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

As an Audio Engineer of over 16 years, reviewing the Sennheiser HE-1 Headphones is an honor. I flew across the country to listen to and react to the Sennheiser HE-1 and record sound samples of the Sennheiser HE-1. I even compared the Sennheiser HE-1 with the Sennheiser HD800S, Sennheiser HD6XX, and Sennheiser HD560S, and the results were shocking.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 How I got the opportunity to try out what's inside this box
0:22 What's Inside This Box is A Once in A Lifetime Opportunity
0:33 Traveling to Experience it
0:48 A Brief History of Sennheiser
1:11 How Much Is It?
1:31 Unboxing the $60,000 Sennheiser HE-1 Headphones
2:00 SOMETHING IS SERIOUSLY WRONG
2:31 DMS is a Jerk 😝
2:42 The Story of the Stolen Sennheiser HE-1 Headphones
3:16 Unboxing the $60,000 Sennheiser HE-1 Headphones...again
3:23 What Makes the Sennheiser HE-1 The Pinnacle of All Headphones
4:01 The Sennheiser HE-1 Startup Sequence
4:57 The tech in the Sennheiser HE-1 Headphones
5:22 Listening to the Sennheiser HE-1 For the First time made me cry
6:19 Sennheiser HE-1 Song Test Review
7:50 Sennheiser HE-1 Sound Review
8:50 SONG SAMPLE & HEADPHONE COMPARISON
10:10 Headphone Comparison Observations & Thoughts
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🎧 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.

[@LordMegatroon]

@@ThisIsTechTodaySennheiser Momentum 4

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@applechili2848]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@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! 💯💞

[@namastebharat007]

I simply love your video style, truly refreshing and creative

[@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)

[@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.

[@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

[@thomasrobinson2164]

Your reaction was priceless. Beautiful...Well done.

[@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.

[@Koulnis]

Shoutout for using Tesseract's Seven Names. The mixing and production is so well done on that, and the writing is equally superb. Speaks to the quality of it when it's used in a test like this.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Love them

[@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.

[@pf4773]

First off, an epic video, with tension and suspense. Well done :). Secondly, great influencer sales ad for S. :). Sennheiser has now baked into the viewer's mind all sorts of subtle but powerful associations: 1. a family owned business; 2. brand loyalty by a "fan---," 3. an audio experience that moves someone to tears; 4. no need to think about any other brand because there's nothing like Sennheiser:). Again, thanks, but this video is such a reminder to pay attention as consumers to the role of influencers in shaping our buying habits.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Thanks, but I didn’t get paid for this. I wish. Had no idea it would blow up like this.

[@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!

[@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

[@ozymandias1378]

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

[@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

[@user-gs4in2gp8i]

I have the HD 6XXs and the HD 8xxs and I love them BOTH!!!! 6XXs I use for music and 8xxs I use for gaming and movies and it sounds AMAZING on my DAC and AMP with XLR cables.

[@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 😂

[@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. ❤

[@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. 🙃

[@joeyveloso9124]

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

[@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.

[@glennabalos7591]

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

[@ThisIsTechToday]

🤘

[@Galiwarix]

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

[@maestrohulk746]

me on my 10 buck headphones

[@ludzikhupe7165]

Felt😂😂😂😂

[@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.

[@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

[@Sh4kki]

i was able to test it as well in a local hifi shop after talking about the pasison we share.... its hard to describe but it feels you ascend into another world.

[@lem0nad3z]

6xx has some INSANE value not gonna lie. Drop did a massively good job on them

[@tonycmac]

I have to say, that was damn impressive. I listened to it with my own Sennheiser headphones - granted not the full experience, but still amazing.

[@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!

[@I_Like_2_Laugh]

I freaking love the content. So good

[@Angelo_Botta]

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

[@Vriess123]

Looks great, I'd love to hear them. Personally I prefer to listen on speakers if I can, it's just a different experience

[@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.

[@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

[@LukeLottering]

Bravo Hallelujah Thank you for the video gentlemen

[@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.

[@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.

[@harrycee656]

Amazing they are able to recreate of the voice and music as if you sat in the perfect spot in the perfect accustic room in a live private concert. The only limitation is how good our own hearing is. I love engineering and science.

[@DealinTy]

Great review old friend

[@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!

[@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.

[@gordowg1wg145]

I think listening through my gaming rig - Senn' HMD 280-13 and Creative AE-9 rather compromised it, but the HE-1 did have noticeably stronger very low frequencies, and the 6XX noticeably "sharper" top end. My choice of a single track would be Ravel's Bolero, because it starts with a very low sound level, and has a mix of instruments which blend to the crescendo. If the floor is clear, and the instrumentation is clear in that mix 👍😊

[@h-dawg6462]

listening through my 560s and i can feel my leg's vibrating with the bass on the he-1 sample!

[@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.

[@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

[@ShoganGeorge]

Some good song choices there! Listening now on headphones, and added them to my Tidal collection 😁

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Nice!!

[@PunishedAigs]

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. 🙏

[@Zen_Shot]

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

[@raystephen3525]

Wow these are Amazing ❤

[@dexter3611]

That piece by Hannah part was beautiful gave me the goosebumps, can only imagine what they sound like on those headphones, I would try Opening Titles by the Cinematic orchestra & London metropolitan orchestra, beautiful piece

[@user-wr9lv3ph6z]

Sennheiser makes some of the best headphones I've ever used. I've had half a dozen pairs over the years, usually can-style, and I cannot imagine being without them. Granted, they probably aren't this good but their engineers know what they're doing.

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

the hd600 is indeed interesting, its like cheap version of ie900

[@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

[@Cactoos]

Thank you for song `flight` i had goosebumps and I teared a bit, great song!

[@gblyndensrandomreviews]

What a cool video and insane tech 👊🏻💥👊🏻

[@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.

[@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.

[@BuzzSynergy]

amazing review !

[@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.

[@calamity075]

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

[@homelessmanthatstinks144]

dj ess mixxes on these

[@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.

[@datdudeinred]

Wow thanks for that song rec.

[@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.

[@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

[@adrianlugo1130]

The low end h1 brings and detail is insane

[@MrFabioxz]

listening it on my buffed up hd25 aluminium with mass damping and copper calbe and its pretty clear difference between all the other hd's

[@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! ❤

[@Theupgradeguy]

Great video! The first song(s) I'd listen to is Dire Straits' - Telegraph Road' and 'Your Latest Trick'. Then my other 'go-to's' are Fourplay's 'Greatest Hits' album then the 'Kamakiriad' album by Donald Fagen.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Some classics!!

[@stefanhansen5882]

Interesting. :) I'm curious about your source. Did you run straight from the Apple computer into the DAC on the Sennheiser? If so, did you stream from TIDAL or...? Would it not have been better with a dedicated network streamer? Thanks!

[@eric_maya]

I just ordered two. One for traveling on an airplane. Amazon had them on sale

[@tantricspank]

I would listen to Shine on You Crazy Diamond parts 1-5, followed by parts 6-9 by Pink Floyd. Listening to music on high fidelity equipment is life changing. My wife worked for an authorized Bowers and Wilkins dealer, and the nautilus speakers make music sound better than I've ever heard before, or since.

[@caseyclausen2627]

I bought some Grado headphones at a local dealer and they had the Nautilus speakers there. Hoping I might have a chance to listen to them, I brought the Minnesota Orchestra's recording of Beethoven's 9th symphony on SACD. Was able to listen to the whole 4th movement. Most spectacular thing I ever heard.

[@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.

[@TeensierPython]

I have a set of the hd800. Absolutely love them.

[@defu8592]

its kinda funny to listen the sound test segment on the 560s when it was in the comparison, the HE-1's were so much more full and present

[@yveslegh]

Would love to be able to buy it!👍

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I wish I could, too lol. Outside my budget

[@yveslegh]

@@ThisIsTechToday ohh yes, I can't even buy normal good headphones..

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I linked the HD6XX in the description. Check those out. May be a bit easier than the HE-1 lol

[@sennheiser]

We just checked venmo, did you hit send yet?

[@yveslegh]

@@ThisIsTechToday I know mate, thank you! But really I am out of money and really need a a headphone...maybe in the next month's it will be possible

[@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.

[@gopro_vlogs]

I recently got some AirPods Pro 2 and I think for the demonstration of the headphones it is better with spacial audio on because it gives you a more accurate representation for the sound so if you have some AirPods or beats fit pro with spacial audio I would recommend you turn it on during the demonstration

[@chhavimanichoubey9437]

flight is awesome and this is insane piece of tech.

[@gurratell7326]

Really curious what you'd thought about the sound if you'd heard them blind instead. I mean the over the top presentation of these did most definitely make them sound even better than they are, just the same way as it's proven for a fact that a wine will taste better if served to you on a golden plate from the nicest butler you'd ever met in a dreamy restaurant somewhere in sunny Italy compared to the exact same wine from a bag in box on a shitty Monday morning. So yeah, the headphones are probably really good and if I'd ever got asked if I wanted to try them I might do it, but nothing at all that I'd be interesting in getting at all even if I had the cash for it. A Topping L30 with some pair of open back headphones for say around 300 euro and a PEQ on top of that would sound better.

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

its very hard when you heard only 'preview' sounds, so yeah pricetags often help haha

[@MehdiHusain]

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

[@michel969]

Thanks for the review, if i've got the opportunity to listen a song and only one on the Sennheiser HE-1, it's going to be The Ave Maria interpreting by Maria Callas

[@MrTexaspete30]

I'm very happy with my momentum 4, but wow, the difference between the he1 is incredible. The bass, ohhhh wow.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Momentum 4 is on the lower tier of Sennheiser quality for some reason. They don’t tune it to sound like their audiophile products so it’s pretty generic compared to what they can do.

[@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.

[@nepp-]

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

[@easymed4731]

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

[@TezlaByte]

Looks.. astonishing! I'm a newcomer to your channel. So what's the sound source, media and how's it connected? I believe the HE 1 is "just" an amplified headphone, right?

[@iikatinggangsengii2471]

thats right

[@NarrativeOfLifeM]

If they present this to you as a 250-dollar headphone, you won't get emotional. That is just a perception for any luxurious products.

[@SkynetGeneral]

It simply isn't. This guy is an audio engineer and he knows what he is doing.

[@ULTROFerguson]

Only your assumption until you’ve used it.

[@Divertisseur]

​@@SkynetGeneralAs an audio engineer myself, I can tell you many of us have wrong beliefs and many myths and lies are spreading in the profession. I'm not saying for this specific video, but in general audio engineers are definitely not accurate when it comes to testing gear. In fact the average joe might have a better hearing than the best sound engineer.

[@ariesaries91]

Eagle's Hotel California or any tracks from Mychael Danna's OST Life of Pi. Thanks very much for the sound demo...

[@ThisIsTechToday]

Hotel California is a classic! You're most welcome. Thanks for watching.

[@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 🤣

[@smallgamesplays4958]

I use momentum 3 sennheiser headphones so the quality for me is nice but holy crap the clarity change between the original audio and the HE-1's is insane.

[@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