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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #150 on: September 04, 2014, 03:45:59 PM »
ohhgourami, thanks so much for the detailed instructions on attaching the Vegan pads. I got the headphones back from Hifiman and the channels are now balanced, plus it came with BOTH Focus and Focus-A pads, so out of convenience, I tried them instead. Currently using Focus-A for both fit and sound.
(The flaking on the old Audeze pads was pretty bad anyway.)

Soundstage doesn't seem as wide as I recall with the flaky Audeze pads. Based on sth Marv mentioned about Adele's "Chasing Pavements" with the HE-400i, I tried the same track (studio recording) on the 560. Shrill; I think the recording itself is just that way, is it not?
Otherwise, yeah, I think I see what some of you have said about the startling realism of the 560. I'm not a musician, but instruments do sound more correct than I've heard them on any other headphone. FWIW all this is just with a Vali; I have no other amps that'll run a planar.
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #151 on: September 05, 2014, 12:39:52 AM »
Adele the singer is great. Adele the mastering sux hard. I see no value in any Adele for reviews or impressions. Just too awful.
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #152 on: September 05, 2014, 01:00:31 AM »
Quote from: Eric_C on September 04, 2014, 03:45:59 PM
Based on sth Marv mentioned about Adele's "Chasing Pavements" with the HE-400i, I tried the same track (studio recording) on the 560. Shrill; I think the recording itself is just that way, is it not?

Marginal recording. It's both recording and gear. You can tell of the track's tendencies on my EQ'd speaker rig, but it's not difficult to listen to on my speakers. A good track to test for 3kHz peakage. Recordings which are too good don't highlight FR issues as well.
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #153 on: September 05, 2014, 02:29:31 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 05, 2014, 12:39:52 AM
Adele the singer is great. Adele the mastering sux hard.

Phew glad to know I'm not the only one who thought the mastering was suspect.

Marv that track is peaky on 3khz? I thought the 560 is peaky at 4khz?
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #154 on: September 05, 2014, 02:51:49 AM »
Close enough - think broad bumps and areas: 2-3 shouty, 3-4 shrill, 4-5 edgy, 5-7 hardness/glare, 7-9 sibilance, 9-12 tizzy / defined
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #155 on: September 05, 2014, 03:58:21 AM »
Problem I have with noisy, compressed, grainy, unrefined MP3/Motown car stereo recordings is they are so bad you can't tell source gear or phones that have the same 'qualities' from the track itself. Plus it's depressing when you hear good content butchered.
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #156 on: September 05, 2014, 05:07:27 AM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 05, 2014, 03:58:21 AM
it's depressing when you hear good content butchered.

Amen !
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #157 on: September 05, 2014, 02:04:53 PM »
Hi guys! I am thinking of grabbing this pair but still looking/planning to grab an amp to go with it.
I already got Portatube plus amp from last year that i mainly use with dt880 pro(250ohm) but still not sure if Output Power @ 32Ω = 208mW will up to the task or not (if not i probably just go grab Vali or Lyr2 with it) , is this one that hard to drive? I never use hifiman's headphone before and i honestly do feels like they are a beast to drive.
Thanks!
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #158 on: September 05, 2014, 06:37:21 PM »
The 560 isn't that beastly. I had it running comfortably off a FiiO X1 (could be better obviously, but it's not an amp pig like the HE-6).
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Re: HiFiMan HE-560 measurements
« Reply #159 on: September 05, 2014, 06:51:12 PM »
Quote from: Armaegis on September 05, 2014, 06:37:21 PM
The 560 isn't that beastly. I had it running comfortably off a FiiO X1 (could be better obviously, but it's not an amp pig like the HE-6).

Sorry to derail, but how's the X1 soundwise?, I'm looking for a replacement to my Clip+ with more power / better dynamics, but otherwise similar sounding, it seems like the X1 would fit the bill.
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