strategy said:for those interested the price of HiFiman headphones has been dropped :
HE300 - $250 ( earlier they were $300 )
HE500 - $699 ( earlier they were $899 )
but the price of HE6 have been further increased
HE-6 - $1299 ( earlier they were $1199 )
a $200 price reduction in the HE500 is great. you can get the he500 second hand at even better price now .
SunnyBoi said:BTW, anyone tried opening up an RE0? Some cable problem on mine, right earbud needs to be opened and cables fixed. Would appreciate if anyone can post how to open it up.
ripesoul said:Do we have an Indian Dealer from where we can buy HiFiman products?
lavii said:@esanthosh, i have never heard hiss in shure535/425, i have used these with ipod+fiioe7 and currently using with crown j3, also tried with iphone and galaxy s. <snip>
Now i am saving and waiting for "Westone 4 R", i recently got the very good deal for westone 4 but couldn't go due to fixed cable. i don't know why but i feel safe with detachable cable.
The Xcape doesn’t just share aesthetic themes with the HiFiMan RE0 and RE-ZERO but quite a few aspects of its sound as well. All of the things that made the RE0 a brilliant mid-range earphone are present in the Xcape – clarity, detail, separation, and cohesiveness are all up there with the very best in the price range.
The resulting signature is arguably even more balanced than that of the RE0. The bass is quite well-extended, dropping off gently past about 40Hz but still audible at 25. The lows are tight, clean, and very accurate – the bass of the Xcape isn’t particularly impactful or rumbly but it is punchy and well-textured. The Xcape is still a lean-sounding earphone in the grand scheme of things but in an accurate way that armature lovers will probably find pleasing.
The midrange of the Xcape is free of bass bleed but still slightly warm in nature. It is neither forward nor recessed in balance, sounding a bit less intimate than the RE-ZERO, in part due to the ZERO having a smaller soundstage overall. The detail retrieval of the Xcape is difficult to fault and it keeps up with the ZERO, beating out the M3 and nearly anything else in the price tier, but the ZERO and M3 both sound softer and more fluid than the Xcape. One odd thing about the midrange of the Xcape is that despite being slightly less forward than that of the RE-ZERO, it is the Xcape’s mids that are more likely to overshadow higher and lower notes on a track and not the ZERO’s.
The treble of the Xcape is quite a bit more straightforward than the midrange. It is crisp, clear, and detailed – about on-par with the HiFiMan earphones in quality. The Xcape manages to sound analytical but at the same time neither cold nor bright – something very few other budget-minded earphones are able to accomplish. Presentation-wise the Xcape is a bit more spacious than the RE0/RE-ZERO, which have more well-defined soundstage limits, but still falls within the confines of ‘average’ as far as higher-end in-ear earphones go.
lavii said:@santhoshr, Nice review
I have used shure 425 and currently using shure 535, never encountered any problem with the cable and connector. In fact i like this cable and connector design.
ripesoul said:Been on the forum long enough to know about Lynx...is there no other dealer?
Yep, I have Mustt mustt and Nightsong from the series and they are truly addictive. You could also look at breathing under water by anoushka sankar and marsh kale.bennysachdev said:From the top of my head, Indian ocean and most of A.R. Rahman's music comes to mind for hindi music. Hard to find but if you can get the lossless collection of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab and his collaborative work with Michael Brook, it should satisfy your desire for fusion music. The bassline on most tracks is very massive attack types thus very addictive.
esanthosh said:
Hi,lavii said:got the shure 940 yesterday, very glad with the purchase. these have very good treble and fedelity. lack in bass but with "BBE Mach3Bass' in cowon j3 these are awesome, can feel deep and good bass. currently fiio e7 bass setting handling shure very well.
Now i see why these are being compared with headphones expensive than these.