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Received my new HE-500's yesterday (great deal on them at underwood hifi) initial impressions are very good straight out of the package
HiFi Man suggests 150 hrs of break in, it will be interesting to see if these improve any / much
Comparing to my Senn. HD-650's the HE-500 have better extension top and bottom, better separation, better detail, better fleshed out vocals, sound balanced overall. Very Happy with the purchase
weight seems to be a non issue for me, I think the fact that I am required to wear a hardhat at work prepared me for that
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Don't forget to listen to both of them.
fully intend to do a back and forth after some burn in time. I find it easier to hear whats missing
IE... listen to 1 and see if part of the playback experience is missing on the 2nd
Listening critically to both might reveal part of what the other one is "missing", or not.Later on, I might try to forget about critical listening in order to discover other aspects of the truth. After finding out which headphones are best at letting me *forget about the headphones I'm listening to* (after getting lost in the music for a while), I can better decide "what is missing" in each... or not.
Edits: 05/06/14
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I went through the whole critical listening thing for 12 years on home systems horns, set amps, turntables, you name it. It got to a point where the music no longer mattered only the component
thats a hole I want to stay out of now. My income limits my audio and I truly feel like I can live with these, The only other cans that were on my radar were the Audeze LCD 2.2 and I may get a pair down the road (WAY DOWN THE ROAD )
Please let us know how things evolve.
certainly will, after some more time with these I will post my full impressions
right now I am just happy with these. If I can keep it that way I will
It is simultaneously lighter (in weight and in tonal balance) and heavier (a couple of hundred dollars more).
Good competition for Audeze LCD-2...
I looked at the 560, but I will take the weight and metal construction over the plastic bits
and the price I got my 500 for new was still 350.00 less then the 560,
I would lay a bet out that the 560 is mainly a nuance difference in sound, I also think this was HiFi Mans answer to all the negativity about the weight more than an attempt to improve on sound
If I were to look at more planers in the HiFi line it would be the HE-6
The weightier construction of the HE-500 could possibly influence it's sonic character, for the better perhaps. The HE-560s are said to be a "clean slate" design in a number of ways.Of course, not everyone is bothered by the weight of the heavier HiFiMan models. That aspect of the HE-500s can seem shocking at first though, especially if you are used to wearing much lighter headphones.
Edits: 05/07/14
Most of the reviews on heaad fi are decent and state trade offs in sound as opposed to being a flat out better set of phones. When compared to the HE-6 the 6 comes out on top except for the power needed to drive them
I could not justify the incremental supposed improvements for the 350 price increase over the 500
I want to attend the capital audio fest this year they are supposed to have a headphone room that will allow me to audition some of the supposed higher end phones and amps, Currently I have to buy and try :(
The HifiMan product line seems to evolve pretty quickly (unlike AKG, who has taken years to re-introduce a true "high-end flagship" model (remember the old K1000?) such as the new K812 Pro. That show should be interesting.
Edits: 05/08/14
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