RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650

Posted by Thorsten (M) on April 2, 2014 at 10:17:25

In Reply to: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 posted by jllaudio on March 30, 2014 at 08:16:18:

Hi,

Not retiring any time soon, but same here Nightowl vs. Early Bird.

I have my office on the opposite side of the flat, I have several Headphones there and even a pair of Mini Monitors.

HiFiman are an acquired taste, too dark sounding for my ears. They are heavy and you really need to try them for at least 30min to 1Hour to see if you are comfortable. I am not. Audeze LCD-2 sound better and are more comfortable (but still WAY too heavy for my taste) but are truly budget busting.

On the other hand I use a pair of Electrostatics at home (with Amp way more than double your budget, sorry) which are very light and comfortable, I can wear these for hours. These get 90% of the listening via headphone in the office (I rather listen to speakers quiet-like though).

If you want to listen while in the same bed, I think only IEM's really work, I personally hate these even more than headphones. But you can get semi-affordable units with decent fit.

Best thing is to go to a Headphone focused Meeting or Show and listen and try.

Thor

At 20 bits, you are on the verge of dynamic range covering fly-farts-at-20-feet to intolerable pain. Really, what more could we need?

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Topic - Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jllaudio 08:16:18 03/30/14 (19)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - avraham@gbis.com 21:24:04 04/16/14 (1)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jasonpatrickbrowne 20:01:26 08/31/14 (0)

Run from the hifiman connectors. - The Killer Piglet 18:36:37 04/10/14 (3)

RE: Run from the hifiman connectors. - genungo 14:46:20 04/11/14 (2)

Sadly they are attached. -t - The Killer Piglet 16:23:27 04/11/14 (1)

RE: Sadly... - genungo 17:08:43 04/11/14 (0)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - Thorsten 10:17:25 04/02/14 (3)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jllaudio 19:08:37 04/15/14 (0)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jllaudio 12:56:50 04/02/14 (1)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - DrChaos 21:13:23 04/11/14 (0)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - Larpy 20:19:43 03/30/14 (3)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - pbarach 15:57:51 03/31/14 (2)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jllaudio 12:58:01 04/02/14 (1)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - pbarach 14:55:07 04/02/14 (0)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - Rad21 11:05:08 03/30/14 (0)

Forget about both of those headphones... - genungo 09:27:53 03/30/14 (2)

RE: Forget about both of those headphones... - jllaudio 09:49:34 03/30/14 (1)

Both of those headphones... - genungo 16:09:51 03/30/14 (0)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - Capt. Z 09:17:17 03/30/14 (0)

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RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - Thorsten 10:17:25 04/02/14 (3)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jllaudio 19:08:37 04/15/14 (0)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - jllaudio 12:56:50 04/02/14 (1)

RE: Pro's/Con's HIFMAN HE500 vs. Sennheiser HD650 - DrChaos 21:13:23 04/11/14 (0)

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