Thank you for such an informative review and comparsion for 2 of my favorite cans!! I will be ordering the HE1000se since I have a Mojo2 and I hear that it sounds VERY good on that.. Next step will be Sus and BIG tube amp. Great stuff sir!!!

@sumanthduggirala1887

8 ай бұрын

how is the sound with mojo2, how is timbre of he1000 compared to sennheiser

U simply LOVE this Headphone...(: Thats wonderful and i understand what U mean *** I already own a 1000v2 and will give the 1000SE definitely a Try. Wonderful Channel here... Thanks my Friend😀

Excellent comparison. Thank you. I currently have the Arya Stealth. I plan to upgrade to the HE1000SE. With an eventual upgrade path to the Susvara. Really excited to hear the improvement over the AryaSE. I invested in a Burson Conductor GT. Sounds incredible on all my headphones. Once I get that paid for I will continue the upgrading. Definitely an expensive but highly enjoyable hobby.

@provisionalhypothesis

Жыл бұрын

I'll warn you now it's quite a different headphone to the Arya Stealth. You will lose some of what you like about the Arya when you move to it. It's definately got better technicalities and tone, and you should enjoy that about it, but yeah... keep that in mind especially if you plan to you replace the aryas.

@ClintAvila

Жыл бұрын

@@provisionalhypothesis I'm happy to report that I did indeed upgrade to the HE1000SE. Man I love Hifiman and the upgrades they allow for loyal customers. Susvara is next on my list. A year after owning the Arya SE I can honestly say I miss nothing about the AryaSE. The difference is mind boggling! I continue to smile from ear to ear with the HE1000SE! The sometimes sibilant treble of the AryaSE is 90% gone and the detail.. Oh Em Gee! I have never heard this much detail from my music. The air and space around everything is just so big! The bass definition is just on another level. I'm still breaking them in. I'm approaching 100 hrs but I know Hifiman says 150 hrs to truly get them to their peak performance. I will say that I'm driving them with an S tier class amp. Burson Conductor GT. Damn this amp makes every headphone I have sing to another level. I've been enjoying a new level of performance from my Sennheisers.. I have a lot of them.. HD598CS, HD800S, HD6XX, HD660S, HD560S and HD660S2. That's the order I purchased them. Just so much more detail and performance when they are paired with an S tier amp! On another note I can say without a doubt that the new HD660S2 is the best of the 6 series that I own. They got it right. It's truly a proper successor and real upgrade to the legendary HD650/6XX. More detail, depth, decay and lifelike natural sound. Don't see myself listening to the older models going forward. Sorry took a turn there. I cannot recommend the HE1000SE enough. It's just a beautifully musical headphone that is goose-bump inducing. It only continues my curiosity into the rabbit hole of this hobby. I know they say the difference to Susvara is small but there is still a real difference and increase in performance achievable with the Burson Conductor GT. And so the chase continues.. Now how many more payments are left on my HE1000SE? LOL

Huhu! I see an Audivina back there! Looking forward to your review on that, as I heard it at the last can jam and have mixed feelings about it, I wish I could try it again.

Awesome video man. My upgrade from the HE1000SE to the Susvara arrives today. So pumped. Dr B should know that you and your reviews were one of the main reasons that I bought it. Thanks Wave Theory!

@MistaLova-Lova

Жыл бұрын

Please let us know what you think! I'm curious to find out what your impressions are, especially if you are used to the HEKse's grandiose presentation. Do you have a decent enough amp for the Sus?

@newsigmundfreud3023

Жыл бұрын

Please let us know how it is as an upgrade.

@brothatwasepic

Жыл бұрын

Hi friends. I have an Amp that some reviewers are saying does not bring out the true potential of the Susvara (The Topping A90) + D90 stack. For me I am able to get more than enough volume on high gain with the volume at about 75%. It sounds quite different from the HE1000SE to my ears that know it extremely well. I found that it specifically brings some subtleties in the mid range forward. It is amazing. I swear that I can hear something to do with the textures in the bass on instruments a lot clearer and most importantly, I have a drum set, trumpet, violin, piano, guitar at home right here with me and it is shockingly "real"-sounding. The Tom's and drums sound like real skins on my real drums.

@brothatwasepic

Жыл бұрын

The bass impact is surprisingly good. Surprisingly because some reviewers make it sounds so super light. It's absolutely perfect. Clear super fast textured bass. Even EDM songs like all of Cosmic Gate sounds great!

@brothatwasepic

Жыл бұрын

The instruments sound clearly separated but not overkill. I find the "t"'s and sounds of "b"'s are noticeably clearer than the HE1000SE which is exactly what I was wanting. The depth of the stage sounds like nothing I have ever heard before. I also have the Utopia 2022 but only have about 3 months of experience with it. That is the circular imaging King for sure in my opinion. It also presents mids almost too forward which totally makes some songs sound wrong but so cool imo just for the experience. Whereas the Susvara presents absolutely everything perfectly

I have the HE1000 V2 (OG), thinking of upgrading. Now Hifiman store is running a promotion HE1000 V2 Stealth USD1399, HE1000 SE USD1999, I would assume the jump to HE1000 SE makes more sense now

You're right about HEKse and iFi Pro iCan Signature. Several weeks ago I bought a Violectric HPA V550 Pro and yes, I felt both HEKse and Susvara sounded better on V550 than iCan. This doesn't necessarily mean iCan isn't a remarkable amp in terms of power, noise floor, sound correction via xBass and 3D, class A/B solid state and tube hybrid design, but Violectric is a little bit more refined. Thank you for review!

@wavetheorysound

Жыл бұрын

Nice pickup on the Vio! I'd like to get a 550 in for review. The iCAN is definitely an 'up-front' amp with lots of attack but a bit overdamped on the decay to my ear so far. HEKse definitely reacts to that more acutely than Susvara (or Utopia). Don't know why. Just one of those things.

@521ztz

Жыл бұрын

Me too, I've got a V550 Pro for my HE1000se and Focal Radiance. They are just amazing.

@philip3123

Жыл бұрын

Any amp recommendations for HEKse? Around 3000$.

@MrRosscoz

Жыл бұрын

550 is probably an overkill unless your going to upgrade to the susvara. The 340 probably has more than enough grunt and is much cheaper. I’d love a review on the DHA 380/590 .

@hdsarma

Жыл бұрын

@@wavetheorysound +1 for the V550, I am thinking of pairing it with the HekSE or the ZMF Caldera, the Susvara should also sound very good with the V550, but I think for the Sus to sound its best it needs a Ferrum OOR / Holo Bliss / Niimbus 5 other than a speaker amps like AHB2 / Bakoon etc.

Watching you juggle all of these multi-thousand dollar headphones in your hands like 0_0 The HEKse is def the one I'd go towards because I'm addicted to atmosphere and stage height. I like my headphones to sound ethereal. The Arya Stealth wasn't that for me, it sounds boomy and too forceful in the lower mids and mid bass bands. Going to try an Ananda Stealth and see if that's a bit more to my preference. Some video games are superb for testing stage and one like Manifold Garden would probably sound absolutely magical with the HEKse.

@nothingelse1520

8 ай бұрын

You try the Arya Organic? I'm getting one pretty soon from Hifiman because my Arya V2 had a driver die.

Im really impressed now that i bought the edition xs... I can t even immagine what the he 1000 se can do...

@iikatinggangsengii2471

6 ай бұрын

tt and another amp might get close to it, but nothing better than default dac+amp tune, its very rare that separate dac+amp can work 100% well wo any sacrifice, although you might not notice

Thank you so much for answering my (and perhaps others', too) question about whether you'd miss either of the headphones. Much appreciated 😃 Can I please ask you one more - is the Susvara a good companion to the Utopia or are they too similar (not in terms of presentation of sound as they appear to be clearly different, but in terms of both striving for reference-like tuning)?

@iikatinggangsengii2471

6 ай бұрын

susvara only need a dac as accurate as possible

You're lucky I like you, otherwise I'd find a way to source the HE1000 and HE1000V2 to send to you for the HE1000V2SE review. Just thinking of the chaos that could cause trying to keep the names straight on camera is enough to put a grin on someone's face. 😁

@wavetheorysound

Жыл бұрын

LOL. With just 2 of them in house they're getting pseudonyms as it is. If you send 2 more they're just gonna be John, Paul, George & Ringo. Key in the description.

Thanks for the interesting review. Any idea how the HE1000se would sound with the Burson headphone amps? Thanks.

Damn I thought you’d finally done a review on the HEK v2 stealth.. waiting for your views before I decide between it and the SE.. hurry up, there’s a 10% discount in Aus at the moment! Lol

@JTB--

Жыл бұрын

Get the HE1000 V2(V3) Stealth Magnet. It basically is the HEKse for $1500 less. It's less harsh too. Love it

I've seen a bunch of your hifiman and LCD vids. We have somewhat similar music tastes for metal. Which planar from hifi man and audeze in that $1000 to $2,000 range you think works best for that. ?

Do you still thinking that it offers better holographic, ping point imaging and soundstage than the HD800s ??

Did I miss it, what amplifier and DAC are you using for personal HiFi? For the HE1kSE

Hello. I fully agree with your conclusions. The only thing you forgot to clarify is that the HE1000SE is cable demanding. These headphones can be overly bright with silver-plated or silver-plated wires. The best option for them is high quality homemade copper cables. I also settled on HE1000SE and Susvara for different musical genres. And after the acquisition of the Trafomatic Head 2 amplifier - Susvara became as large-scale and grandiose-sounding as HE1KSE. For me, the long and expensive headphone amp selection game is over..

@wavetheorysound

Жыл бұрын

Snake oil! 😜🤣 You are correct and I should have mentioned that. My Plussound X8 ofc sounds great with it.

@provisionalhypothesis

Жыл бұрын

yeah I definitely would never want any silver or silver plated cables with any hifimans lol

Please review the Hifiman Audivina.

why you use stock pads with HEkSE and Sus? You could significantly improve sound with leather pads.

I will drive the he1000SE with a Fiio M15s. Anyone knowing is the pairing is good? It is a 1.2W power amp inside with 9038Pro DAC.

@wavetheorysound

Жыл бұрын

On paper it should be fine. Fiio's DAP amps have been underwhelming though. The M11+ I reviewed had some power issues. Hopefully the higher end model will be better.

7 times price difference with Ananda Nano, and almost same FR curve. Is it worth it?

My Head is aching thinking about which one to get. Arya organic or h1000se, I could afford both of them, but the Step up in Price is significant and a lot of reviews say, that they have more in common than differ. He1000se is sometimes the winner but not by far…. But is it worth 600 more? Hmmm Any recommendations? I know it is absolutley subjective. Have a sundara Right now, so both would be an Upgrade. I‘d love to have a headphone that is as good as my Elac fs407 speakers, love the sound of These.

Any good recommendations for a dac/amp that can drive the HE1000SE? Thanks

@wavetheorysound

7 ай бұрын

The Serenade is pretty solid. Review for that dropping soon.

could i use Hugo2 to drive He1000Se, anyone try it ?

@russell5244

28 күн бұрын

Yes you can, se sound great even with ps5 dual sense let alone hugo 2

$4000 - you can choose either a speaker system or headphone system. what do you choose and why?

@wavetheorysound

Жыл бұрын

In my current life situation headphones make more sense and are more versatile. If I had a bigger house or no family I'd be very tempted to go all in on speakers.

@theodorezurla496

11 ай бұрын

Same I live in a condo so I can just blast my speakers I wish I could lol cool headphones for now it is

P.s. can i offer to ship you my HD800 OG for a month or so to see how it stacks up to the best of today's world in your opinion?

@MistaLova-Lova

Жыл бұрын

It was a flawed headphone already at the time of release (treble spikes, insufficient bass, artificially bloated soundstage) so I think the answer is easy to predict. 😃

@brothatwasepic

Жыл бұрын

@Michał S yes I find it a wee bit veiled too compared to the HE1000SE Susvara and Utopia yet so amazingly light and a nice super ultra wide soundstage. I still never lean towards the HD800 or HD800s for actual music but man are they fun for imaging/soundstage and PC use.

@MistaLova-Lova

Жыл бұрын

​@@brothatwasepicI get what you're saying, they are very special in that way. That's why I kept them for a bit but eventually sold them as I wasn't using them often enough. Now that I've started gaming I think they'd be perfect for that, hehe 😁 It sounds like you've got your Susvara already. How does it sound to ears used to the HEKse?

@brothatwasepic

Жыл бұрын

@Michał S hi Michal. Totally. Yes I just got them two days ago and use what could be considered to some not the ideal amp pairing with a Topping A90 which some say doesn't bring out the total potential of the susvara. But to me this almost instantly without burn-in sounds very noticeably better in imaging (specific positional placement) and the vocals sound quite different from the HE1000SE. It now has a more spherical imaging placement with more depth. The HE1000SE sounded significantly better and clearer than my Anandas with far more controlled treble but the Susvaras have something magical about what I can only describe as depth. So some sounds sound specifically closer and come behind to the left. If I had to put a percentage on the difference in depth compared to the HE1000SE I would say it is about 15-20% better specifically at placing depth. The mods and vocals are really great. What really pleased me is that the bass truly extends nice and low like the HE1000SE but is really really textured and controlled. Is it worth that much more than the HE1000SE I am not sure as it's that final 5% imo. I have the Utopia 2022's and somehow I am still alive from my wife and they sound great but not quite on the detail level of the Susvara it seems. Somehow my gut tells me that the build of the Utopia will outlast the Susvara but I really really hope both last for life haha. Have fun if you splurge on it. The good news is that I think a lot of people will be happy with them even with somewhat less crazy pricey amps like the youtube videos make them out to be. And hey at least you know there is more potential with them should you upgrade your Amp but I am honestly really happy with them "even" with an A90.

@wavetheorysound

Жыл бұрын

I have a HD800 (S) review: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m4ef28iGYrnZndo.html

Recommended cheap amplifier?

@wavetheorysound

11 ай бұрын

G111mk2 & Lyr+ are probably the entry points for this one.

@theodorezurla496

11 ай бұрын

@@wavetheorysound thank you so much and what about a high end amp for them?