# Hifiman HE6Se V2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Official Headphone Model Discussion\ **Tags:** hifiman\ **Created:** [January 3, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995 "2021-01-03T02:47:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/1 "2021-01-03T02:47:47Z")
This is the place to discuss the Hifiman HE6Se V2 headphone! [https://www.headphones.com/products/hifiman-he6se](https://www.headphones.com/products/hifiman-he6se) ---
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/2 "2021-01-03T02:54:10Z")
@Antroid and I should have a similar pair of these on the way to each of us so I thought I would get a discussion going for those of you interested as well as those that currently own them and the many versions or iterations there has been. ---
**Author:** ![TylersEclectic](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/tylerseclectic/32/8751_2.png) [@TylersEclectic](https://forum.headphones.com/u/TylersEclectic)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/3 "2021-01-03T02:55:30Z")
@voxkey you can showcase your Frankenstein He6se here 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 3:51am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/4 "2021-01-03T03:51:08Z")
Yeah it may need a headband replacement it sounds like!! ---
**Author:** ![mshenay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mshenay/32/47271_2.png) [@mshenay](https://forum.headphones.com/u/mshenay)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/5 "2021-01-03T03:57:33Z")
If you guys are open to it I’d love to re-vist HE 6SE now that I have the M3H as my primary solid state. I wasn’t impressed with V1 at all but maybe V2 has addressed some of my issues with V1 Either way looking forward to your guys impressions! @voxkey you have a Franken HE6SE 😃 do share! The modded HE 6 I heard back in the day was wonderful!!! ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/6 "2021-01-03T05:15:11Z")
Time to invest in one of these: [Power trip: Japanese audiophiles go to extremes to get pure energy - MarketWatch](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/power-trip-japanese-audiophiles-go-to-extremes-to-get-pure-energy-2016-08-14) ---
**Author:** ![rrwwss52](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/rrwwss52/32/945_2.png) [@rrwwss52](https://forum.headphones.com/u/rrwwss52)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/7 "2021-01-03T06:12:08Z")
This is a great headphone. I’ve had mine for a little over two years, although they don’t get frequent use. They have a rich sound to them. I drive them with a Headamp GSX-mini via Cardas Cross 4-pin balanced cable. The pads had to be replaced pretty early on, since the pads had torn at the lip of the cup edge. Replaced with some Dekoni Fenestrated Sheepskin pads; those work well. I find them to be comfortable and no fatigue during longer sessions. I do baby them during use. HiFiMan isn’t known for QC and durability. They need a lot of power, a couple of watts is a minimum. If you don’t have the right amp, I think you would be disappointed. With the right amp, they sing. ---
**Author:** ![deafenears](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/deafenears/32/11409_2.png) [@deafenears](https://forum.headphones.com/u/deafenears)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/8 "2021-01-05T20:46:41Z")
10 mins into a new pair. > [@What's in the box!](https://forum.headphones.com/t/whats-in-the-box/1765/3430): > > These just came in: [PXL\_20210105\_201753171] Yes, the cable really is that bad. Luckily it’s the newer HIFIMAN series with 3.5mm connectors so I have a few cables around from the Focal Stellias. Compared with my HE-560: [PXL\_20210105\_201857585] I’m finding the pads aren’t as comfortable as what’s on the HE-560 so might swap those around. As for power requirements, it’s only a little bit more than the HE-560 (so 10 o’clock for HE-560 to 12 o’clock for HE6SE). This is with a TCA HP-1. > [@Tom Christiansen Audio (TCA) - HPA-1 Headphone Amplifier - Official Thread](https://forum.headphones.com/t/tom-christiansen-audio-tca-hpa-1-headphone-amplifier-official-thread/4982): > > I was wondering if the community was looking at the new Tom Christian Audio amp. Tom is a boutique builder in Canada. [https://www.tomchr.com](https://www.tomchr.com)[Audio Precision APx525 Test Report for the TCA HPA-1 Prototype](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0047/7488/7470/files/TCA-1_P1p1_003-WARM.pdf?309) [image] Specifications Parameter Value Conditions Output Power 1.5 W 20 Ω Output Power 1.2 W 32 Ω Output Power 250 mW 300 Ω Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) \< -130 dB 300 Ω, 100 mW, 1 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N) 0.0003 % (-110 dB) 300 Ω, 100 mW, 1 kHz Inter… ---
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/9 "2021-01-06T06:44:54Z")
How do you like the new headband @deafenears ? ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/10 "2021-01-06T07:05:27Z")
Got it tonight… ![20210105_192951](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/d/6/d69e59b7b67cbe8a0ccc27a5ded7d435764a9d20.jpeg) Ran ok at 100% volume on my Samsung Galaxy S10e. My preferred listening volume on A90 was at medium gain and maybe 65% knob or high gain at 50% on balanced It ran on Elise OTL at 60% for me. Sounded a little deeper in subbass and zingy up top with this. Vs Arya: More natural timbre and mids. Smoother treble. Actually very smooth treble for a hifiman! Less subbass , but punchier midbass. Resolution similar. Much more forward sounding midrange. To most headphones, this would sound open and large but vs Arya, it sounds more intimate and forward Arya sounds more diffuse and airier but with more low end rumble. HE6SE v2: 515 grams Arya: 410 grams Weight isn’t a big prob surprisingly. My normal weight limit is like 460g. The headband does have a hot weight spot right in the center though. Pads are kinda itchy. Need to replace asap. Cable is hilarious. Ok squiggles: Taken from a clone 43AG and using a comp file from Crinacle…it has some variance in the upper mids 1-6K by maybe +/- 2 dB from headphone to headphone vs real GRAS.in this area. Also these are smoothed out using psychoacoustic smoothing… ![Hifiman_HE6SE_v2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/6/a/6a5339f65ea82d7c8bbb1b58ea0ec80ae64851ce.png) Vs Arya ![Hifiman_HE6se_vs_arya](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/3/a/3a8a8571e43a8d6acba23827417069e5198675b2.png) As you see, less bright and smoother than arya but arya has that canadian subbass that I like. Ok vs Ant target: ![unknown-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/a/b/abb98245996f1337692d0ea28bd59aa1873f1dd4.png) This was typed on my phone, so excuse any typos, mistakes and grammar. ---
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/11 "2021-01-06T07:09:46Z")
damn… sub-bass was what I was looking for along with the mid-bass! What about if you put it on the high gain on the A90 @antdroid does that flesh out the lower end anymore? I will have to mess around with it on Thursday lol. ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/12 "2021-01-06T07:09:57Z")
Oh forgot… I listened to the original 6 screw version 2 years ago? It sounded bright to me and that was my lasting impression of it. This one is not bright at all to me and is smoother. So that’s a possible change between versions. ---
**Author:** ![deafenears](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/deafenears/32/11409_2.png) [@deafenears](https://forum.headphones.com/u/deafenears)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/13 "2021-01-06T07:10:07Z")
Headband is okay, I prefer the suspension style. The padding feels cheap like it’s made out of the filling ball thingy usually used in packaging. Also the old style headband with the yoke lets the cups rotate horizontally. ---
**Author:** ![deafenears](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/deafenears/32/11409_2.png) [@deafenears](https://forum.headphones.com/u/deafenears)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/14 "2021-01-06T07:10:52Z")
Wow, nice write up, thanks! This is why I’m not a reviewer 😉 ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/15 "2021-01-06T07:11:08Z")
Yea I tried to see if I could swap the he560 headband on it but it won’t work without taking the entire thing apart and I don’t wanna do that… Right now anyway haha. ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/16 "2021-01-06T07:13:42Z")
Subbass is still present, just arya has more of it. I think the elise actually sounds deeper because the tubes I use have a small sub bass gain which I’ve actually measured before on a diff tube amp (PSVane CV181) to my surprise ---
**Author:** ![MRHifiReviews](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/mrhifireviews/32/13974_2.png) [@MRHifiReviews](https://forum.headphones.com/u/MRHifiReviews)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/17 "2021-01-06T07:15:18Z")
Coolio, thanks brother I will try it on all the tubes too. Looking forward to it! Great writeup @antdroid ! ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/18 "2021-01-06T07:15:28Z")
Oops forgot to mention I used balanced cables on A90 above. ---
**Author:** ![deafenears](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/deafenears/32/11409_2.png) [@deafenears](https://forum.headphones.com/u/deafenears)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/19 "2021-01-06T07:27:16Z")
haha, that thought had crossed my mind too. I seem to recall reading an article on someone swapping out HiFiMAN headbands. Some drilling was needed. Let me see if I can find that article. ---
**Author:** ![antdroid](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/antdroid/32/8600_2.png) [@antdroid](https://forum.headphones.com/u/antdroid)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2021, 7:29am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995/20 "2021-01-06T07:29:18Z")
Yea there is a nice post on headfi with pics on the older models. I think it’s the same process. Looks like a lot of work. I started to take it apart but then put it all back together… [Next page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/hifiman-he6se-v2/9995.md?page=2)