Name: HiFiMAN HE6SE v2
Brand: hifiman
SKU: 630b27a532dba6afcc3a54ca
Rating: 2.8 (13 reviews)

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Featuring HIFIMAN's planar magnetic headphone technology, the HE6se is a no compromise headphone that delivers a transparent and complete rendition of complex recordings.

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 Now, I used to own the original HE500, which the HE6 was sort of like the higher-end, bigger brother of, or more demanding, power demanding, bigger brother, and my main complaint with the HE500 was that it had somewhat of a, you know, rugged kind of build style where the comfort wasn't really all that great. It was a little bit heavy, and so, you know, it ended up being not something I would wear for long periods of time, and I gotta say that my initial impression of the build here is that this feels quite a bit more refined, but I gotta say that I'm never a fan of this style of headband that doesn't have the swivel on it. It's the same headband that exists with the Sundara. Now, this, from the looks of it also, is not the Adorama version or whatever the version that I've seen, you know, floating around

 I'll steal it from you. Let me just put this on and see how comfortable it is. Again, not my favorite headband. Oh gosh, this is very stiff

 Let's keep listening. All right, so the only real issue that I'm noticing here with the frequency response so far is that it does sound like it has that typical sort of like mid to upper mid distance. There's often a bit of a mid-range recession there, somewhere at around like 2k, with many Hi-Fi man headphones, and this seems to have that as well. So what happens is it gives the, it creates a bit of distinction there between the upper mids and lower mids, meaning that certain times vocals can sound a little bit empty

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HiFiMAN HE6se First Impressions - YouTube

Preamp -6.4 for HE6 and -9.5 for LCD-X. I suspect (based on testing 80ish headphones) that the HE6se v2 for $600 is the best deal to be had in headphones when it comes to sound

5 for LCD-X. I suspect (based on testing 80ish headphones) that the HE6se v2 for $600 is the best deal to be had in headphones when it comes to sound. The HD6XX for $199 and below has been that in my opinion until now, but these have serious quality to offer at a price range that has nothing nearly comparable to offer.

HE6se v2 review (vs LCD-X 2021)

 Then I bought Singxer SA1 headphone Amp to boost its performance. The sound level increased like 30-35 percent but it was still a bit bright with the heights and lacking bass. Then I decided to try EQ and installed Peace and select Bass Boost. OMG ! It got rid of that slight bright heights and added the bass I was looking for all that time

 Then I decided to try EQ and installed Peace and select Bass Boost. OMG ! It got rid of that slight bright heights and added the bass I was looking for all that time. It started to sound just I was expecting it to sound right out of the box. Also the sound is more clean and clear and detailed than Sundara

2.After EQ if you think the bass is still lacking or the sound is at max but still not loud enough!

To break that limit it needs an EQ. First I used it with my SMSL M500 MKIII Dac/Amp and I was disappointed. Then I bought Singxer SA1 headphone Amp to boost its performance. The sound level increased like 30-35 percent but it was still a bit bright with the heights and lacking bass

Exceptional Bass Performance ! (But You Need Some EQ to get it!)

 So these velour pads you know they're only $6 they do kind of feel like $6 that makes any sense they're really tough and really hard. Definitely not like the Sennheiser ones where they're nice plush and soft so they definitely feel very stiff and less premium and they're breathable so I don't really get any like hot spots which is kind of cool but they're a little itchy though I don't think they're a little itchy and you can see that they kind of attract some type of dust too very easily so that's something to also watch out for. And then overall they're not really angled so if you look they don't really like angle the headphone forward like the new stock pads do so that's also another benefit for that and they also have pleather on the outside and they got the kind of like cloth internal inside so they're still breathable. I do really think that the pads are definitely not as good as the ones that they come stock but obviously they're a lot cheaper but yeah they're definitely not in the same class of comfort and I definitely much prefer these stock ones but if you buy those they're an extra $40 right instead of the $6 that these come in at

 And then overall they're not really angled so if you look they don't really like angle the headphone forward like the new stock pads do so that's also another benefit for that and they also have pleather on the outside and they got the kind of like cloth internal inside so they're still breathable. I do really think that the pads are definitely not as good as the ones that they come stock but obviously they're a lot cheaper but yeah they're definitely not in the same class of comfort and I definitely much prefer these stock ones but if you buy those they're an extra $40 right instead of the $6 that these come in at. So the question is how does the velour pads sound? So when I put the velour pads on I immediately noticed that besides the fact that they're kind of hard like on the side and the distance is a lot more I noticed that there's definitely more treble more upper frequency air definitely and I noticed that a lot and some of the S's and T's got a little hot it was just like you hear a lot of like those type of sounds that were emphasized a lot more than they were before and overall it wasn't like terrible but it's definitely like pushed the boundaries a little bit more but I did feel like it had a good amount of energy and I kind of enjoyed it actually because then after I went back to my stock pads with the basically the stock pads were the hybrid pads right so they have the leather around it and then the cloth around it so after I went back to the stock pads I just felt like there wasn't enough trouble and enough emphasis I actually felt like it was too warm and it was kind of an interesting like experiment but like I actually tried it for the velour for like over a week and then I played some songs right before I switched it back to make sure I was familiarized with it so that's what I noticed another thing I noticed was actually kind of the male vocalists in that kind of region I felt like the mids are actually were kind of enhanced a little bit more and they weren't pushed as far back as they are on the stock pads so I felt like male vocalists came across a lot more present and more detail and I actually enjoyed that part and it wasn't like overly hot once I swapped back to the normal pads I was like oh wait I'm missing all that information now and they kind of sound a little bit further away again so that's definitely a thing I noticed that definitely was a downside of the stock pads but really for ten dollars I think if you want to experiment with these these are a great idea to experiment with however I do think these are very uncomfortable compared to the newer pads that they come with because I think these were like the original pads that 86's came with they had some type of velour are not angled right so they don't have that extra like imaging and precision that you get from the angled drivers as well as they're so tough and hard I kind of got uncomfortable wearing it after like a few minutes honestly like it wasn't the most comfortable experience maybe if we like you know kind of push on it a little bit more loosen it up a little bit it might be more comfortable you know but it's definitely a little tough and you know it feels like you know cheap stuff the thing about velour pads over like kind of leather pads in general is that they should have less bass but you know I noticed that like the bass didn't change too much I felt like I was still getting a pretty good bass extension and everything and it didn't feel like I was missing too much but I'm sure there were some type of leakage because like the leather should keep your bass in there in theory but for at least the 86 SCV2 that I'm using that didn't really seem to happen so that was good in conclusion my overall experience with swapping a pad was actually pretty good I actually enjoyed this sound I almost kind of want something in between this and the stock pad so now I'm kind of more incentivized to kind of try other pads out I know other brands like the KONI kind of make these pads they're a little bit more they're a lot more expensive I think like $50 $60 though but then they also come with like a ring attached so it should be pretty easy just buy them and then kind of install them versus like buying pads and trying to like get rings and like sticking them on so maybe in the future I'll try some of those pads out and see how they sound but yeah I would say try these pads out they're only $10 they're kind of fun if you want to experiment with your headphone and yeah anyways please like and subscribe down below it really helps my videos out and I'll see you guys next time bye bye.

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Do they make hifiman sound better? Featuring He6se v2

Hifiman Susvara Drivers (people seem to like looking at planar drivers)

The He 6Se is a bit of an oddball for the hifiman lineup. I have Aryas, Anandas, and the 400 SE. I would say the He6 Se is the exact opposite of the Ananda in that it is a bit more dynamic and aggressive The 6 SE will give you a weighty, visceral impact, especially in kick drums and plucked instruments at even moderate listening levels which is kind of nonexistent in the market for a planar under 1k. I would rate the soundstage as being fairly small, but the imaging is closer to the Arya stealth in that it really seems to have a lot more gradations in positioning and separate images about as well

Other than that, they sound very natural and enjoyable. I have been able to play a variety of genres,and they do not seem to cross any lines other than they can at times be a bit sibilant on female vocals. I imagine proper amp pairing is the issue as these cans are said to be very picky and I have them on a THX linear that is under powered.

 I would say the He6 Se is the exact opposite of the Ananda in that it is a bit more dynamic and aggressive The 6 SE will give you a weighty, visceral impact, especially in kick drums and plucked instruments at even moderate listening levels which is kind of nonexistent in the market for a planar under 1k. I would rate the soundstage as being fairly small, but the imaging is closer to the Arya stealth in that it really seems to have a lot more gradations in positioning and separate images about as well. There is also some layering like the stealth which the Ananda OG lacks. The resolution is vert good for the under 1k mark, but has a good bit of air up top that I found a tad metallic and EQ'd out

Let these cans break in for a couple of days before evaluating, mine lacked any base and the treble was a sharp, but after a couple of days playing in the corner I put them on and they sounded smoother the frequency response was filled out.

Great value if you can get it under 700.00

* HE6se V2 for [$549 on Adorama](https://www.adorama.com/hmhe6sev2.html?emailprice=t).

* SMSL SU-8s for [$180 on Drop](https://drop.com/buy/smsl-su-8s-dac)

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<li><p>HIFIMAN HE6se V2 for <a href="https://www.adorama.com/hmhe6sev2.html?emailprice=t">$549 on Adorama</a></p></li>
<li><p>SMSL SU-8s DAC for <a href="https://drop.com/buy/smsl-su-8s-dac">$180 on Drop</a></p></li>
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PSA: Two incredible bang-for-buck deals right now (one expires in 11 hours)

And the sound does not disappoint. Bright and detailed, they remind me a lot the Sennheiser HD800 with less soundstage and much better bass that you can hear and feel, while with the HD800 forget about feeling it: those were designed for Classical music and therefore don't expect a good reproduction of frequencies under 80 Hz. With that said, it is a flattering comparison for the HE6SE at less than 1/3 of the Sennheiser price!

Basically you should just buy them for their sound, which for me is the only considerartion aside with comfort, which also matter to some extent.

Bright, alive and detailed

https://crinacle.com/graphs/headphones/hifiman-he6se-v2/

https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/empire-ears-legend-evo/

Also available on the respective graph tools and also SquigBot.

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<p><a href="https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/empire-ears-legend-evo/">https://crinacle.com/graphs/iems/empire-ears-legend-evo/</a></p>

<p>Also available on the respective graph tools and also SquigBot.</p>
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HE6se V2 and Legend EVO graphs now uploaded

 It’s great to compare your music to these headphones vs others (in the price range). Excellent sound quality. The pad on top is not a good idea as you can always feel it and it gets warm. The frame feels like plastic like and I have to be careful not to leave them on the couch

I finally decided to give this pair a try after the Black Friday sale and I was very impressed with the depth and the soundstage. At this price point, it’s more than worth it. It’s great to compare your music to these headphones vs others (in the price range). Excellent sound quality

These headphones can’t be beat in this price range.  Sound quality and sound stage is second to none

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