[doctorjazz]

1+ on my Norne cables made by Trevor...waiting on an extension so I can use it with my living room system.

 

[SMBuscemi]

I just ordered Kimber Kables for my He1000's.

I've not used them yet but I will. After hearing them at CES I bought them.

 

[reddog]

1+ on my Norne cables made by Trevor...waiting on an extension so I can use it with my living room system.

I had a extension made for my vanquish cable. I should do it for my Silvergarde and take my HE1K's for a late night walk, with my QP1R.

 

[doctorjazz]

I got an adaptor for the Pono/HEK in balanced, not quite up to my ZOTL, but pretty good (but look pretty silly walking the streets with the HEK IMO)!

1+ on my Norne cables made by Trevor...waiting on an extension so I can use it with my living room system.

I had a extension made for my vanquish cable. I should do it for my Silvergarde and take my HE1K's for a late night walk, with my QP1R.

 

[adamaley]

I just ordered Kimber Kables for my He1000's.

I've not used them yet but I will. After hearing them at CES I bought them.

Please provide some feedback once you feel they have bedded in.

 

[musicman59]

I just ordered Kimber Kables for my He1000's.

I've not used them yet but I will. After hearing them at CES I bought them.

From where did you order them?

 

[reeltime]

  For those who have gone through after-market cables on the HE1K, which cable have you settled on so far, and why?

Moon Audio.  Haven't bothered with any other cables because I liked the Moon, and they didn't break the bank.  (Well.. they may have *cracked* the bank)
 
What I was looking to correct was the lack of attack on snare hits and impact in the upper frequencies.  The cable did what I'd hoped so I moved on.

 

[MisterMoJo]

Moon Audio.  Haven't bothered with any other cables because I liked the Moon, and they didn't break the bank.  (Well.. they may have *cracked* the bank)
 
What I was looking to correct was the lack of attack on snare hits and impact in the upper frequencies.  The cable did what I'd hoped so I moved on.

 


@reeltime: did you get the silver one or the copper one? Or the other copper one?

 

[reeltime]

 

  Moon Audio.  Haven't bothered with any other cables because I liked the Moon, and they didn't break the bank.  (Well.. they may have *cracked* the bank)
 
What I was looking to correct was the lack of attack on snare hits and impact in the upper frequencies.  The cable did what I'd hoped so I moved on.

 


@reeltime: did you get the silver one or the copper one? Or the other copper one

 
Silver.  Not for any reason other than:  It's the first one they came out with for the HEK.

 

[GUTB]

I've heard that the HE-1000 is very "disappointing", and is beaten by the HE-6 in many ways. That honestly doesn't jive with literally every professional review of them which seemed to range from "what wonderful headphones!" to "the HE-1000 changed my life". Someone on Reddit even commented that, to him, the HE-1000 would be worth only $500. Is there truth to this, or is it probably just jealously-fueled rage-hating?

 

[moedawg140]

GUTB: No matter what anyone says, it's best to listen to headphones yourself (including the HE1000 and HE-6) to determine what sounds great and has high level of intrinsic value based on your individual preference(s).

Also, welcome to Head-Fi!

 

[doctorjazz]

I do read some of the same things, heard the HE-6 at a meet (not the best place to evaluate, granted), not trading in my HE-1000 (ymmv and all the disclaimers, of course).

 

[sheldaze]

I heard the HE-1000 at a meet and the HE-6 at a meet.
Granted they were different meets and different setups (Yggy > Rag > HE-6 versus Vega > Liquid Carbon > HE1K), but I bought the HE-1000 

 

 

[ruthieandjohn]

I do read some of the same things, heard the HE-6 at a meet (not the best place to evaluate, granted), not trading in my HE-1000 (ymmv and all the disclaimers, of course).

That wonderful HiFiMAN Ann Arbor dealer, Overture Audio (come to our headphone meet Mar 26) lent me an HE-6 over the weekend for me to take home and compare to my HE-1000, using the HiFiMAN EF-6 amp designed for the HE-6.

I preferred the HE-1000 sound by a small bit, though I did appreciate the greater speed and transparency of the HE-6 that made snare drum strikes more impactful.

I would hope eventually to get an HE-6, since I already have its EF-6 amp, as a complement to my HE-1000.

 

[jlbrach]

never heard the HE-6,have heard most everything else and thus far the HEK is the very best can i have ever heard...waiting to try the LCD-4 to compare as well