HifiMan RE800 Silver earphone review- Sleek Silver Soulful
HiFiMan RE800 Silver
$599.99
Pros
- Rich addictive signature, smooth and coherent
- Decent micro-detail resolution and strong high end extension range
- Fairly priced, Versatile across many musical genres
Cons
- No Detachable cable, Carry case could be better quality
- Design style a little basic when compared to the RE2000 Silvers
Build Quality and Design
In terms of design the matt style silver finish has a more refined reserved feel to them and the shells are strong with precise machining.
The RE800 Silver does not have the removable cables as can be found on the Japanese model of the RE800.
It is a shame that HiFiMan didn’t provide the detachable cables to use after market cables for the RE800 Silver.
However I don’t see much chance of breakages as the stock attached cable is well built and seems identical to the RE2000 removable cable in terms of design/cable composition/build quality. The cable has a metal chin slider attached also.
There were no microphonics experienced and the cable has a quality thick feel to it.
The cable has a single ended straight plug jack that was flush and secure on all DAPs we tried.
Specification/Booklet Supplied Information
The RE800 Silver earphone comes with a comprehensive booklet talking about the history of HifiMan and discussing all aspects of the RE800 Silver – below is a scan image of the document.
One of the most interesting aspect is the theory that nano topology of the diaphragm significantly affects and controls the signature.
Dr. Fang Bian has focused research on understanding how the geometric structure at a nano particle level can impact and control the output signature. It is certainly a very interesting statement, as an end user it is very difficult to validate the signature impact of nano topology but what we can say is that the RE800 Silver certainly impresses with its clarity and musicality. We are very interested to try new topology structures in future releases.
