The Hippocase has been the best case I’ve seen to store and transport a headphone. It’s very lightweight, and yet the outer shell is very rigid, and so you can put the Hippocase inside a backpack without fear of your headphone being crushed or damaged by a sharp object inside your bag. It comes in several dimensions, the large size designed for full size headphones, as well as a medium size for Grado and other portable headphones. The Hippocase is much smaller than most boxes that comes with your headphones, and so you can throw it inside bigger bags along with your other gears. The case comes with precise cut foam to accomodate various headphone sizes, but if your headphones doesn’t fit in the foam, you can remove it and carry the headphone safely still inside the bag.
The Large Hippocase is 24cm x 24cm x 11cm, and it sells for $40.
The Small Hippocase is 19cm x 22cm x 6cm, and it sells for $25.
There is also a similar bag with the Alessandro brand.
The Alessandro Small ($25) size fits the SR60i and MS-1i headphones, where the Alessandro Medium ($40) fits the MS-Pro and RS-1 headpones.
You can get the bag directly from Jaben.net
h.rav
That's one nice case, will an Audeze LCD-2 fit in that case?
Mike
Unfortunately it doesn’t.
Daniel C.
Will this fit a Turtle Beach Earforce PX21? It’s pretty big
Mike
Daniel,
I’m just looking at the picture of the PX21 on the website and I think the Hippocase should be able to fit it in easily.
Kelvin
That's a more elegant solution to my toilet roll and towel ensemble…
Mike
Definitely more elegant than toilet roll and towel.
Lionel
It seems the small case is 44$ ,and the large one is 89$.
Lionel
Mike
Are you sure? I got the price directly fron Jaben. (Those are in US dollars)
Lionel
The big one, http://jaben.net/shopping/product_info.php?produc… is at 89$.
Maybe they have fixed a price error since you looked.
Lionel
Mike
I asked Jaben just now, and the reason is that the online price includes delivery fee.
Mike
Thanks, Lionel. I'll double check with Jaben.
Kid Coleco
What are the white cans in the first picture?
Kelvin
Aren't they HD800 with balanced mod?
Mike
Correct! HD800 with Whiplash TWAg balanced.
iyayy
nice to see u reviewing the hippo case.
i got one myself, can easily fit hd650, audio technica woodies (i remove the foam coz im worried of scratch).
i got the old one, which only comes as a case. the newer ones comes with a cable holder and small ipod size pouch, sticky with velcro. imho a really good investment for protecting headphones.
Mike
Yep. One nice case, and fits the Audio Technica woodies too.
Abraham
@Lionel :
I bought the large one directly from jaben for $40 😀
Lionel
@Mike,
Thank you for checkin!
@abraham.
By ‘directly’, you mean physically in the store, not online, correct ?
Mike
n/p Lionel. Yes, I believe Abraham buys directly from the store.
Roscoe
Does the Hippocase accomodate the HE-5s or HE-6s? I forget what sort of size difference there is between them and the LCD-2s.
Mike
The Hippocase will fit HE5s and HE6s, though you have to take out the foam (like the illustration with the K501).
Sean
Will this fit my beats solo hds well or are they too small?
Mike
It will definitely fit the Solo.
Mike
Just an update, I've fitted the HE-6, the LCD-2, the Omega2, the HD800, the Edition10, probably all of the biggest headphone with the exception of the K1000 into this case.
cwcx
Will this work with Denon AH-D series? And the foam could potentially scratch wooden cans?
Anonymous
Yes, I think so. It fits almost every headphone including the HD800 and
the LCD-2, which are two of the largest headphones around. My friend
also use it for his glossy finish ATH W1000X headphone.
If you’re scared that the foam will scratch the wood clear coat, then
you can take off the foam.
Sham
I’ve noticed Pristine Note also has these Hippo cases for much less. They have medium and large sizes. Which size should I get for my DT-770 Pro? Small, medium, or large? Thanks
Anonymous
Get Large.
Sham
Alright thankyou. Jaben has them for much more now ($60), have you ever dealt with Pristine Note before? They have the large for around $26 but are based in India, not sure if they ship to USA.
Anonymous
Ah, sorry I’ve never dealt with Pristine Note.
Sham
Alrighty no problem, I found an ebay seller who has them pretty cheap. Thanks for all the help!
Anonymous
Nice! Have a link to share?
Sham
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250812309925
I am looking at buying this or a soft leather beyerdynamic one from B and H photovideo.
Anonymous
Yep, that’s the one.
The Hippocase is better at protecting headphones as you can throw the
case in a backpack and not worry about having the headphones crushed.
Soft leather ones don’t do that.
Sham
Yea I would imagine, I am probably going to go with the hippo one, but not yet. I have yet to even recieve my DT-770 Pro’s, the ebay seller still has to get them in stock before shipping to me (gotta love ebay…). Pristine note will not answer my emails about shipping to the USA and size difference between large and ‘medium'(probably just small) hippo case. So I might have to go with ebay again for the case or Jaben if I have to.
Anonymous
They don’t list it at the store, but you can try sending them an email
about the Hippo case?
http://unclewilsons.com/shop/step0.php?b_code=B20080503102923&c_code=C20080503103019
Definitely get large size though.
MC
Hi does these cases fit the Denon D2000’s?
Anonymous
I bet they do. HE-6, LCD-2, ATH AD2000, W1000X, all the biggest phones I’ve tried fit in there.
Ryan
Do the Hifiman HE 400’s fit this case with the foam still inserted?
Mike
I think you have to take out the foam.
Anonymous
PS you may need to take out the foam for some headphones. Refer to the picture with the AKG K501.
Sham
Hey, it’s me again. Thanks for the advice, I contacted them but they directed me to the Jaben site. I am thinking about cancelling my ebay order for the DT770 Pro’s and getting a bundle from Jaben. It comes with the DT-770 Pro’s, the large hippo case, and some Klipsch Image S4 earphones. The only problem is, the website is very vague as to what version the DT-770 Pro’s are. They look like they could be the 80 ohm but when you zoom in on the picture it has on the site, where it should say “DT-770 Pro 80 ohm”, it just says “DT-770 Pro”. If you look close, it also looks like the part where it should say 80 ohm is blurred out. Kind of fishy to me. Not saying they are a cheesy website or anything but I just thought they would specify clearly the version of the headphones. Especially when there are so many variants to the DT-770. And why is the 80 ohm part blurred in the picture. I e-mailed them about this but I have yet to recieve a reply.
Sham
Here is the link to the bundle.
http://jaben.net/shopping2/product.php?productid=115&cat=43&page=1
Anonymous
I’d say wait for the email response? Jaben makes very good deals on
their bundles, and they are trustworthy. Perhaps they just forgot to
include which version of the DT770 is on the deal.
Sham
I suppose I will wait for a message back, that’s pretty much all I can do. I thought it must be pretty reputable if you put a link to it. Hopefully I get an answer fairly quick, I need to figure out if I should cancel that ebay order or not. It’s been a day or two and Jaben has yet to answer. However, their brother site Uncle Wilson’s guaranteed a response within 24 hours and I got it. Pristine has yet to respond from my e-mail sent on monday lol.
vtec
does it fit the Sennheiser HD25? The small 1 or big 1? I’m looking for a case for my HD25
Anonymous
Use the small one, but I am not so sure if it will fit as the HD25
doesn’t fold. Just use the HD25-1 without a case, it’s very shock proof.
Chyan
What headphones are these? http://one.www.headfonia.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/hippocase_02.jpg
Velcro IEM orange casing I got for free. Still prefer my Meelec’s hard zipped casing though.
Mike
Hi,
It is the AKG K501. Yea the casing is just there to demonstrate how you can use the Hippocase.
Dimitri
Does the medium size suits Sennheiser HD 439? thanks
Eli Cimino
do these fit audio technica m550s?
Mike
M50s you mean? Yes.
Sent from my mobile device. Sorry for any mistype.