Many people use headphones like sneharizer and beyerdynamic for 15 or 20 years. But how long do hifiman headphones last? Can you tell me your experiences?
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SNEHARIZER? 😭
sounds like a delicious german dish
sounds like a delicious german
like a german sosig.
Jus my lil SNEEZY HD6xx WHEEZIN out some tchunes mate
Senny
Senns = The best !
Scheherazader.
Did you sneeze trying to spell Sennheiser?
Y’all out there paying hundreds of dollars for cans when they literally grow on trees.
Where can I find those trees?
What is Sneharizer ?
Who is Sneharizer?
Where is Sneharizer ?
My pair of HE-500s is at least 8 years old (since that is when they were discontinued) and still rocks harder/has better mids than anything in their newer line. Grab yourself a pair of you see one.
What do you use for the cable? Mine kept getting messed up
My daily driver for the past 2 years has been a 400se stealth
What content do you use it on? What do you dislike about them? How big is your head and do you wear glasses? How long do they stay on during your use per day?
My first pair lasted 5 days and my second pair lasted 4 weeks.
I personally never experienced any Hifiman QC issues, neither with the Ananda (after years of heavy use) nor the HE1000se (bought more recently), or the HE1000 Stealth I owned in between. To me, the build of their cans is maybe nothing to rave about, but definitely more than “good enough”. If you take care of your headphones, those should entertain you for years to come.
Edition XS going strong for 1.5 years so far, just the left earcup swivel is a bit more loose than the right earcup since the day I bought it
I have enjoyed listening to the Sundara for four years and the Ananda Stealth for a year and have never had a problem.
Though it might sound foolish, I genuinely can’t fully enjoy my Edition XS. Each time I put it on, I fear it might be the last time it works. I find myself being extra careful to avoid any sudden movements that might break it.
I previously had a Sundara that stopped working due to the slightest tug on the cable. However it is just too good for it price and I can’t stop myself getting the editions XS, but then after i got it i just use it less than my 6xx because of the fear of breaking it….
If it’s meant to break, it will break at some point. Going by the anectdotal accounts of folks who had Hifimans break, they will likely break early or within the first year or so. If it doesn’t break early, it will probably last quite a few years if cared for reasonably well, just like other analog devices.
I’ve had my Edition XS for 7ish months now. They aren’t my most used pair, but I did drop them once from desk level and they were fine. I can’t imagine a cable tug would do much unless they are already compromised in one way or another.
It is foolish, you should just use your nice things. Sudden movements aren’t going to damage your gear unless you yank them cable or have them fall off. Your Sundara were already on their way out if they died from “the slightest tug in the cable” and it was likely an easy fix with some soldering skills - not that it should be required to fix gear at this price range.
Strange. My Sundaras have been pulled by the cable off my desk onto the hardwood floor (by accident) half a dozen times by my dog before he learnt to avoid it. Zero issues, built like a tank.
The XS is my most used pair for a year-ish, while the cable fell apart and I had to buy a new one, the cans themselves don’t show any problems.
15 to 20 minutes more like
Planars in general are more fragile than dynamic drivers, but that can be largely mitigated by just simply taking care of them. And while hifiman is famous for its shitty QC, most of the issues that come from that are going to make themselves known while headphones are still in warranty
Planars are so fragile that it causes the headband to break!
Any tips for taking care of them?
Don’t toss them around, don’t push your finger into the diaphragm, don’t drop them, gently put them on and off your head, don’t get them wet, always put them in a place where you know they won’t get bumped or moved around roughly when not in use.
Other than that, nothing. Just be nice to them. I’ll be real, I don’t think Sennies sound very good, but you can basically play catch with them and they’d probably be fine. Planars aren’t like that.
Thanks! Luckily I already do all of those things. I also have my cable set up in a way that if it gets snagged it’ll first unplug from either my amp or headphones instead of pulling them off my head. Has saved my Anandas once already.
Ah, fellow Ananda enjoyer. You’re doing good then, mine have lasted about four years now and still going strong.
Ole mate sneharry
I’ve had my Sundaras for 3 years now and they work and sound just as good as the day that I bought them.
Which do you prefer, the Ananda or the Edition XS? I see both of them are around $400 right now so I was curious of the major differences you noticed (with sound, not fit).
I have both the Edition XS and the Sundaras. I think the Sundara headphones fit better, the XS are very big. The Edition XS has better sound staging and sound slightly cleaner in my opinion.
Nice, thanks for your feedback. I’ve got lots of add-on headband pads that may fix the size issue, so I might jump on the XS soon.
If you do you’ll have to let me know which headphone pads help with this. Enjoy!
For sure, if I do I’ll remember to get back to you and let you know.
You won’t regret it. I have the XS and the new Arya organic and the gap is rather small. I mainly use the Arya at home and use the XS when traveling or in the office.
Also good to know, thanks!