HiFiMAN HE6se Full-Size Over Ear Planar Magnetic Audiophile Adjustable Headphones V2
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HiFiMAN HE6se Full-Size Over Ear Planar Magnetic Audiophile Adjustable Headphones V2
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I don’t find this acceptable if you spend this much on a headphone, especially when the competition has more elegant solutions. Not only that, but with less fluff to worry about, you just have to enjoy the music, and leave alone the headphone, which isn't meant to be more than a window to your music, and He6SE is pretty great at doing that. With an impedance of 50 Ω and a sensitivity of just 83 dB, the HE6SE v2 are very hard to drive and require lots of power: they need ~1. Audio-GD Master 19 is the amplifier part of a great setup, and you may require a DAC to run it, so even the Mytek Brooklyn DAC+ could be a part of this setup, but if not, I think that a DAC like the M2Tech Young MKIII DAC would still be pretty awesome DAC to power Audio-GD Master 19.
Hifiman, from my experience with their products, has always taken care to ensure that the owners of their products are made aware that they’ve just purchased a premium product and the HE-6se is of no exception. In my opinion HiFiMan with their new line (HEX, HE1000, Ananda, Arya) has jumped a sound quality level. The earpads appear to be quite close to those I found on my original HE-560: they are mounted on a plastic frame and have faux-leather inside and outside, with inside being perforated, while the head-facing side instead opts for an Alcantara-like material. It won't extend so well for orchestral, but the instrument separation is another strong characteristic of HE6SE, and overall instrument placing is also spot-on. I got lost more than once while writing this review, just concentrating on the sound instead of writing because it was just so good listening to it.HiFiMAN HE6SE v2 vs HiFiMAN Ananda: although the Ananda keep the same tuning philosophy as the HE6SE v2, they’re quite different. The cups and earpads of LCD-MX4 are much thicker, and if you like leather touching your ears, then MX4 feels better, but after having used each for hundred of hours, I can say for sure that I prefer HE6SE for the most part. It should be noted that I have absolutely no affiliation with HIFIMAN, I am not receiving any incentive for this review or to sweeten things out. Between the solid and confident low-end and the slightly bright and detailed treble, vocal presentation somehow takes the second row. The gold plating on the foil creates an inductor, which moves it in a strong magnetic field, creating sound.
Please give me a listen and allow me to show you what I can do and allow my actions to speak louder than my words. I also love my LCD-x 2021 as they are kinda like a fuller, warmer version of the he6, but the he6 are quite a bit more like real, live sound. The one downside to the headband, like with the Sundara, is the lack of swivel to adjust the front/back angle. Midrange: The midrange is clean and clear, and always perfectly centered in the mix, with excellent layering.Another interesting thought: the HE6se V2 sounds a lot like it is Sundara's bigger brother of sorts. By comparison, I can use my HE-560 for hours before I feel the urge to move them to give my scalp some relief. That is certainly a fitting place to plug in a couple of headphones for our little demo, don’t you think?
If you're stuck at home, you will have a great time taking up playing an instrument, or just enjoying the music, or even reminiscing about the times when you used to stay outside, as a teenager. It’s not often that you come across a headphone that openly advertises how absurdly difficult it is to drive. The two branches of HIFIMAN headphones seem to present different philosophies for how headphones should sound. When powered properly the HE6SE have excellent impact down low, hitting hard with authority but always in a controlled and precise manner.Definitely less spacious than Audeze’s huge leather pads, but they also do not feel claustrophobic like Mr Speaker’s Aeon headphone pads. This being said, the end product and the final result is largely different, and the headphone you get from each couldn't be more different. The HE6SE have a way of rendering the tracks as they should be, with great accuracy yet honest and real timbre. I only tried to swap them twice as I was afraid I am going to destroy the little plastic hooks on the ring. I tried the Muddy Waters song My Home Is In The Delta, and the mentioned happened, but there was an interesting thing.
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