January 17, 201115 yr Over on head-fi Fang started up an HE-6p loaner thread where he gives some insight on where they lay in his lineup. This headphone will come in a housing similar to the HE-6 but has a different color earpieces. Benefiting from our unique magnetic circuit design, HE-6P headphones are very efficiency (93db, 38 Ohm). The HE-6P can be easily driven by our portable players, and even by an apple ipod. Because HE-6P did not use the gold diaphragm which made HE-6 very difficult to drive, HE-6Ps' high is not as perfect as HE-6, and lacking the potential to be driven by Hi-end speaker amplifier to get really Hi-end experience. HE-6P sound better than HE-5LE and will be priced between HE-6 and HE-5LE.
January 17, 201115 yr Lighter diaphragm = more efficiency and extended treble, not understanding why the HE-6p would sound worse unless it is because it is less self-damped than gold.
March 1, 201115 yr What are you guys driving these with? I tried them on a few quality headphone amps with good results but not "wow". I then tried them on a SS speaker amp. I got my "wow" results. I am now using a tube amp and believe I've found my sound. Now I want to come down in amp size, expand on 3-D presentation while keeping the tube flavor. I'd like to keep this in a working man's budget if possible but if it takes more, I'm prepared to save. This has been my first foray into headphone orthos but I have been attracted to stats and planar speakers for years. This is a sound I can live with from a headphone so I'd like to get them tweaked and get off the road to discovery at the next stop and enjoy the music while I still can.
March 1, 201115 yr I used the Dynamite at about 3 oclock for the loaners. Since I was last in line, he gave me the opportunity to purchase them. I wish I had now.
April 27, 201115 yr Just got a listen to Fangs new HE-500 (HE-6P?) and it sounds damned good. Tamed the highs some. Maybe better than the LCD-2. Just a first listen ... but I'm impressed.
April 27, 201115 yr If the P sounds better out of the headphone amp I'd be mighty tempted to cut loose the 6. There's something about using a speaker amp that's just wrong.
April 27, 201115 yr Just got a listen to Fangs new HE-500 (HE-6P?) and it sounds damned good. Tamed the highs some. Maybe better than the LCD-2. Just a first listen ... but I'm impressed. Does it have the reverbs?
April 27, 201115 yr Just got a listen to Fangs new HE-500 (HE-6P?) and it sounds damned good. Tamed the highs some. Maybe better than the LCD-2. Just a first listen ... but I'm impressed. So, do you think it sounds more like the HE-5 LE than the HE-6? I actually prefer both of those over LCD-2 by a small margin.
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