Tomorrow I will discuss the components of the stereo system that will spill over to the HE1 and the reference to which the HE1 will be compared to. For now, I will leave you with a picture of my daughter. She said it definitely sounds better than her Bose NC700. She was listening to Taylor...

I spoke to a trusted source. That he90 is a Frankenstein. I would avoid.

You owned the Aperio??

Chapter 12: Complementing the crown jewel of the system - the accessories. To properly set the mood, one must not just focus on playback… but on the feel. The room is my dedicated man cave, but the cheap builder grade sconces needed replacement. So prior to obtaining the HE1, I decided on...

Chapter 11: The Force Unleashed With multiple sources on hand, multiple power cables, multiple interconnects - it was time to fire it up for myself. I was not disappointed. I will go into detail with the components next to the HE1 if people are interested. If you look closely, the sconces...

In a later post, I will document my experiences with the inputs and the various sources. There is so much to unpack with this system. What you have heard may not even be the best stock sound of the HE1. I found out accidentally that the varied digital inputs are not equal. The nuances to the...

It’s sufficient. I will comment more on comfort at a later post.

Chapter 10: The System Unveiled After looking over the entire unit and being satisfied with the unit and success of the delivery logistics and double crate… it was time to lift the headphones out of its compartment. Such little packing niceties… Well built for sure though I can nitpick on...

Dang that gold is something. Screams “extreme luxe” in that shiny golden case.

I can compare the HE1 to my speaker system and the bass is right there man. My understanding, the HE1 is without DSP unlike the Aperio. It is fascinating.

I will agree. It is very very natural sounding. Hence the 2+ hour sessions I have. And to think I had to schedule a 10 minute demo just 6 months ago.

I aim to please. I figured this thread can help others looking into this headphone. During my research, I had difficulty finding enough information. Mostly anecdotes.

Oh. I have a lot of impressions. I’ve had the unit for 3 weeks and I’ve spent about 2-5 hours a night listening when I have the chance. The biggest issue I had with the HE1 is the complete lack of photo documentation of unboxing, lack of detailed impressions other than the short impression...

Taking a break from loading pictures. Upon close inspection of the marble and the unit. What I noticed was the beveling/chamfered edges are pretty nice. Looks pretty much near perfect to the eye. I have not taken a loupe to it yet. The chamfered edges remind me of the edges on a watch like...

More unboxing goodies. Cloths. Remote. Power cord USA and EU. Quick start up guide.

I don’t think that’s an issue. It depends on the volume of the source signal. You’d have to increase tidal streamer or whatever to max. Or you can also set the dials to be a certain volume on the unit. The unit can play 114db with minimal distortion. We aren’t close to that. I’m typically...

Chapter 9: Unpacking The HE1 After I had uncrated the unit from the mega crate. I was too excited to not open up the inner crate in the garage to get an idea of how the unit appeared post shipment. Then I tried to lift it off the inner crate and I realized the unit was way too fragile, I...

The packaging is not standard for the HE1, that's for sure. Given how rare these things are, I didn't want to go through the hassle of a repair.

Thank you! It was not easy but it had to be done. That’s how I justified it. Sacrifices had to be made for this unit but spoiler alert summary is that I find that the HE1 is worth it thus far.

Pulling the crate out of the mega crate and unlocking the 4 latches… More to come when I have time.

Chapter 8: Arrival of my HE1

My system in 2007. PC computer based. Sonus Faber Concertino speakers. Headamp GS1. Sennheiser HD650.

Prologue: I believe my first post on Headfi was in 2005. I think Headfi was very new back then. There were no Canjams yet, I believer in 2006, there was talk about having the first national meet... I don't recall exactly but I'm sure this led to the first Canjam. During my Headfi journey, I...

Still looking to get a meetup going in DFW.

Gonna start a new thread of my return to headfi after a long hiatus and my journey back. It might involve the HE1.