yates7592
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Not surprised. DHC cables are excellent.
I am considering purchasing the HE1000. My favorite headphone ever is the LCD-3F. It is the most etch free sound I ever heard. I have a HE-6 which betters the LCD-3 in certain ways- no doubt but there is etch and I am very sensitive to it.
For the type of person who stresses smoothness and creaminess above all other features- would the HE1000 be recommended? I realize the HE1000 wont be as full sounding as the LCD-3 but are they as grain free?
Yes, smoothness is almost the perfect one word descriptor for the HE1000. I own both and think they complement each other well, the LCD-3F has more attack or bite or whatever you want to call it, but is definately a more closed-in sounding approach. The HE1000 is more the wide open view, very smooth and allowing you to see all the instruments almost.
HE1000 and critical listening? I would go the opposite way. HE1000 or LCD-3F for pleasure and the HE-6 or HD800 for critical listening. I guess there's different priorities for critical listening..
Hello, I just ordered a Kennerton Odin headphone; I also own a LCD3F and Stax SR-009; I have great hope that Odin meet as the best of these two headphones; much like a HE-1000, but better.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/732814/new-kennerton-odin-planar-magnetic-magister-vali-headphones-cables-amps-from-fischer-at-ifa/105#post_11821316
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I would agree, it's pretty much better all around, but the LCD-3 doesn't deserve a place on the shelf either, I always try to keep 2 pairs of headphones, one for pleasure (LCD-3F) and one for more critical listening (HE1000) and right now these both fit the bill perfectly for me. Not that the HE1000 can't be used for pleasure or the LCD-3F for critical listening, but I just think they both have something very unique to offer and it's worthwhile having both, neither one cancels the other out. At this point I'd say its maybe 60% head time for the HE1000 and 40% for the LCD-3F, so both are getting plenty of use still for me.
For me, it is HE1000 for pure enjoyment and SR009 (driven by BHSE and Esoteric K-01) for critical listening and enjoyment. For well-recorded albums the SR-009 still sounds best to my ears but HE1000 sounds quite good even with recordings which are a tad worse.
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I think the HE1000 and SR-009 complement each other nicely. To me the SR-009 nice is like a refreshing drink in a hot summer day and the HE1000 is like a cozy blanket in a winter evening.....