah..thos blue circles are poppin up everywhere.. . Oops..there u have one again

And u wont believe this...but some crazy dude in asia is also getting almost same kind of amp i have..nuts huh? How can he do that? He must be out of his mind buuying it for his he6 :veryevil:
I have to check if he maybe, just maybe, also has a code-x..as that would certainly show he is ripe for the nuthouse .
Nope..he is safe..no code-x..but damn..he is close to step through that door

 

[preproman]

  At 90 dB/mW the 560's will crank out 120 dB SPL at 1W. If your amp sounds good at loud volumes and you don't need to blast your ears into oblivion, you should be good to go as you shouldn't need more than that much SPL, even for headroom. More power will not be used and as I said if your amp sounds good,why bother, unless you have the itch for something new.

 
That's a very good point.  IMO that's one reason headroom is a good thing to have.  You don't want your amp falling apart when it reaches it peak on complex passages
 

I'm not questioning what you say because I've only heard them out of the one amp. I'm just curious, which amps have you tried with the HE-560? TBH they're sounding pretty good out of my Soloist SL now that I've given my ears some time to adjust. I'd like a little more weight to the mids and bass and I'm a bit disappointed that they don't seem to deliver that 'out of head' experience that you get with the HE-500. I suppose it could just be the character of the headphones and they still do a lot of things very right. My amp puts out about 1wpc into the HE-560. I'd like to hear them out of something more powerful but I don't want to go spending lots of money if it's not necessary. Perhaps it's stupid to associate more power with a weightier sound.

 
 
A few speaker amps of course.  A few different Schiit amps..  Lyr 2 and Mjolnir.  As soon as my 445 comes in I'll use it on that as well.  So yeah the 560 should sound good with the Soloist.  It is what it is with the 560 they are a tad bit lean in those areas.  

 

[ThurstonX]

Anyone else get the "WANTED: For Buying And Loving HiFiMAN HE-560 or HE-400i" email from HiFiMAN/Head-Direct?  It links to their Facebook page, but there's nothing related there.

 

[StanD]

yeah he totally destroyed my interest in the he560 now

thanks for nothing

Yeah..thos blue circles are poppin up everywhere..

. Oops..there u have one again

And u wont believe this...but some crazy dude in asia is also getting almost same kind of amp i have..nuts huh? How can he do that? He must be out of his mind buuying it for his he6

I have to check if he maybe, just maybe, also has a code-x..as that would certainly show he is ripe for the nuthouse

.
Nope..he is safe..no code-x..but damn..he is close to step through that door

Hey, you got something against Asians owning Blue Circles? Huh? Would you rather that he use an O₂? 

 

[preproman]

I know thats ur preference

Just checked the code-x thread again...mmmmmm some prefer the code-x even over the he6...mmmm

 
 
That thread is sooo dead.  All I see is "hifimanrookie" all over it .

   
 
Peace brother..  Just picking with ya..

 
 
Check out your friend LFF:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nxXwHJURXU

 

[WhiskeyJacks]

The more I listen to the HE-560 with the Audio-gd NFB28 the more I am beginning to really like it, I was not sure how I felt about the combo originally. I knew I loved the NFB with the ZMF x Vibros I use but the HE-560 is my go to headphone and was slightly disappointed with the pairing at first. The more I listen the more I really like it, and could be the brain getting use to the differences in detail and sound the DAC is detailed on this unit even analytical but the amp smoothens things out a bit and yet keeps it's fast speed, and handles complexity in some music really well. I still think the Geek Out 1000 is an excellent dac/amp unit for the HE-560 but I find myself using the NFB now all the time with this pairing.

 

[hifimanrookie]

Anyone else get the "WANTED: For Buying And Loving HiFiMAN HE-560 or HE-400i" email from HiFiMAN/Head-Direct?  It links to their Facebook page, but there's nothing related there.

yeah i got same mail!!! I am always very careful with those mails..being a IT man that is...we tend to be very paranoia..
Maybe u can ask about it on nthe headfi appreciation thread here? Their customer service is very active on that thread.
Am curious what they will say

 

[hifimanrookie]

Hey, you got something against Asians owning Blue Circles? Huh? Would you rather that he use an O₂? 

ur sooooo evil :veryevil:

 

[StanD]

  Anyone else get the "WANTED: For Buying And Loving HiFiMAN HE-560 or HE-400i" email from HiFiMAN/Head-Direct?  It links to their Facebook page, but there's nothing related there.

 
 

yeah i got same mail!!! I am always very careful with those mails..being a IT man that is...we tend to be very paranoia..

Maybe u can ask about itnonnthe headfi appreciation thread here? Their customer service is very active on that thread.
Am curious what they will say

You sure that wasn't Rangy gearing up for some Phishing?

 

[Wildcatsare1]

Thurston, You got that email? What ever you do not hit the link!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully we caught it in time. How is your Antivirus Software?

 

[StanD]

 
Thurston, You got that email? What ever you do not hit the link!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hopefully we caught it in time. How is your Antivirus Software?

Did he get his Flue Shot this season?