HiFiMAN HE400se HiFi Headphones for Mobile Use with Stealth Magnet Technology, Silver, Adjustable (packaging may vary)

Got these headphones at an absolute steal of a price at a special limited price of only £69 which at that price it would be damn right rude not to add these to my growing headphone collection. These at that price or in fact any headphone below £150 I would say are the best bargain in HiFi land. Build quality is really not that bad, I have heard lots of negative reviews on the build quality of Hifiman headphones but I do think that was based on earlier models or production runs as they seem to have now got their act together on build quality. The headphones are well built and use of decent enough materials with a mix of metal and plastic. The pads are comfortable and big enough to accomodate my slightly larger than average ears. A mix of soft pleather with a fabric surround as where it touches your head, comfort is very good in my opinion. The cable is decent enough and they have upgraded this cable from earlier 400 models, fitting an aftermarket cable is easy enough as the fittings are standard 3.5mm connectors and you can easily run these balanced too with a cable without breaking the bank. I run these on my Fiio K9 Dac amp on medium gain at around 2pm on the dial and I do listen loud on my 58 year old ears. Sound is extremely clear and present with stonking amounts of smooth treble detail presented. Mids are quite forward but very present and vocals in your face if you like that kind of presentation (not unlike Grado presentation). Bass is very good , definitely not bloated or muddy but it does dig quite deep and has a decent amount of sub bass before rolling off. Soundstage is not huge but definitely bigger than my HD600 but imaging is not so precise as that reference headphone. Imaging is good enough though especially for a headphone at this price point. If you can get this headphone below £100 its a no brainer provided you have a half decent amp to power them, even at their list price now on here at £129 I do think these are stellar value to get into the FUN of Planar Magnetics. Out and out recommendation from me!

I'm no audiophile, but I've owned and tried several pairs of budget and mid-range headphones like AKG702, DT990 PRO, HD 660S2, and not been particularly impressed with any of them. I was recommended to try this pair along with the Oratory1990 equaliser preset for them, and my god... it's like I'm hearing music properly for the first time. I wasn't really a fan of EDM before, but these headphones have changed my mind about that genre entirely. It's almost like these headphones were made specifically to listen to 80s/90s trance and techno. I never knew there were a whole range of bass frequencies I wasn't hearing due to other, inferior headphones. People complain about the build quality, and while it could be a lot better, I can't complain about it at this price point. Comfort wise, I've had no problem wearing them for hours at a time. They are decent headphones right out of the box, but certain frequencies peak and can sound a little harsh without a good EQ preset. The preset I recommended lowers the pre-amp and makes the headphones quieter overall, so you will also want a decent USB DAC amp to drive them.

I'm not new to quality audio and have a respectable collection of audio gear for the budget orientation I enjoy. I listen mostly via vinyl with dual ifi air phono and can. I also listen via cd and Spotify on a recently bought fiio k7. My collection includes akg k702, hd599, AA hi-x15, ATH MSR7B, Sivga sv021 and more budget classics MDR5, 280pro and M40x. For music these are undeniably the greatest pair of them all. They don't have the EXTREME wide stage of the k702 or the uncoloured sound of the Hi-x15, nor the big thomp of the sv021. All of the above are still great pairs worth looking at. However above them all stands this value for money monster. Pure, natural music. Something even my more expensive MSR7Bs struggle with and the he400se just glide right through. Any part of the song as clear as day whether it be the big drop or the crisp solo. No compression no sense of crushing no feeling of "that feels a little too close/far away" just great music. Most reviews talking about the he400se praise it for its natural staging. But I don't think many especially at mine and many others price range actually know what that is. Until you actually try them and you hear the "oh it is actually like I'm in the room with them" it no longer becomes a recording and moreso an experience. Completely unfatiguing as well. Yes the build quality isn't 100% the grilles move a little too much more than I'd like. But at least you can put custom ones on if you want. Yes the brand has had quality control issues in the past but what headphone company hasn't. And yes compared to their Ananda or Sundara they probably aren't as detailed or spacious. But at this price where they sit right now. Unbeatable. They truly do bring 90% of high-end hifi to the 90% of enthusiasts. I do say enthusiasts because they do have a couple more cons. Like everyone probably noticed despite their resistance and sensitivity they are touted as hard to drive. I agree. They get to about 80% of my low gain on my k7 with the single ended output. And that's 1.2 watts of amp. Planar magnet woes. DO NOT PUSH FULL HAND OR COVER THE CUPS. I noticed this day one just like quite a lot of very light dynamic drivers these will pop and they will creek to make horrible sounds. You can flex the driver don't do it. Lastly for their size they are very comfortable but outside that vacuum they are not. I can see your body getting used to the size rather fast they don't exactly burn your ears but the weight does get to you after probably an hour maybe 2. Which is when I usually swap them out for the much lighter MSR7B. I think the support is definitely there the headband is foam but stiff and won't give way and the pads are beautiful and airy. But at the same time the pressure at top is much higher than most and if you do wear them too long I can definitely see the infamous headband indent being an issue. At the end of the day are they for outside? No. Are they the most comfortable? No. Are they the best neutrally? No. Are they the easiest to drive? No. But would you really be here if you didn't just want great audio at a good price with the caveats that come with most other "audiophile" grade gear? In my book, a steal.

Have a number of all the usual suspects headphones, I wanted to try something different and found these. Bargain price of £62.00 as the box had been opened. Headphones were mint, box had obviously been opened but contents untouched. These headphones are in my opinion the best sub 150 pounds headphones, well made, comfortable and the sound on my Fiio m21 dac is sublime, I'm at peace with the world when listening to my favourite artists with these on my head. Well done HIFI Man for producing a stellar headphone at a ridiculous price.......

I own a lot of headphones and for the past two years or so I have been very happy with the addition of my Hifiman Edition XS planars. Definitely the best of the bunch, but as others have noted, a large noggin is a prerequisite, which I have. Given how delighted I have been with the Edition XS, when I saw the HE400SE planars selling new from Amazon themselves for under £70 (insane!), I was very keen to get a pair. A review I had read over on Audio Science Review was very favourable, albeit for a slightly older version of the HE400SE that came with a lousy, scrawny cable. The black cable I received with my HE400SE is the almost the same, good-quality one that came with my Edition XS. When I first tried my HE400SE I was very impressed by the overall quality of them. Incredibly comfortable, a sound signature that was fabulous straight out of the box (in particular, a marvellous sense of scale similar to the Edition XS), and generally well built. Despite not being as good as my Edition XS, I was so impressed with the HE400SE that I bought a second new pair a few days later for the same price. However, upon arrival, when I ran my usual 20Hz to 20kHz frequency sweep at a sensible volume, the right driver (or possibly the driver casing) had a nasty, fixed, high-frequency resonance that occured at numerous points when sweeping between 1.3kHz and 5 kHz. A total deal breaker. To be 100% certain the issue was with the driver, I swapped the cables running into the headphones and the resonance was still there on the right driver/casing. I knew then that they were going back to Amazon. As others have said regarding this headphone, if you get a good pair you may be as delighted as I am with my first pair. For the approximately £70 I paid they are an incredible deal and are a worthy addition to my collection. Overall then, l highly recommend these excellent headphones. However, I strongly suggest running a 20Hz to 20kHz sweep from a good source to highlight any potential manufacturing faults or issues that may have occurred in transit. This is something I do with any new headphones, earphones or speakers.

In summary, these are pretty special. For context, the setup I am using for these is a Macbook Pro M3 to a FIIO K11-R2R dac/headphone amp to HE400se (Stealth)... and Tidal as the source These are my first listen to 'Planar's', and my current cans are the FIIO FT1 and Adam Audio H200 - both of which are fantastic Within 10 seconds of hearing the HE400se's I got it. All the planar talk I've heard, the countless YouTube videos I'd watched - it all made sense! I’m genuinely amazed by the HiFiMAN HE400se. The sound is unbelievably clear and fast — you can hear every detail snap into place. The bass hits with real thump, tight and controlled, not boomy. Vocals are crystal clear and lifelike, easily some of the best I’ve heard at any price. The overall presentation feels wide and effortless, with instruments separated beautifully. They make everything — from acoustic to electronic — sound alive and engaging. For this price, it’s honestly crazy how good they are. Highly recommended if you want speed, punch, and stunning vocals in one package. I have no motivation for the next bit, apart from just trying to help you decide... Ignore the reviews about build quality - they are very well made, plenty of weight to them, and very solid. Also those that say the bass is weak - it really is NOT! These are high quality headphones that deliver an absolutely stunning sound, PLUS, at their price stop reading reviews, just buy a pair!

Superb headphones at a very low price point. Highly recommended.

Quick bakground: Musicin for 20+ years, producing/mixing professionally for 10+. Planar headphones were supposed to -not- distort, yet left side started to get distorted within 6 months. Most probably a mechanical error. As for low-end, for an open back headphone it's decent (imo slightly more low-end response compared to usual suspects like DT770 etc) but don't expect life changing results. I was planning to use them as "flat" references but I can't say it led me to do more consistent mixes. If you already have a proper mixing headphone you're used to, keep using it, and maybe buy a fresh new pair of it for backup. The amount of time you'll spend to "get used to" this one is not really worth it. If you're mixing rock etc, I understand this can objectively be relevant as it's response curve would be more "in line", and it has very clear mids and high end, but for electronic genres with prominent low end (e.g: dub techno) I can't say it's really the best choice there is since it could be slightly "misleading". I know this falls within the "bargain" line amongst other planar headphones and still I bought this for full pric, but I'm not extremely happy about it. I would definitely grab it on discount though.

Wie so oft: beim Suchen eines Berichts über eine HiFi-Komponente über irgendeinen knackigen Satz zu einem anderen Link gestolpert und drauf geklickt. Zum Glück. "Magnetostat-Kopfhörer für unter 200,-€ - wie ist das möglich?" stand da. Hm, bisschen gelesen, weiter recherchiert und auf nicht ganz so positive Artikel gestoßen. Warum polarisiert das Ding? Im Prinzip geht es beim Hifiman 400se um die Themen Verarbeitungsqualität/Design vs. Klang. Die schlechten Bewertungen bezogen sich in der Regel auf das "altmodische" Design und die "katastrophale" Verarbeitung. Bei der klanglichen Bewertung rückten die Meinungen schon näher zusammen. Aber Lesen bringt einen ja nun nicht weiter, also den Hifiman 400se bestellt. Und als Vergleich (weil ich ja gefühlt 100 Jahre keinen Kopfhörer mehr habe und die Dinger mir auch nie wirklich zugesagt haben) einen sehr gut beleumundeten "dynamischen" beyerdynamic 990 PRO. Beide arbeiten nach dem offenen Prinzip, mit geschlossenen Kopfhörern konnte ich mich überhaupt nicht anfreunden; es fühlt sich an, als höre man unter Wasser Musik. Die Kopfhörer kamen wie bei amazon üblich am nächsten Tag. Der beyerdynamic verfügt über ein fest verbautes Spiralkabel, mit dem man gefühlt durch den ganzen Garten wandern kann, der Hifiman eine lose Beipackstrippe zum Anschluss an die beiden 3,5mm Buchsen für "L" und "R". Allerdings sollte man mit diesem "Kabel" maximal 1m von seiner Anlage entfernt sitzen, mehr gibt die kurze Schnur nicht her. Verarbeitung und Haptik: der beyerdynamic ist da in einer deutlich höheren Klasse, gute Materialien, sauber verarbeitet, fasst sich gut an. Beim Hifiman fallen gleich mal die Schlitzschrauben zur Befestigung der Ohrmuscheln am Bügel auf. Das sieht, sagen wir es mal zurückhaltend, eher "poplich" aus. Aber "katastrophal" ist die Verarbeitung ganz ganz sicher nicht! Und zum Design: der Vorteil bei einem Kopfhörer ist, dass man ihn ja nun mal eher auf dem Kopf trägt und ihn dann eh nicht mehr sieht. Aber "altmodisch" finde ich das Design nun auch nicht. Es ist halt relativ schlicht. Also fangen wir mal mit dem 990 PRO an. Angestöpselt an den Kopfhörerausgang des exzellenten Audio Analogue AADac und los geht's. Schon nach wenigen Takten legt der 990 mit sattem Bass und "spritzigen" Höhen los. Nach einigen Minuten werden aus den "spritzigen" Höhen "nervige"....der Bass tut sein Bestes, "pumpt" mir aber ein bisschen zu viel, als wäre er auf Steroiden....insgesamt ist es aber sicher kein schlechter Hörer. Für mich, der ich eher in der "neutralen" Lautsprecherecke unterwegs bin, ist er aber sicher nicht der Richtige. Nun denn, jetzt der Hifiman: eigentlich höre ich den jetzt immer noch, denn ich mag ihn gar nicht absetzen. Eine CD nach der anderen wandert in den AADrive. "Urk" von den NITS, Anouar Brahem, Kraftwerk, The The....was ist denn hier los? Das hatte ich ganz sicher nicht erwartet. Schon gar nicht zu einem Preis von 129,-€. Wenn mich an einer HiFi-Komponente etwas nervt, dann kann man die schon mal vergessen. Geht gar nicht. Ich will mich auch nicht dran gewöhnen müssen.... Wenn mich an einer HiFi-Komponente rein überhaupt gar nichts nervt, sie ausgewogen spielt, alle Frequenzbereiche ausgewogen zu Gehör bringt, seidige Höhen mit einem knackigen (und nicht zu fetten) Bass kombiniert und dazu Stimmen wunderbar geschmeidig klingen, dann muss der Entwickler dieser HiFi-Komponente vieles richtig gemacht haben. Der Hifiman 400se ist so eine Komponente, prinzipbedingt klingen die großen magnetostatischen Folien mühelos und ausgewogen. Ein dynamischer Kopfhörer hat da (zumindest bei mir) leider das Nachsehen. Das ist eine wunderbare Musikmaschine für den Kopf. Mit dem hier erhältlichen 3m-Kabel ist das Thema Reichweite auch in den Griff zu bekommen. Und da ihr den Hifiman sowieso den ganzen Tag auf dem Kopf habt, müsst ihr ihn nicht ständig ansehen....wobei: so hässlich finde ich ihn eigentlich gar nicht.... Eine dicke Kaufempfehlung!

Ses kalitesi oldukça detaylı daha önce duymadığınız sesleri duyabilirsiniz. Açık kulaklık olduğundan yüksek seste bile kulak ağrısı yapmıyor. Tizler Net bir tık fazla, midler detaylı, vokaller şahane baslar çok düşük ekolayzırla yükseltince tam oldu. PC ve telefon ile denedim güç yetersiz kalıyor. Fiio K11 ile besliyorum sorunsuz çalışıyor.Çok başarılı bir kulaklık.Shure, Rode, Fiio marka kulaklıkları da denedim buna göre ses kalitesinde zayıflar. Tavsiye ederim

Sono un appassionato di HIFI da qualche decennio, ex musicista, ho usato alcune tra le più famose cuffie monitor come Sony, AKG, Shure, Sennheiser, Audio Technica, preferendo per gusti personali i suoni neutri, senza enfatizzazioni. Poi mi sono imbattuto in queste Hifiman HE 400se, avevo letto qualcosa sulle cuffie planari ma ero scettico, ebbene ho dovuto ricredermi. Sono comodissime, si possono tenere per ore senza alcun fastidio, hanno un suono neutro ECCELLENTE e restituiscono durante l'ascolto una scena sonora che, devo ammetterlo, NON AVEVO MAI SENTITO con le pur ottime cuffie dinamiche sopra citate. Posso tranquillamente affermare che per ascoltare musica al livello che offrono le HE 400se bisogna spendere almeno il doppio, se non il triplo di quello che costano. Consigli: Hanno bisogno di un amplificatore degno perchè sono poco sensibili (91dB) e se collegate direttamente al PC o allo Smartphone perdono la loro qualità, non sono cuffie da passeggio per intenderci, ma da poltrona, per l'ascolto di buone tracce audio con un livello di volume appropriato. Se potete cambiate il cavo di serie con un cavo migliore, di quelli intrecciati che costano un paio di decine di euro, posso assicurarvi che avrete un ulteriore, sensibile, percettibile miglioramento sonoro. CONSIGLIATISSIME!!!

As you can see i'm on an exploration mission to find my sound, i just recently entered the Audiophile domain and as such i bought 3 different headphones, these Hifiman headphones are great, their bass response when compared to these 2 other Dynamic driver headphones is absolutely faster and cleaner, if that makes sense. These headphones are the best when at home with a powerful amp/dac since they do require a fair bit of power, i tested them with a BTR5 from Fiio which is a portable Bluetooth HIFI audip amp/dac but i felt it was not powerful enough to get all that i wanted from these headphones, but whn i got home and used a more powerful amp/dac the headphones became a lot better. The Bass is lacking for sure when compared to the other 2 headsets it's up against the philips fidelio x2hr and the beyerdynamics mmx300 but if you have a powerful amp/dac and EQ it then i'm more than confident that the Bass will satisfy any bassheads. Can't really go any deeper since like i said, i'm a newby to the audiophile domain but i can say that i'm keeping these headphones.

Très satisfait de ce casque Hifiman. Même s’il s’agit du modèle d’entrée de gamme, le son est excellent, la conception ouverte apportant une belle scène sonore. Détaillé sans être agressif. Hifiman maîtrise parfaitement la technologie planaire, que j’ai découverte avec ce casque. N’hésitez pas à utiliser un ampli casque dédié pour en tirer le meilleur. L’impédance est basse (32 ohms), mais la sensibilité plutôt moyenne, avec 91db, ce qui est courant avec cette technologie. Un achat que je referais sans hésiter !