Head-Direct HiFiMan HE-1000 Planar Magnetic

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Pros:

Details, Great sound stage, Very good ergonomics, Extensive bundle, Looks!, Can be driven by most quality headphone amplifiers
Luxurious design, Extraordinarily spacious sound, Advanced nanothin planar magnetic drivers
Clean, rich, unheadphone like sound. Sounds more like the best speakers, Big soundstage with lots of depth and detail, Light and comfortable through extended listening sessions, Striking design.

Cons:

Expensive $2999!!, Not the biggest bass out there, 36 kHz energy is a tad high
A big, definitely notsoportable headphone, Crazy expensive

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Last revision on February 25, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Details, Great sound stage, Very good ergonomics, Extensive bundle, Looks!, Can be driven by most quality headphone amplifiers
Luxurious design, Extraordinarily spacious sound, Advanced nanothin planar magnetic drivers
Clean, rich, unheadphone like sound. Sounds more like the best speakers, Big soundstage with lots of depth and detail, Light and comfortable through extended listening sessions, Striking design

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive $2999!!, Not the biggest bass out there, 36 kHz energy is a tad high
A big, definitely notsoportable headphone, Crazy expensive
Would like to see, More affordable price

Expert reviews and ratings

Only a little while ago, HiFiMAN surprised us with their budget friendly-ish HE-400S for just $299. Today, we will be taking a good, hard look at their top-of-the-line HE-1000, which unlike the name may imply is more than 2.5x as expensive. The HE-1000...

By techPowerUp! on January 20, 2016

The HiFiman HE1000 is pricey, but it sounds so clear and open other headphones sound dull and drab by...

By soundandvision.com on September 29, 2015

I have to apologize to Hifiman for not having posted the HE-1000 review earlier this year but hey, I saved the best for last. I mean that. To me, the Hifiman HE-1000, is the best headphone of 2015. Is it expensive? Yes, sure it is. $3000USD is a lot of...

By Headfonia on December 22, 2015

3000 is a lot of dough to part with, but if you're going to spring for an end-game headphone the HE1000 is a "must listen." For me, it provides solid gains in listening satisfaction from the less expensive Ether, HD 800, LCD-3, and the like. That kind...

By innerfidelity.com on November 20, 2015

HiFiMAN HE-1000 Planar Magnetic Headphones Might just be the Best Headphones in Existence.LikesClean, rich, un-headphone like sound. Sounds more like the best speakers.Big soundstage with lots of depth and detail.Light and comfortable through extended...

By Home Theater HiFi on August 17, 2015

Kopfhörer zum Preis einer Aufsteiger-HiFi-Anlage sind eine Ansage und spalten die Geister: Manch eingefleischter Wohnraum-Hörer zieht irritiert die Augenbraue hoch, andere schwören auf den intimen Klanggenuss – vorausgesetzt der Hörer schwingt sich in...

By connect.de on December 08, 2015