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I'm David Carr noise and this is the hi-fi man a chi 400 I ate $500 audiophile headphones it's actually a relatively good value because headphones with this type of sound quality typically cost significantly more sleeker looking headphones from companies like Sennheiser Bowers & Wilkins and Bayer dynamic use drivers that work like miniature cone or dome speaker drivers while the Aichi 400 I uses thin film planar magnetic flat tires to produce clear and more dynamically alive sound these guys are primarily designed for use at home with a receiver or headphone amplifier due to the drivers increased weight they can work with portable devices though you may find yourself wanting a touch more volume well it's a larger headphone it isn't super heavy and is very comfortable to wear and steadily built with thick detachable cables the one issue some people might have with it is that it does have a fairly short cord it's only about five and a half feet and that may be a little short for home use from a design standpoint the other drawback is that it features an open back design so the headphone leaks sound in a major way in other words it's not a good choice for an open office environment well the 8400 I is expensive it's an extrordinary headphone the sound is significantly more transparent and vivid than Bowers & Wilkins flagship piece 7 headphone for example the four hundred eyes clarity shouldn't be confused with mere brightness or hype treble it just lets you hear more deeply into your music is akin to looking through a cleaner window hi-fi man also makes the step-down he4 hard which has come down to price and now cost $300 it's also a good value but this model is a better sounding headphone with more transparency and better to find bass it's also got a new design to the headband which makes it more comfortable headphone from a standpoint you get better transparency a better defined bass it's also a bore efficient headphone and is better suited to mobile device use I'm David Carr noise and that's the hi-fi man 8,400 I thanks for watching