HiFiMAN HE-300 Headphones

Wojciech Pacula has posted a review of the HiFiMAN HE-300 headphones ($300) at High Fidelity. His conclusions:

“The HE-300, the first dynamic headphones offered by HiFiMAN sound completely different planar headphones from the manufacturer – the HE-500, HE-4 and HE-6. They are less selective, less open but they offer more powerful bass. That – paradoxically – makes them a better fit in most audio systems. They are simply more forgiving and just have that “groove”… They are quite easy to drive although the HD800s are clearly louder and can be driven by even tiny amps. Despite that, the HE-300 worked very well with portable players, both the HiFiMAN HF-801 and the iPod Classic 160 GB. They look nice which is also important. They sounded perfect paired with the Music Hall ph25.2 headphone amplifier.”

You can read the full review here.