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I do not blame you, lol. If Beyer made a new DT990 with the same bass, and dialed back treble, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. The T90 doesn't count.
After reading both of the large HE-400-related threads, they sound very close to my sonic ideal and I having a feeling that they'd be the headphone to end all of my audio ambitions. My biggest concern is: do you think they'd hold up for several years with good care? And how well does Hifiman respect ownership transfer when it comes down to warranty (assuming that I buy a used pair?)
Question about planars... is it possible for them to blow out like regular dynamic drivers?
Question about planars... is it possible for them to blow out like regular dynamic drivers?
Damn, doesn't look like the He400 has shipped yet, so it seems I do have to wait until someone comes back from vacation. Should've used the cheapest shipping since I'm gonna have to wait until next week anyways...
That's the one weakness the DT990s have for me. That treble is quite punishing at times.
Question about planars... is it possible for them to blow out like regular dynamic drivers?
Anything's possible, but in practical terms, no; these drivers are designed to handle power much better than ring coil dynamic drivers.
They can take a ton of power. I found this out when I was demoing them for a friend and he decided to turn the gain all the way up on the Lyr before the relay kicked on....
Never had the iPod pausing issue. I use a 4th gen touch.
As for mids and comparison to HE-300, I can't describe that. I can describe a little bit vs the HD650 (silver screened newer version).
HE-400's mids aren't as snappy feeling transient wise, I assume this is due to the slightly higher noise floor because of its high 3rd order harmonics. In other words, I think HD650 has a black background. Both don't really have that large of a soundstage, but both have very good layering in their soundstages. HD650 has more uppermidrange energy than HE-400, almost too much at times, thus resulting in a brighter experience for me. Velours smooth the midrange out a bit, but I still found the HD650s to have a slightly smoother midrange in terms of frequency response. The HE-400s have better instrument separation, and I also just assume that they're plain faster than the HD650. I'm not too big on using the term detail, but at times it seems like the HE-400 is more detailed of the two and can give better texture.
Like butter instead of yoghurt.
Never had the iPod pausing issue. I use a 4th gen touch.
As for mids and comparison to HE-300, I can't describe that. I can describe a little bit vs the HD650 (silver screened newer version).
HE-400's mids aren't as snappy feeling transient wise, I assume this is due to the slightly higher noise floor because of its high 3rd order harmonics. In other words, I think HD650 has a black background. Both don't really have that large of a soundstage, but both have very good layering in their soundstages. HD650 has more uppermidrange energy than HE-400, almost too much at times, thus resulting in a brighter experience for me. Velours smooth the midrange out a bit, but I still found the HD650s to have a slightly smoother midrange in terms of frequency response. The HE-400s have better instrument separation, and I also just assume that they're plain faster than the HD650. I'm not too big on using the term detail, but at times it seems like the HE-400 is more detailed of the two and can give better texture.