pb21cyclist
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Yeah I know, I was just being a little facetious!
Just got the HE400s and the velour earpads. I haven't put the velours on yet, I want to compare the way they sound with the pleathers. At the moment the bass hasn't surprised me, but maybe they will loosen up over the next few hours. Driving them with an ODAC+E17.
To clarify, the bass is clearly an improvement over my DT880s, as there's more of it, but the DT880's bass extension/texture is on par with these right now. Will keep listening. And these really aren't too heavy.
Did you get the latest revision (r3) ?
Pro info, Jerg. How bad is the ringing? I'm having such a hard time figuring out how HifiMan QA gave the new drivers a GO if it's as bad as it's made out to be.
Very minor ringing. On a none~severe ringing scale out of 10, I'd say it's a 2. It is enough that if you listen carefully to vocal music, especially those with gravelly voices, you can tell the treble isn't perfectly smooth and has a scratch in it. But on music with smoother vocals (e.g. Neil Young) or on music without vocals, you won't notice anything.
Plugged my ODAC into a powered USB hub (from the original Rock Band), listening to some stuff... the highs are actually a bit fatiguing, sibilant at times. The DT880s have crisp highs but aren't piercing. I'm already feeling a bit apprehensive... I'll be burning these in tomorrow when I'm at work but I'm afraid I might not like their sound. They have good detail retrieval -- in fact, I think I've heard some stuff with these already that I haven't heard even with my DT880s, which I find hard to believe, but maybe they really are that good. I just wish I didn't feel like I have to EQ down the treble to make these enjoyable to listen to for longer than 30 minutes. I might have to stretch out the headband just a tad as well, as I feel they are a little tight. Not nearly as bad as my HD280s though.
@ evowei and yokken,
Please report the treble issue over to the Hifiman customer service thread, we need this recognized so they do something about it.
http://www.head-fi.org/t/629253/head-direct-hifiman-customer-service-team/60#post_8747549