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HIFIMAN HE400se Headphones

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No offense VSG, but I think that you were a little unfair towards these headphones. First of all they are currently $109 on Amazon.... Really!!! Planars for $109... Secondly, they are now being packaged with upgraded rubber cables, that are actually pretty good.
In my opinion they sound pretty good out of the box, but if you have Peace and Equalizer then a little EQ can help make these even better.

Try:
Preamp: -3.0 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain 6.0 dB Q 1.0
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 37 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 1.0
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1950 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 3.0

Recommended with external Dac/Amp. I have the AKM version of the FiioK5 Pro that works well, but I am thinking of upgrading to Topping DX3 Pro +. If anyone wants my Fiio K5 pro (boxed and as new), I'll sell cheaply :)
 

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No offense VSG, but I think that you were a little unfair towards these headphones. First of all they are currently $109 on Amazon.... Really!!! Planars for $109... Secondly, they are now being packaged with upgraded rubber cables, that are actually pretty good.
In my opinion they sound pretty good out of the box, but if you have Peace and Equalizer then a little EQ can help make these even better.

Try:
Preamp: -3.0 dB
Filter 1: ON PK Fc 20 Hz Gain 6.0 dB Q 1.0
Filter 2: ON PK Fc 37 Hz Gain 1.8 dB Q 1.0
Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1950 Hz Gain 4.5 dB Q 3.0

Recommended with external Dac/Amp. I have the AKM version of the FiioK5 Pro that works well, but I am thinking of upgrading to Topping DX3 Pro +. If anyone wants my Fiio K5 pro (boxed and as new), I'll sell cheaply :)
I praised it and gave it the great value award, not sure that's unfair. Also, I can only go with what's in the review sample given HIFIMAN does silent revisions for accessories/pads etc. Impossible to account for future revisions. Glad you like them though, I mentioned how it's tuned very well but technically isn't very competent. The latter is only felt with additional context.
 
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OK, Maybe I was unfair, calling your review unfair. I think you do a great job with all the trolls online. :) Really just wanted to point out that these EQ exceptionally easily and are now at a silly price!!!
 
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OK, Maybe I was unfair, calling your review unfair. I think you do a great job with all the trolls online. :) Really just wanted to point out that these EQ exceptionally easily and are now at a silly price!!!
Oh absolutely, these are fantastic and my go-to recommendation for anyone wanting to try planar magnetic headphones.
 
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