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This my little collection 2 planars and 2 dynamic. The hifiman 400se I received them yesterday. First openback planars. Detail is good soundstage is also brilliant imaging can get blurred on some busy tracks. But my biggest disappointment is lack of power these are not power hungry and they can't take much power either. The rest of my lineup are better with power

Update finally found the sweet spot with the eq. They were a little more tricky than am used to but I got there. Thx to reddit I am so happy with these. I can hand on my heart say I've never drums like I heard on these wow just wow the detail and clarity is ridiculous for this price . And the bass Is sweet you can hear notes in the bass, that was unexpected. And they are so damn light. The cable is heavy but am not complaining since i know which cable I could've ended up with 😂😂. All in all great start to the year

And down the rabbit hole you go … ;) enjoy the ride!

They get alot better aoundwise with Power. They need alot more Power than my 560s. I use EM in an amp. And high gain.

Yeah the get better staging with power. I did realize I have never heard drums so clean before that was amazing

They seem Low Power requirement wise but still planar. I Like Them but Not using EM aß mich cause 560s IS Just top good for me .

I'll consider the hds on my next level acquisition list

Thx it's a fun ride so far

Try EM beforehand they are very neutral but for me the best under 300. Like Them more than hd660 and 600

Thx for the tip

Now leave the subreddit for good so you dont get affcted by the others 🤣

I think your advice came late😂

Haha just be happy what you have now. And save the money on maybe a sweet looking dac/amp to complete your setup. I wouldnt waste any more on new headphones i am satisfyed with my sundaras

I'll take my sweet time but I really like having multiple headphones they are so different. Once I get I really good pair as a cherry ill prolly keep my collection fit years am not planning to just buy everything as you can see this collection was educational for me. Now I have experienced a wide variety of sounds for cheap to find where my taste lies before I really splurge on my endgame set up. And this set up goes to my son for him to learn on

What are you powering them up with ?
I'm not sure if they're the same sensivity but HE-4XX are the most power hungry headphones of my collection (see flair).

My hipdac 2 maybe my settings are off but they are still new to me and I still have a lot to learn about eq

im not earning my own money right now so i dont have the best gear. i just got my 7hz zero and it's my first iem. ive only got that and a m40x rn but i hope to grow my collection

Just enjoy the ride the rest comes with time

Woo bang olufsen

😂😂 yes

Ive got the h8ts and damn they are good

Same

The Hip Dac is one phenomenal piece of kit. It takes my iems to new levels. Just an amazing piece of technology.

Of course Hifiman is awesome. Enjoy!

How much can you differentiate between a planar magnetic driver and a neodymium driver just by listening? Like what exactly is different?

Btw, cool collection!

You can tell the difference immediately planars have a unique sound, they have better separation and speed. thx btw I appreciate it

Yeah the hipdac is a beast

The 400se is great but it needs power if it doesnt get enoguh power it doesnt sound great same with alot of planars

I figured it out it was the eq settings now they sound right

I love the orange ATs! Are they first party or are they a custom job?

the mx40x are as good as the m50x, trust me on this one bro.

also never buy no iem from audio Technica, yours zero will be better.

I had a gf who collected earrings ask me why I collected headphones. we came to the agreement of "one for each occasion" since, now I can live with myself owning more than five headphones lol

First party

Try oratory’s eq and turn on the bass boost on hip dac, the bass sounds legendary on these.

Yeah I used his eq that fixed it

100% - you never know when you will come across that pair, which just seems like it was specifically designed for you. I found mine at a local Salvation Army :p

> trust me on this one bro.

This is not how this sub works... trust me on this one bro :p

What do you mean by lack of power?? The he400se doesn't need much power and sounds great with even a modest amp.

>lack of power these are not power hungry and they can't take much power either.

This sentence is literally incomprehensible. They don't need much power yet can't take much power? What are you talking about?

They really are amazing for an affordable price.

I quite liked the sound of the ATH-E70, but I've also never really listened to any other IEMs. So I have nothing to compare them to.

Orange AT-s look great with the orange hip DAC. Good little fashion-fi right there!

I might have to get me a pair. I don't have an amp/dac though. So that's an added expense.

Hi there, He400se can play well without Hip Dac2? I think i will buy He400 because of his soundstage, but my dac is Fiio Q3 MQA. Thanks

They are 32ohm so easy to drive my the dac really brings out their stage

I buy things slowly overtime that helps with cost

I tell none audiophiles that they came together😂😂😂

Sorry for upsetting you. But I thought they would be harder to drive but they are not

Hello fellow 400se & M50x enjoyer

91db/mw

Yes

👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿 that's so cool

Cool!

Ok. Ya sorry! Must have be grouchy.

of course