I picked up a HD 8XX for less than half the price. They sounded quite bad at first but after EQing them, they sound amazing. I did not expect to like them so much after reading how many people think the bass is lacking and that it has a boring sound. Might be my new favorite headphones.
zetiano
joined 1 year ago
Try some other ear tips or adjust how far you have the ear tips pushed in.
You can also try EQing other points in the 5-10khz range, the location of the sibilance can vary depending on a number of factors.
I think they're considered around the same level but with the caveat that the HE6SE V2 needs a capable amp to drive it. Personally I drive mine to more than loud enough levels with a $150 AMP/DAC combo.
Based on the reviews, these are supposed to be competitive with TOTL models like Focal Utopia, Audeze LCD-5, Hifiman Susvara, etc. Josh and DMS explicitly stated that they prefer these to the LCD-5. DMS even compared these to the HE-1 which are nearly 20x the price. $3000 is out of the budget of 99%+ of people but for the types who spend ridiculous amounts, these will probably be interesting.
http://abx.digitalfeed.net/
If you really want to prove it, you can post your results for this ABX test