[dleblanc343]

Im excited to hear this regardless of what anybody thinks... I’m going to laugh hard if its actually superior to the original. My ears will be the judge. It would be cool to see this at Source AV Design Group or at Socal Canjam this year (if it’s not cancelled). Cheers to Sony and Hifiman! Props to Hifiman for coming out with more and more headphones... Unlike another company I love... (Sennheiser!)

Despite my disdain for the copy cat move, I have full confidence that these will sound better than the original, as it would be a disastrous product release otherwise.

I’m counting on the lower tier dynamic model to even outclass the original Sony MDR-R10 - and this is to be expected from an HP released over 2 decades later.

 

[Whitigir]

Despite my disdain for the copy cat move, I have full confidence that these will sound better than the original, as it would be a disastrous product release otherwise.

I’m counting on the lower tier dynamic model to even outclass the original Sony MDR-R10 - and this is to be expected from an HP released over 2 decades later.

With HFM, you can always count on “it is expensive because it sound good”. Because otherwise it would be disastrous as you said

 

[kp297]

Dr. Fang Bian is a talented scientist. I trust his claims when it comes to technology and sound quality. Not the best craftsman or marketing guy though...

 

[headwig]

So this is basically an easy to drive closed-back susvara? It pains me to say I will probably buy this. I will wait out for reviews of sound and build quality of course.

We don't know yet whether it's anything like the Susvara. But yes, this is the company that makes what's widely considered the world's best planar magnetic headphone. So a high-end closed back planar from them is indisputably interesting, even if people have mixed feelings about the look and the marketing. And a closed-back dynamic from a company that always does open planars and electrostats is also interesting.

 

[kp297]

FYI, FR curves. Only the dynamic driver FR curve was posted before, so I've included both for handy comparisons. These were pulled from https://www.itheat.com/view/18899.html

PLANAR:

DYNAMIC DRIVER:

 

[AnakChan]

FYI, FR curves. Only the dynamic driver FR curve was posted before, so I've included both for handy comparisons. These were pulled from https://www.itheat.com/view/18899.html

PLANAR:



DYNAMIC DRIVER:

Can't see the details but if those are FR curve response, I don't think even the early MDR-R10 bass lights versions, are -that- light in bass. Gonna google search MDR-R10 FR curves now.

 

[Mediahound]

Can't see the details but if those are FR curve response, I don't think even the early MDR-R10 bass lights versions, are -that- light in bass. Gonna google search MDR-R10 FR curves now.

Yea, that graph for the Sony R10 seems WAAY bass light, hard to believe that's real. That's basically no bass. Even something like the Sennheiser HD800 has more bass than that.

 

[sennfan83261]

Yea, that graph for the Sony R10 seems WAAY bass light, hard to believe that's real. That's basically no bass. Even something like the Sennheiser HD800 has more bass than that.

Here's Oratory1990's GRAS measurements of the MDR-R10: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ywxuq1uce4tztw7/Sony MDR-R10.pdf?dl=0.

I don't know which version he measured though.

 

[frank2908]

This headphones in terms of look alone doesn't excite me at all, unlike the original

 

[trellus]

The original Sony also looks like a joke to me.

 

[sennfan83261]

The original Sony also looks like a joke to me.

Just don't tell that to these guys:

 

[Max Choiral]

With HFM, you can always count on “it is expensive because it sound good”. Because otherwise it would be disastrous as you said

Anything can be successfully sold as long as there's a good marketing campaign with lots of positive reviews. How can you claim it's disastrous if SQ is subjective, haha. Way to go for any product with such common belief.
I guess, only Tyll allowed himself to be honest a few times at least.

 

[Lunatic]

I just posted my initial impressions of the two HE-R10 headphones in this post:

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/hifiman-he-r10-planar-dynamic-quick-impressions.939994/

 

[LetTheKidsTechno]

Have yet to hear a hifiman headphone.. But companies that partake in such business practices disgust me, especially when you're charging what you're charging. I'll stick to American, German, or Japanese products with no quality control issues

 

[headwig]

Hifiman already has a pretty good spread from cheaper models to very expensive ones though.