FIRST LOOK AT THE All NEW HIFIMAN 5XX 

Yep, just the headphone world is not big enough

He just got one more!

That and he’s not a hype man like zeos so he deserves more for sure

truth..

@@hsharma3933 something I noticed about Z is that he makes you enjoy your purchase, which i enjoy

same

what’s the dac/amp you found working best for it? and how much power does it need to reach full potential?

Hey I saw your posts over at head-fi discussing these vs Deva. Are you planning on reviewing these?

@@neocui if Drop or someone wants to send me one yeah I'd love to. I loved the HE500 back in the day.

Patiently waiting for YOUR review. :3

Zeos is a sales man. And he got a mortgage to pay lol. I didn't take his recommendations seriously after the hexx and the ndh20.

@@sonicthehedgehog989 hexx? you mean 4xx? and what's wrong the ndh 20s?

@@RaiZRiZ no he means the Edition XX and I agree. They were really disappointing to me. I love the 4XX so it was a surprise to not like it.

@@RaiZRiZ I meant edition xx. Its warm and lackluster in terms of resolution, and you can clearly hear that when you try to eq anything above 4 khz the driver isn't capable. As for the ndh20, its not a good reference studio headphone at all unless you want your mix or your sound file to have all sorts of problems without you knowing. The ndh20 is warm, smooth , with bass emphasize and one sharp treble peak at around 11 khz. It sounds pleasing if you want to enjoy your music but it's not for intensive detail work. I used to work with video game sound effects, and I used tons of different professional headphones to get accurate representation of the sound plus, and also know if my recording equipments had any problems, buzz, background noise etc. And the ndh20 isn't a tool for that.

@@sonicthehedgehog989 i got the ndh20 because of josh tamplin vocal academy, it really does sound like my mo itor speakers its amazing

The Sundara is one of the current greats. A little dark, but very engaging sound. You'll probably want to bend the headband to loosen its clamp. Also, only use it with a powerful amplifier.

@@mattrismatt thanks for the advice!

I also have the HD 6XX and DT 990 Pro. Love 'em both, but I got curious and got in on this Drop.

@Derek Hall No. I really with they did. The closest thing would be the 560s which is also a very good headphone. Great reviews on both of these headphones. I have both.

I just bought it recently if you have any questions

I’ve had the spark for a year now, feel free to reach out if you have any questions!

@@postjoking6229 Thank you, I have the liquid spark amp and I'm planning to complete the stack. I've heard negative opinion about it so I want your impression.

@@nl_2652 Thank you, Please share your experience with the product. I'm very beginner so I don't have specific requirements.

@@efx1213 Overall I would recommend it - great budget amp! Competition: Sounds identical to the JDS labs atom (similar price point) but the Spark can put out more power. I haven’t heard the new Schiit amp in the $100 price range but in sure it’s sonically comparable to the others. My use for the Spark: my headphones right now are the DT 770s, 250ohm variant (somewhat high impedance, they need an amp to sound great, I can’t just plug them into my phone or laptop jack and get good volume, clarity, and supple low end) so I decided I needed an amp with a decent amount of power. My IEMS are the Tin HiFi T4, they don’t need an amp to get good volume but they benefit from the liquid spark anyways. Build: Metal construction, chassis is solid, switches feel great, volume dial is smooth. Rubber feet are good for decoupling from the surface you set the amp on, but you will have to hold the amp while you plug in and unplug headphones otherwise it will move. Chassis gets warm during prolonged use and when driving hight impedance headphones at substantial volumes. LED indicator is dim but perfect for late night listening. Not intrusive at all. During the daytime it may be difficult to see it as a reminder to shut the amp off though. Sound: Neutral, natural, clean and tight. Doesn’t add noticeable coloration or compression. Resolution and speed is great for the price and the noise floor is pretty much non existent. Wherever your headphones are supposed to sound like, that’s pretty what you’ll get! Cons: When the volume is low and I slowly increase it, the left and right channels don’t go up evenly. Sometimes the right channel becomes louder first and i have to keep turning the knob until they get even. But at normal, comfortable listening levels this isn’t an issue. Not a dealbreaker, but if you listen mostly on sensitive IEMS or at low volume with headphones make sure you have a DAC that you can fine tune the volume with. Also, the power cable feels cheap and thin. However, I haven’t had issues with it and the length is nice and long.

/yes

No, el shp 9500 tiene muchisima fuerza y es super dimamico, divertido. Estos ya te estan diciendo que son aburridos. Hifiman he400i 2020, Fostex t50rp mas baratos y suenan tremendos.

Sundara

6xx have a mid-forward signature and are narrow, they have like the most unique sound to the point where they fit into any collection

Tbh. Get the sundara instead. It's a lot better

I wouldn't give those 4xx's away. Too good of sound! Lol

I'm listening to this review on my 4xx!

For gaming, get philips x2hr or audio technica

For gaming I'd do the pc38x. Superb for gaming, and price is great. Mic is nice too

I'm curious how would you compare DEVA to HE-400i 2020/old version in term of sound? Old HE-400i still remains one of my absolute favorite sound I've ever heard. I prefered it over HD800 even, but the pressure on top of my head was just too much with the old design. I might look into buying this new revision tho.

@@letrieuphong I never had a chance to hear the 400i. I stayed away from HiFiMan initially because of their reputation for poor build quality. I went with the Deva as a cost effective introduction to Planars given the wired version is 80 dollars less than the Bluetooth ones. Plus open-back Bluetooth didn't make a lot of sense to me. I think it's fair to say the Sundaras get a lot of praise from the review community yeah? They seem to be a somewhat consensus price-to-performance headphone. The 400s seem to have fans and detractors, same with the 4xx. When the Deva was released it seemed like HiFiMan has re-engineered their build so it seemed like the best entry point for the headphone without spending Sundara money. For whatever reason they've ended up being my favorite headphones, but now I'm skiddish to recommend them because I don't see many people sharing my opinion. As compared to the Sundara I just think the presentation of vocals is better, sweeter, smoother. The Sundaras have a richer/thicker/weightier sound but the vocals are embedded in the rest of the music. With the Devas vocals are presented closer to you, and they're clean and clear but not so clean and clear that they lose their softness (?). I don't know, I'd love to know if the 5xx and the Deva are the same headphone because the only thing I can knock the Deva for is the headband. It can create a pressure point at the top of the head. It's well-padded but that's moot cause the even distribution of the padding creates the same pressure points.

@Hersey Berry I don't necessarily agree with either assessment, either the Devas sounding more natural or the Sundara delivering more detail. The Devas can have a metallic timbre and I didn't hear the same with the Sundara. It's not ever-present but it can noticeable with certain sounds from time to time. The Sundaras (to me) seem a bit more balanced, they're the ones that seem to be more natural. The Devas sound.. I don't want to use flowery language, but they sound ethereal? I don't have the wealth of experience other reviewers do with Planars, so trying to determine what's an attribute of HiFiMan and what's an attribute of a Planar is a little difficult to deduce. I haven't seen a bunch of agreement on the Devas either, most reviewers seem to be a bit underwhelmed with them as a Bluetooth headset (understandable) and only a couple I've found speak to using it Wired. For me the Devas are consistently the most surprising headphone I own. From genre to genre, they sound consistently interesting. But I'd love to have broader contextual understanding for evaluating where they fit in general in audio. I had assumed the Sundaras would be a clear upgrade and that was a mistake on my part. I don't regret buying the Sundara, I see/hear their value. It's more so a matter (for me) of trying to understand what is preference, what is Planar, and what is HifiMan in all this. I think if I understand what makes the Deva sound so spiffy for me, it could save a lot of time, energy, and money down the line. It's a long shot, a lot of what can be learned with reviews is inference but you still assume the risk of not agreeing with reviewer or community assessment. I get that and accept it. But I wouldn't be evangelizing the Devas if I didn't think they were something special. Understanding why others may not see it that way is helpful. It won't ruin the headphone for me in the least. I'd just like to learn more is all.

FYI, the HE-5XX is supposedly somewhat like a Deva. I can assume this is unit variance, planars have that common issue regarding tuning variance. But yes, the HE-5XX is a rebadged Deva.

listening on my custom EQed k7xx

PC38X MUCh better even DMS takes it over most headphones

dt 990 pro

@@chefsteve8381 which one is best under $200?

@@mikediezel0923 Hi i got DT990 pro 250 ohm for $180 au that's $130 us , i was hesitant at first to get them, as people say they have to much treble, but I'm glad i did they have a huge soundstage, great imaging, clarity and supper deep bass the best bass in an open back I've heard ,i think people who dislike this headphone come from the land of vailed Sennheiser's i also own stax 007 and vintage stax and 15+ other headphones and these come the closest to stax under $200 also top choice for gaming too, you will hear sounds in your music you haven't heard before the only thing you need to do is burn them in for 100 hours and slightly bend the yolks out as out of the box clamp is fairly tight, pads are comfortable also sound even better on a tube amp.

No! To me, that's perfect. I design and assemble bookshelf speakers and crossovers, and the flatter the better! Not everyone feels that way though, I don't believe speakers or headphones should add ANYTHING to the sound and be exactly how it was recorded. If the music studio recorded far away, and the headphones portray that, perfect. That's on them. I have the HE400i, haven't listened to the 5xx, but these just seem like a refresh on already my favorite headphone. I also much prefer the 400i over the 6xx (which i've listened to) but as he said, it's for those looking for what it provides, I listen to a lot of classical and jazz. I recommend the 6xx to all my friends, but I don't think they are a better headphone.

@@WeBuild4Life He's talking about dynamics though, not frequency response.

if you have the money: Sundara.

The thing with headphones are things aren't necessarily always an upgrade to what you bought when something new comes out. You may like a sound signature to a cheaper headphone more than an expensive one. It is one of the best parts about this hobby is headphones don't really get outdated. If you like the way a headphone sounds something new doesn't mean better.

Don't worry man, It'll break in a few months. Then you buy the 5xx

@@hal9xxx321 true

Mifdhal, you are being very negative, you should say they will break eventually.

@@Druezy Thanks Drue, that's True. And I was thinking about buying another amp (heresy cause i already have the magni 3+) over the holidays. And i do really enjoy the sound signature of the 4xx. :)