Those are mixing headphones foremost. There will be more nuance on the trebble.

Bass will be leaner and generally less forward. Definitely not made for bass.

Yet, you can adjust.

I have the AKG K240 MKii. Their bass is really weak. Applied a low shelf filter at around 150hz, which made the bass a bit stronger. It’s not bassy, mind you … it’s stronger.

A big plus is that bass will be more nuanced instead of having the bloat that you’re used to with your XM4s. It definitely takes a while to get used to.

Here’s Andrew from the headphone show using Spotify to test the Sennheiser HE-1 … lol

They have that effect for sure!! The HD800 has become sorta controversial as of late. A lot of conflicting opinions on it.

Comfort wise I can say they’re decent.

As for metal and rock they’re phenomenal!

I only have experience with this set.

Try the search bar on the subreddit.

Hopefully!!!

You can always eq them to be warmer, but yeh … I get it

Yeah, the negative pre amp lowers the volume so you need more juice to get them going.

In this case, it’s similar in all price brackets

It’s so subjective in some areas that there isn’t a “centralised” data base or resource channel for this kinda stuff.

I get my bearing from reddit (not too much tho), head-fi, a few reviewers such as Resolve from The Headphone Show, Crinacle, and a few others.

I can’t get a neat unanimous answer on DACs/Amps anywhere.

For me is just searching and getting a grasp of what the majority have to say about the subject.

Though I’m not best person to ask about these things.

You can try to join the Headphones Show discord and ask Resolve himself.

He’s usually prone to conversation.

That’s the point … it’s not comparing to higher brackets, that will obviously be better.

I’m talking in this price range and slightly above.

If you have a good Amp/Dac, but the HE400se.

If your source isn’t that good, get the hd560s.

The Hifiman headphones are know to have a very specific signature.

Down to the dip at around 1.5 khz.

If you didn’t like the other Hifimans, you’ll not like this one!

Apo is the eq software. But you need the GUI. For that you have to install Peace gui.

This 2 softwares are a combo.

Only then will you be able to eq to your hearts content.

The moondrop Dawn pro should be plenty.

If you want to get my balanced cable just tell me and I’ll send you the Aliexpress link.

LOL SO FAST!!! Hope you like your set!! cheers!

Preamp: -5db

LSF on 100 hz, gain: 3.5 db, Q: 0.7

PK on 800 hz, gain: -1.5 db, Q: 0.5

PK on 1.2 khz, gain: 2 db, Q: 2

PK on 1.5 khz, gain: -1.5 db, Q: 2

PK on 2.1 khz, gain: 5 db, Q: 1.5

PK on 2.6 khz, gain: 3 db, Q: 2

PK on 3 khz, gain: -2.5 db, Q: 2

I’m nearing on 6 months and I’ve only been thinking of sidegrades instead of upgrades thanks to this set.

It is saving me money by just how good it is!

Been thinking about pads. Getting some soon!! Thank you!

I think joshua is spoiled by all the high end gear he has.

The soundstage in the HE400SE is pretty open and wide.

There are other sets that may do it better (at a higher price point) but to say this one doesn’t have soundstage is bonkers.

I still like his content tho …

I have the MKII. Sweet gorgeous mids. The bass is poor tho …

EQ’ing them was a battle but I finally got something I like.

I love my AKGs for the mids.

But the HE400se does everything else better, in my opinion.

If you have a good source, it’s a worth while purchase.