Many people use headphones like sneharizer and beyerdynamic for 15 or 20 years. But how long do hifiman headphones last? Can you tell me your experiences?
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SNEHARIZER? 😭
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sounds like a delicious german
like a german sosig.
Senny
Senns = The best !
Scheherazader.
Jus my lil SNEEZY HD6xx WHEEZIN out some tchunes mate
Y’all out there paying hundreds of dollars for cans when they literally grow on trees.
Where can I find those trees?
What is Sneharizer ?
Where is Sneharizer ?
Who is Sneharizer?
Did you sneeze trying to spell Sennheiser?
Had the original HE-560 with the shit connectors for 8 years. Still going although the connectors sometime give me probs.
Planars in general are more fragile than dynamic drivers, but that can be largely mitigated by just simply taking care of them. And while hifiman is famous for its shitty QC, most of the issues that come from that are going to make themselves known while headphones are still in warranty
Planars are so fragile that it causes the headband to break!
Any tips for taking care of them?
Don’t toss them around, don’t push your finger into the diaphragm, don’t drop them, gently put them on and off your head, don’t get them wet, always put them in a place where you know they won’t get bumped or moved around roughly when not in use.
Other than that, nothing. Just be nice to them. I’ll be real, I don’t think Sennies sound very good, but you can basically play catch with them and they’d probably be fine. Planars aren’t like that.
Thanks! Luckily I already do all of those things. I also have my cable set up in a way that if it gets snagged it’ll first unplug from either my amp or headphones instead of pulling them off my head. Has saved my Anandas once already.
Ah, fellow Ananda enjoyer. You’re doing good then, mine have lasted about four years now and still going strong.
My Sundaras broke after a couple of months
HE 400i 2020 here no issue, 10h+ of usage/day.
Only replaced the Cable for something more sturdy and changed the earpad since the PU of the original fall off in one summer. Changed them for some Brainwavz XL Hybrid and no big degradation for the last 2 years.
For the headband I was already using a Geekria Knit Fabric on my previous headphone ( m70x) ( that one breaked nearly completely ( the hinge) on both side in about 2 years.
Since the headpad of my He 400i 2020 never really touched my head, the PU is still in good shape, like brand new…
My HE4XX lasted almost 2 years before the crappy design gave way! Pretty impressive for Hifiman tbh…
MFer you have a headphone tree?
Edition XS going strong for 1.5 years so far, just the left earcup swivel is a bit more loose than the right earcup since the day I bought it
how are you posting this reddit told me they self destruct instantly
I had shared something similar in the past, so here is an updated list:
- HE400 - Bought used in 2018, gifted to a friend in 2019 and still working today
- HE400i - Bought used in 2016, sold in 2017 (unsure of current status)
- HE400se - Bought new in 2021, gifted to a friend in 2022 and still working today
- HE500 - Oldest pair I own. Bought used in 2018 (original owner bought new in 2012), still working today
- HE6se v2 - Bought new in 2021, still working today
- Sundara - Bought new in 2020, still working today
- Sundara Closed Back - Bought two weeks ago, and no issues at all
- Ananda (non-Stealth) - Bought open box in 2020, traded in to Hifiman in August 2022 for HE1000 v2
- Arya v3 - Bought open box January 2022, still working today, but will likely trade in for something else
- HE1000 v2 (non-Stealh) - Received brand new from Ananda trade-in, in August 2022, still working today
- Susvara - Bought used February 2022 (original owner bought in 2021), still working today
Who knows? Maybe I am the luckiest person alive to have no major problems to speak of, when it comes to Hifiman headphones - and doubly so with the “French Hifiman” brand, aka. Focal. ;)
On a serious note, and to be crystal clear, I’m not saying they don’t have QC issues (because they certainly do), I’m just saying that the likelihood of running into them is not as likely as the Internet makes it out to be. However, this is why it is always best to purchase from retailers that offer an easy return process, in genreal - no matter what brand you are buying.
What are your thoughts on the HE6se v2? I’ve had a similar history with hfm other than susvara 🥲
I still like them very much. They don’t get as much listening time as they used to, but whenever I put them on, I tend to keep them on for long bouts of time. It’s probably one of the few modern Hifiman headphones that actually has punch/slam that comes close to that of Focal headphones, making them quite engaging and enjoyable. For me, no EQ tweaks are needed, as they sound great they way they are - but more on this later.
As you’re probably aware, they are quite hard to drive, but given how cheap and plentiful headphone amp power has gotten, it’s not as out of reach as things used to be. If it makes any difference, I was able to pick up a bunch of Cavalli amps last year that were being liquidated between eBay and Monoprice sales, and regularly swap between the Massdrop x Carbon X, Monolith Liquid Platinum, or sometimes Monolith Liquid Gold. Even with the Susvara, I’m not wanting for more in terms of source gear, with either of these headphones.
I should note that mine are outfitted with a leftover HE560 v3 headband from Adorama (back when they were still available), which made a huge difference for comfort, and also have the HE400s Velpads that I tend to use for most of the circular Hifiman headphones. The stock headband was horrendous for my head shape, as it gave me aching pains at the very tippy top of my skull, right where the foam padding rested. The Velpads also generally tend to give a little more warmth and bloom to the sound, that I enjoy so much. So take what I say with as much salt as needed. :)
Thanks for your feedback, appreciate it! You often hear of their macro dynamics and difficulty to drive but not very often of their tuning or resolving ability.
No worries. :)
Yeah, I generally don’t comment much on the stock tuning because of the earpads that I have installed on them, which are not representative of what you will get out of the box, and not everyone is willing to put up with the itchy fabric material of the Velpads to obtain the same sound either. If I ever find the stock earpads, I can give them a try again, but if memory serves, they’re pretty much the equivalent Sundara pads, which were notably brighter/sharper sounding, to me, and that’s what sparked my pad rolling interest, early on.
I’m sure what I am about to say is not a revelation for some, but through my own experiences, what I have learned a few times over is that the terms resolution, detail, separation, layering, etc. all relate back some how, some way to frequency response (aka. the aforementioned “tuning”). So long as the driver is capable, it becomes a matter of balancing the right blend of FR characteristics that allows “new details” to become revealed or “un-buried” from the mix. So with that said, the HE6se v2 is definitely very capable of resolving small details, without being overly distracting, unlike say, the Focal Utopia - where that headphone commands you to pay attention to the small details so much that it sometimes can ruin songs - at least, for me.
This should be answering your question roughtly.
I had two hifiman and both resulted in bad experience. The first one was HE4XX and the bands holding the cups keep coming loose and eventually break just couple months in.
My second hifiman was XS, which I got yesterday. Out of the box, the left ear has no sound. I’m not sure if its the cables or the cups but this sucks. Going to return them after the holidays.