[ardilla]

I thought the HE-6 cable was a 4-pin?
 
Quoting head-direct: Accessories: OCC(single crystal copper) 4pin XLR cable *1 (2 m / 6 ft)

 

[Frank I]

The HE6 cable does have a 4 pin but also has an extension that can be used for singe ended. The cable I have here for the HE500 is single ended 1/8 with a 1/4 adapter to use it either for portable amps or desktops.

 

[Stereodude]

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Not sure about headroom cos they didn't reply my email

Have you heard back from Headroom yet?

 

[roma101]

Hey, anyone know if a TTVJ Slim can drive the HE-500s properly? Asking because the TTVJ is the only amp I have right now and I am considering these cans as my first high-end headphone purchase in the future.  

 

[swbf2cheater]

No, it will not be sufficient to drive them to what they are capable of.  However, it will be enough to get really great sound out of it.  I don't think volume will be an issue, it wasn't for me when I had the combo.  The HE500 is not particularly hard to drive to get good quality from, out my my J3, as with the LCD2, it sounded really nice but lacking that kick, thump and extra volume dynamics when your source is max volume and your amp is at a comfortable setting.  
 
The TTVJ will more than suffice and provide a really great experience.  The Orthos really need crazy power to sound their best, offered only via the Lyr or something similar.  I highly recommend the TTVJ slim and HE500 combo for starting out.  

 

[plin]

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Hey, anyone know if a TTVJ Slim can drive the HE-500s properly? Asking because the TTVJ is the only amp I have right now and I am considering these cans as my first high-end headphone purchase in the future.  

A lot of folks have driven HE-500 with low power sources, like iQube that I have and tried with HE-500. You can hear music through HE-500 even with these low power sources, but you definetely need more power for its full potential (especially if you like hearing your music loud). I find the HE-500 much more powerful when driven by DACmini, and other members have said that even more powerful amps will be more beneficial also.
According to TTVJ the slim has Maximum output: 2.14V RMS into 33Ω, which gives around 90mW for HE-500, and is somewhat low. This gives only around 105dB SPL peak. If you listen only till 85dB is more or less OK (around 20dB headroom). But only 85 dB is quite low for some music genres or some folks.
 
EDIT @swbf2cheater: it seemed that we were writing simultaneously.

 

[Frank I]

I tried it out of the ipod and it worked but needs a good amp to drive them and get the most out of them. Fang clarified the cable. it is being shipped with silver cable. The review pair I was sent has an HE6 OCC single ended copper cable. He told me the facotry sent a batch out with the OCC HE6 cable first.

 

[roma101]

Thanks for the informative responses guys, that really helps me get a handle on how much power the HE-500 needs. 

 

[Stereodude]

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I tried it out of the ipod and it worked but needs a good amp to drive them and get the most out of them. Fang clarified the cable. it is being shipped with silver cable. The review pair I was sent has an HE6 OCC single ended copper cable. He told me the facotry sent a batch out with the OCC HE6 cable first.

So, basically if we buy now...  We might or might not get a silver cable / might or might not get a OCC HE6-like cable.  There's nothing like certainty.

 
The OCC cable will be more flexible than the silver one right?

 

[Frank I]

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So, basically if we buy now...  We might or might not get a silver cable / might or might not get a OCC HE6-like cable.  There's nothing like certainty.

 
The OCC cable will be more flexible than the silver one right?

I am not sure about more flexible. Both appear very thin in the same type of jacket. I believe fang said a batch was sent out with the OCC copper but they are shipping the silver now. Both should be about the same as far as flexibility. This one is super light which I like in an cable.
 

 

[lingdaowen]

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Have you heard back from Headroom yet?

they replied me saying that they are not sure and they have to check their current stock, hopefully they will get back to me soon 

 

[Stereodude]

Well, I decided to roll the dice with HeadRoom.  I'm okay with either the OCC or silver cable, but don't want the fat Cardas cable.

 

[nc8000]

The cardas is actually quite good sound wise but ergonomics sucks big time

 

[Stereodude]

The pair of HE-500 I borrowed had the Cardas cable.  The sound was fine.  No complaints there.  I wasn't a fan of the ergonomics / comfort.

 

[helledie]

I have the HE-4 and I am getting the HE-500. Can't take the recessed mids. So I am getting rid of them. But it is a great headphone (why I bought it in the first place).