HiFiMAN HE6se Full-Size Over Ear Planar Magnetic Audiophile Adjustable Headphones V2

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Koska minulla on vain rajallinen määrä vahvistimia, en pysty antamaan kuulokkeille tarkkoja suosituksia. Yleinen suositus tuntuisi kuitenkin olevan seuraava: mitä tehokkaampi vahvistin on, sitä parempi. Vaikka riittävän kuunteluvoimakkuuden saavuttaminen ei vaadikaan järeämpää voimalaitosta, ääni ei välttämättä ole toivotunlaista. Tehokkaat vahvistimet pääsevät kuulokkeiden kanssa oikeuksiinsa, joten suosittelen vahvasti sellaisen omistamista tai hankkimista, mikäli HE6se v2 päätyy ostoskoriin. Jos kuulokkeita on tarkoitus taajuuskorjata, tehontarve nousee entisestään.

To put it in better words, He6SE is a very analytic, slightly cold and slightly bright headphone, with a fairly linear bass, a clean, slightly recessed, detailed, revealing midrange, and with a slightly thin, sparkly, well extended and detailed treble. You may notice that I never called them sibiland or harsh, and this is because they really aren't either. They can be a bit cold, especially if you're looking for more bass, but otherwise, I think the signature and the tonal balance is pretty good. Yleensä kuulokkeiden bassontoisto on pitkälti riippuvaista korvapehmusteiden tiiviistä sulkevuudesta korvien ympärillä. Planaarikuulokkeet ovat kuitenkin siitä mielenkiintoisia, että niissä sulkevuuden rikkoutuessa bassontoistoon syntyy monesti pieni korostuma, jonka alapuolisilla taajuuksilla basson määrä vaimenee jyrkästi. Tämän korostuman sijainti ja taajuusalue määrittyy elementin resonanssitaajuuden (resonant frequency) perusteella. Korostuman suuruuteen vaikuttaa puolestaan se, miten hyvin tämä resonanssitaajuus on vaimennettu. The next thing you will be wondering about is the treble, and well, that is as sparkly, well extended and clear, as the midrange is detailed and revealing. HE6SE never strikes as harsh nor sibilant, and doesn't feel stressful, the treble having a slightly thin and soft presentation, which works really well, especially if you listen loud, love to have some presence of cymbals in your music, and if you don't want the treble to have a serious texture. HE6SE sounds very natural in this aspect, and actually, this is what made me go for it so many times, night after night, of pure bliss. They simply sound natural. I too enjoy having a more fun presentation sometimes, and even I love Arya's romantic serenades, but with HE6SE, I know that they sound natural, they sound live, they sound alive. They sound just like when I was playing the guitar with my friends, every instrument comes alive. They reveal exactly what you feed them, and this makes me love music once again with the same passion I did when I was 16 and played music with my friends. Over 4 years ago, shortly after its release, I gushed that "the Sundara is easily the best non-speaker audio thing I've listened to". I was reminded of that moment earlier today when I was just a couple of songs into listening to the HE6se V2 and feeling rather overwhelmed (in a good way). The HE6se V2 is now the new best non-speaker audio thing I've listened to. Treble is where the HE6SE beats the LCD2, at least for the average listener. HE6SE treble is clear and airy, definitely much brighter than any Audeze. I never found it harsh or piercing, but have to admit I heard some sibilance every now and then with female vocals. Audeze offers a darker and smoother treble with less detail. In HE6SE treble there is definitely more space to breathe. I would however recommend HiFiMan’s other headphones instead, like the HEXV2.

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Does the HE6SE sound good from speaker tamps: absolutely yes! That means that you don’t really have to buy a dedicated headphone amp if you already have a good, powerful speaker amp at home. The Hifiman HE6SE likes power and Hifiman isn’t making the speaker adapter for fun, just try it at home and you’ll be very impressed. Design-wise, the HE6se remains unabashedly Hifiman-esque. From the comfortable suspension-style headband to the round, hybrid earpads, this headphone bears the same appearance as the HE560 and the Sundara. I'm a firefighter for both the civilian and military sector and the cliché of wanting to do this since I was born couldn't be more present with me. I've worked hard over the last several years to earn this position and now it's time for me to work even harder to keep it.

When I received the Hifiman HE-6SE I wasn’t really convinced with its sound but the Atlas has made me change my opinion on it. Even in SE mode you get great clarity and precision with in an incredibly clean delivery. The sound stage is wide, the presentation spacious and natural. Voices are so beautiful, bass is tight and treble energetic. Piano and violins sound incredibly good and everything is just at a really high level. Bass heads should look elsewhere unless they are satisfied with the increase in body the balanced mode brings. The HE-6SE sounds a little softer, smoother and even wider/deeper in balanced mode as well, and that’s something many of you will probably like. I for one love the HE-6SE in both modes on the Atlas. I am definitely a planar guy, I need that well-extended, clean, clear and impactful bass only planars can offer. I listen to a lot of electronica and ambient but I am looking for an all-rounder headphone to cover other genres too. In this review I will mostly compare the HE6SE to the Audeze LCD2C and the HiFiMan Edition X V2. As I have just mentioned, the bass is solid. It is firm, well extended and linear. It is also never, ever overpowering and never bleeds. I prefer the HE6SE bass presentation to the HEXV2. While the HEXV2 sounds much more spacious and softer, the HE6SE is more focused and has more bass impact. This is the sort of bass I am looking for in a planar. That said, the bass body and impact is still a little bit behind of Audeze headphones but to me it is a relatively close second with the HEXV2 being third. Dynamic driver headphones can’t touch the ball in this game.

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In Single Ended mode the HS-6SE gets less body and sounds flatter, more neutral. The difference is quite remarkable. The HE-6SE still sounds incredibly good, just lighter and flatter and it doesn’t always make the above mentioned characteristics as easy noticeable, but they’re there.