Hifiman HE 1000 V2 Headphones. Like new. Superb Sound

Virtually new and perfect 3 month old pair of Hifiman HE1000 V2 headphones. These are the gold standard at this price point and impossible to beat. Completely musical and engaging and transparent. Like new in the original box with cables.

From The Absolute Sound:

To sum up, the Audeze sound was skewed slightly more towards the bass end of the audio spectrum, and had excellent detail, but not the glorious highs of the V2s. And although the Audezes are respectable in the area of soundstaging (better than most ’phones I’ve heard), the V2s are even better—both better than I would expect to hear from headphones. The most significant difference was comfort: After wearing the V2s, it was almost unpleasant to go back to the Audezes. And the longer I wore them, the stronger that impression became. The V2s looked far better than the rather utilitarian Audezes—not that I could see them while listening, but if you’re shelling out big bucks, it’s not goofy to want a headphone with looks to match.

My headphone collection includes several other models: AKG K712s and K701s, HiFiMan HE400, and NAD Viso HP50s, which are great ’phones for their price. If I got paid by the word, I’d probably compare each of these to the V2s. But in fact, only the Audezes came close to the V2s in price or sound.

Bottom Line
A lot of my audio buddies cringe when I tell them how much the HiFiMan HE1000 V2s cost. To which I reply, “Find a better headphone at its price. Or better still, find better speakers at its price, or at five times its price.” Like every headphone I’ve heard, they have strengths and weaknesses. Their strengths are many; their weaknesses, few and slight. They are beautifully made, comfortable to wear, come with cables that should assure their usability with virtually any source, and reveal the character of whatever amplifier they are used with. Most importantly, they provided more musically meaningful information than virtually any transducer I’ve heard at any price. Let’s face it: You can get far better sound for your money with headphones than with speakers. The HE1000 V2s are truly good headphones. That’s really all that needs to be said.
Specs
Type: Open-back planar-magnetic
Impedance: 35 ohms
Sensitivity: 90dB
Weight: 420 grams