Copyright is a light concept in China.https://headphone.guru/hifiman-debuts-reference-closed-back-planar-magnetic-headphone/
I have really a mix feeling watching the news above as a original SONY R10 owner, or even feel being offended. I just can’t believe hifiman came out with a replica, launching a 5000dollars fake R10 as its close back flagship. I always respect hifiman on its innovative design and technology but What...please don’t....
OMG, is there no copyright restrictions what so ever in China? He better pay Sony some loyalty and respect?
The hifiman guy even compare with the original Sony R10 on the press release... at least for me he is such a copycat since he even copy its name calling it the HE-R10 but mentioned the following in front of press , "I know people out there will accuse us of copying Sony. This product is not paying homage to Sony's design. Sony and I are competitors. Homage or not, all we should care about is making good product. Even though Sony owns more market share, Sony won't be able to sue me. I researched Sony's patents; they are expired. "
I kindly ask your help and please don’t buy copy item which help these shameless people, or in the near future they might come out with bad sounding replica hifiman HE90 or even fake hifiman SR-omega...
I do not believe they have the know how to produce a close back R10 which sound even similar to the original, their susvara was alright but so inefficient where their electrostatic headphone line are just piece of crap compare to stax and the HE1, especially the poor build quality which they are famous of.
I tell this because I had NOS pads with the set and had to send them back too Oh also Hifiman measurements are incorrect. On genuine pads R10 is not as bright, it's very neutral. If you'd like, I can post some measurements including my pad experiments.
those are not original but a fellow on the stax board point out that this company make good quality 3rd party pads, if you have the original dimension of a R10 pad i believe they can make something similar.Guys I'm looking for new or even used-but-good genuine Sony R10 pads. A long shot, I know but if someone has something, let me know. I barely had it, bought R10 bass heavy recently to complement my bass light, but had to sent them back due to chanel imbalance
Yes I'm working with them on accurate reproduction of R10 pads, unfortunately the ones they make have too big of a hole and are too thick and the result is what you see on hifimans measurements, lol -- a bright beast -- whereas R10 on genuine pads is perfectly neutral.
Measurements certainly look so, or maybe they use something else? It's often the case with Audio Technicas, Final Sonorous and now also Sony flagships (CD3000 included) that they only sound right on certain pads, you can't just change the dimensions hoping they will sound the same.
Don't do that.
