Originally Posted by
Shovel_Knight
I use Hifiman HE-400S and I think they’re superior to the HD600. They’re slightly dark and smooth sounding. The stock earpads are rubbish and the cable is very fragile. I use Brainwavz protein leather earpads and custom-made cable with mine. I believe they’re under 200 pounds at the moment.
If you can squeeze HE-400i in your budget they’re even better, faster and more detailed than HE-400S. But I find their treble and upper midrange a bit too hot. I had a chance to buy either HE-400S or HE-400i for the same price and went for the HE-400S because they’re less fatiguing in the long run.
My ears don’t get hot in these headphones, they’re so open you can literally see through them.