Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to HiFiMan for sending the HE600 for review!

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Test Gear...

All music would have been lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD files played locally, or in the case of some FLAC, streamed from Qobuz. In all desktop applications files were played through Roon. In DAP situations, files were played from microSD storage.

Chain 1...

FiiO M21: youtu.be/22bHTUv3G8k

Chain 2...

FiiO SR11 USB output into Schiit Mimir DAC (youtu.be/JnT_3HpAHt0), then single ended output into Schiit Asgard X with MESH DAC card (youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4)

Chain 3...

Chord 2Go+2Yu streamer (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI); USB output into Ferrum WANDLA GSE (review coming!) into Ferrum Oor (youtu.be/xUsRyoBPdyk) - both Ferrums powered by Hypsos power supply.

Chain 4...

Sonore opticalRendu USB into Berkeley Alpha USB DDC (youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA); AES into Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC (youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s); XLR into LTA Z10e amp (youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE)

Compared Headphones...

HEDD D1: youtu.be/VEMQwuZDVBs
HiFiMan Ananda Unveiled: youtu.be/fd6eJp109Bk
HiFiMan HE6seV2: youtu.be/NnwqHJlAjxk

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:29 Shameless Self Promotion
01:56 Price Correction, Use Timestamps
02:18 About the HE600
08:26 Test Gear Listed in Description!
08:51 Sound
18:42 Comparison to HEDD D1
24:15 Comparison to Ananda Unveiled
26:28 Comparison with HE6?
28:06 Final Thoughts