Hifiman HE400i vs Hifiman Ananda Headphones

  • Great for music lovers
  • Good value for the price
  • Sound quality is excellent
  • Headband connection can be a problem
  • Requires an adequate amount of power to be driven well
  • Great for sound quality
  • But, the Law of Diminished Return applies
  • Good for music and gaming
  • Provide cord looks cheap
  • Ear pads are mediocre

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Amazing sound quality, but they have problems...
The first problem I had with these headphones was the where the headband connect to the cups (if you look around this isn't a uncommon failure), a cracked formed on the plastic connection and ended up nearly splitting the part in two after about 3 months; luckily I when I contacted support about this they were fairly quick to send over a replacement part that was easy to install and has held up for over a year. The second problem was the ear pads started to com unglued from their ring after about 6 months of ownership, and while I was able to find brainwave pads that fit well on the ring, actually getting the ring to snap back onto the headphones was a massive pain-the-butt, which honestly made this the most frustrating failure on these headphones! The third and last problem the cable, after about a year it started cutting out in the left ear, but this was easy to solve due to the fact the cables are removable on these cans. Now I will say what I love about these headphones, and it is their amazing sound for the price, I got these as an upgrade from my Sennheiser HD558 and after getting these I can see why people desire "planar sound" so much, if I had to describe them in one word it would be CLEAR! I found them to have a similar mid bump to that of Sennheiser, which I enjoyed so I was happy to receive that, the highs are nice and crisp, vocals are clear, and the bass in deep and tight, instrument separation is also very good, also the sound stage is nice and large. Summary, if you aren't scared off by the idea of needing to fix/replace things like band, pads and cables as time goes by, these are fantastic headphones for the price, but if you are you might want to look elsewhere
3/5
4 years ago
amazon.com

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