Good looking cans. I’m seriously thinking about repurchasing these after trading my HEKse‘s. I have the Susvara’s and the HEKse’s do have some similarities but the HEK V2’s are slightly warmer with a more lush but detailed tonality. They sound a lot different than both the Susvara’s and HEKse’s and I like that about them.
Hi Folks,
I am a bit late to the party, but better late than never.
Due to the open box offer I finally pulled the trigger, two weeks after I purchased an Arya, which were already fantastic but the HE1000V2 is even better.
I simply love these cans. So open, so detailed.
Never too late to join the HEK V2 party!
Hi Folks,
I am a bit late to the party, but better late than never.
Due to the open box offer I finally pulled the trigger, two weeks after I purchased an Arya, which were already fantastic but the HE1000V2 is even better.
I simply love these cans. So open, so detailed.
Is the sound stage depth height and width similar between the HEKV2 and HEKse??
I sold my HEKv2 soon after I bought my HEKse so I can’t A/B them now. But IIRC, dimensions were similar, possibly slightly bigger from v2. But to me, the bigger difference was the more full mids from the ‘se which made the ‘v2 headstage more open/airy sounding.
I have not yet heard an SE, so I can't speak to it. I would like to audition an HE1000se myself, but it is more of a curiosity at this time as I am very pleased with the V2.
That is kind of what I recall about the HEK V2’s in comparison to the HEKse’s. The HEKse’s were more balanced sounding across the frequency spectrum and they are also faster. The HEK V2’s sound fuller and richer. They don’t have the speed of HEKse’s so notes have a slower decay and bass is not as tight. It’s a trade off I’m willing to make since I have the Susvara’s. I just remember me liking the HEK V2’s sound more than I did my LCD-4 I had at the same time. I ended up trading both in for the Susvara’s.
I asked about them in the Arya thread and this was the first response; same user posted later on if you want to look at what they said. IIRC, they ultimately didn't like them.
I just traded my HEKse's and I'm thinking hard about going back to the HEK V2's. Definitely get a good long listen to the HEKse's before making the switch. There are things to like about both headphones. In my case, I have the Susvara's and the HEK V2's sound a lot different from those. Whereas the HEKse's have some similarities to the Susvara's.
Until last week I was stuck for way too long,with exactly the same type mini-jack but definitely NOT optimal stock cable as in your photo,for my HEKV2 after having three other stock cables die on me.
