HiFiMan HE400SE Headphones: Cost-cutting or a serious upgrade?

A review of the #HiFiMan #HE400SE planar-magnetic headphones including #headphonecomparisons with the HE400i 2020, Sundara and beyerdynamic DT880 250 ohm. You can buy the HE400SE here: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3hlTJO9 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3jXHkBs 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3jRpe43 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3dPDOW9 Since publishing this review, HiFiMan have contacted me to inform me that the HE400SE is now shipping with the HE4XX cable so you can ignore my cable concerns in this review as the Sundara cable is much better! 00:00 Introduction 02:26 Giveaway details 04:12 Specifications and power 06:19 Design and features 10:48 Sound quality 15:13 HE400i 2020 vs HE400SE 17:39 Sundara vs HE400SE 18:37 DT880 250 SE vs HE400SE 21:39 Final conclusions Giveaway terms and conditions: https://bit.ly/PFSTandC Like the music in this video? You can get it here: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Join my Patreon:   / passionforsound   Put one of these links in your bookmarks for all of your future purchases of ANYTHING: 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 Amazon: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3dtyiWQ 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3xUl1Rc Apos Audio: https://tinyurl.com/Apos-P4S 🇦🇺 Australia Amazon: https://amzn.to/2U7lqOp 🇩🇪 Germany Amazon: https://amzn.to/3pxIGDO 🇬🇧 UK Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xaUMo 🌏 Global Drop: https://massdrop.7eer.net/d07P2 One-off donations: paypal.me/lachfen PASSION FOR SOUND RECOMMENDS (Affiliate links to Amazon and Apos Audio help to support the channel - thank you!) Playback software Roon: 🌏 https://roonlabs.com/r/St5em2YsbUqGXc... DACs Chord Hugo TT2 🌏 https://chordelectronics.co.uk/produc... with Chord M-Scaler 🌏 https://chordelectronics.co.uk/produc... Schiit Bifrost 2 🌏 https://www.schiit.com/products/bifro... USB cables Curious Evolved: 🌏 https://curiouscables.com/ Supra USB: 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3g3Uuuw 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/2Tcb6Hs AudioQuest Coffee: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3059qiA 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/35V0eRj 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3g52M5f 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/34YYx4Y 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3cvsjCq Interconnects AudioQuest Yukon XLR: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3jAhDHh 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3htyrNb 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3679Dp9 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3dD5kGb AudioQuest Yukon RCA: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3AjlNJm 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3jyAfaz 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/2Ul7Ee1 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3xd2pff 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3wcLTuf Active Speakers: KRK Rokit 5 G4: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3w7GRjE 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3vYvzwY 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3x608Sp 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3xcDuIl 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3g17Zeu Amps Bottlehead Mainline (DIY kit): 🌏 https://bottlehead.com/product/mainli... Burson Soloist 3XP: 🌏 https://www.bursonaudio.com/products/... Singxer SA-1: 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 https://tinyurl.com/APOSSingSA-1 Schiit Jotunheim 2: 🌏 https://www.schiit.com/products/jotun... Headphones HiFiMan Susvara: 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 https://tinyurl.com/AposSusv 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/2RCciUf Meze Audio Empyrean: 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 https://tinyurl.com/y6gfyquz Focal Utopia: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/2YmO7Je 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3y0hyk9 HiFiMan Sundara 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 https://tinyurl.com/AposSundara 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3v7FZtX 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/35firsN Headphone Stand Avantree Bamboo stand: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3gWnu87 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3jjXOnh 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3qs3Cwr 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/2T5yCpO Portable EarMen Eagle: 🌏 https://earmen-shop.com/products/eagle Chord Mojo & Poly: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/34YzCi5 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3h8PioA 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3gnENNC 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3g4yCzf 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3pD1B0i Earphones 64Audio U12t: 🌏 https://www.64audio.com/products/u12t Sennheiser IE900: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3w0WERb 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3wZSj10 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3v4h7Dr 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3pxLh0L 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3g238tx Tonezzz ONEz: 🌏 https://www.tonezzz.com.au/ Tin HiFi T2 Plus: 🇺🇸 & 🇨🇦 https://tinyurl.com/TinT2P 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3gnEWAC 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3wZ9e3w 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/2RCdHtZ Wireless 'phones Drop Panda: 🌏 https://massdrop.7eer.net/15Gjqx Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3pxkulc 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3wTGvxk 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3g6MBUY 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3g4RJsP 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3wbfLYQ Reviews filmed using: Sony A7R III: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3mnR0nS 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/2St0uE5 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/34YIWlU 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3v53tQk 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3g1b26q Sony FE 24mm F/1.4: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3kuHVIf 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3jcChNd 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3pD2u98 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/2SddJZG 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/355SeMQ Blue Encore 300 mic: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/3oreKae 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3vVJwMj 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3g6NHjy Scarlett 2i2 Audio Interface: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/36hRFkn 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3dyCtmD 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3zfxvEa 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3x8D7P2 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/2RCeMC3 Neewer Bi-color 660 LED lights: 🇺🇸 https://amzn.to/2E1BNrh 🇨🇦 https://amzn.to/3xSwpgi 🇬🇧 https://amzn.to/3csS6Ly 🇩🇪 https://amzn.to/3v5Ju4f 🇦🇺 https://amzn.to/3g4Id90