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Perviewted OP t1_j6loh79 wrote

Reply to comment by Significant-Detail65 in Converting a non-believer by Perviewted

Indeed the noble MDR-7506 are very decent, I'd never besmirch its good name.

Honestly not sure how he'd react to the HE-1, or myself for that matter.

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Significant-Detail65 t1_j6lp7c4 wrote

I swear, it's a gateway drug.

My buddy: "Aww, I was missing out this whole time. What's the price?"

Sennheiser rep: "$59,000. You can customise the colour of the marble and the logo"

My buddy: "Gosh darn it, gotta start somewhere"

Me: "Fancy headphones or a decent car..."

Hifiman: " Lemme intoduce you to our cheaper tonally similar $6,000 headphone..."

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beardedtomato971 t1_j6m33i7 wrote

> Hifiman: " Lemme intoduce you to our cheaper tonally similar $6,000 headphone..."

I'm very new here, but susvara?

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oratory1990 t1_j6mcwpx wrote

Hifiman does not have a headphone with the same timbre as the HE1.
They're all missing the bass boost that the HE1 exhibits.

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Significant-Detail65 t1_j6mgj9f wrote

Ehh, susvara's tone is close enough to say that it tried to follow the HE-1.

I don't think I've tried a headphone with similar timbre to the HE-1, but it literally might be me forgetting things lol.

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oratory1990 t1_j6mk1ry wrote

The HE1 is very (!) close to the Harman Target (not by coincidence but also not because they wanted to, Sennheiser‘s internal research simply yielded very similar results to Harman‘s).

So I wouldn‘t say the Susvara tried to copy the HE1‘s sound, it just was designed with a similar target in mind (transparent, uncolored sound)

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Significant-Detail65 t1_j6mlhro wrote

Yeah, Harman didn't make the Harman Target without reason, so it'd make sense that Sennheiser and probably Hifiman got pretty similar results.

It doesn't really make sense time wise that one of them copied the other, probably lots of time researching and testing for both manufacturers.

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Significant-Detail65 t1_j6mgnud wrote

To me, yeah. That was the vibe I got when I first tried them. Never had them side by side though.

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ConspiratorM t1_j6lpj73 wrote

> I'd never besmirch its good name.

You called them "cheap studio cans" when they are widely considered very good headphones. You did besmirch them. What do you think is really better in this price range?

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irago_ t1_j6m65ut wrote

Cheap doesn't necessarily mean bad.

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JProllz t1_j6mq8tt wrote

Unnamed Gas Station buds: allow us to introduce ourselves.

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