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Valentin Hogea

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(Code-X HE-5) I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« on: September 04, 2013, 09:39:27 AM »
Ok...

A long kept secret has finally been released. As the Paradox fanboy I am... I own #001, number 1 of the "Code-X" that is... Maybe he has some more in the making for frequent visitors of the Changstar. Anyone else? Raise your hands!

What can I say. Luis has done it again. So far I've only driven them from my ZDSE. Not exactly a perfect match ("on paper"; OTL amp + 25 Ohms aprox 87 dB/mW, probably lower du to damping etc, sensitivity). They hade a very wide and deep sound stage. Pin-point instrumenbt placing. Deep and tight bass. Smooth but detailed mids and last but not least, not even the smallest hint of sibilance/ringing.

Expect a longer review on another website in a couple of months.

Not much is left stock...
  • New wooden ear cups with male mini-XLR 4-pin connectors á la Audez'e
  • New wodden gimbal blocks
  • New cushy black leather head New ear pads seem to me stuffed HiFiMAN-pleather, however. tihey don't look like HiFiMAN-pleathers... so for now, unsure what excatly they are
  • Headphone cable: Dual 4-pin XLR connectors á la Audez'e 6 ft nylon sleeved quad-braid terminated in 4-pin XLR (M)
  • 4 pin-XLR (F) to 1/8" TRS
  • 1/8" TRS to 1/4" TRS
  • 1 Beige headphone/cable bag
  • 1 Black (leather) hardcase with satin interior. Looks vintage. Very cool.







I like... a lot.

Well done Luis!
« Last Edit: October 28, 2014, 07:34:15 AM by Valentin Hogea »
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2013, 10:18:55 AM »
wait, what headphone is this originally?
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2013, 10:47:48 AM »
Quote from: donunus on September 04, 2013, 10:18:55 AM
wait, what headphone is this originally?


HiFiMAN HE-5 (the "original")
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2013, 01:01:39 PM »
ah ok I was confused for a second there thinking it was a fostex driver in a hifiman body
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2013, 02:42:17 PM »
HOLY SHIT,that looks pretty damn SWEET. Top notch build quality!
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #5 on: September 04, 2013, 07:00:20 PM »
Awesome, these headphones look.
« Last Edit: September 05, 2013, 05:22:45 PM by ultrabike »
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2013, 12:37:47 PM »
Gorgeous. How do these compare to other popular and/or TOTL headphones (and the original, of course)?
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2013, 02:33:05 PM »
purdy.
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2013, 04:35:45 PM »
Wow, really really impressive. Did you BYO HE-5?
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Re: I don't know what he did to them... But I like'em a lot!
« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2013, 05:07:52 PM »
Do the pads rotate? I'm confused by the seam location on one side, but not on the other.
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