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I just got a pair of HE-400S

Posted by EdAInWestOC on December 3, 2015 at 10:19:09:
And I have owned the HD-580 for quite a few years (sitting on a shelf collecting dust).

Its very early and I'm just starting to listen to the HE-400S but I can tell you that I already prefer them to the HD-580s. I have to divulge that I was never that big a fan of the HD-580s. I have spent some time with HD-600s and respect the cans but I never saw the logic of spending more money to replace the HD-580s.

I have owned a lot of different headsets. I currently own Stax Lambda Pros, Senneheiser HD-580, HD-280 Pro, Sennheiser Momentum Over ear (original model), Grado SR-60, Sennheiser PX-100 (IIRC), the new HiFi Man HE-400S and probably a couple more headsets hanging in a drawer somewhere.

My favorites are the Stax Lambda Pros. The HE-400S is more comfortable than the Momentums and fix perfectly right out of the box.

The HE-400S is more efficient than other planar headsets but using them with portables is doable but just doable. Don't plan on doing any concert level listening on the HE-400S while its plugged into a portable.

All the same I am impressed with the HE-400S. They are very neutral and do not accentuate any part of the spectrum. So far...so good.

Ed