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Jul 8, 2022 9:39 PM

HiFiMan HE6 SE V2 Planar Magnetic Headphones

$499

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Adorama has HiFiMan HE6 SE V2 Planar Magnetic Headphones on sale for $499 (Price reflected in cart). Shipping is free.

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About this Product:
  • Frequency response 8Hz - 65KHz
  • Impedance 50 Ohms
  • Sensitivity 83.5dB
  • Weight 16.58 oz
  • All New Hybrid Headband
  • Comfortable, High Powered
  • Band Style: Overhead Band
  • Cup Style: Open-back
  • Earpiece Style: Over-Ear

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Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from 29 reviews.
    • At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $200 lower (28.6% savings) than the next best available options with prices starting from $699. -SaltyOne
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Written by iconian | Staff
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Adorama has HiFiMan HE6 SE V2 Planar Magnetic Headphones on sale for $499 (Price reflected in cart). Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for sharing this deal.

About this Product:
  • Frequency response 8Hz - 65KHz
  • Impedance 50 Ohms
  • Sensitivity 83.5dB
  • Weight 16.58 oz
  • All New Hybrid Headband
  • Comfortable, High Powered
  • Band Style: Overhead Band
  • Cup Style: Open-back
  • Earpiece Style: Over-Ear

Editor's Notes

Written by SaltyOne | Staff
  • About this product:
    • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars from 29 reviews.
    • At the time of this posting, Our research indicates that this is $200 lower (28.6% savings) than the next best available options with prices starting from $699. -SaltyOne
  • About this store:
    • Details of Adorama's return policy can be found here.

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zworykin
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Cool, please post this on a website about "what products are worth" rather than this website, which is about "products that cost less than they normally do" - maybe someone at that other website will care about your opinion.
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truth.xbl
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Great price on underrated planars. Make sure you have an amp that can drive them though.
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Jul 10, 2022 8:46 AM
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Jul 10, 2022 9:06 AM
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KushalReddy09Jul 10, 2022 9:06 AM
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Can someone compare this to audio quality of AirPods Max?
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Jul 10, 2022 10:10 AM
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daledempJul 10, 2022 10:10 AM
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Quote from KushalReddy09 View quoted comment :
Can someone compare this to audio quality of AirPods Max?
No comparison!
Jul 10, 2022 10:41 AM
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zworykinJul 10, 2022 10:41 AM
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Quote from LivelyHamster533 View quoted comment :
No headphones can ever be worth $1900
And if people are buying it even at $500, they need better product choices and investment ideas
Cool, please post this on a website about "what products are worth" rather than this website, which is about "products that cost less than they normally do" - maybe someone at that other website will care about your opinion.
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Jul 10, 2022 3:24 PM
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bineverlastJul 10, 2022 3:24 PM
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Quote from WildMurph View quoted comment :
How do these compare to the "$900" 560v4? I didn't like the 560v4 and I returned them last week. Are these actually worth $1200 or are these being inflated like that last Hifiman deal? My only other pair of cans are Sony MDR-Z7m2 and I like them a lot. But I thought that a pair of planars would be a cool change. The 560v4 was severely lacking in a lot of areas. But at this price I would try HE6SE if I would see a big change from my Sony's. I use a Sony PHA-2A amp if that helps.
No one buys the 560v4 for 800, it's normal price is 220.
Jul 10, 2022 3:49 PM
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erishunJul 10, 2022 3:49 PM
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Quote from WildMurph View quoted comment :
How do these compare to the "$900" 560v4? I didn't like the 560v4 and I returned them last week. Are these actually worth $1200 or are these being inflated like that last Hifiman deal? My only other pair of cans are Sony MDR-Z7m2 and I like them a lot. But I thought that a pair of planars would be a cool change. The 560v4 was severely lacking in a lot of areas. But at this price I would try HE6SE if I would see a big change from my Sony's. I use a Sony PHA-2A amp if that helps.
Those rechargeable portable "amps" tend to be disappointing on cans that really need a lot of power. And these planars really are "thirsty". You might like them more with a proper amplifier but that's obviously subjective.
Jul 10, 2022 4:04 PM
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KanwalpreetKJul 10, 2022 4:04 PM
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Quote from KushalReddy09 View quoted comment :
Can someone compare this to audio quality of AirPods Max?
I have tried both and there's no comparison. The sound is significantly better on these in almost every way. I bought a pair of AirPods max since these headphones aren't necessarily portable, and sometimes you need a good pair of portable cans. Well, after going back and forth, I ended up returning the AirPods max because I couldn't listen to them after comparing.

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Jul 10, 2022 4:57 PM
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BlueOctopus702Jul 10, 2022 4:57 PM
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Any suggestions on a budget friendly amp that would work with these? Just starting out
Thank you in advance
Jul 10, 2022 5:05 PM
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PocomoJul 10, 2022 5:05 PM
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Quote from BlueOctopus702 View quoted comment :
Any suggestions on a budget friendly amp that would work with these? Just starting out
Thank you in advance
Schiit Magni, $99: https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1
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Jul 10, 2022 5:18 PM
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FairGoat522Jul 10, 2022 5:18 PM
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I got these back in Nov when they were $550. They do sound great. I have a tube amp I use with them, but your phone will drive them just fine. Audio is always diminishing returns the more and more you spend, but I was impressed with these. I prefer them over my Focal set, and wireless Bose, but true statement that they are heavy. I wouldn't want to walk around with them on, but chilling in a recliner and they are fine. One other note, they didn't come with a case and because of their size, a case is kind of hard to find.
Jul 10, 2022 5:26 PM
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JackOftenJul 10, 2022 5:26 PM
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Quote from Pocomo View quoted comment :
Schiit Magni, $99: https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1
Have the Heresy, good amp for the price. Only drawback is the power switch is on the back.
Jul 10, 2022 5:28 PM
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brokebroker83Jul 10, 2022 5:28 PM
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Quote from LivelyHamster533 View quoted comment :
No headphones can ever be worth $1900
And if people are buying it even at $500, they need better product choices and investment ideas
You obviously have never tried headphones in that range and above.

Why buy a 7-series when a Honda Accord does the same thing pretty well.
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Jul 10, 2022 7:16 PM
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crazygideonJul 10, 2022 7:16 PM
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Quote from Pocomo View quoted comment :
Schiit Magni, $99: https://www.schiit.com/products/magni-1
The Schiit Magni won't be able to fully drive these. They're almost as hard to drive as the Susvaras and my Benchmark HPA4 was not able to fully drive a Susvara which was painfully obvious when I plugged them into a Ferrum OOR/HYPSOS combo (everything was much more rich sounding). The HE6 price is a trap, to utilize them you need to shell out for a high powered amp to bring out the full range. As someone said earlier get the Edition XS, same price and easier to drive, a Magni would work for that.
Jul 10, 2022 8:52 PM
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hotwheels12345Jul 10, 2022 8:52 PM
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These are fine even with poor amping but you will not be able to get them particularly loud. Equal loudness curves are responsible for most of the subjective change that comes with amp power increases. Planar headphones like these have completely flat electrical impedance so there is no area of the frequency response that an underpowered amp will perform differently on compared to a more powerful amp short of crapping out. That is assuming you have taken care of clipping, etc upstream

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Jul 10, 2022 9:29 PM
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wolfstar76Jul 10, 2022 9:29 PM
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Just would like to warn those who do not yet have a poweful amp, it is a rabbit hole. I ended up to spend another $1k or so to make HE6SE to sing properly.

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