[Trance_Gott]

I've found (subjective) audio heaven. But I'll still audition these when available in the UK :¬)

+2
Time will tell if HE1000 can beat the Abyss in the Bass Department and Soundstage. I only feel Mids and Highs can be improved over Abyss. Let us see...

 

[money4me247]

  Yup, those and the HD800's.  That's the reason I sold the 560s.

more body than the hd800s as well. this is not a direct comparison, but went to stereo exchange immediately after demoing the he1000 during the nyc meet, so as direct as i have gotten with that particular meet.
 
of course as per usual, subjective impressions. ymmv. i kno there was someone from that meet that still preferred his hd800 & not looking to fight hahah

 

[prot]

So the the HD800 is mid-fi now? :eek:

Of course. And Senn should be happy about it. After HE2000 gets released next year, the hd800 will be same as ipod buds

 

[Yoga]

This thread is going to go turbo.

 

[money4me247]

 
UNSUBSCRIBED!

lol if you sold all your cables, you cld easily afford these... maybe even two of them hahah

 

[coinmaster]

Like 10 posts per minute right now lol

 

[conquerator2]

Jude switched it to Turbo Mode.
Anyway, I still wouldn't say the HE-560 has thin body. It might not be the strongest, but it is not weak IMO. Lots is also gear dependent - the body was almost too much with the Gungnir, is less with Sabre, etc. Also amps. The gear will influence that but I am pretty sure the HE-1000 is a better headphone without question... Hopefully I'll get a review pair eventually 

 We'll see what happens next.

 

[money4me247]

Jude switched it to Turbo Mode.
Anyway, I still wouldn't say the HE-560 has thin body. It might not be the strongest, but it is not weak IMO. Lots is also gear dependent - the body was almost too much with the Gungnir, is less with Sabre, etc. Also amps. The gear will influence that but I am pretty sure the HE-1000 is a better headphone without question... Hopefully I'll get a review pair eventually   We'll see what happens next.

i agree, i dont personally think the he560 has a too thin body either, but in comparison to the he1k, there are significant sonic improvements for the he1k! wish i cld try the new upgraded ones as i was quite impressed with the previous version.

 

[icebear]

  Yesterday, Fang Bian stopped by Head-Fi HQ to give us an early listen to a version of HiFiMAN’s upcoming flagship HE-1000 that's closer to production than the one they were showing at CES. (CLICK HERE to see what I thought about the HiFiMAN HE-1000 CES prototype(s).) When Fang told me they'd improved the HE-1000 since CES, I was a little concerned, as two of the three CES units I heard were outstanding as they were.
....  
We're working on the CanJam Preview Videos all day today, so I don't have time at the moment to say much more than this right now. I do have time, however, to answer one question that I and so many others have been asking since the HE-1000 was announced: What is the HE-1000's price? The HiFiMAN HE-1000 is expected to be priced at $2999. Do I think it's worth it? If HiFiMAN would let me buy this pre-production unit for that price, I'd pay them now. To me, it's like having the performance of an outstanding electrostatic headphone that I can plug into all of my good headphone amps, but without the need for (nor the extra expense of) a purpose-built electrostatic amp. ....

 
Hi Jude,
 
can you give a quick comment on any differences in sound stage between the CES prototype and the recent version ?
I had a distinct in-head-localization effect with the prototype which I heard at the NYC meet with Dr. Fang. For me the HD 800 is much better in this respect.
Has the latest version shown any improvement here ?

 

[preproman]

Well Luke you know I speak in a comparative tongue most of the time and not a general tongue.  So compared to the HE-6 on the same amp the 560 has less body and sounds a bit thin in comparison.

 

[conquerator2]

  Well Luke you know I speak in a comparative tongue most of the time and not a general tongue.  So compared to the HE-6 on the same amp the 560 has less body and sounds a bit thin in comparison.

No harm done Darryl. I know what you meant 

 

Shame the Mini-X was the only amp I got to hear the HE-6 on, I guess 

 

[Clemmaster]

  Well Luke you know I speak in a comparative tongue most of the time and not a general tongue.  So compared to the HE-6 on the same amp the 560 has less body and sounds a bit thin in comparison.

Indeed.

 

[prot]

This thread is going to go turbo.

Turbo is mid-fi too compared to this thread

 

[bfreedma]

Turbo is mid-fi too compared to this thread

It's gone F1 style hybrid turbo with KERS/ERS

 

[parkman]

So what about weight? 300-400 grams??