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HIFIMAN HE400SE Stealth Magnets Version Over-Ear Open-Back Full-Size Planar Magnetic Wired Headphones for Audiophiles/Studio, Great-Sounding, Stereo, High Sensitivity, Comfortable, Sliver
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Brand | HIFIMAN |
Model Name | HE400SE |
Color | Silver,Black |
Connectivity Technology | Wired |
Wireless Communication Technology | Stealth Magnets |
About this item
- What is a planar headphone? What are its benefits over other designs? Planar headphones feature conductive layers that cover nearly the entire diaphragm, resulting in significantly lower distortion than conventional dynamic headphones.
- Acoustically Invisible Stealth Magnet Unlike the sound waves created by a conventional magnet, the special shape of Stealth Magnets enables the waves to pass through the magnets without generating interference. HIFIMAN’s advanced magnet design is acoustically transparent, dramatically reducing wave diffraction turbulence that degrades the integrity of the sound waves. The reduced distortion yields pure sonic output that is accurate and full-range.
- Durable Connections The headphone’s drivers are protected by a newly designed casing for enhanced durability and protection from the elements. A dual-sided high-performance 3.5mm cable is packaged with a 6.35mm adapter for maximum compatibility with a wide range of devices.
- The HE400SE’s high sensitivity makes it the perfect match for low-voltage sources, including portable hi-res. audio players.
- Maximum Comfort for Hours of Listening Pleasure Thanks to its newly designed adjustable lightweight headband, the HE400se remains cool and comfortable for hours, even in excessively warm weather.
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Product Description
About HIFIMAN
Founded by Dr. Fang Bian in 2007, HIFIMAN is widely regarded as one of the leading manufacturers of high-performance headphones and portable audio products. HIFIMAN is especially known for its critically-acclaimed Planar-Magnetic headphones that feature state-of-the-art driver technology. The company also designs and manufactures world-class dynamic in-ear drivers which have also garnered awards and rave reviews
Acoustically Invisible Stealth Magnet
Unlike the sound waves created by a conventional magnet, the special shape of Stealth Magnets enables the waves to pass through the magnets without generating interference.
HIFIMAN’s advanced magnet design is acoustically transparent, dramatically reducing wave diffraction turbulence that degrades the integrity of the sound waves. The reduced distortion yields pure sonic output that is accurate and full-range.
- Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz
- Impedance: 32Ohms
- Sensitivity: 91dB
- Weight: 385g
What is a planar headphone? What are its benefits over other designs?
Dynamic headphones utilize conductors that vibrate in limited areas of the diaphragm so that a large portion of the diaphragm is not driven to its full capacity. Planar headphones, on the other hand, feature conductive layers that cover nearly the entire diaphragm, resulting in significantly lower distortion than conventional dynamic headphones.
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High SensitivityThe HE400SE’s high sensitivity makes it the perfect match for low-voltage sources. The sound is rich and pure without the need for a bulky amplifier. |
Maximum Comfort for Hours of Listening PleasureThanks to its newly designed adjustable lightweight headband, the HE400se remains cool and comfortable for hours, even in excessively warm weather. |
Durable ConnectionsA dual-sided high-performance 3.5mm cable is packaged with a 6.35mm adapter for maximum compatibility with a wide range of devices. The headphone’s drivers are protected by a newly designed casing for enhanced durability and protection from the elements. |
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Sound quality | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Comfort | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
For gaming | 4.1 | — | 4.6 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 |
Quality of material | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.8 | — | 4.0 |
Value for money | 4.7 | 4.2 | — | 3.7 | 4.7 | — |
Sold By | HIFIMAN | HIFIMAN | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | Bsd Wholesale | GRAMOPHONE |
connectivity tech | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired | Wired |
headphones form factor | — | Over Ear | Over Ear | Over Ear | Over Ear | Over Ear |
connector type | 6.35mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack, 1/4-inch | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack | 3.5mm Jack, 1/4-inch | 3.5mm Jack |
headphones jack | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack | — | 3.5 mm Jack | 3.5 mm Jack |
cable feature | Detachable | Retractable | Detachable | Retractable | Retractable, Detachable | Detachable |
control type | Media Control | Media Control | — | Media Control | Media Control | — |
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Item Weight | 13.8 ounces |
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ASIN | B08Z2SK5C4 |
Item model number | He400SE |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #14,649 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #668 in Over-Ear Headphones |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | March 16, 2021 |
Department | unisex-adult |
Manufacturer | HIFIMAN Electronics |
Item Weight | 390 Grams |
Units | 1 Count |
Number Of Items | 1 |
Cable Length | 3.5 Millimeters |
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Customers like the sound quality, value, comfort, and clarity of the headphones. For example, they mention that the bass is present but not dominant, the soundstage is wide, and that they can hear everything clearly without having to turn up the volume. That said, some complain about the performance and have mixed opinions on quality and weight.
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Customers like the sound quality of the headphones. They say the bass is present but not dominant, the sound stage is large, and the sub bass is deep and rumbling. They also say they can hear everything clearly without having to turn up the volume. Customers also appreciate the good frequency response and low audible distortions. However, some customers report that the sound can be surprisingly wide to notably constricted.
"...As for Bass-heads: these are NOT for bass heads. There is some good bass here, but it's not likenightclub Beats over the top super sub bass...." Read more
"...However open-back headphones have a much more realistic quality to the sound, and they reduce ear fatigue and discomfort...." Read more
"...in its tonality (2) Mid-Range is clean, highly detailed, organic/natural sounding... (3) Treble is slightly emphasized, but never too bright or harsh..." Read more
"...If it's a chill beat it will sound pretty good. The bass is GOOD but it's just too crisp and clean to fit harder genres with thicc heavy bass." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the value of the headphones. They mention that they are surprisingly good for the price, have top-notch price performance, and are the best sounding headphones for the money. However, some customers feel the trade-off is sheer luxury. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend the product to others.
"...still a big, bulky headphone, let's face it. But, the tradeoff is sheer luxury, sound quality, and..." Read more
"...They sound amazing for the money, and they seem well built so far...." Read more
"...I think these are great for the unbelievable price, but honestly they needed EQ...." Read more
"...A great value for the money when you properly adjust the settings, and now my primary listening device...." Read more
Customers like the comfort of the headphones. They mention that the earpads are quite squishy and distribute the clamping force quite well. They also say that the headband became more comfortable after a while.
"...screechy" or sibilant, either. Comfort level of the pads, suspension, and headbar are off the charts,..." Read more
"...plastic instead of wood, non swiveling ear cups, etc... they're comfortable and they sound incredible...." Read more
"...It's QUIET. Sits on the head with comfort and complete silence...." Read more
"...The earpads are quite squishy, and distribute the clamping force quite well.Where these headphones shine is in the sound quality...." Read more
Customers like the clarity of the headphones. They say it has good clarity and detail retrieval, with a wide soundstage. They also say the headphones are capable of reaching realistic levels without losing clarity. Customers also mention that the headphones resolve much more detail from layered songs, making them notice nuances they miss with other headphones. Overall, customers are satisfied with the clarity and depth of the product.
"...never clinical, either. The 400Ses are accurate, detailed, but warm, maybe a tiny tad "dark"sounding...." Read more
"...After the EQ changes, they sound great. Nice compromise between detail retrieval and musicality...." Read more
"...These also resolve much more detail from layered songs, which make you notice nuances you miss with other headphones...." Read more
"...slightly emphasized, but never too bright or harsh, with good clarity and detail retrieval... The soundstage is wide with accurate imaging overall..." Read more
Customers like the sensitivity of the headphones. They say it has a very good frequency response, with no problem spots in the response. The magnetic planar design helps with the smoothness of the response, and the high-end is great. The headphones play all frequencies well and are fairly neutral. They are accurate across the frequency range and the impedance is low enough that your mobo can drive them.
"...The soundstage is nice, and the response is totally neutral...." Read more
"...extremely pleased with their quality-build, comfort, and overall sonic performance...!!!..." Read more
"...Response on the high-end is great...." Read more
"...These are clear, beautiful, and accurate across the frequency range...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the headphones. Some mention that the quality is astounding, magnificently produced, and respectable. However, others say that the build quality is not as good as the Philips cans, the headband design can feel a bit flimsy, and the quality control is awful.
"...to me, the build quality is fantastic and solid. Maybe Focals are better, i dunno, but my budgetis not for $8000 phones, sorry...." Read more
"...These headphones done' use the best materials in the world, plastic instead of wood, non swiveling ear cups, etc... they're comfortable and they..." Read more
"...I bought mine in May 2022 and have been extremely pleased with their quality-build, comfort, and overall sonic performance...!!!..." Read more
"...The build quality is not as good as the Philips cans, which use a lot more metal...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the weight of the headphones. Some mention that the weight wasn't too much, and that crisp, clear sound was a pleasure for their music. However, others say that it's a bit heavy, bulky, and not as light and comfortable for long periods. They also mention that there's too much thickness on the back of the cans and that it impedes the soundstage.
"...Well, these are slightly more portable, butstill a big, bulky headphone, let's face it...." Read more
"...Comfort is also exceptional as these are lightweight and require almost no clamp...." Read more
"...known in the community that the grills on the back of the cans are too thick and impede the soundstage. This can be fixed with a pretty easy mod...." Read more
"...Weight wasn't too much, and that crisp, clear sound was a pleasure for my music-heavy workday...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the performance of the headphones. They mention that the audio cuts in and the headphones are not very good for gaming. They also say that the headband is not as good as the Philips suspension support.
"...The headband is not as good as the Philips suspension support, but it is well cushioned, and better than how the V-Moda cans fit...." Read more
"...The lack of stage unfortunately makes it not a very good gaming headphone.Overall a great headphone for its price." Read more
"...As usual, imaging is good but not sufficient for gaming - there's a reason the DT990s are king in gaming...." Read more
"...They started dying a few weeks ago now but didn't realize it was the cable until one side nearly fully cut out..." Read more
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for my simple but solid Fiio X1 player/Fosi Audio amp rig. I am not using my smartphone for most music
listening. I use the iPhone14 in the car and it's great for that. I realized I was looking a gift horse in the mouth: I have the player and amp I love, so don't mess with it! Headphones can always be improved, however. At least, until you hit the diminishing returns wall, but I'm not in the market for $10,000
speakers or headphones, in any case.
Instead, this came up at $100 on here and I realized I was staring a true deal right in the face.
I love the He400Is but they aren't terribly portable. Well, these are slightly more portable, but
still a big, bulky headphone, let's face it. But, the tradeoff is sheer luxury, sound quality, and
to me, the build quality is fantastic and solid. Maybe Focals are better, i dunno, but my budget
is not for $8000 phones, sorry. I know some have had issues with Hifiman's quality control,
I haven't. I tend to baby my gear, anyway. I'm not about to lug these around outside
all day long, etc.
I was willing to bet on Hifiman again, and I'm so glad I did. These beauties showed up Sat.
night and I unboxed them gingerly, tested them on the Fiio player with .wav files, hours
of Miles Davis Quartet the Second box set, (Columbia CD edition) Wish You Were Here (latest remaster), and some Morton Feldman For Bunita Marcus by Aki Takahashi (newest Mode edition CD). All sounded sublime, but particularly the Miles Davis. This is half the reason to invest in Hifimans or planars or electrostatics, treating yourself to quality music, well recorded, etc. I'm a heavy metal fan too,
but I wouldn't buy these whatsoever for speed or death metal. Get something with more slam
and heavy bass if anything. Beats, whatever.
Even if you're not a jazz or classical fan, and I'm mainly a rock/pop guy, or dance,
these are a darned good reason to expand your horizons and get a good headphone amp,
portable or not, a good high res player (not your phone!), and load it with HQ sources
and you're in for a real treat. Put on John Coltrane's Heavyweight Champion box set
and have a good ol' time. Steely Dan! Hells yes.
As with the HE400Is, these open backs shine with the detail, wide soundstage, solid but not
super deep bass (just "true" but with bass boost/EQ on it extends more), and shimmering, natural
sounding treble. The mids are decent, if not super extended. But the mids are anything but
"screechy" or sibilant, either. Comfort level of the pads, suspension, and headbar are off the charts,
at least for me. My head is smaller so I don't even extend the bands. You can sit there with these or the 400Is for hours and never get fatigued, either your ears, or your head. They bleed sound in room....who cares!? Don't worry about it unless you're in a public space with tons of people near you. I think
the treble in the 400Is might be a bit clearer, or sharper, but I'm not sure since I haven't
used those in a while.
This is extraordinary in the headphone world, where in my
experience, cheap earbuds and headphones are often totally lacking in comfort. Pioneer,
I'm talking to you! These actually seem very efficient for planars, my Fosi Audio amp powers them very easily, and I only have to crank them up a bit more than say, my Sennheiser Urbanites XL to
achieve the same level. I wouldn't try this without an amp, however, and let's face it, planars will only truly shine utilizing a good amp, so get one! Though via your phone with a good amp would be fine, too.
Don't bother with Bluetooth either, you'll only cheapen the experience, and degrade the signal.
As for Bass-heads: these are NOT for bass heads. There is some good bass here, but it's not like
nightclub Beats over the top super sub bass. What you get instead is some of the tightest,
truest general deep bass you're going to ever hear. It's all about accuracy, in the bass, but,
never clinical, either. The 400Ses are accurate, detailed, but warm, maybe a tiny tad "dark"
sounding.
For $100 these are a total steal, I believe. You can spend $1500 for Audezes, I'm sure they're
worth every penny (they are, I've heard them), but if you're starting out with mid-Fi, or audiophile stuff, you can buy these and be confident that your $100 was spent very wisely indeed. Just don't take
them to the beach, for goodness' sake! Even better running these from a really good desktop
headphone amp or receiver, but portable amps will do fine! At 32 ohms and "high sensitivity,"
these shine with an amp but you won't push the amp beyond belief. They also look phenomenal
with a beautiful black and silver metal suspension and those velour pads. OMG!
Get them now before they are discont'ed and sell for $1000. A bit of burn-in time will likely'
be a good idea, too.
These headphones done' use the best materials in the world, plastic instead of wood, non swiveling ear cups, etc... they're comfortable and they sound incredible.
TLDR; Good entrypoint for open-back and planar magnetic headphones. They sound amazing for the money, and they seem well built so far. Hifiman has also changed out the stock cable to something you don't immediately have to replace!
Recommended!
I saw these planars for an unbelievable price and figured, why not? I didn't have any open headphones, and I mostly work from home now, so opens might make sense. I owned HE-500s back in the day for about a month, and I'd dabbled in open dynamic headphones like Sony MDR-SA5000s, AT ATH-AD700s, and a couple Senns.
The first thing I love about this headphone is how inert the chassis is. It's QUIET. Sits on the head with comfort and complete silence. MY SA5000s would never shut up -- the slightest twitch of the head would cause chassis creaks that were often louder than whatever I was listening to.
I exclusively listen to these through a Gilmore Lite amp, an older, class A amp considered "fast." I have a Marantz CD5001 and also listen to stuff on my PC through these. Here's the thing. To me, these sounded pretty bad even after 80 hours of "burn-in" until I put a Behringer FBQ800 in my signal chain and tamed the 2K and 4K bands a bit, and also boosted the 60hz band. They were "squawky" or "honky." After the EQ changes, they sound great. Nice compromise between detail retrieval and musicality.
I wouldn't say they present an extensively wide or nuanced soundstage. But it is more expansive than the M50s. I do enjoy the effect of leaving my Emotive Stealth 6 studio monitors on for bass impact while using these. That seems to create an impressive breadth, and something that is not really possible with closed headphones like the M50s.
I think these are great for the unbelievable price, but honestly they needed EQ. I'm sure the kids have far more advanced EQ apps for their mobile devices than what I'm using, so that shouldn't be a problem. This is a solid purchase.
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El unboxing en general es simple, pero sólido. Venía muy bien empaquetado y protegido.
Construcción: Bastante decente, no la mejor por este precio (Fidelio X2HR imbatibles en este aspecto), pero se siente muy bien. La headband es de piel sintética de buen tacto y el arco que une las copas a ésta es de metal. Las copas en sí son de plástico, pero para nada se sienten de mala calidad. Las mayas que protege el driver se sienten bastante firmes.
Primero los compararé con los Samson y los Fidelio.
Los Samson son muy buenos, pero tienen un espectro en V marcado y sin duda son sibilantes (frecuentemente tenía que bajar al volumen por los agudos) y al ser semi-abiertos el soundstage es algo limitado al igual que el imaging. Pese a esto, creo que por el precio que pagas es de las mejores opciones.
Los Fidelio son maravillosos, la construcción es de lo mejor, el sonido es increíble; sus bajos y el soundstage son sorprendentes, además de super fáciles de alimentar (celulares sin problema). Sin duda una excelente opción.
Pasé una tortura decidiendo entre los Fidelio o los Hifiman. Si estás en esta misma situación, déjame decirte que solo por situaciones específicas te recomiendo escoger los Fidelio y es 1: Si eres amante total del bajo y si 2: Rehúsas determinantemente comprar un DAC/AMP para los Hifiman. De ahí en fuera yo me quedo con los Hifiman, pero debo decir que me dolió dejar ir los Fidelio.
Sonido: Estos Hifiman, fueron chocantes para mi. Nunca pensé que el audio (de música, películas y videojuegos) pudiera sonar de la manera que lo reproduce. Es el sonido más natural que he escuchado, los bajos aunque son menores que los Fidelio, son igual de profundos y mucho más rápidos (naturaleza de planares), y antes que pienses que es algo negativo, he de admitir que desde que tengo estos audífonos he tenido más interés en géneros como Electrónica o música Pop (que antes no escuchaba mucho). Los medios son lo mejor que he escuchado, y es sorprendente cuando vuelves a audífonos en V para comparar, donde generalmente quedan rezagados. Música acústica como Adele, Johnny Cash, Gipsy Kings se escucha asombroso. No tengo nada malo para los agudos, son extensos pero nunca se sienten sobrepasados o sibilantes. En general y en mi experiencia, TODO se escucha grandioso. El soundstage es estupendo, al grado de nunca saber con seguridad si mi TV está con el sonido encendido, y créeme, muchas veces me he asustado pensando que alguien me habló o que algo pasó, cuando en realidad era lo que estaba reproduciendo los audífonos. El imaging en música es igual de increíble, cierras los ojos y sabes donde están los instrumentos, y no me refiero solo a derecha o izquierda, sino a la derecha arriba, en medio o abajo, igual en el lado izquierdo, yendo hasta abajo mezclándose con los graves donde tienen su propia extensión dependiendo de qué tan profundos sean en lo que escuches, igual con los agudos. Incluso he llegado a sentir sonidos proviniendo de delante. Es difícil de explicar jaja, pero lo que si estoy seguro es que nunca he sentido que las frecuencias estén mezcladas o poco claras. En videojuegos es igual de genial, lo he probado primordialmente en Battlefield 5, ya que los Battlefield's tienen de lo mejor en audio. Y con estos audífonos es gloria pura, te sientes realmente dentro del videojuego por la naturaleza del sonido de los Hifiman, las explosiones no se sientes carentes, las pisadas, sea pasto, tierra, concreto se oyen reales y cercanas, los disparos son como deben de ser, estruendosos y muy satisfactorios, aviones pasando encima de ti o volando a lo lejos, sabes dónde ocurre. De nuevo, la mezcla de todo lo que he dicho en un videojuego como este es una gloria, pero no por eso son solo para juegos "competitivos", lo he probado con Detroit Become Human y se escucha igual de alucinante. En películas es igual de gratificante, las voces son súper claras y en pocas palabras, es como si estuvieras ahí.
Amplificación: Siendo honesto no los uso con celulares, pero revisando rápidamente para esta reseña puedo decir que alcanza un volumen medio. Como los uso es conectando el DAC Ciglow a través de óptico a mi TV Hisense H8G y por USB a mi PC y en ambas alcanza un volumen alto, más que disfrutable. Dato extraño: Conectando este DAC al PS5 no alcanza un volumen alto, es muy deficiente así, pero directo al control si se escucha fuerte, sin embargo, el sonido cambia, se vuelve más "lodoso" o menos claro y los bajos se vuelven más invasivos. Por esto lo uso conectándolo a la TV y no directamente al PS5. Sin duda recomiendo tener o comprar un DAC/AMP para disfrutarlos al máximo.
Empezando por lo menos negativo o "arreglable".
-El cable con el que viene es muy corto para mi gusto y es francamente horrible, plasticoso, se enreda como resorte. Yo solucioné esto comprando el cable NewFantasia en Amazon de Estados Unidos (sale más barato). Vale mucho la pena comprar este cable.
-Las pads son más que decentes, la verdad, sin embargo soy algo exigente en la comodidad, y las pads son algo delgadas, el agujero donde van tus orejas es algo pequeño y el velour que usan no es el felpudo como las almohadillas TRANSTEK, sino rugoso como las Brainwavz (que no soy muy fan) y llegan a dar picor. Yo solucioné esto comprando las pads Defean (de nuevo en Amazon de Estados Unidos) de cuero real y con el anillo ya incluido, esto si es caro ($1331) pero si eres como yo, créeme son de lo mejor y lo más cómodo (y huelen delicioso).
Llegamos a lo que para mí es lo más negativo (ni tanto, pero bueno)
-La Headband pese a que mencioné positivamente la sensación del cuero, tiene una espuma que se siente bien en la mano cuando la presionas, pero al principio es dura, necesitas aflojarla con las manos antes de usarla por un tiempo o con el uso mismo. Sin embargo, a mi me sigue molestando un poco después de unas 2 horas, lo único que tienes que hacer cuando pase esto es adelantarla o hacerla ligeramente hacia atrás de tu cabeza aprovechando que es delgada. Esto junto con que el plástico en el que acaba (donde viene Hifiman y el modelo) que se siente un poco barato, es lo más negativo. Creo que si hubieran decidido un sistema de banda de suspensión como los Fidelio o los Samson hubieran sido PERFECTOS. Pero bueno, nada en esta vida lo es.
Reviewed in Mexico on May 2, 2021
El unboxing en general es simple, pero sólido. Venía muy bien empaquetado y protegido.
Construcción: Bastante decente, no la mejor por este precio (Fidelio X2HR imbatibles en este aspecto), pero se siente muy bien. La headband es de piel sintética de buen tacto y el arco que une las copas a ésta es de metal. Las copas en sí son de plástico, pero para nada se sienten de mala calidad. Las mayas que protege el driver se sienten bastante firmes.
Primero los compararé con los Samson y los Fidelio.
Los Samson son muy buenos, pero tienen un espectro en V marcado y sin duda son sibilantes (frecuentemente tenía que bajar al volumen por los agudos) y al ser semi-abiertos el soundstage es algo limitado al igual que el imaging. Pese a esto, creo que por el precio que pagas es de las mejores opciones.
Los Fidelio son maravillosos, la construcción es de lo mejor, el sonido es increíble; sus bajos y el soundstage son sorprendentes, además de super fáciles de alimentar (celulares sin problema). Sin duda una excelente opción.
Pasé una tortura decidiendo entre los Fidelio o los Hifiman. Si estás en esta misma situación, déjame decirte que solo por situaciones específicas te recomiendo escoger los Fidelio y es 1: Si eres amante total del bajo y si 2: Rehúsas determinantemente comprar un DAC/AMP para los Hifiman. De ahí en fuera yo me quedo con los Hifiman, pero debo decir que me dolió dejar ir los Fidelio.
Sonido: Estos Hifiman, fueron chocantes para mi. Nunca pensé que el audio (de música, películas y videojuegos) pudiera sonar de la manera que lo reproduce. Es el sonido más natural que he escuchado, los bajos aunque son menores que los Fidelio, son igual de profundos y mucho más rápidos (naturaleza de planares), y antes que pienses que es algo negativo, he de admitir que desde que tengo estos audífonos he tenido más interés en géneros como Electrónica o música Pop (que antes no escuchaba mucho). Los medios son lo mejor que he escuchado, y es sorprendente cuando vuelves a audífonos en V para comparar, donde generalmente quedan rezagados. Música acústica como Adele, Johnny Cash, Gipsy Kings se escucha asombroso. No tengo nada malo para los agudos, son extensos pero nunca se sienten sobrepasados o sibilantes. En general y en mi experiencia, TODO se escucha grandioso. El soundstage es estupendo, al grado de nunca saber con seguridad si mi TV está con el sonido encendido, y créeme, muchas veces me he asustado pensando que alguien me habló o que algo pasó, cuando en realidad era lo que estaba reproduciendo los audífonos. El imaging en música es igual de increíble, cierras los ojos y sabes donde están los instrumentos, y no me refiero solo a derecha o izquierda, sino a la derecha arriba, en medio o abajo, igual en el lado izquierdo, yendo hasta abajo mezclándose con los graves donde tienen su propia extensión dependiendo de qué tan profundos sean en lo que escuches, igual con los agudos. Incluso he llegado a sentir sonidos proviniendo de delante. Es difícil de explicar jaja, pero lo que si estoy seguro es que nunca he sentido que las frecuencias estén mezcladas o poco claras. En videojuegos es igual de genial, lo he probado primordialmente en Battlefield 5, ya que los Battlefield's tienen de lo mejor en audio. Y con estos audífonos es gloria pura, te sientes realmente dentro del videojuego por la naturaleza del sonido de los Hifiman, las explosiones no se sientes carentes, las pisadas, sea pasto, tierra, concreto se oyen reales y cercanas, los disparos son como deben de ser, estruendosos y muy satisfactorios, aviones pasando encima de ti o volando a lo lejos, sabes dónde ocurre. De nuevo, la mezcla de todo lo que he dicho en un videojuego como este es una gloria, pero no por eso son solo para juegos "competitivos", lo he probado con Detroit Become Human y se escucha igual de alucinante. En películas es igual de gratificante, las voces son súper claras y en pocas palabras, es como si estuvieras ahí.
Amplificación: Siendo honesto no los uso con celulares, pero revisando rápidamente para esta reseña puedo decir que alcanza un volumen medio. Como los uso es conectando el DAC Ciglow a través de óptico a mi TV Hisense H8G y por USB a mi PC y en ambas alcanza un volumen alto, más que disfrutable. Dato extraño: Conectando este DAC al PS5 no alcanza un volumen alto, es muy deficiente así, pero directo al control si se escucha fuerte, sin embargo, el sonido cambia, se vuelve más "lodoso" o menos claro y los bajos se vuelven más invasivos. Por esto lo uso conectándolo a la TV y no directamente al PS5. Sin duda recomiendo tener o comprar un DAC/AMP para disfrutarlos al máximo.
Empezando por lo menos negativo o "arreglable".
-El cable con el que viene es muy corto para mi gusto y es francamente horrible, plasticoso, se enreda como resorte. Yo solucioné esto comprando el cable NewFantasia en Amazon de Estados Unidos (sale más barato). Vale mucho la pena comprar este cable.
-Las pads son más que decentes, la verdad, sin embargo soy algo exigente en la comodidad, y las pads son algo delgadas, el agujero donde van tus orejas es algo pequeño y el velour que usan no es el felpudo como las almohadillas TRANSTEK, sino rugoso como las Brainwavz (que no soy muy fan) y llegan a dar picor. Yo solucioné esto comprando las pads Defean (de nuevo en Amazon de Estados Unidos) de cuero real y con el anillo ya incluido, esto si es caro ($1331) pero si eres como yo, créeme son de lo mejor y lo más cómodo (y huelen delicioso).
Llegamos a lo que para mí es lo más negativo (ni tanto, pero bueno)
-La Headband pese a que mencioné positivamente la sensación del cuero, tiene una espuma que se siente bien en la mano cuando la presionas, pero al principio es dura, necesitas aflojarla con las manos antes de usarla por un tiempo o con el uso mismo. Sin embargo, a mi me sigue molestando un poco después de unas 2 horas, lo único que tienes que hacer cuando pase esto es adelantarla o hacerla ligeramente hacia atrás de tu cabeza aprovechando que es delgada. Esto junto con que el plástico en el que acaba (donde viene Hifiman y el modelo) que se siente un poco barato, es lo más negativo. Creo que si hubieran decidido un sistema de banda de suspensión como los Fidelio o los Samson hubieran sido PERFECTOS. Pero bueno, nada en esta vida lo es.
Extremely comfortable and light.
Ive owned 5 different Hifiman hp's and these are my 2nd favourites after the Ananda's. But these actually measure better in regards to FR and balance.
No brainer.
If you are looking for something you can listen at home attached to an amp and a decent device ( lg phones, IPAD or any decent laptop with a jack). Then go for it. This is a cheap planar but believe is premium where it matters.
If you looking for something more versatile as in just plug and play device without amp then, Phillips SHP9500/9600 is your go to.