Hifiman HE-5 Orthodynamic Headphones - Head-Fi: Covering Headphones, Earphones and Portable Audio

Sale price? Think I'll wait and see, though I am interested.

Yeah, I'm 0 - 2 on early adopting. I'm sick and tired of return shipping new stuff right after I get them. Going to wait on this one.

Anyone think the driver is still only 4 ohms with a series resistance?

And I wonder what's better, velour or the Denon pads.

Corduroy.

Sale price? Think I'll wait and see, though I am interested.

As with most of Fang's stuff, the price will probably go up after the pre-order

he did say the drivers were 32 ohm native.

I'd like a set but will wait on these as well.

Hmmm. I'm more or less in wait and see, er, hear mode, too.

Although I really liked them at CanJam. They reminded me of my planar speakers. Maybe. How much money is in my PayPal account?.......

Ordered! Thanks for the head's up. Aaron (immtbiker) has been listening to them and has been quite impressed, so I figured it would be worth giving them a whirl.

I saw the RMAF impression thread in the other place and they look awfully bulky. How is the comfort of these HE-5s?

I'm tempted to get these... headband seems smaller than that on the LCD2 proto which will hopefully give a better fit for my narrowish head. Hrm...

Ordered! Thanks for the head's up. Aaron (immtbiker) has been listening to them and has been quite impressed, so I figured it would be worth giving them a whirl.

Aaron and I have exchange PM's on this can and as you indicated he really likes them. JP#'s also posted positive impressions at Head Fi.

I quite liked them at CanJam and per other reports, improvements have been made, though I have no idea what that means. I'm looking forward to hearing them.

K3cT, I found the CanJam pair to be quite comfy, not as bulky or heavy as my HF2s.

The bare foam hurt my head like crazy but supposedly thats been fixed

I quite liked them at CanJam and per other reports, improvements have been made, though I have no idea what that means. I'm looking forward to hearing them.

K3cT, I found the CanJam pair to be quite comfy, not as bulky or heavy as my HF2s.

Are they similar at all to ESW10's?

Didn't listen long enough and had listened to too much that day to begin to make a comparison. Most headphones don't spark my interest, and these did. That much I remember. I would like to hear them again.

Edited October 9, 200916 yr by boomana

Over on headfi Fang has stated that the finalised driver is "around 30ohm" and not 4.

I'd be keen to try them, but can't justify buying another amp to drive them.

I quite liked them at CanJam and per other reports, improvements have been made, though I have no idea what that means. I'm looking forward to hearing them.

K3cT, I found the CanJam pair to be quite comfy, not as bulky or heavy as my HF2s.

Thanks, vicki. I suppose if I could live with the HF2, I will do just fine with this HE-5.

I'd be keen to try them, but can't justify buying another amp to drive them.

Indeed. "Can they be driven with [whatever amp we might have]?" is the question for me.

I quite liked them at CanJam and per other reports, improvements have been made, though I have no idea what that means. I'm looking forward to hearing them.

K3cT, I found the CanJam pair to be quite comfy, not as bulky or heavy as my HF2s.

One big improvement was in the bass, there is much better impact - with the EF1 and Black Eyes Peas the bass is almost visceral. They also seem to play louder with the EF1 amp than they could at CanJam, maybe because the 28-30 ohm load is easier for the amp to supply enough current.

The earpads are nicer velour, like those off the Proline 2500 or K702. I thought the pads were a bit stiff and hard, but should soften up with some use. If they used the JMoney leather pads like the LCD-2 that would be nice.

Ordered! Thanks for the Heads-up! I liked them at CanJam and can wrap my head around the changes to the pads etc.!

How do they compare to the O2 mk1? Tell me now.

:asshat:they are infinitely superior as the O2 in either mkl or mkll suck balls:asshat:

seriously I really like them but slightly prefer the Audeze from my very unscientific listening with different amps and sources at RMAF

Any specifics as to why you prefer the LCD2?

Any specifics as to why you prefer the LCD2?

it had a faster sound to me and had a tone that was slightly lighter than the hifiman. This is more a function of my personal preference as both are outstanding and provide a Maggie experience in a headphone. I could see many people liking Fang's over the LCD2 like a grado and senn preference thing.