HIFIMANHE-R9 Dynamic Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones with Topology Diaphragm, Wired/Wireless, W/WO Bluemini R2R (Wired)

Bought these as an impulse buy when I found out they originally retailed at $599 and were discounted to just over $100. Figured it was a neat look and a novelty if all else failed.Out-of-the-box sound is all over the place and shouty. Earcups are cheap plastic and reverberate badly at louder volumes. Bass is good and is pretty darn clean behind that, though.After EQ to harman target, it sounds a lot better. Big bass and clean mids/treble. Sounds much more expensive than it is after EQ.Build quality feels pretty cheap. Not sure if it actually is or just feels that way. Is very lightweight and comfortable so may be intentional.Biggest bass headphones I've ever tried. I've tried the Ultrasone Signature X, V-Moda m100, and Fostex THX00. Bass is bigger than the Fostex, even. EQ's very high as well. The earcups reverberate and make it much less clean than the Fostex although would be clean otherwise. Gives it that subwoofer-in-a-car effect.For a certain audience I'd recommend these. Fans of big bass hip hop and EDM will get a kick out of these. They can sound HiFi if you want them to but turning down the bass and EQing them to harman.I actually really, really like these. They're a fun headphone for bassheads that still want some resolution. Great imaging/soundstage with the huge cup design, as well.Oddly enough one of my favorite headphones to listen to.So for $109, it's a no-brainer for bassheads. Get these. Hopefully they won't break on you but hey, they weren't expensive.Best value for dollar headphone out right now.

This headphone sounds incredible. I connected it to my Asgard 3 with multibit dac module and it powers them fine. I plugged them into my Lyr+ with a 4.4mm to rca cable connection from my fiio m11 pro, so that I can take advantage of the balanced output and convert it into rca. Plenty of power. Even plugged it into an old school Schiit Modi 2/Magni 2 that I have laying around and it sounds great.The sound is great to my ears. I listen to hip-hop, rap, dubstep, VTubers (such as Calliope Mori), and podcasts (FuwaMoco Morning). These headphones sound very detailed but not too much. Kinda reminds me of ATH-m50x after you install a piece of damping to calm the treble. The best word I can use to describe the HE-R9 is smooth. Similar to what my Lyr+ does to sound when I have the tube installed (I take the tube off over night when I'm sleeping and place it on when I use my PC). I can't comment on other genres of music that I don't listen to.To compare to my headphones, I'd say they sound similar to a pair ath-m50x with treble damping installed. Clear and accurate bass with detailed vocals and high notes that are present. My other headphones include ATH-M50X, HD660S, HD598SE, ATH-AD900X,ATH-A990 (closed back version of ad-900x), sennheiser momentum 3, fostex t50rp mk3 (with personal mod), Fiio FF5, Fiio FT3, ATH-IE40, and Mrspeakers Alpha Prime. For connections I use Fiio Q5s and Fiio Q11 for portable, Fiio M11 pro connected to Schiit Lyr+ with tube using 4.4mm to rca cable, Schiit Asgard 3 with multibit module, and a Schiit Magni 2/Modi 2 stack.For sale for $200, these cans were a great value considering my Fiio FT3 were $300. And to top it off, these cans are comfortable. Feels like soft pillows hugging your head.I hope this review helps someone.

This one has me scratching my head. There are a ton of great reviews on this set of cans from graph purists, popular YouTube reviewers, and long-time Head-Fi users. I don't get it. The bass is strong with this one, but it's mostly mid-bass (sub-bass is subpar) while the mids/treble are so far back in the mix that you need to blowout your eardrums with volume to get a balance between bass/vocals. I tried them on an AKM, ESS, Burr Brown, and a Cirrus Logic DAC to try to find what reviewers were praising and I could not find it on any of them. This set sounds best on DACs with authoritative bass (IFI in particular), but that's really only on tracks with no vocals. The initial $600 MSRP is one of the biggest ripoffs in audio and I stared in disbelief at the $180 I paid for them. They are worth $60-$100 and only if you like somewhat niche genres of just straight bass. There are so many other IEMs and full-size cans for the same or less that have better bass and decent balance in the mids/treble. I am fully in the "bass head" community, which is why I wanted to try these out, but do yourself a favor and buy any of these instead: Fostex T50RP ($160), Meze 99 Noir ($200), Rinko IEM ($100), QKZ x HBB IEM ($20!), any of the Monolith Planars ($100-500), Hifiman's own Sundara, 4XX, or 400SE ($100-300), V-Moda Crossfade, or even something mainstream like some Skullcrushers or Beats ($50-150). I will say that they are insanely light (they feel like a Fisher-Price toy) and have a ton of height adjustment for those with giant heads, so comfort is great, but unless you want expensive space earmuffs for the winter, that's about all they have going for them. I want to assume I received a busted pair, but these are just not good. Even just bass boosting whatever cans you have near you will likely give you a better listening experience. Hard pass.

Bass is there, good soundstage, but mediocre mids and treble is not defined, is a dark HP, quality is like a plastic cheap toy and you looks stupid because of big cups and shape. there a lot of better sounding HP at lower prices, I will pay usd90 for them, no more, are like beats with more soundstage and ugly look, my Momentum 3 or My Fidelios X2HR are far away better than this, even Fidelio bass has nearly same impact and deep.I bought because Z reviews said that was wonderful but truly think that lies about this......

La mala fama que tienen estos audífonos es un poco exageradara, sacada de contexto.Pero vamos al grano. Estos audífonos NO SON PARA TODOS, este par son para un público en específico. Si estás pensando en este modelo de hifiman como tus primeros audífonos "audiofilos" estarías cometiendo un terrible error, hay mil opciones mejores tanto en la propia hifiman como en muchas otras marcas. Ahora para quien si son estos audífonos?La respuesta es fácil.Para cualquiera que tenga 2000 pesos mexicanos de sobra y busque una experiencia nueva y única, alguien a qué le guste coleccionar audífonos y encontrar experiencias radicales de escucha, no voy a describir todas sus características en este comentario porque ese no es el objetivo, y hay personas adecuadas para ello muchísimo más letradas que yo en ese tema, solo diré que esté par es la definición de RADICAL, todo en ellos es un extremo en definición, su exageradaro tamaño, su calidad de materiales más parecida a un juguete que otra cosa, su sonido, sus características técnicas y hasta su propia naturaleza al ser drivers dinámicos, algo muy poco común en hifiman. En fin para terminar dos últimas cosas, contestando otro comentario que vi de este producto que se refiere a estos audífonos como una estafa, está exagerado enormemente y dudo que su opinión sea imparcial, hasta parece que odia a hifiman y les recomendaría no hacer caso a ese tipo de comentarios y por último yo los he conseguido en $2,000 y en otro sitios se puede encontrar aún más baratos entonces repitiendo lo anterior si te sobra ese dinero y quieres algo nuevo y extremo y divertido pruebalos, de todos modos si no te gustan los puedes regresar.

conhecia os planares da marca (he400 e sundara), este é de driver dinâmico, é grande e confortável, não pressiona na cabeça, a contrução é nota 4, tem algumas partes que parecem um pouco frágeis (arco da cabeça), o garfos das conchas parecem ser metal, as conchas em plástico, o cabo destacável parece ser de boa qualidade. A sonoridade é ótima. Comprei numa promoção, apesar dos 92% de imposto, estou satisfeito com a compra.

I do not claim to be an audiophile. I simply enjoy high quality sound, and these simply deliver. The look definitely appeals to everyone (but, what does?). I have been looking for a pair of high-end headphones that can bring thunderous bass, the like I usually get from Beats Pro, and I am so happy I found that here. Listening to 2Pac with these is simply a joy.

De varias reseñas en inglés y español escuché cosas positivas cómo la calidad y cantidad de los bajos , la escena sonora, los detalles que pueden llegar a tener y más. Cuando ví que bajaron de 8000 a ~5000 (con envío e impuestos) no dude y los pedí de inmediato pero vaya decepción, cómo vienen de stock suenan congestionados sin detalle, cómo si te hablarán con la nariz tapada. El bajo sólido, rápido y potente que muchos reseñadores mencionaban es inexistente, probe a meterles ecualización cómo algunos recomendaban y si mejoran mucho pero aún así lo que supuestamente debian de entregar no lo logran. La ridícula forma y tamaño de los audífonos que supuestamente se compensaba con excelentes bajos y escena sonora no entrega, con la EQ paremetrica diría que quedan un pelín arriba de los ath m50(con pads de velour para sennheiser) y luego comparados con mis campfire Honeydew estos r9 no tienen nada que hacer. No los recomiendo a no ser que bajen de precio y los quieras para hacer cosplay

La calidad de construcción es mala pero para lo que valen y el sonido que tienen vale la pena cada peso. No se les puede adaptar un cable balanceado así que será solo con el 3.5 o 6.3 que trae. Los bajos son potentes pero no cansan. Medios y agudos con buena información. Audífonos divertidos.