[hifimanrookie]

Have you noticed what the guy said here about the Dharma headphones from the company ENIGMAcoustics..."This pair provided what stands out in my mind as the most spacious and compellingly three-dimensional sound I have ever heard form any headphone system to date"

And the will 'only' cost $1200.

Am closely following that thread since today..a wellknown electrostatic speaker manufacturer building a headphone based on electrostratic drivers that dont need electrostatic amp and that for 1200usd?? now thats cool right?.i am guessing some ceo's from other brands are following it too

 

[XVampireX]

Am closely following that thread since today..a wellknown electrostatic speaker manufacturer building a headphone based on electrostratic drivers that dont need electrostatic amp and that for 1200usd?? now thats cool right?.i am guessing some ceo's from other brands are following it too

 
I'm not sure if these are electrostatic headphones, they don't look like ones, they are more like a regular albeit curved/directed driver  (HD800/K812/T1/etc...) dynamic headphones with some electrostatic tech in it. Not too bad...
 
But pricing is definitely getting ridiculous, probably because Beats is so expensive and isn't worth anything but still people buy them for sound preference, that made prices rise lately to mean to say "We're better than Beats"
 
Why can't we have 1 ultimate reference headphone that can do everything perfect? Hoping HE-1000 is this one.

 

[jerg]

   
I'm not sure if these are electrostatic headphones, they don't look like ones, they are more like a regular albeit curved/directed driver  (HD800/K812/T1/etc...) dynamic headphones with some electrostatic tech in it. Not too bad...
 
But pricing is definitely getting ridiculous, probably because Beats is so expensive and isn't worth anything but still people buy them for sound preference, that made prices rise lately to mean to say "We're better than Beats"
 
Why can't we have 1 ultimate reference headphone that can do everything perfect? Hoping HE-1000 is this one.

Modded HE-1000s might be it, depending on how much more can be squeezed out of the drivers in terms of bass performance. 

 

[up late]

From the linked article...

Well there you go. It's gonna be like $2500-$3500 for the HE-1000 and $4000-$5000 for the system. The good Dr. has just got the go-ahead to price it to the stratosphere. HiFiMan also advertises in Hi-Fi+, who also review all their products.

think it's safe to say that a statement headphone like this won't come cheap but that's all we can say with any certainty about the pricing for this can at the moment.

dunno if you missed jude's post a couple of pages back but he feels that the he-1000 won't be going on sale for months. he'll keep us informed of developments tho. anyways what do you care - you're unsubscribed right?

 

[jamato8]

  Modded HE-1000s might be it, depending on how much more can be squeezed out of the drivers in terms of bass performance. 

They aren't out yet and already talking modded. ? :^)

 

[jerg]

 
They aren't out yet and already talking modded. ? :^)

There's always room to improve with stock headphones. Mods...uh find a way.

 

[jelt2359]

  Can we add a wiki to OP with actual impressions.  This thread is moving too fast and too full of hot air.

Done, added some. Please PM me if there are other impressions!

 

[drez]

 
Done, added some. Please PM me if there are other impressions!

Much appreciated will do

 

[koiloco]

  Wow... she's hot

Great minds think alike.  

 

[money4me247]

Modded HE-1000s might be it, depending on how much more can be squeezed out of the drivers in terms of bass performance. 

I honestly dont think the he1000 will need any mods. bass was already extremely nice from my audition. i personally felt that the he1000s bass outshone the lcd-x (which i think to be the best totl bass headphones.)

of course, nothing wrong w experimenting w mods, but i was incredibly impressed with the protoype he1000. fang himself said they are still working to improve the sound further & he thinks that they can get it another step up for a significantly noticeable improvement.

 

[ThurstonX]

I honestly dont think the he1000 will need any mods. bass was already extremely nice from my audition. i personally felt that the he1000s bass outshone the lcd-x (which i think to be the best totl bass headphones.)

of course, nothing wrong w experimenting w mods, but i was incredibly impressed with the protoype he1000. fang himself said they are still working to improve the sound further & he thinks that they can get it another step up for a significantly noticeable improvement.

 
Modders gonna mod.  It's like a force of nature.  Can't be stopped, just dealt with 

 
But I hear ya.  Hope I can hear the HEK one day.  I'd be loath to mod a $3000 pair of cans.  @jerg OTOH, it's a given.

 

[jerg]

   
Modders gonna mod.  It's like a force of nature.  Can't be stopped, just dealt with 

 
But I hear ya.  Hope I can hear the HEK one day.  I'd be loath to mod a $3000 pair of cans.  @jerg OTOH, it's a given.

Depends on the nature of the mod, right. Some are more invasive or permanent mods than others.

 

[TMRaven]

How bout the modders email Hifiman so Fang has options to get every last ounce of performance out of the headphone from day 1.

 

[tuna47]

I do not think the modded know more than fang how can you mod before the product comes out besides the Jerg mod I leave my phones alone love 560s thought it was end game now on this thread but 2000 is my limit even if God talks to you through the 1000s

 

[ThurstonX]

I do not think the modded know more than fang how can you mod before the product comes out besides the Jerg mod I leave my phones alone love 560s thought it was end game now on this thread but 2000 is my limit even if God talks to you through the 1000s

 
+1  Exactly.  It's a bit ridiculous thinking anyone other than Fang and his trusted band of engineers are going to effect any changes in a pair of cans before they're released.  Since they're still tweaking the existing prototype(s), you can say they are the Master Modders.  jerg's excellent input came after the fact, and it's great to see Fang taking notice.  If he were given a prototype to play with, that'd be different.  If he were hired, that'd make him an employee, not a modder 

 
As to God speaking to you through $2000 cans, I think at that price the best you'll get is Gabriel blowin' his horn