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Listed in The Absolute Sound 2012 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide

"Include It On Your 'Must Audition' List"

The HiFiMan HE-6 is an orthodynamic planar-magnetic design headphone marrying the best of dynamic and planar driver design for unparalleled clarity and beautiful sound. The full-size 'around-the-ear' circumaural construction enhances the listening experience.

"HiFiMan's new HE-6 is a world-class headphone that, though certainly not cheap, is reasonably priced for the quality on offer," reports Chris Martens in Playback magazine for November 17, 2010. "Enthusiasts seeking the very best of the best would be wise to include this headphone on their 'must audition' lists."

"I was really floored by the amount of clarity that the headphone has," notes Mike in his October 29, 2010 review forHeadfonia.com. "It was clear, it was transparent, it had a really black background, all of those good things without having the slightest hint of harshness."

"One Of The Most Accurate, Detailed, And Revealing Headphones"

The HiFiMan HE-6 was honored by its inclusion in The Absolute Sound 2012 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide, which noted, "In simple terms, HiFiMan's flagship HE-6 planar magnetic headphone is one of the most accurate, detailed, and revealing headphones Playback has ever reviewed."

Vast, Open-Sounding, Deep

Admittedly, the HE-6 is extremely demanding of your audio sources and also very power-hungry to boot. But audiophiles employing a powerful, high-end reference headphone amp will fawn over the HE-6's simple, uncluttered acoustic textures, precise timbral accuracy and vast, open-sounding, depth of musical field.

The HE-6 comes with one 6-ft OCC (single crystal copper) four-pin XLR cable, a 3-ft OCC XLR-to-1/4" headphone plug adapter, two headphone cable connector adaptors, and an extra earpad.

• Advanced orthodynamic engineering offers best sound quality between dynamic/electrostatic technologies
• Full-size 'around-the-ear' circumaural construction
• Powerful reference headphone amp required to power HE-6
• Incredible soundstage depth and spatiality tops in category
• Detachable Cable: Yes
• Cord Type: Straight Y
• Coupler Size: Large
• Ear Coupler Type: Full-Size
• Driver Type: Dynamic
• Acoustic Seal: Open
• Excellent 3-year HiFiMan manufacturer's warranty

• 1 OCC (single crystal copper) 4-pin XLR cable (2 m / 6 ft)
• 1 OCC XLR to 1/4" headphone plug adapter (1m / 3 ft)
• 2 Headphone cable connector adaptors
• 1 extra earpad

• Sensitivity: 83.5 dB
• Weight: 502 grams
• Impedance @ 1kHz: 50 Ohms
• Frequency Response: 8 to 65 KHz
• Efficiency: 83.5 dB

Listed in The Absolute Sound 2012 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide

"In simple terms, HiFiMan's flagship HE-6 planar magnetic headphone is one of the most accurate, detailed, and revealing headphones Playback has ever reviewed…"

"Heard at its best, this headphone offers stunning bass, smooth yet ultra-articulate mids, and spectacularly detailed and extended highs, and it handles dynamics with both sensitivity and swagger. Once you get acclimated to the HE-6, it can be difficult to switch to anything else, because competing headphones often seem, by comparison, to be leaving important bits and pieces of musical information behind."

- The Absolute Sound 2012 High-End Audio Buyer's Guide, November 2011

"HiFiMan's new HE-6 is a world-class headphone that, though certainly not cheap, is reasonably priced for the quality on offer. Enthusiasts seeking the very best of the best would be wise to include this headphone on their 'must audition' lists."

"The one caveat with this design, however, is that the HE-6 is not easy to drive so that a high-powered, high-resolution amp is a must for those hoping to optimize this headphone's performance."

- Chris Martens, Playback magazine, November 17, 2010

"I was really floored by the amount of clarity that the headphone has. It was clear, it was transparent, it had a really black background, all of those good things without having the slightest hint of harshness."

- Mike, Headfonia.com, October 29, 2010

"You will enjoy the flexibility it has on detailed orientated music (think prog rock and not just classical), the smooth highs without any hint of sibilance and revel in its scalability the more power you throw at it. With the right setup the HE6 is capable of being a really involving special headphone."

- MarcusD, Headfonics.com, April 12, 2011

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