At this point I'll take any option to consider. My DT990 are good and I'm a bitch for planar drivers since i had a chance to listen to hifiman, but it's a no go with all the issues they have.

I hate how they sit on my head. I just can't get them to work and had to return them. Extremely light but whatever the hell they call that system is atrocious

Those who has it and no issues don’t post.

I got a HE400se for Christmas. It came with the new and better cable. For the price the headphone is amazing with EQ. Without eq tho...

Massively over estimating the number of audiophile headphones that get sold

Not planar tho

Second hand t 5 p gen 2 sounds so much better than my Edition XS, in fact I think m1060 sounds better than the edition xs too. M1060 has had some silent revisions and they have the m1060c drivers, they sound amazing and they have a 5 year warranty, and mono price has great customer service.

I was going to buy the HE-R9’s today… should I not do that?

I just bought them too, cannot recommend them enough. Good luck on getting a pair :)

Maybe audio technica r70x

I'm glad my first hifiman purchase was a used he1kv2. Damn good headphone and works like a champ. The stock cable is absolutely trash though

Yeah, if. Did you check the authorized dealer list? Tiny. Then check the unauthorized one, miles long. With all the big names like Linsoul, hifigo, aliexpress and even Amazon (if it is not the marketplace store from hifiman on Amazon)

If you have a receipt from an authorized dealer, they'll help you. Not sure about Drop collabs though, I think support goes through Drop on those.

I bought a pair of HE400i's off of eBay and they've been tanks, nothing phases them, the wire is fine and they sound good. For less than £100. I'm delighted with the purchase. Am I really that much of an outlier? They've even fallen once or twice in the two years I've had them and they just popped back together no problem.

i was about to buy he6se v2 but since im not from USA i had to wait for another person bought them for me and now the 399 offer is gone. I want to cry

LOL you guys realize Hifiman probably sell millions of headphones while Audeze sells maybe in the tens of thousands.

I daily Sundara and Monolith M1060C and M1070s. This 'build' quality issue is blown out of proportions.

Most of us wouldn't of gotten to try planar without those 2 companies...

I'm actually very grateful to them as they've changed the industry for good. Look at 3 year old reviewer comparison videos, they'd often go from $300 to $800 then to couple of thousand dollar headphones.

Now we can experience all sorts of planar well below $300s range. That's entry level price.

Realize majority of Americans make less than $50k. And you really come to understand cheap Chinese headphones likely make up the majority of new listeners in this hobby.

1. Difference between DACs is minuscule
2. Have you completed the standard new component protocol? (listen to it exclusively for 2 weeks, then check if you hear difference with the old gear and form opinion only after)

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Arya stealth is amazing tho. Sold my LCD-X 2021 because I loved the Arya so much. Pure bliss.

So I ordered the edition XS b-stock 2 weeks ago. I received the item and the right yoke scraps and doesn’t lock correctly to the divots. I emailed customer service and they were speedy in sending me a return label and providing a replacement once they receive the headphone. Hopefully my second pair is perfect. The sound was truly amazing. We shall see if they follow through but yes the build quality is something to always be weary of.

Question related to this. I’m terrified of adjusting my hifiman headphones (mine have the slippy slidey friction kinda adjustment) because I have a feeling that they are going to get loose. Is this an actual thing that can happen? Or do I not have to worry about floppy annoying headphones 10 years down the line

AMAZING HEADPHOINES WITH DOGSHIT BUILD AND CABLES

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Yeah their build quality isn't really that great. But the sound quality is great

>Don't need to contact the hifiman support

yeah, instead try this FAQ

customer: * any problem *

hifiman support: "we don't care lol"

• your ticket has been closed *