[yeboyi]

I have a new pair of HE1000 Stealth ("v3"). I love the sound, but the leader headband puts pressure on the top of my head and is uncomfortable after 10-15 minutes of wearing. Has anyone else had this issue, and if so, how have you addressed it? My ideal situation would be to get an Arya headband pad and put on the HE1000, but I don't see the Arya pads for sale anywhere.

I saw them very cheap on aliexpress. Check out aliexpress.

 

[atari2089]

I ordered and received Topping stack A70 Pro and D70 Pro. Sounds already really good with the HEKv2.
The V222 arrived too, but waiting for the Bifrost 2/64, should arrive on Monday.

Is there any recommendation for tube amp, for the HEKv2, something around 1-1.5k€? I would like to test one.

 

[leylandi]

Cayin HA-3A?

 

[borkenarrou]

I ordered and received Topping stack A70 Pro and D70 Pro. Sounds already really good with the HEKv2.
The V222 arrived too, but waiting for the Bifrost 2/64, should arrive on Monday.

Is there any recommendation for tube amp, for the HEKv2, something around 1-1.5k€? I would like to test one.

Heard good things about the Quicksilver but it's 110V only.

 

[Aeonyx]

Had an HE1000 Stealth arrive yesterday. I'm genuinely surprised by how good this thing sounds. It really is a perfect middle lane between Arya and Susvara. Now if only Hifiman would hurry up and ship my Arya Organic...

 

[EternalChampion]

Had an HE1000 Stealth arrive yesterday. I'm genuinely surprised by how good this thing sounds. It really is a perfect middle lane between Arya and Susvara. Now if only Hifiman would hurry up and ship my Arya Organic...

And until they arrive, a brief comparison between the HEK Stealth and the 6se V2 would be very valuable

Does one of the two give you bigger images (closer sounding) of instruments and vocals than the other? Which of the two has warmer tone is also something I would like to know.

 

[trackrunner]

Had an HE1000 Stealth arrive yesterday. I'm genuinely surprised by how good this thing sounds. It really is a perfect middle lane between Arya and Susvara. Now if only Hifiman would hurry up and ship my Arya Organic...

I just got a pair too and had the same reaction. Very few reviews compared to the Arya so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I’ve been impressed. Very well balanced, nice airy treble, and the detail is incredible but not fatiguing. Arya feels a bit flabby by comparison, which is strange to say since it’s such a great headphone

 

[atari2089]

Cayin HA-3A?

its way over my pricerange of 1-1,5k€.

Heard good things about the Quicksilver but it's 110V only.

I need 230V :/

 

[HA-1]

its way over my pricerange of 1-1,5k€.

You could try the tube-amp Vincent KHV-200 which is €1250 - Vincent . It got a 95% rating for the sound quality by the German HiFi-Magazine STEREO (09-2021).

Another tube-amp would be the Cayin CS-1H which is €1300 - Cayin . It got a 93% rating for the sound quality by STEREO (07-2018) - but it's an unsymmetrical amp.

An unsymmetrical tube-amp with integrated DAC would be the SH by Unison Research and is around €1800.

 

[acaldejon]

VSG (TechPowerUp) graphs of the HE1000 V2 Stealth VS the HE1000SE...

 

[Patlezinc]

no color explanation ? Which is which?

 

[acaldejon]

no color explanation ? Which is which?

My bad. The pink is the HE1000 V2 Stealth & and the blue is the HE1000SE... Also, ignore the resonance peak at 6kHz.

 

[Patlezinc]

Thanks. And the deep at 10khz I think too

 

[borkenarrou]

VSG (TechPowerUp) graphs of the HE1000 V2 Stealth VS the HE1000SE...

Stealth has more sub bass than SE, i didn't expect that.

 

[acaldejon]

Stealth has more sub bass than SE, i didn't expect that.

I do not own nor heard the HE1000SE but... I do own the HE1000 V2 Stealth, and there is definitely a slight sub bass boost to my ears.