[luvmusik]

  Stock they are weighty but have some brightness in the highs.  Nothing really peaky like a Beyer or some Hifimans.  Similar in tonality to HD6XX in the mids and slightly more treble above 10kHz, IMO not a bad thing.  Of course there is more bass than HD6XX but no mid bass bump and better sub bass.  With the Audeze pads these become seriously good sounding.  Better than most cans under $1000.

 
Thank you, that is very helpful and answers my question well.
 
Appreciate your expertise and great posts here.
 
Now eager for these to arrive !

 

[cskippy]

No worries man!  I'm glad that there is finally a headphone out there that has a great sound at a resonable price.  It's a great counter to all of the ToTL headphones reaching for the stars.

 

[Kazekeil]

  No worries man!  I'm glad that there is finally a headphone out there that has a great sound at a resonable price.  It's a great counter to all of the ToTL headphones reaching for the stars.

So I've been lusting after an HE-6. Could you possibly compare the 1060 directly to the HE-6 for me? It would be incredibly appreciated.

 

[ls13coco]

Hmm.. to buy the M1060, or stick with the HE400i for my planar and save up for either an LCD-x, 3, 4 or a Ether Flow.. Hope to hear more comparisons soon, enjoy your M1060 to all who ordered!

 

[cskippy]

  So I've been lusting after an HE-6. Could you possibly compare the 1060 directly to the HE-6 for me? It would be incredibly appreciated.

Only buy an HE-6 if you plan on building a system exclusively for it, and/or speakers. I would get an M1060 w Audeze Vegan pads(can be used with great success on other headphones like the HE-400i etc and try it with the 30 day money back guarantee.  Buy from Monoprice directly.
 

  Hmm.. to buy the M1060, or stick with the HE400i for my planar and save up for either an LCD-x, 3, 4 or a Ether Flow.. Hope to hear more comparisons soon, enjoy your M1060 to all who ordered!

I would take M1060 w Audeze Vegan pads over LCD XC, X, and maybe 2.  I haven't heard the others but with their history of driver failures I would try the M1060 with the 30 day money back guarantee and see if it jives with you.  Nothing to lose except shipping costs for a nice in home trial.
 
I hope others can chime in with impressions of M1060 with Audeze Vegan pads.  I feel like a broken record but I've heard a lot of headphones and this one is special, even more so do to cost. 

 

[Kazekeil]

  Only buy an HE-6 if you plan on building a system exclusively for it, and/or speakers. I would get an M1060 w Audeze Vegan pads(can be used with great success on other headphones like the HE-400i etc and try it with the 30 day money back guarantee.  Buy from Monoprice directly.
 
 

I actually already ordered one on release day, and it should be here Thursday. As far as an amp for a potential HE-6, I have a Creatice x7 Limited that's incredibly great with speaker outs.

 

[ls13coco]

Only buy an HE-6 if you plan on building a system exclusively for it, and/or speakers. I would get an M1060 w Audeze Vegan pads(can be used with great success on other headphones like the HE-400i etc and try it with the 30 day money back guarantee.  Buy from Monoprice directly.

I would take M1060 w Audeze Vegan pads over LCD XC, X, and maybe 2.  I haven't heard the others but with their history of driver failures I would try the M1060 with the 30 day money back guarantee and see if it jives with you.  Nothing to lose except shipping costs for a nice in home trial.

I hope others can chime in with impressions of M1060 with Audeze Vegan pads.  I feel like a broken record but I've heard a lot of headphones and this one is special, even more so do to cost. 

Over the X and the 2? Wow, good to know! I wonder if it fills the gap between the he400i and lcd4.. I like that it's lighter than the lcd series, too, but the only downside I can see is literally what I can see - not a fan at all of the grill design on the M1060!

 

[californiadrm]

  Whoa this is awesome! Thanks for that! These cables look amazing quality!

I actually own some of these for my HD700's they are super nice and not too overpriced.

 

[junkculture]

Day 3 impressions:
I'm liking the M1060 a lot. I think they'll become my primary for jazz and rock, bumping the K712s for the smoother treble (cymbals are less harsh, and the slight mid-treble peak sounds fine to me), less artificial soundstage, comparable mids, and better bass extension (not boomy at all). For classical/orchestral, I still prefer the HD600 for its detail.
 
I think these will be a keeper. I'm not sure what I'll do when the E-Mu Teak I have on order arrives, maybe they'll fill another niche...

 

[cskippy]

  I actually already ordered one on release day, and it should be here Thursday. As far as an amp for a potential HE-6, I have a Creatice x7 Limited that's incredibly great with speaker outs.

X7 will power them but it won't be optimal at all.  
 
Amps that are supposed to be good with HE-6 are First Watt J2, Bryston 2B, Krell FPB 200 etc.  The trend is huge power supplies with usually class A design.  I've given up for now lol!  I'll probably try the Benchmark AHB2 sometime since it's supposed to be killer for HE-6 and speakers.  
 
Alternatively you can get a used power amp or vintage receiver that should do well with the HE-6 for the money.  I've used my vintage Pioneer Spec 2 power amp which is 250W @ 8 Ohms.  
 
I just want you to be aware that HE-6 is a rare, dying breed that needs a system carefully designed around it.  

 

[Kazekeil]

  X7 will power them but it won't be optimal at all.  
 
Amps that are supposed to be good with HE-6 are First Watt J2, Bryston 2B, Krell FPB 200 etc.  The trend is huge power supplies with usually class A design.  I've given up for now lol!  I'll probably try the Benchmark AHB2 sometime since it's supposed to be killer for HE-6 and speakers.  
 
Alternatively you can get a used power amp or vintage receiver that should do well with the HE-6 for the money.  I've used my vintage Pioneer Spec 2 power amp which is 250W @ 8 Ohms.  
 
I just want you to be aware that HE-6 is a rare, dying breed that needs a system carefully designed around it.  

Understood, and thank you. Have you heard the HE-6 with the X7 or know someone who has?
 
But I guess it's kinda pointless to chase it. If the 1060 is as good as you claim, it'll be my large planar fix and other money can go towards an HD800

 

[thendawg]

Thanks to all of this I plan to order the 1060's and the Audeze pads next week when I have the cash lol. This could literally be my dream headphone. Every TOTL I look at loose quality when you switch from pleather to velour pads, but I strongly prefer velour/soft fiber. For once that type of pads actually makes things better lol

 

[thendawg]

Also how would you guys rate the power requirements of the 1060's? Would a Magni 2 Uber drive them sufficiently?

 

[Kazekeil]

  Also how would you guys rate the power requirements of the 1060's? Would a Magni 2 Uber drive them sufficiently?

Yea you're good

 

[cskippy]

  Understood, and thank you. Have you heard the HE-6 with the X7 or know someone who has?
 
But I guess it's kinda pointless to chase it. If the 1060 is as good as you claim, it'll be my large planar fix and other money can go towards an HD800

I haven't but many people were using the Emotiva A-100 with HE-500/HE-6 and it was strident and bright but had plenty of power.