AUDIO ENGINEER Tries the WORLD'S BEST HEADPHONES for the First Time | Sennheiser HE-1

[@ThisIsTechToday]

🎧 If you had a chance to check out the Sennheiser HE-1, what would be the first song you'd listen to? LINKS TO BUY ▶ Sennheiser HD6XX: myte.ch/hd6xx ▶ Sennheiser HD600S: myte.ch/hd600s ▶ Sennheiser HD800S: myte.ch/hd800s ▶ Sennheiser HD560S:myte.ch/hd560s *ALL of these links are affiliate links WATCH MORE ▶ Watch DMS' Video from this trip: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2eZaWR7h82Jbs0 Thanks to Sennheiser and DMS for giving me this opportunity. CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP Gain access to exclusive content like custom EQ for earbuds and headphones, BTS, extra content, and more ▶ kzbin.infojoin

[@BrianGlaze]

I'm listening to Be (Intro) - Common

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I'll have to check that out!

[@BrianGlaze]

@@ThisIsTechToday 🤝🏿

[@AlaricDarconville]

Jennifer Warnes' "Somewhere, Somebody" in DSD.

[@beaumac]

My Shot - Hamilton Soundtrack 😎

[@sennheiser]

We've got to give credit where credit is due: you took the world's first $60k headphone prank like a champ 🏆For real, great recap and thanks for spending some time with our baby. Your pro audio chops help convey the experience 💙

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks! It was a blast. If you ever need to story the HE-1 somewhere, my house has a spot for it 😂

[@sennheiser]

@@ThisIsTechToday Your house has several spots for it! LOL!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@sennheiser 😅 Just one big empty house and a $60,000 luxury pair of headphones. The ultimate bachelor pad.

[@naomarik]

Please fix the completely broken latest Momentum 4 firmware.

[@JJJ7C]

@@ThisIsTechTodaySennheiser Momentum 4

[@theunknown21329]

Imagine being on the team that made this and seeing people cry because it makes them feel so many good things.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I met the guy that hand builds these!

[@nogum9763]

@@ThisIsTechToday like a dwarf in a mountain creating works of art.

[@GardenGuy1942]

Wouldn’t it be more impressive to just play the instrument live?? I don’t understand.

[@GardenGuy1942]

Someone explain.

[@Adrian-ep4qm]

@@GardenGuy1942 Of course, but live performances are expensive and you can only go to so many in a lifetime, these headphones provide close to that performance in your own home which is amazing and way more convenient than sitting in a room full of people waiting for the artist to start playing

[@maestrohulk746]

me on my 10 buck headphones

[@ludzikhupe7165]

Felt😂😂😂😂

[@chinuxd._]

10 dollar earphones sound actually good

[@f0ob]

Wait you guys have headphones???

[@chinuxd._]

@@f0ob how do you play games ?? 😂

[@collinkaufman2316]

​​​@@chinuxd._i always use speakers unless if i am in a call with a friend or if the game has voicecat etc

[@stephanpalm6412]

If you live near Hanover, Germany, you coud theoretically listen to these headphones every day, because they are displayed at the Sennheiser Flagship Store (connected to their production facilities) in a seperate room. And if you kindly ask the staff, they let you in, leave you alone with a bunch of CDs and/or your mobile phone. And if you're lucky enough and the store isn't crowded, they even don't ask you to leave. Well, I listened to this very pair of headphones, my first song was (if I remember correctly) Ride Across The River by Dire Straits and yes: those headphones cost you as much as pretty well configured Volkswagen Passat, but they are worth every penny. The sound quality is so outstanding and astonishing, you can barely describe what you hear to someone just in words. So, if you live near Hanover, like I do, take a half day off, drive to the Wedemark and take a chance to listen to these masterpieces. I absolutely recommend. Edit: For all who are planning trips to Hanover now: Sennheiser unfortunately closed their flagship store due to the sellout of their customer headphone division. The pair of HE1 travels around now and is displayed at different HiFi-studios across the country.

[@daidonpah9665]

Thank you!

[@endonyxoneaudio8644]

I just might take a road trip soon hahaha

[@skyhero1888]

It’s not far away from me I’m from 🇩🇪

[@joyphobic]

i think i can do a Hannover trip from Düsseldorf just for this

[@The_trash_content]

Its probly worth going to germany just to listen to that

[@TC-lk2ev]

My friend worked for Sennheiser and I got to try these out at a listening event. They had a bunch of pre-selected songs on tidal lossless. Him being awesome, let me chose any song I wanted and I chose introducing palace players by Mew, which I've listened to hundreds of times of decent headphones. It was like hearing it for the first time. Instruments were separated, but still somehow fit together. I could hear perfect detail on any element of the song I wanted to focus on. I spent the next few weeks genuinely depressed knowing how good music could sound, and how I'd likely never experience again because i couldn't afford 100k for headphones. Anywho, these headphones really are as good as they say they are.

[@godlukie]

This had me emotional.

[@TC-lk2ev]

@@godlukie mate i was emotional for weeks afterwards haha.Those things haunt me.

[@BEEFBRSKT]

Mew ...?! Such a sick band

[@TC-lk2ev]

@@BEEFBRSKT haha don't get me started. I love them. Hopefully they put another album out some time.

[@zachansen8293]

There isn't anything there that you can't have for MUCH MUCH less. Lots of great headphones out there in the single-digit thousands and amps and dacs for much less than that.

[@charlesmontefusco6341]

I'll never forget the first time I was blessed to be able to experience a Sennheier system when I was in high school and part of the band and being able to go to a college campus too have my ears delighted and graced to feel and experience a complete Sennheiser system within a sound proof audio chamber it literally brought tears to my eyes and resonated my whole body and soul! Maybe one day I'll be blessed to possess one of these exquisite and unique feat of engineering!! Ugh the good ole days of our youth that have come and gone! Stay blessed yall and remember to live life to the fullest and enjoy the life you have along with the simple things just as listening to music! 💯💞

[@lth_lch]

This is, to my knowledge, the first sound demo of the HE-1 posted on KZbin. Really cool. They sound super impressive, even over just a sound demo.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Oh, shoot, I think you're right!

[@lain2236ad]

There's already one posted by a Chinese KZbin channel that has ones of tons of other headphones, iirc that's the only other one

[@ThisIsTechToday]

@@lain2236ad do you know what their channel name is?

[@cowwe]

@@ThisIsTechToday I'm positive they're talking about HIFI老韩视听

[@egeokankal9794]

Its a turkish channel. Its one month ago

[@MrBigblock22s]

The HE-1 really brings the violin to life. There is a suttle ticking noise in the song that the HE-1 makes it so much softer to the ear, really makes a difference. beautiful.

[@MrFryfish]

Agree. My 16 ohms Sharp, 15 years old headphone reproduced precisely that. I would NOT pay 60k for a pair of headphones EVER. Or maybe if I am millionare... in $$$

[@hahaxolotl]

@@MrFryfish LMFAO

[@Daniel-t3u9m]

@@MrFryfish 1 million is not enough. It's not as much, as people think it is. How crazy it sounds. It used to be a fortune. Like 100 years ago. But strong reputations tend to last. And what is not strong, but the urge to be wealthy. BTW, I "could" probably get a demo of this in my Hi-Fi store. Because I have a very good stance with the store and they have access from their vendor. But they know, I know I can't buy it. Possibly I could buy in the future. But the value is not just there. You need to have a 1 million dollar apartment with 500k furniture + a NEW Lexus/Porsche/Lamborghini + a 3 million dollar Yacht. And income enough for 7 Kardishian-type of paradise islands trips a year. THEN you can discuss whatever it is "reasonable" to buy something like this, because you are so filthy rich it just doesn't matter. It's exactly crazy like this. Basically you need to own something like an enterprise, mid-size company owner, own a number of successful restaurants/supermarket, be a casino owner, been very very lucky with Bitcoin in the past, owning a huge and very lucrative website, leading a powerful mafia, be one of the best athletes in the world in a lucrative sport or having a really serious heritage. Something like that, or be plain stupid or crazy. You can take a loan. Else, you can forget about it.

[@Stillehania]

I got the chance to try them in London a couple of years ago. As a dedicated headphone listener (loving the HD-650 and many other openbacked versions like Audioquest Nighthawk) it was an experience of a lifetime. My wife filmed me just losing all color in the face and jaw just dropping when the music started. I had a 30 minute listen (no one else was in line...) and it was amazing to say the least. My wife asked me how it was afterwards and I honestly could not explain it as I could not find the words to describe it in a fair way to her. I had a ridiculous smile on my face the rest of the trip...

[@deceased._]

Me with my 2 dollars earphones:

[@CynHicks]

I bought a 20 dollar set from Walmart to keep in the car and abuse. I was actually very pleased with the sound quality, comfort and build quality for the price. It looks like the headphone market has finally stabilized where it should be. After Dre made Beats a fashion statement decent headphones tripped in price for a long time. I haven't bought any new ones since I bought my Sony set many many years back because my old ones were stepped on and broken. I played nearly 350 bucks for those. They should've been 200 tops.

[@deceased._]

@@CynHicks I did see some change on headphones, but those were very slight, as I live in Brazil and our economy isnt the best for tech and etc haha

[@JuliusTurner-hm6ff]

You're upset about not having 60k headphones? Lol.

[@mthbr5881]

Ser brasileiro e gostar de som de qualidade é triste, muito caro pra poder ter a experiência mínima ​@@deceased._

[@zodiac909]

Where the hell can you buy $2 earphones???

[@rich2823]

I've been using HD650s for about 15 years now. I have not found anything that punches close to them without dropping a grand on some new cans that I feel I'd be afraid to even have my kids around. The 6XXs are such an INSANE workhorse. Big love to the 6XXs.

[@blockfifteen]

I’m the second owner of a set of HD600’s, they’ve been in our family for 25 years now I think. Recently I had to replace the drivers as the thin wire had worn with misuse. Regardless of this issue, it only cost $150 in parts, and will likely go for the next 20 years + no problem.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

They’re incredible headphones!!

[@patthewoodboy]

15 years .. have you changed the pads?

[@teampyro911]

hd800

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

600’s have like zero bass. I guess u like that

[@skifsYT]

People don’t listen to live performances enough when testing headphones. I love feeling like I’m actually there when I listen to live performances and I love hearing the subtle mistakes and slight differences compared to recorded versions

[@FolstrimHori]

Kind of missing the point of buying open backs if you're not gonna listen to live tracks lol.

[@blunderswish7121]

There are occasional live recordings without crowds and I love them. Colter Wall for example studio recordings sound horrible, and his live are great.

[@randfee]

I’ve had the Sennheiser HD600 for 20 years now. No need to upgrade, ever! Kudos to any company like that offering spare parts instead of just replacements.

[@gugy68]

Yep, I have the 650 and 10+ years going strong.

[@cjay2]

Me too. 21 years and you can't beat them. New pads and cable every 5 years or so.

[@eric_maya]

Love Senheiser! I have the PXC 500s

[@thedarksideoftheforce6658]

Can I work for you? If you can afford this then you are doing well in life.

[@sangeethamohangandhi]

Me having the phones speaker😂

[@ugurcamtas2919]

Quality is everything. My man, you are so lucky to have this experience with the HE-1. I was aware about this masterpiece, but I am not that lucky to test it. Also, you have selected another masterpiece by HP. When the strongest emotions are triggered with these types of qualities and also if they are combined, a tear comes from heart. Big respect from Turkey. KR, Ugur.

[@AIGS1902]

This is the fourth time i've seen a video of the HE-1 in my life, but i must def say that this one was my favourite. Also, your music choice for testing the headphones was superb! My top 3 of songs i would listen first are: 1.- Something About Us - Daft Punk 2.- Fragile (Orchestrated) - Midge Ure 3.- Contact - Daft Punk Amazing video! Keep it up, pleaseee!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thank you so much! That is so kind. 🙏

[@TheWolod]

So i went here for these ultra expensive headphones and I went with : 1. The new favourite artist 2. The new way of listening to music 3. The new experience which touched my soul. Thanks guys. Now my world is expanded by a lot. ❤

[@JayToTheHonest]

As a professional classical musician/instrumentalist, the headphones that I always go back to after trying out something new is the HD599. Somehow the slight warmth they have in their sound gives me a very cozy feeling. But well - I'm a german brass player, so of course I love warm sound with open style over-ear headphones. Especially nice for a wide orchestral sound stage and a tone colour that doesn't kill your ears with piccolo flute trebles.

[@mistersurrealist]

For classical music, try something like the AKG K702. They're very transparent, airy and have a magnificent soundstage. You need a decent DAC/AMP combo though, something that brings them a little warmth. I absolutely love those headphones.

[@stegmic]

The HD599 is my favorite in it's price range as well😊

[@JayToTheHonest]

@@mistersurrealist The 702s are a very nice choice if you have the nescessary equipment to support them. For a pure HiFi setup I'd pick them every time over the HD599s. For a PC Setup with a digital aufio interface the 599s are unbeatable in their respective price range in my opinion.

[@timtune7231]

As a brass player you already have hearing issues and won't be bothered by flutes for much longer 😢

[@wolfinthesno]

The Art of Dying by Gojira would be first. Honestly I'd have a hard time not just listening to the entirety of Gojira's Catalog.

[@7ArchEnemy7]

Gojira 🔥

[@beirch]

Very surprised how harsh the 800S sounded in comparison to the HE-1, and even the 6xx

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Yeah, lots of surprises in here!

[@atetraxx]

Even the 560s beats it out

[@katz2_233]

@@atetraxx the 560s is is pretty decent for the price. got some for 90 bucks out of the box. very happy w it

[@xGRAIVx]

the low end popping in from the 6XX to the HE-1 was mind blowing.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Yeah, it’s pretty crazy.

[@Antontoo]

I thought the same thing when going from 6XX to HE4XX....$60K saved? :)

[@c34webb]

@@Antontoo You're saying you like the HE4XX over the 600's?

[@quackgarage9551]

@@c34webb I wouldn't be too surprised. I tried the HE4XX and it was as good as the Sundara.

[@ChrisStoneinator]

@@Antontoo Tbf if you buy a new HE4XX every time they break between now and when you die, you're probably looking at 60 grand anyway.

[@jerryrichmond4707]

I have owned numerous headphones from numerous brands over my lifetime and about two years ago I upgraded to the Sennheiser HD800S phones. I can only imagine something sounding better than this. The HD800S phones are great sounding and comfortable. Clarity and detail abound. I'm 71 now, so these will most likely remain as my last set of headphones.

[@-PiNKSYRUP]

71 and still enjoying music with headphones... WHILST IM 17 AND ALREADY HAVE HEARING LOSS FROM THEM 🤣

[@PhoggHawk]

I listened to Disturbed "Sound of Silence" when I tried it at CanJam Chicago. But the song that really moved me was "Land O' The Leal" by Rachel Hardy. This headphone seems to pull the music from your heart center. Truly an ethereal experience! That guy from Sennheiser was there and told me about the videos you guys were going to make. Very cool to see it!

[@calamity075]

Imagine getting these headphones and then listen to a cracked limewire version of barbie girl.

[@sigmarizzlord69]

dj ess mixxes on these

[@roninja6929]

Barbie Girl is the only way to test these headphones 🎧

[@lilofrfr]

Gonna buy these so that I can finally hear “It’s Everyday Bro” in its full, uninterrupted beauty ❤

[@TanveerAhmed-dk3rp]

Have you brought?

[@lilofrfr]

@@TanveerAhmed-dk3rp nah i was kidding

[@Nephilim-81]

I love this video and nearly 6 years ago I did get to hear this by appointment only for 15minutes. I chose Tears for Fears “shout” Metallica’s “Unforgiven” and The Police’s “Walking on the Moon.” Then, they kicked me out of the joint. Lol. It was a terrific experience.

[@applechili2848]

It’s stunning the way the HE-1 grips & holds the music, bringing everything together & playing it as its originally intended.

[@happyshadow]

listening to the microphone recording of the headphones I could tell the quality, the full range and sonic spectrum was truly immersive, from the silky transparent top end to the accurate tight yet balanced lows. truly beautiful. (although I was listening through my iPhone 5 speaker)

[@yannisgk]

lol!!!!

[@happyshadow]

@@yannisgk 😂

[@andrewdickson1556]

6xx with a decent amp is a great listen. H800s sounded a little harsh on the top end in this demo! but I guess it's all relative!

[@IbizaInnercity]

god damn the differences :o first I was like...."sure, but we are listening to a youtube video with another pair of headphones" but then I listened the differences and the sounds were captured and I've been blown away. And I am sure the video recording doesn't make justice to how truly marvelous these headphones are. I hope one day I'll have the chance to listen a song on them. Also Hannah Parrott is amazing.

[@louisnguyen6038]

I truly cannot imagine what it feels like to listen to music from headphones of that caliber, i've been using mainstream closed-backs my whole life. Planars are next, but electrostatic is a whole different ballpark

[@scd6969]

Thank you for sharing your incredible experience with us, Brandon. I'm becoming more and more of a fan of Sennheiser for the innovations they're pushing the industry forward. This thing is somethin' else. It's not a headphone. What they've created was an experience for that special person that can truly appreciate aural precision. I only wish my hearing was good enough to appreciate such amazing tech. For me this is the kind of experience equivalent to that of an expresso afficionado when they imbibe their very first god-shot. It was so amazing it kicked off a decade-plus year journey down the espresso rabbit hole. I've been searching for that elusive god-shot ever since. So I can definitely relate to what you've experienced, despite not having heard it (and I doubt I could experience it the same way because I don't have the same level of listening acuity as you do as a professional audio engineer)

[@dashingkangaroo6372]

Im pretty sure the headphones are amazing but my biggest takeaway here is the song of your friend Hannah. Thank you for introducing me to her music.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Glad you checked her stuff out! It’s amazing!

[@Un0rdin4rYPr0gr4mmeR]

Damn, that gave me chills. If it can give you such warmth of sound through the proxy - I can only imagine what it sounds like when actually worn. Great review.

[@Zen_Shot]

All of those headphones sound absolutely incredible on my headphones so I'll just keep my headphones, thanks.

[@LunaWolf13.]

I'm glad I have the opportunity to listen to this on my Sennheiser Momentum 2.0. Also I am glad that I am not the only one to put on headphones and immediately tear up listening to music. 5:40 That is how I officially picked out these headphones after months of research. I put on classical and just started tearing up in the store. Also a must for me is Tool, my favorite band. I heard things I've never heard in their music. Loved your video. Thank you. 🙃

[@glennabalos7591]

I legitimately just came across your channel and I can’t help but admire your Silent Planet shirt. Love it man.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

🤘

[@yutub561]

I don't think people understand how powerful music is, especially when you listen on a great setup. I have a budget audiophile setup and still get emotional listening to music on it. I would love the opportunity to listen to the HE-1.

[@Mario_Terzi]

I listened to HE 1 at a trade show and was very disappointed. The price is definitely not worth the product

[@alphacentaurivenus8037]

@@Mario_Terzi It probably depends on how good your ears are, mine are not that good, so I wouldn't really notice the difference

[@Mario_Terzi]

@@alphacentaurivenus8037 This is not my case

[@TrioLOLGamers]

I do music production, I've studied audio and I've also listened to some 100k€ system and I own also two monitor speakers and an hifi system, and 90% of a music is the engeneering and placebo effect. You'll learn when a system shines when you study music production because you can understand music. Me and a friend that studied acoustic in my school tried some speakers and we were like "this sound good because of these reasons", then a friend that was only into HIFI came and said "these sounds better because of sound separation". That was not definetly the reason... He was completely into placebo effect... It is like a rich person owning a super car and a race driver owning a super car. The second will understand the car, the first will look at the price and say it is better.

[@ShaneHornMusic]

I had the honor of listening to the HE-1's a couple years ago at CanJam NYC and I'll tell ya, I actually cried after getting to hear them

[@aracari]

I used my favorite headphones to listen to the demo (ultrasone edition 10 with modified auto EQ) and the 560s sounded distorted, 6xx was intimate but very well balanced, 800s has wild tuning but the staging was nice, and the HE1 sounded the most well rounded with a touch of tube warmth. Even listening to the original song my headphones were missing something when compared to the HE1.

[@sbichson]

I also confused, how a headphone make the sound more detail than the original track.

[@Keepskatin]

​@@sbichsonbecause the quality of the headphones components affects the ways of music quality. Let's say you listen to music on Sennheiser, $40 Sonya or $10 off brand headphones. The Sennheiser s will always sound best on clarity and richness

[@heroninja1125]

@@sbichson The best way to describe it, is that a lot of headphones have "grain" which cannot be fixed with tuning or really anything you play through them, which causes certain sounds to have miniscule or even large differences between frequencies. For example 569 hertz being disproportionately louder then 572 hertz. Or frequencies of sound being distorted into frequencies that they are not. Its the difference between printing up an image on a normal printer versus a pantone validated professional graphics printer. The source image is the same but the quality of the printed image is better because the pantone validated printer represents the details of the original image much better.

[@saerosowns6961]

one track that i think would be really something to hear with those would be the from the sountrack of the movie Interstellar - mountains, the dynamics of the song and the orchestra would be sublime im sure. and also The blue Danube Waltz. those 2 songs would be my top choices to hear on those.

[@holzwurm_hd7029]

Im a total Audiophile and every single time i listen to music, i get reminded of the day where a friend of mine damaged my right ear. He was trying to joke around with explosives (whilst i was moving his fridge) Honestly, it ruined one of my hobbies for me.

[@holzwurm_hd7029]

This happened not even a month after i got myself a new Amp of which i was suuper proud at the time.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Oh man. That’s awful!

[@roshanhemrom4906]

@@holzwurm_hd7029 That is one big scar.

[@adrianlovic6486]

@@holzwurm_hd7029 when did it happen?

[@BogdanBanilievici]

When the part of hearing the samples came, I was convinced that there will be no difference between them in my earbuds. But damn, there is a difference and we also have to acknowledge that the comparison is made with other Shennheiser headphones.

[@RealSiViX]

I hope some day this kind of audio quality is available to everyone at an affordable price...

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

its fairly priced already imo, i mean compared to speakers

[@RealSiViX]

@@iikatinggangsengii2471 - Bro, what kind of speakers are you buying that cost more than $60,000?

[@andrewhaines3259]

Temu will probably knock out a set for peanuts! 😂

[@bogdancostas]

@@RealSiViX add amps cables and exclusive high end speakers and you can spend millions of $

[@CaseyMitsch]

I can never take sound tests on KZbin seriously but the comparison and properly mic'd setup really illustrates the differences well. Nice!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Yeah, it's not a 1:1 representation, but the hope is that the comparative differences help give some aspect of additional information compared to "it sounds good" which means nothing to me lol.

[@drew10981]

My favorite demo song when I worked at Magnolia was Always With Me, Always With You by Joe Satriani. That would be my first song to listen to on these. The second would be John Mayer's Neon recorded during his LA show in 2007. His picking and the sound staging from that recording is exceptional.

[@rahmatyuda5236]

agree with Joe Satriani's master piece

[@jdrissel]

I recognize one of the differences between the original track and the HE1. I played around a lot with matrix surround in the '80s. One of the things that I tried was putting variable filters on the ground line so that I could alter the difference between the left and right channels separately from the sum of the channels. It sounds to me like the high frequency difference signal has a few db of gain. Not a lot, but it is there. You can not do much this way without destroying the soundstage, but just a little can open up a recording. I used a pair of isolation transformers and some breadboard. I never did find something I wanted to make permanent because no matter what I did, something suffered. I mostly wound up using it in line when dubbing between LP's and cassette to play either over headphones or in the car. I could get something that I liked on one song no problem. Sometimes I could get something that sounded good on an entire album, but nothing sounded good on everything. I wonder if there's any logic in the electronics on those headphones to switch or alter that effect depending on the music. I was thinking of such things but I lacked any equipment that could implement such a thing at the time.

[@jdrissel]

Listening in further I'm actually surprised that I could hear the difference between these headphones - especially given that what I'm listening to on is considerably less expensive. I may have a practice here but I'm surprised that I can hear this over a pair of Bluetooth headphones even if they are the Sony XM5s.

[@itschris7036]

Tried to listen on my AirPods and no chance it does it any sort of justice. I would probs shed a tear listening to this as well with the quality you described

[@papagen00]

i auditioned the HE-1 at an audio show. stunning detail, clarity, depth of soundstage, but quite narrow soundstage compared to AKG or Sennheiser's own HD800. Definitely not worth $50k but if you got the funds feel free to show off this engineering marvel.

[@xentiment6581]

Pretty sure HE1 is perfected HD600, so I guess soundstage is not on the table

[@CockatooDude]

Soundstage of headphones is not that wide if the sound is not tampered with. To get the wide soundstage you hear with certain headphones, they are introducing artifacts not present in the original recording. Some like it, some don't, I'm not here to debate whether it's good or not, but technically it isn't accurate.

[@Mclark112522]

That sounds great! Crazy price also lol. I had the amazing opportunity to hear the Western Electric 91E Amp and speaker combo before it was released to the public and I have never heard anything like it in my life! Just a life changing experience!!

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Yeah, the price is WILD lol. That’s such a cool experience. Hopefully, I get to check it out.

[@MaiHoonSuyash]

5:15 DEFINITELY Bohemian Rhapsody

[@MaiHoonSuyash]

And also the Man of Steel & Oppenheimer soundtracks by Hans Zimmer

[@bhaazaher6379]

High hopes or comfortably numb by pink floyd too 😮

[@sllyzpf]

@@MaiHoonSuyashHans Zimmer didn’t make the Oppenheimer scores

[@MaiHoonSuyash]

@sllyzpf IK. I mentioned the movie for Zimmer

[@backseatsamurai]

I found the 2 samples were at different amplitudes. The black pair were alot louder, brighter. I listened again and turned the volume up when the HE-1 played for a better comparison.

[@sonicthehedgehog989]

Truly amazing. Your video was amazing, I did try the HE-1 at canjam. And I absolutely agree with you to me it sounds like hybrid between the hd6xx and the hd660s, a little closer to the hd660s, but I guess you didn't have it at the time you listened to the HE-1. But your observations were spot on. When I used to compare the hd6xx and 660s to the HE-1 people were like no no comparison. Well it has better technicalities throughout the entire audio spectrum, details, imaging, etc. Again I absolutely loved this video and DMS is such a jerk LoL 🤣🤣🤣.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Haha! I’m so glad you enjoyed it and that I was able to represent it well. It was a fun video to make all around. When I pointed out the HE-1 being similar to the 600 series he said it makes sense since it has a similar cup shape and stuff. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. Much appreciated. Feel free to share if you have a chance!

[@leerothman7570]

I admire a desire to manufacture a holy grail device to hear music as it was intended. I recently got a pair of Focal headphones that also took my listening experience to a entirely different level from anything I'd heard before. I was blessed with a golden ear with perfect pitch having sold high end audio gear in the 70's and 80's and now have recording studios. It would indeed be interesting to hear such a remarkable set of headphones.

[@TheHolyTrident]

You can't go wrong with Hans Zimmer Mountains would be my top pick but Cornfield Chase, Day One, Chevaliers De Sangreal, Now We Are Free, Time and Dream Is Collapsing are all masterpieces in their own right. Johnny Cash's cover of Hurt. Disturbed's cover of The Sound Of Silence. And finally Acid Rain by Avenged Sevenfold since it's probably my favorite song. All of these headsets sounded stellar tho, if I was a lotto winner I would try my best to get an HE-1

[@jorgemejia4438]

I was looking for someone to comment Han Zimmer

[@thedudeisgreat]

Wow i wasnt expecting the bass on the HE1 to be so incredibly detailed, smooth and low hitting at the same time. Phenomenal soinding just from the sample

[@SuperChaoticus]

That Hannah Parrot song is really wonderful. I had forgotten the name of the song soon after it started, but as I listened to it, I was imagining flying through a beautiful, grassy canyon. Only after it was over did I go back and read the name of the song. I was blown away at how well she captured the feeling of flying. I can only dream about what you felt listening to it through those beauties. I'm totally putting these on my Christmas list.

[@TheOnlyHufschmid]

I've been rocking a Sennheiser PC 373D for my gaming PC's for years now. Absolutely love them. I grew up on Sennheiser from my dad who is an audiophile and musician. Sennheiser is probably one of my favorite brands ever across all commercial markets. I couldn't even imagine getting to experience something like the HE-1. First song I would listen to on them would probably be Playing God by Polyphia. I would definitely have to throw on some Epica, I Built The Sky, Unleash The Archers, and then some Norah Jones or Harry Connick Jr to mix up the genres

[@willwhitman7534]

#41 by Dave Matthews Band or Wicked Game by Chris Isaak are two off the top of my head. Disturbed's Live version of Sound of Silence would be good to hear if the audio is mastered properly. I have grown up in the Hi-Fi industry and when it comes to headphones, the best that I can do is the Focal Utopia which are extremely nice headphones but I am sure do not compare to these.

[@toamaori]

Loved it! instant sub from me! The He-1 is like it's quieter, but still louder at the same time without being quieter or louder.. the sheen and depth at the same time is delicious. Makes the others sound woody and boxy in comparison through my Neumann NDH 30s

[@Kvams.]

Would most definitely listened to something off Blackwater Park - Opeth, probably Harvest. Such a surreal listening experience even on regular headphones, can only imagine how good it would sound on these!

[@Nomannen]

nice choice

[@Jackalos1]

Ghost Reveries has better production imo, but you won't see me voting against listening to Blackwater Park.

[@eyesolatedrock]

Electrostatic speakers have a reputation for being very transparent. It is also notorious for limiting your position relative to the speaker and limited dynamics and bass, so headphones are ideal because they are right at your ear and don’t need to be driven hard to get volume and dynamics. I don’t know if these work like other electrostats, but I wouldn’t want that much voltage/amperage around my head.

[@miguelmoran764]

Although I dont consider myself an audiophile myself, my hearing is very sharp and I can definetley hear a difference. Its absolutely amazing and breathtaking. 😮‍💨

[@wtfgadget]

8:44 sounds pretty amazing on my 10$ headphone 😂

[@MYJ61]

The best headset I have ever personally auditioned was in the late 1980’s. It was a set of STAX Kogyo pro electrostatic ear speakers with its own matched tube amplifier. At that time they were $20,000. The sound stage was incredible. Of course the dummy head recordings they used to demonstrate them are amazing and favor ear speakers. I do still use STAX Kogyo ear speakers for my personal listening, although not the $20k model. I’d fly to Buffalo too! ❤

[@spinnymathingy3149]

At 58 years of age, could my old ears appreciate these headphones?

[@nepp-]

as someone who isn't an audiophile...that thing looks freaking insane

[@amusetech]

I would go with Orbit Culture - The Summoning. It has everything perfectly blended: - guitars - melody - clean vocals - harsh vocals - synth - symphonic A perfect song to check the quality for me. And I TOTALLY envy you this experience. 🤣

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Lol, it was WILD

[@botanich]

*The Shadowing, probably

[@WSlopeAggie]

@@botanich I saw The Summoning and thought "I think he's talking about Sleep Token"

[@Dasminion10]

I have the sennheiser hd 569s i believe and oh man! these things are incredible so seeing you cry when listening to those headphones made me so surprised knowing how good my headphones are! the difference of them must be so huge!

[@RED89P13]

You can feel the texture vibrating your phone from the strings while the other recordings don’t. You don’t hear the fidelity but can definitely tell something is happening more with the big boy.

[@tonypgl]

Priced like the marble comes literally from the statue of David

[@Galiwarix]

Listening how HD560s sounds on HD560S is remarkeble experience i have never imagine to have. Awesome !

[@joeyveloso9124]

I have this headphone. It is most excellent for sure. I agree w the review. Fun to watch!

[@MehdiHusain]

Once I ate a million dollar burger but the $500 burger was just as fine.

[@easymed4731]

I’ve tried to enjoy an experience through my absolutely stunning 2015 EarPods 👌🏻

[@soppy_rice]

no joke, during the sound comparison, every time it switched to the HE-1 it sent shivers down my spine. it was G O R G E O U S

[@gprozac]

Really😂😂

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

true even lowest quality music sound 'upgraded'

[@2phonesbabyken]

I had to to a double-take on that first comparison with the HE-1 and the 6XX. They really do sound *that* similar. Without a doubt listening to Heaven to a Tortured Mind by Yves Tumor on these given the opportunity

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I almost had a second sound samples here I swapped the 800s and 6XX so you could hear it at the peak of the song but cut it for time/pace. It’s CRAZY

[@brap1966]

Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm When i studied music at university i always got told this song was mixed to perfection and that it has to be heard through the best headphones to truly appreciate it.

[@LapNgo-h9u]

Reunited by Wu-Tang. That's what you need to listen to.

[@JFGaming.]

@@LapNgo-h9u Double LP, world excited

[@Krynis]

year late to this video but I watched while wearing 6XX right now, Sennheiser has no chill, everything from their cheapest to their most expensive products are exceptionally well done.

[@WilliamEllison]

Don't fall for the hype. It's just head phones.

[@PyricDemon]

Skullcandy crusher or ANC 2 are all I need

[@the_wobbly_witch]

trust me, hearing any good headphone will just completely flip that mindset on you.

[@plebstar_playz2267]

As soon as it switched from normal to the headphones sound it made me tear up just that small details that were missing made it so much more enjoyable and so much more vibrant and worm so clean and crisp that sound of the violin so good

[@audiosaucer2124]

Just got this video suggested. Nice review! Listening on a pair of AKG K701s, it's actually the 6xx that sounds most 'neutral' overall and open in the top end, whereas the HE-1 sounds like there's a Loudness button being pushed on :O

[@vtrack-g8x]

actually this is a praise of the DAW world and digital recordings. All information is in there. If your speaker/headphone is good enough it will reveal it (if its recorded well off course!). That being said the HE-1 are an interpretation of sound. So if you like how they do it they are ultimate.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

You get it

[@Halzion_Alpha]

Oh my... Even in my IEM that Sennheiser HE-1 is Godly. I wished I can try it once in my life time, that violin string compared to other Sennheiser is warm, smooth, and gentle in my ears of course it's not one to one but man. I can imagine how good that one is.

[@Sharkwedge]

Occasionally flying to a spot to listen to some absolute high end headphones is peak living

[@sea-ferring]

First audition track for me is always Lyle Lovett "She's Already Made Up Her Mind" - it doesn't matter what you listen to as long as it is well recorded and you are super familiar with it.

[@Jack_Dab]

First song? The song that helped create MP3 of course. Tom’s diner.

[@jeremyglover5541]

Great Video. Been into headphones and speakers for 30 years or so. I havent heard the HE-1, as they werent available during my peak head-fi journey. I have heard HE-90 system, but preferred my friends Stax SR-007 mkII and SR-009 powered with a Blue Hawaii amplifier, with a pair of active subs in the room :) pretty epic. I have owned HE600 for decades and they are great, but people mentioning them here ... not the same league sorry. These days I mostly use my active speakers and my IEMs, powered by diy dac and amps.

[@emlynwilliams1470]

I wouldn't normally comment on potential clickbait YT videos (which videos aren't these days) but was genuinely impressed with this video, and the presentation of the sound. Even with my Nokia earbuds (which I'm personally impressed with), I could hear the difference of the HE-1's. I tried some really high-end Grado's a few years ago but wasn't particularly impressed with the sound for the price. I need to find somewhere to listen to these properly and then maybe find a big bag of money!? I do agree with the presenter though; those HD6XX headphones sounded very good through the video.

[@user-kl3zc7du7h]

I just bought the 6xx using your link and I bought the Nothing earbuds 2024, Thank you!

[@KristopherNoronha]

I have never seen anyone tear up when listening to headphones. Are these better than hearing it live?

[@Angelo_Botta]

Must be an incredible experience. Also depends on the physical state of someone’s hearing system.

[@Rokosbasil]

Great stuff. Why did it take this long to find your videos? Audiphiles are everywhere. Its my engineer people who really get it. Thank you for the hard work you put into your content.

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

I have a pair of HS800S with balanced cables. They sound quite nice with the HA-1 Benchmark headphone amp and a good DAC. Electrostatic headphones coupled with valves is a whole different sound experience.

[@NotSleepyschillin]

Top 3 Songs I would totally choose to listen on the HE-1 would have to be: 1 - Adventure of a Lifetime, Cold play 2 - Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Bach 3 - Highschool, Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne

[@seven2653]

I have seen this one in Berlin and my friend got to try it, he was blown away, it was amazing

[@seven2653]

Also, I would listen to the songs played in the game of Death Stranding, they have some good songs from Low Roar

[@nuescu]

listened to a bunch of headphones prior and after purchasing the hd 420's; still my favourite after all these years.

[@fricc3824]

personally, i would probably listen to “The Rain Formerly Known As Purple”. its already one of my favorite songs of all time thats surprisingly beautiful. it may be from a game but its an amazing song.

[@Soldier4USA2005]

I know I'm super late on this, but the "song" I would listen to would the Mozart's Symphony #9. I always get chills and overwhelmed with emotion when I hear it, which is why I think it was the PERFECT choice for the first song John Preston (Equilibrium) ever hears. As for the sample bits, the XX's seemed really "tinny" when compared to the others. Almost having a bit of distortion or graininess like old-school music did. The HE-1's were superb, from what I could get through my Razer BlackShark V2 Gaming Headset.