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Is the HiFiMAN HE 600 worth the upgrade from the Nothing CMF Headphone Pro?

You haveNothing CMF Headphone Pro$7984
-9.6HearWiki points
You're eyeingHiFiMAN HE 600$80074

Verdict

Downgrade

The HiFiMAN HE 600 actually scores 9.6 points below the Nothing CMF Headphone Pro, so on aggregate review consensus this is a step backwards. It loses ground on value (9.0 to 7.5). On paper: driver size 40 mm to 100 mm. Worth checking: active noise cancelling goes Yes to No and weight goes 283 g to 389 g. One caution: this steps down a line tier (CMF Headphone Pro to HE 600), and base models usually trade away tier features - check the codec and ANC rows above before trusting the score gap alone. And it costs $720 more for a lower score, which is hard to justify on the data alone. Only worth it if a specific feature above matters more to you than overall quality does.

+$720
Price difference
-9.6
Score change
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Cost per point

What actually changes

Sub-scores both products have, on the same 0-10 scale. Bars extend right for a gain, left for a loss.

  • Sound8.08.0
  • Value9.07.5

Spec differences

Only where the two genuinely differ - everything they share is omitted.

Spec differences between the Nothing CMF Headphone Pro and the HiFiMAN HE 600
SpecCMF Headphone ProHE 600Direction
Active noise cancellingYesNo
Weight283 g389 g
Water resistanceIPX2Not rated
Driver size40 mm100 mm
USB-CYesNo
Driver40 mm dynamic100 mm planar magnetic
Frequency response20 Hz - 20 kHz8 Hz - 65 kHz
Full side-by-side comparisonWhat beats the HE 600?Check another pair

About this verdict

Direction matters here: this page answers "CMF Headphone Pro to HE 600". The other direction is a separate question with a different answer. Scores blend published review verdicts across over-ear and shift as new reviews land, so a marginal call today may not be one next quarter.