[RushNerd]

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Just wanna clarify. Is the spare pads for he500 the velour pad? I'll just use that when my he400 arrives so ill not buy an extra pad. Thanks.

Yes. Use the hell out of them.

 

[ikitub]

Thanks bro. Can't wait to get my he400.

 

[yokken]

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! I missed the 5000th post! 

 

[Kjeldsen]

My HE-400's were waiting for me when i got home! 

 
I have very few reference points in this, to me, relatively new world, which makes the HE-400's the best thing i've ever heard audio-wise. I put them on without really knowing what to expect, coupling them with an Xonar Essence ST and an E17. 
 
I'm currently enjoying the Metallica S&M live symphony album. Soundstage is so crazy compared to my Denon D1100's. Crisp, distortion guitar with a strong presence and then a wide backing of symphony instruments. I never knew the album had texture levels like this! Just wonderful. Hell, everything is just better. Atleast now i have a reference point for further adventures
 
Comfort-wise, they seem to fit my small-ish head perfectly with the brace at the "lowest setting", and the headband doesn't seem uncomfortable after several hours of wear. Heavier than i'm used to but doesn't seem to bother me.

 

[ferday]

i just got mine too, so far i'm really enjoying them.  i'm not going to say much as i only have a couple days of listening, but i've tried every conceivable genre and the obsessive detail and clarity, combined with a fantastic coloring (laid back / dark but still very energetic, with a massive and unique soundstage) makes these cans a lot of fun, in a way i prefer them to the LCD2 (demo only) as they aren't quite as clinically accurate and i like the coloring...they are definitely better than my HD500's and my ATHM50's in essentially every aspect (my 500's have better bass extension, but no punch and they are muddy sounding).  they are sensitive to source, minor quality issues are masked in the dark presentation but 128k mp3's need not apply
 
overall i feel they were very worth the $$$ (which is all that matters LOL) and i'm looking forward to playing with them, and looking into better amping (i'm using the E17 which can drive them loud enough, but i've heard these scale really well with better power sources, they sound great with my old school sony 2 channel).  super comfy, shockingly great detail, fun presentation, and dark/warm but energetic sound make these the easiest to listen to that i've ever owned or demoed.  

 

[Jenxer]

Does HiFiMan e-mail you when they received the headphones or when they shipped them out?

 

[yokken]

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Does HiFiMan e-mail you when they received the headphones or when they shipped them out?

 
I got a refund confirmation email, then one for when the new ones shipped.

 

[Jenxer]

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I got a refund confirmation email, then one for when the new ones shipped.

Oh, ok, thank you. I guess none of those apply to me just yet.

 

[RushNerd]

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My HE-400's were waiting for me when i got home! 

I have very few reference points in this, to me, relatively new world, which makes the HE-400's the best thing i've ever heard audio-wise.

Keen ears because they are for me too, though it took a few days for me to realize it. Only thing i've heard that could be better were the Stax 007's (which oddly enough are supposed to be voiced similar).

 

[rawrster]

There's two active threads for this going on at the same time so a bit hard to tell which one to post in.
 
I've spent a bit more time with these today and they are quite strange. I see myself enjoying them and then all of a sudden a song I know quite well and it sounds too warm and a bit too much emphasis on bass which is quite odd since I did a what the heck is going on when that came up. The treble isn't as bad as I thought it would be and somewhat overblown. It's a non issue for me. I had to switch to the HE6 after that to compare. I'm thinking in order to give these cans a fair shot I need to stay away from the HE6 and HD800 for some time. Signatures are different but so is price range. I don't own any warm headphones but earphones I do but they are completely different so nothing that can be a good standard for comparison.
 
If it makes any difference I'm running them from a D1 dac and a Mjolnir amp. 

 

[TMRaven]

Do stay away from the HD800 for a while at least.  It's a tin-can in comparison.  There's nothing that should really be wrong with the HE-400's bass becoming too emphasized.  It's dead flat and has very low distortion.

 

[MattTCG]

The bass of the he400 is near perfect. The only thing even out there in an ortho that competes is the lcd series. I do like the lcd better but good grief...look at the price discrepancy. The he400 is maybe the best bang for the buck hp in existence. 

 

[icehole]

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The bass of the he400 is near perfect. The only thing even out there in an ortho that competes is the lcd series. I do like the lcd better but good grief...look at the price discrepancy. The he400 is maybe the best bang for the buck hp in existence. 

He400s are my first and only current set of orthos.  I have been debating the LCD2's.  Would you consider them worthy of the jump in price?
 
Also, thinking of going with the fostex t50rps then add typical sound dampening mods.  Would these compete with the he400s?

 

[buencamino]

Hi, I got my set 2 days ago and sometimes the right ear side has no sound... send back? a bit disappointed... I have to forcefully clamp with my hands the right ear side in order to get sound back... and plug in and out the connector... has anybody had any experience with this...? is it really a factory defect? I took out the pleather pads and tightened the screws below it as well...

 

[jerg]

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Hi, I got my set 2 days ago and sometimes the right ear side has no sound... send back? a bit disappointed... I have to forcefully clamp with my hands the right ear side in order to get sound back... and plug in and out the connector... has anybody had any experience with this...? is it really a factory defect? I took out the pleather pads and tightened the screws below it as well...

Switching the cable channels doesn't help? Are you sure it's a driver issue and not a cable / connector issue?