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Hifiman HE1000

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I recently got a pair of the Hifiman HE1000 beta for testing and listening. I would say without reservation that they compare to the best there is and I was shocked at how different they sound, all in a good way. Extremely effortless and not difficult to drive.
As a planar headphone, they have, IMO, bridged the gap between dynamic and electrostatic in speed, resolution, soundstage and solid bass.
If you have a chance, they are worth a listen. I am using a Richard Marsh DIY amp for most of my listening.
Source is the Chord Hugo to my DIY headphone amp using 16/44 to DSD.

iBasso DX100,DX50 DX90. Chord Hugo. HiFiman 901 balanced. RSA Intruder, The Lightning. Fostex TH900 balanced, Hifiman HE-6, 560, 500, JH13 Pro balanced. Lyr2, Audeze. All phones balanced mostly with Whiplash cables. Photo gallery: www.pbase.com/jamato8

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Follow Ups:

With a $3K grain of salt - Frihed89 23:37:08 05/31/15 (0)
Review here... - genungo 19:43:49 05/31/15 (0)
RE: Hifiman HE1000 - mbnx01 15:41:08 05/31/15 (1)
- I don't have the HD800. . . - John PA 18:40:10 05/31/15 (0)