[Nekrosov]

I just ordered mine as well w/ express shipping. I'll post impression soon. Anyone looking for a good deal on the old 400's pm me. Less than 20 hrs. On them & two extra pair of earpads.

Great!!! then I can wait for your impressions and comparisons with HE-400 & K712 too.

 

[headhog]

Well be waiting patiently for impressions i'm sure they will be stellar.

 

[gkmackey]

Thank you SO much!!! You are the man! I have been looking for this everyday! I immediately ordered mine from HeadDirect thanks to YOU! I mean thank you VERY much!!! Me so happy! Tomorrow is my birthday so happy birthday to me! Just don't tell my wife...

 

[MermaidMan]

Absolutely can't wait for impressions! I haven't been this excited about a headphone since I joined this site a couple years ago. Hopefully they are great for the money...I'd love to experiment with modding them too!

 

[cute]

  I'm in. Someone's got to do a full review. 

 
Good, I was hoping I wouldn't have to spend $1500 for the Ether.  These may be to the Ether what the Ether is to the HE1K, with the right setup.  I'm really amazed how close my modded HE-400 sounds compared to my modded HE-6.  I'll have less that $1500 combined in all four, HE-6, HE-4, HE-400 and now the HE-400S......got more than $2000 into a few cables though, but they sure do make those cheap Hifiman headphones sound fantastic!  IMO......

 

[richard51]

   
Good, I was hoping I wouldn't have to spend $1500 for the Ether.  These may be to the Ether what the Ether is to the HE1K, with the right setup.  I'm really amazed how close my modded HE-400 sounds compared to my modded HE-6.  I'll have less that $1500 combined in all four, HE-6, HE-4, HE-400 and now the HE-400S......got more than $2000 into a few cables though, but they sure do make those cheap Hifiman headphones sound fantastic!  IMO......

 Please describe your modded he 400 for me ? i own one and i was surprised to read closeness between a he 400 and he 6 .....

 

[cute]

 

   
Good, I was hoping I wouldn't have to spend $1500 for the Ether.  These may be to the Ether what the Ether is to the HE1K, with the right setup.  I'm really amazed how close my modded HE-400 sounds compared to my modded HE-6.  I'll have less that $1500 combined in all four, HE-6, HE-4, HE-400 and now the HE-400S......got more than $2000 into a few cables though, but they sure do make those cheap Hifiman headphones sound fantastic!  IMO......

 Please describe your modded he 400 for me ? i own one and i was surprised to read closeness between a he 400 and he 6 .....

HE-400 mods include, Focus Pads, shelf liner, grill mod (same as HE-6, HE-4), and HE-6 cable to an amp with some power, ie, speaker amp etc.
 

 

 

[richard51]

thank you very much Cute, i  will remember  all that.... I am surprised that only that made the deal

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[cute]

  thank you very much Cute, i  will remember  all that.... I am surprised that only that made the deal

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Forgot to mention, I added Audeze Vegan Pads to the HE-6, so now it is a little further ahead.  I won't be putting $80 pads on my HE-400 or HE-400S, but the do make for improved sound and comfort!

 

[MattTCG]

   
Forgot to mention, I added Audeze Vegan Pads to the HE-6, so now it is a little further ahead.  I won't be putting $80 pads on my HE-400 or HE-400S, but the do make for improved sound and comfort!

 
I wouldn't rule out a pair of Audeze pads for the 400s if this hp turns out to be the real deal. 

 

[obsidyen]

I always buy mid-fi headphones because the law of diminishing returns apply strongly to headphone prices. Does LCD-3 sound 400% better than Oppo PM-3? Hell no. Do Beyer T90 and HD700 sound better than Fidelio X2? No, I think that Fidelio X2 sounds better than them actually (some like the cold, analytical nature of T90, I dislike it). 

 

[conquerator2]

Headphones are always a preference thing. For me, a headphone does not have to be perfect as long as I like the tonality and it doesn't completely suck at any one thing.

 

[ToddTheMetalGod]

I hope these are the tuning successor to the HE-400, after selling mine I realized I would miss the planar bass impact of them. I like the 2.5mm mono plugs and the silver colour. Hopefully if they meet expectations they aren't too expensive in Canada due to the exchange rates.

 

[sujitsky]

Ordered one. Now the wait begins!

 

[john57]

The video that Tyll Hertsens made at the Newport show showed the headphone side plug not quite a mono plug with two rings. The closest that comes to mind if you need a 4-pin XLR would be the HD700 headphone cable and the OPPO as I found out later as it seems.