sounded the best
ekortelainen in r/Hifiman
Source11 Reddit comments and posts discuss both products: 5 lean toward HIFIMAN HE1000se, 5 toward HIFIMAN HE6se V2, and 1 don't pick a side.
sounded the best
ekortelainen in r/Hifiman
Sourcevery competitive with the HE1000se and possibly above
AK_R in r/Headphoneporn
Sourceimaging and positioning regarding accurately locating where things are in the game world were clearly superior on the HD1000se
AK_R in r/Hifiman
Sourcefor comp gaming Shangri-La Jr>HE6se v2>Susvara Unveiled>Shangri-La Sr
Pokrog in r/Hifiman
SourceSome of the absolute best headphones I’ve ever used for gaming are from HiFiMan
AK_R in r/HeadphonesAdvice
Sourceall because they avoid bass bloat much better than the egg shaped cans
Pokrog in r/Hifiman
SourceGreen marks the row winner: the strongest supported feature sentiment with at least 3 mentions, or the lowest listed price. Everything else stays neutral.
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HIFIMAN
$1,699.00
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HIFIMAN
$764.09
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11 Reddit comments and posts discuss both products: 5 lean toward HIFIMAN HE1000se, 5 toward HIFIMAN HE6se V2, and 1 don't pick a side. Overall, Reddit is fairly split — the better pick depends on your priorities.
Across all discussions RedDB tracks, HIFIMAN HE1000se has 82% positive sentiment over 113 Reddit mentions, while HIFIMAN HE6se V2 has 70% positive sentiment over 23 mentions.