[bagwell359]

My latest PEQ setting - on my pair of v1's:

48 Hz +2.6 Q 1.0 bass shelf
70 Hz +1.2 Q 1.0 bass shelf
840 Hz -1.8 Q 4.8 (regular or digital bell curve if you have it - all settings below here)
1.8k +3.8 Q 2.2
3.2k -2.6 Q 6.4
3.8k -2.0 Q 7.4
4.4k -2.8 Q 8.4
7.5k +2.0 Q 3.6
9.8k -3.6 Q 8.0 (ringing - could be anywhere from 9.1-10.2k - may have to hunt around

Try it out, Seems fussy but you don't want a single setting from 3.2k-4.4k because the issues are not broad based.

 

[itiivch00]

Hifiman HE6seV2 with open grills
Gonna compare to stock grills soon.
I can't remove them off my head right now though lol insane!



Is this bass good?
LOL

hi can you tell me the grills diameter pls?

 

[bagwell359]

hi can you tell me the grills diameter pls?

Not sure but I made up some and the ones Arctic Cable sells are excellent (2 types and 3 colors) and the price is good too - $19.90. Pics of them in this thread.

 

[itiivch00]

Not sure but I made up some and the ones Arctic Cable sells are excellent (2 types and 3 colors) and the price is good too - $19.90. Pics of them in this thread.

Yes i know they look sick but im in EU and they are only US

 

[theangelboy]

hi can you tell me the grills diameter pls?

The stock grills have a diameter of 86mm. So that's what you should shoot for if you are looking for replacements.

 

[itiivch00]

The stock grills have a diameter of 86mm. So that's what you should shoot for if you are looking for replacements.

Thx yes im looking for replacements

 

[leeperry]

nm

 

[wmf]

Update w HE6SE V2: Performed the grill mod and performed the pads trick to get bigger, bolder and visceral bass like subwoofer by adding some adhesive inside the pads that will be easy to remove if needed, copied this mod from "luizgarcia" @ hifiguides (mine is not as separated but works wonders) and also add a pic with the EQ I'm using

HE6SE V2 is an absolute wonder of headphone at the price you can get, extremely fun and amazing.... Out of V281 fully balanced is perfection and out of HA-6A even more

Is it better than D8KP technically speaking? NO, is it more fun and addictive? YES

i was thinking about the hifiman he6se v2. i have a V281 amp. i dont really EQ at all... with out EQ, will these babies sound ok ?

 

[joseG86]

i was thinking about the hifiman he6se v2. i have a V281 amp. i dont really EQ at all... with out EQ, will these babies sound ok ?

Flawlessly using XLR>XLR in V281, perfect pair

 

[Hypops]

i was thinking about the hifiman he6se v2. i have a V281 amp. i dont really EQ at all... with out EQ, will these babies sound ok ?

Whether they sound okay or not depends on your own tuning preferences. Without EQ, they'll have the infamous "Hifiman scoop" at 1kHz-3kHz that many Hifiman headphones have. Many (myself included) think it makes them sound light and thin (and potentially bright) with stock tuning. They're also light on bass with stock tuning which can make them sound even thinner. But they'll still have tons of detail. All comes down to your own preferences.

 

[wmf]

Whether they sound okay or not depends on your own tuning preferences. Without EQ, they'll have the infamous "Hifiman scoop" at 1kHz-3kHz that many Hifiman headphones have. Many (myself included) think it makes them sound light and thin (and potentially bright) with stock tuning. They're also light on bass with stock tuning which can make them sound even thinner. But they'll still have tons of detail. All comes down to your own preferences.

thanks. light and thin? light on bass?, i cant have that. i need some planars, that i dont have to mess around with EQing, but with BASS.. which planar do i need. : ) am i looking at the LCD-X then ?

 

[Hypops]

thanks. light and thin? light on bass?, i cant have that. i need some planars, that i dont have to mess around with EQing, but with BASS.. which planar do i need. : ) am i looking at the LCD-X then ?

If you want bass, I wouldn't be looking at planars (unless you want to learn some EQ basics).

 

[Dixter]

If you want bass, I wouldn't be looking at planars (unless you want to learn some EQ basics).

all of the planars I own have plenty of bass... Audeze are known for their bass...

 

[bagwell359]

If you want bass, I wouldn't be looking at planars (unless you want to learn some EQ basics).

Can't disagree more. I'll take the bass of things like HE-6 (any), LCD-4, DCA E2, Final D8K, etc. Fast, deep, and with correct timbre, and very little bloat/over extended sustain.

Add: Also very few headphones don't need PEQ, and planars are well known to be able to take heavy bass EQ'ing (assuming enough amp headroom) better than other types and still have properly damped 'Q'.

Also since 2010, the amount of higher end headphones (lets say over $500) in the market has grown at the expense of dynamics, and given the ongoing fascination by most users of these more expensive headphones of excess bass, it would be hard to explain if planar bass was as wan as you describe.

 

[Hypops]

all of the planars I own have plenty of bass... Audeze are known for their bass...

“Plenty” is of course in the ears of the beholder. Based on the poster’s use of all caps to describe what they’re after, I’d assume they’re talking quantity over quality. While I’m sure they’re out there, I have yet to hear a planar that didn’t benefit (to my preferences) from some elevated bass!

But of course, based on the Harman research, bass levels are the most subjective part of the audible spectrum. YMMV. No substitute for trying out headphones directly.