A Decade of Planar Renaissance
HE6
HE500
Symmetrical
Magnetic Circuit &
Gold-coated Diaphragm
High Efficiency
Diaphragm
Asymmetrical
Magnetic Circuit
HE400
High Efficiency
Stealth Magnets &
Nanometer Grade Diaphragm,
Gold Conductive Coating
HE4
HE560
Single-sided
Magnets
HE1000
Advanced Asymmetrical
Magnetic Circuit
SUSVARA
HE5LE
Edition X
HE400S
HE5
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2014
2016
2017
2015
HE400i
2014
HIFIMAN is proudly celebrating its first decade and noting here some of our
many milestones in those first ten years.
Though the company’s first product was a landmark portable player,
HIFIMAN is best known for its high performance full-size headphones
utilizing planar magnetic technology. Though this technology wasn’t new
when HIFIMAN began its journey, it did present significant challenges to
headphone designers. Planar headphones were heavy, uncomfortable and
very inefficient requiring large amplifiers that didn’t readily exist at the time.
HIFIMAN met those challenges head on and began designing headphones
that not only sounded amazing but pushed at the boundaries of what was
possible from a planar magnetic headphone. For example, the Edition X V2
is so efficient it can be driven by a smartphone. That was unthinkable just a
few years ago. This development trend steadily continues to today where
the planar has stylish headphones that combine best-in-class sonic
performance with sublime comfort.
"I give a lot of credit to HIFIMAN for the renaissance we're now seeing in
high-end headphones, and in particular for the recent resurgence of interest
in planar magnetic headphones. Fang Bian has done a great deal to
advance the art of headphone sound."
Brent Butterworth
Renowned Audio Writer
2011
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