Look, feel and comfort
As usual, let’s start with unboxing and testing the exterior. The headphone is only available in a combination of aluminum and black. The material mix of metal, high-quality ABS and artificial leather covering is more than appropriate for the price (see also next page) and neither the eyes nor the fingers have anything to complain about. It’s just right, especially as you can often only buy plastic bombers in this price range. In the end, this combination of materials offers an almost perfect balance between comfort, durability and cost, making the HE400se a value-oriented option in the market for planar magnetic headphones.
Back to the padding. The headband has been planked thick enough, you can definitely leave it that way. This is padded with a lot of quite firm foam, whereby HIFIMAN has introduced a new construction for them here, which uses a padded headband instead of a taut headband. You can like it or not, the solution of the next most expensive HIFIMAN Sundara is better.
The hinge mechanism is also good. Adjusting the length is sufficiently tactile, and everything remains tight enough to prevent it from moving again when you put it on or take it off. The joint axes required for lateral adjustment are absolutely sufficient. The fork attachments in the ear cups are made from a special aluminum alloy, while the inside of the headband is made from a special steel. Something like this is definitely durable. More on this in the material analysis.
The ear cups can be bent relatively freely and even rotated 360 degrees in the middle, as there are no cables running through the headband. Plus point.
The pads are good and have even been flattened slightly at an angle. As they can be rotated 360°, you can also adjust everything to your own anatomy. Which means you can, you even have to if you want the best possible sound. They are attached via 4 lugs in the plastic carrier of the pads. If you put them in the right position, the pads can even be removed almost effortlessly.
The sides of the upholstery are covered with artificial leather, while the contact surface is made of air-permeable textile. The artificial leather on the inside is even perforated, which acts like an air conditioning system and prevents prolonged wear from becoming torture. You can even find replacement pads online.
Connectivity
Both sides of the headphone are fitted with normal 3.5 mm sockets. You can therefore easily replace the cables with something of your own. However, the supplied cable itself is only around 1.5 meters long, but it is soft and flexible enough. A textile sheathing has been omitted, as its slight stiffness could, with a bit of bad luck, sporadically cause structure-borne noise. That’s why you won’t find that here.
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