Still loving the 5LE, even with the HE-6 next to it...
Yeah...does anyone want to sell me their HE-5LE? I had to choose between selling my computer and my HE-5LE to pay off some taxes...I chose poorly.
Still loving the 5LE, even with the HE-6 next to it...
I know many people are gung-ho for these but imo it's best not to be an early adopter, certainly with HifiMan if history's anything to go by. You always risk being confronted with some unexpected new 'tweaked' version after a couple of months. Don't get me wrong, I like continuous improvement...but it should be kept out of the regular product cycle as much as possible. Who want to pay full price for being a tester and ending up with the 'not optimal' version 2 or 3 months down the road?
Anyway, best of luck and enjoy them when they arrive.
And what if you enjoy this "not optimal" product more than itscompeting products? Will you be willing to deprive yourself of that enjoyment, due to your bias? As you see, with your approach there is both pro and con. And then, there is also the case that the revision may not necessarily be better than the previous version, according to your subjective listening... which has happened in the past with the LCD-2, for many listeners.
Again, there has been a (small) beta testing that occurred over the last month or two, a la myself and about 4-5 other head-fiers.
Whether or not that's sufficient for smooth production and release, I don't know, but it's certainly better than just winging it like they've done in the past.
Hey, it's your dime...spend it as you wish. I know what I'd do but really couldn't care less about how others spend their cash, other than to say that should there be a revision in a couple of months the griping and complaining will inevitably happen.
For me the 'deprivation of enjoyment' (make that *potential* deprivation, a strange term to use in the country where I am now in a headphone context btw) is a good tradeoff for extra stability a couple of months down the line. And let's face it: revisions quickly after introduction most of the time mean a less than optimal product, LCD-2 (alleged) example notwithstanding. But no use arguing about this, as I said, it's your dime...
By the way, here's what my more refined subjective perception of the HE560 FR is, superimposed over an actual FR measurement by ultrabike of Jergpad modded HE500s
And just for the sake of comparison here's Hifiman's first single ended ortho the HE-4. Graph is from Purrin and is a stock HE4.
I've yet to find someone to graph my modded HE4
I can see now how you've explained that some will say the treble will be perceived as too much by some and less by others. That peak on the HE500 is very noticeable where as the same peak seems to occur on the HE4 according to graph but it's less obvious with 3-5k close to the peak. The HE500's peak just seems exaggerated with a more tamed 3-5k.