HIFIMAN Arya Stealth Magnet Version Full-Size Over-Ear Planar Magnetic Headphone for Audiophiles/Studio
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- Acoustically Invisible Stealth Magnet: Unlike the sound waves created by a conventional magnet, the special shape of Stealth Magnets enables the waves to pass through the magnets without generating interference. HIFIMANs advanced magnet design is acoustically transparent, dramatically reducing wave diffraction turbulence that degrades the integrity of the sound waves. The reduced distortion yields pure sonic output that is accurate and full-range.
- Nanometer Thickness Diaphragm A breakthrough core technology developed by HIFIMAN and first of its kind in headphone application. Working with this advanced material is extremely challenging yet the successful incorporation of this film as the Aryas planar driver is the cornerstone of its remarkable sound.
- Metal and High-Grade Plastic Construction: HIFIMAN designed the Arya's high-quality metal headband with extra strength and a special high-grade plastic for lightweight comfort and rugged durability. Sturdy 3.5mm User-replaceable Connector Design allows easy cable swapping, giving both maximum durability and enhanced customizability.
- Patented Window Shade System: Created to meet the need for driver protection and an optimized open-back design. Asymmetrical Ear Cups: Follows the natural shape of the human ear. Cable: The Arya keeps things simple with a single Crystalline Copper cable. Featuring a 6.35mm plug and a jet black woven exterior finish its the perfect complement to the sound and sight of the Arya.
- Bold Black Aesthetic: With its classic HE1000-style shape combined and striking good looks of its all-black exterior, glossy black headband, and eye-catching matte-black cups and grill, the Arya is a statement of both aesthetic and sonic excellence.
Brand: HIFIMAN
Color: Black
Ear Placement: Over Ear
Form Factor: Over Ear
Impedance: 32 Ohms
Brand Name: HIFIMAN
Model Number: Arya Stealth Magnet Version
Model Name: Arya Stealth Magnet
Built-In Media: Cable
Age Range Description: Adult
Warranty Description: 3 year hifiman warranty
Number of Items: 1
UPC: 602318084279
Global Trade Identification Number: 79
Manufacturer: HIFIMAN Electronics
Is Autographed: No
Headphones Ear Placement: Over Ear
Headphone Folding Features: Over Ear
Earpiece Shape: Over-Ear
Control Type: Media Control
Control Method: Remote
Impedance: 32 Ohms
Noise Control: None
Sensitivity: 94.00
Audio Driver Type: Planar Magnetic Driver
Frequency Range: 8Hz - 65kHz
Enclosure Material: Copper,Metal,Plastic
Specific Uses For Product: Cycling, Running, Exercising
Compatible Devices: Devices with a 3.5mm audio jack
Cable Features: Detachable
Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant
Additional Features: Lightweight
Headphone Jack: 3.5 mm Jack
Connectivity Technology: Wired
Wireless Technology: Non-Bluetooth
Color: Black
Style Name: Classic
Carrying Case Color: Black
Theme: Movie
Item Weight: 430 Grams
Unit Count: 1.0 Count
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My headphone journey began back in the late 90's when I spent what I considered an outrageous amount of money on a pair of Sennheiser HD600 headphones. At the time I was working a second shift job and getting home after work at around 12:30 am. My wife was working during the daytime so I needed a quality pair of headphones so that I could listen to music without waking her by turning on the stereo. So about a year after buying these headphones we welcomed our son into the world and certainly they would be even more important to me because I didn't want to wake the baby, either. Fast forward just about one year later and our boy was on the verge of learning to walk. He could stand up by holding onto table tops and such but he wasn't yet walking and one day I left the house to go to work and left them on my desktop. Somehow my precious little man got his meat hooks on them and they wound up in the bottom of the dishwasher. His little "experiment" didn't work out so well! Over the years I have amassed 22 pairs of headphones. I've sold several of them, too. I own some that are less expensive than the Arya, and some that cost more. I've got to say, I'm really impressed with this headphone. In fact, at $599 the Arya stealth has to be one of the best bargains in audio. Consider this... $600 IS a considerable amount of money to spend on a headphone, but at the same time, three years ago this headphone was selling for $1600. I own the HFM Sundara, and it's still a nice sounding headphone, but I have a few issues with them, notably the build quality and lack of swiveling earcups. The overall feeling of the Sundara when held in my hand is one of being pretty cheap. And to be honest I was concerned that the Arya would feel cheap as well. It doesn't. The build quality is superb. When placed on the head it feels lightweight and very comfortable for extended listening sessions. The earpads are giant, no doubt, and I can feel them kind of irritating me just a bit in the jaw area below the ear while laying down. It's not a big deal but worth noting. So how do they sound? Well, I'm not going to dazzle you with all kinds of superlatives. They sound glorious. They sound BIG and expansive. Feed them a terrific recording and you will be rewarded in a big way. Feed them a lousy recording and they are going to tell you how terrible it is. They leak sound in a great big way so these aren't for the morning commute or for listening on an airplane. And if your significant other is in the same room with you, that might not go over so well, either. This is NOT a headphone to wear at the gym or while out walking. It's a great BIG headphone and you will look like a dork outdoors. Personally I'd only wear it outside if sitting on the patio where I'm not going to be seen by the masses. I'm not so vain that it would bother me if my neighbor saw me with them on. I don't consider myself an audiophile in the truest sense, I am a music enthusiast. I care ONLY about how a headphone or a stereo system sounds to my own ears. If a product sounds so good to my own ears that it can elicit emotion it's a keeper and in that context the Arya stealth delivers in spades. For many this level of performance will be their endgame. Feed these with the Ibasso Nunchaku DAC/Amp in tube mode if used in a portable rig, or feed it with a good quality desktop tube amp and they really shine. I use a Woo Audio WA6, Little Dot MKII on the tubes as well as a Burson Audio Conductor 3 Performance or Earmen CH-Amp with it’s included PS3 Linear Power Supply, along with the other two parts of the stack, the Tradutto and the Staccotto DAC and Streamer. The Arya Stealth, as well as all of my other headphones sound fabulous on good gear.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2024 by MrChiSox
$600 is the new $500 headphone, and the Arya Stealth is so worth the upgrade over both the Ananda Nano and the Edition XS (or anything else under 600). I just tried them all after a zillions hours watching video reviews over and over. The Edition XS was a disappointment for me after seeing such super glowing video reviewd. The bass was muddy, the detail wasn't on the level I expected, and overall, the sound wasn't worth the effort to EQ. Honestly, they sounded "almost" as good as the AirPods Pro 2 — which are fun and musical, but definitely not high-end headphones. the tuning had vocals sound too far away and i wanted to turn the music up to hear that, but made highs and lows too loud. worst thing is I couldn't get over how uncomfortable to wear, and I bought a 3rd party comfort strap, but decided to return. The Ananda Nano was a noticeable step up in clarity, comfort and technical performance. I would have been happy with them—until I tried the Arya. What most reviewers are saying between these two are accurate. The Nano is analytical, where it was hard to just relax and enjoy the music, except when on my too overly warm ifi zen can dac. They’d be great for mixing or reference listening, but less so for hours of pleasure listening. You notice you've had them on after about an 45 minutes. That said, they were much better than the XS and almost similar level of Arya. The Arya Stealth, I’m so glad I decided to give them a try - almost didn't. They were immediately more comfortable, felt more premium in build, and the sound was slightly more detailed than the Nano but also more musical and easy to listen to. The increase in price jump was very worth it for the performance upgrade and is a step up from the Nano. They don’t play well with my OTL tube amp, but they pair beautifully with my iFi Zen DAC and Hiby DAP. Where they truly sound "magical" is with my $120 hybrid Class A Apos Gremlin tube amp with Ray Select tubes - the sound will keep you up all night listening to just-one-more-track. Female vocals, hi-hats, and snares just come alive and sparkle with richness and rolling off those achy highs. The sound stage is wide and expansive as I would want - not intimate at all - which is what I was looking for. This was the absolute most I was willing to spend, and I feel like I found what I was looking for: a great deal on a high-quality performing musical planar headphone that I’ll be using regularly with my hybrid amp and DAP for music. I use other gear for gaming with a smaller sound stage. Never say Never, but I may not get another lanar . I may EQ later, but even stock, I'm very satisfied. Paired with the hybrid tube/class A amp really adds magic to female voices and that awesome sound from hihats and snare drums. Really wide sounding - not intimate at all. This is the most I wanted to spend and I feel I found what I was looking for, a great deal on a new set of high quality and musical HiFi planar headphones that will get a lot of regular use from a hybrid amp for music. Very satisfied.
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Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2025 Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2025 by Mike G.
Putting on the headphones for the first time, and the first things I thought were: Wow this headphone feels kind weird. It's a bit tight on the clamping force, but somehow feels weightless. Let's listen to some music. Holy mother that is some awesome bass. And the treble extends so far! But it's not bright? It's just clear... but like, the mids are still here, and very present. Everything is here and so clean. Soundstage is good. Good enough for sure. Can soundstage be wider? Oh god that bass. Oh god that treble extension. This kind of went on repeat for the first hours of listening. I think I followed a very traditional audiophile path with SOME things that are a little off the beaten path. I started with the superlux 681 evos when I was super tight on budget. Moved up to the SHP9500 when it was getting all the hype. Then a year or two go by and I get the HD6xx when those were getting mega hyped. after 3 years then I wanted to try planar. Instead of getting the sundara i went with the monolith m1070. Heard it had more body, more warm tonality, something that I did not want to give up from the 6xx. (Still kinda gave some of it up anyway because the 6xx is just that damn smooth). As far as source, I didn't play around with dacs much. Not even really with amps. I didn't want to spend all my money. I had a useful audio interface as a dac. I tried a bravo hybrid amp to get a little bit more soundstage from the 6xx (It helped ever so slightly) and I tried a topping a50s for the planar, because I heard solid state amps were better for planars. So much research because I want every single penny to count. So why then did I spend a thousand bucks on the arya stealth? Well, because of research. This is clearly one of the most beloved headphones ever created, and finally a headphone that could apparently deliver in every category. Something to balance everything out. And it pretty much does it all. I say pretty much mostly because my imagination can get the better of me at times. Remember in the beginning when I said these soundstage okay, then kind of second guess myself? I feel like the danger of doing too much research is that we start filling our heads with ideas that things can be more than what we really can experience at times. When I hear the concept of huge soundstage, my brain exaggerates for a second, like I bet I could hear things that feel like they are 80 yards away! In reality, if there is a lot of music going on, i probably wouldn't notice that sound until it was much closer. Does that make sense? I'm rambling now. Basically, I think for me this is as good as it gets. The soundstage did open up as my ears adjusted. Everything kind of mellowed out to be honest, but all of it is still available when I focus on it. A perfect balance. I like to listen to music while doing art or working on creative things. These headphones allow me the pleasure to still work on those things, but still thoroughly enjoy the music, and pick deeper when I want. I thought instead of explaining the sound, I would explain my experience with these and my journey, since there are already so many reviews available that I think explain their characteristics well. But maybe my story will offer something a little different from the rest. Lastly, because these are so good, I was questioning my source. So yes, I went down the dac and amp road for a bit and ended on an unlikely combo. First, the fiio k7. For pretty much everyone, this will be perfect. Get a balanced cable to go with this and enjoy full bodied bass, a good soundstage, excellent clarity. Honestly, just a good pair with the stealth. (My k7 had a weird channel imbalance on the balanced output, which lead me to other options because of research of course.) Then I tried the soundavo hp-1 with the topping a50s. It was good too, but not quite as resolving as the fiio k7. Soundavo hp-1 sounded like it exaggerated the soundstage, and the center image became a bit muddied. Sound became more speaker like, so it was still pretty darn cool. But not my cup of tea ultimately. (Also had a channel imbalance. Just my luck.) Tried the Xduoo mt-604. Because class A and apparently it does warm things up. It does, but really only a little. What really improved with it was the punch... but the k7 lacked a balanced line out... which leads to my oddball setup that I love. Paired an smsl m300se with the xduoo mt 604. It has clean sound, punchy deep bass. Treble extension is great and the soundstage is on point. For me, this is it. And yes. This is putting this a little over the cost of the arya organic. Have I heard that headphone? nope. Do I want to. Yes. Is it worth the investment and the hassle to try? For right now no. Because I think at some point I can just live knowing that what I have makes me happy.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2023 by Squarehead
Returned- due to fitment and style---the sound is not enough to cut it for me. Hat size 71/4... HIFIMAN needs to offer a different headband size as an option for the Arya, if you have a small head you will look crazy with these on! “It takes many good deeds to build a good reputation, and only one bad one to lose it.” Benjamin Franklin my translation You can do as much good to provide a product and one bad feature can diminish your product line. (*****) Price: *** (I would not pay over $1300 for these and I did not) Presentation** (Compare to five star Sony or Focal price range) Accessories -* (Bad audio cable and only one; no replacement ear pads) Quality *** (Seem well built but the plastic and cheap looking headband does not match the price) Weight ***( On the heavy side, lighter than LCD-X and Focal) Comfort **** (DT1990 are the best) Fitment *(These are not a one size fit all) Protection ** (No carrying case) Sources ***** (PC Gaming, Mobile, DAC, AMP) Balance ***** (no sound advantage) Unbalance ***** (no sound advantage) Sound***** (Away- full- surrounding, not up in your face) Burn in (N/A, they may get better overtime ) My dislike, these are huge in size, to the point where the sound is hard to justify me keeping them. With that being said the sound is incredible. I had the Sundara and returned them the same day due to the fitment and the sound did not meet my expectations. When I ordered the Arya I already had bias on HIFIMAN products. So I took a chance on Arya and was blown away to say the least about the sound. When they are on my head it does not "sound" like a single note or sound would come out, until it does...... and WOW. They have a very transparent sound, everything can be heard from both sides of the earcups, nothing is enclosed. You would think this would have an effect on bass and mid....nope. This joker punches. I returned HD800s/HD8XX....as there was no comparison, whoever gave the HD800 series the crown must have hearing problems. HD800s are very thin sounding without boost. The fitment of the HD800s are horrible, comfortable but horrible and the sound does not excuse them to be kept. I kept the HD650 just for sport, there is no comparison as well. Other than that the fitment is perfect against the HD800, Arya and Z1R. Here is the problem...if you pay $800~$1500+ for headphones and then you are told you need to pay another $400-$2000 more to unlock the potential of the headphones, for bass, mid or terrible via DAC or AMP. I recommend you return them ASAP. The juice is not worth the squeeze The Arya out of the box works well on my Sony Xperia 1 III, well the truth is it does lack boost volume. But every note was heard without struggle...just low in volume. I am a performance arts music major and elite gamer. So I would not try to get in the realm of audiophiles. But I have a very good ear...so I do not need to run headphones through sound equipment to determine its tolerance. And I am not one to say a higher price headphone would make it the "Endgame." Example: I have Sony Z1R and SonyZ7 m1......one costs 3x more than other.. but the cheaper one is built better and sounds better. Go figure.... I would only recommend these at a lower price point $1100-$1250 or HIFIMAN make improvements like: Headband sizing Headband Leather Aluminum Parts (yoke, cans) Audio cable(s) 7n OFC (At this price should not even have to be suggested) Carrying case (At this price should not even have to be suggested)
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022 Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022 by MY 13
….as will the cost of course! But CAUTION: This review is NOT for the Stealth version (update 1/24/22) but the first iteration that I purchased in 2019. I don not believe they are the same however, I would contact HiFiman directly to ascertain same. All that being said, here is my original review: In terms of sheer OVERALL aural pleasure, I doubt that you will find anything better for the price in this universe at least! Nonetheless, I am concerned with the build quality which is a little shoddy! Don't get me wrong, I've had them since early December 2019 and I AM putting them through their paces. A 50 hour burn-in is MY normal burn in time (I know many people think this is pure hogwash, but I've gone down the "big-rig stereo" and "headphone" setups rabbit holes since I was a young fellow, having been in a "basement-band" {not too many garages in Bushwick, Brooklyn in the late 1960's} ) ….having a good sound system was almost mandatory! But, I digressed. Suffice to say that over the years I noticed distinct differences in sound quality after a piece of stereo (even moreso with speakers, headphones and tube amplifiers) equipment had been used for a certain amount of time. Now the ARYA sounded great right out of the box, despite the squeaking headband hinge, but once they are on your head and you've sat down and listening to whatever your pleasure is with them (and TRUST me, ALL genres sound immersive, involving and not TOO resolving- wherein, BTW, lay their true talents)….the squeaking, cheaply made hinge sound goes away and like some transcendent magic you are transported to Alice Tully Hall or The Met or an intimate East Grenwich Village music night spot listening to some great improvisational Jazz, some hot Electric Blues or a lush, mellifluous, Mozart symphony! Now, I have the HiFiman edition X V2 as well and though they are built a TAD better (that's still NOT saying much for Dr. Fang) than the Arya's they don't sound as good. I suppose an extra 4 or 500 dollars gets you that much more quality of music reproduction. BTW,...you will need to upgrade your cable, I have Periapt's that are terminated balanced XLR. I am also using a Monolith Alex Cavalli Liquid Platinum hybrid tube amp., and this combination seems to be extremely well suited towards one another,... with all of my different sets of cans but, even more with the Arya! Once or IF you can get over the build quality issues (I treat all my equipment, especially headphones as if they are delicately made out of 24k gold),...I don't believe there really is any need for more searching. I've spent far too much already "down this hole"{if my wife really knew, I'd probably be sleeping in the basement....told ya, no garages here in Brooklyn.} and I consider this setup END GAME, if you will but, I caution the build quality issue again. Unless you treat these with kid gloves they will break easily, and see what hifiman service department will charge after the 1 year warranty expires! To sum up, I have many sets of headphones (many in the four figure category) that I have acquired "on the journey down the hole!" Wish, I had found the chance to grab the ARYA earlier because they seem to be all I listen to lately,...they really do sound that good. Plenty of soundstage,...(not Giants Stadium soundstage width from the 50 yard line) with a very immersive, intimate, and personal sounding experience with just the right amount of bass. BTW,...you get fantastic detail retrieval, NOT resolution sibilance to the point of fingernails on a blackboard . Every instrument is heard (if the recording is good, obviously), there is plenty of room for each instrument to bloom and have a great deal of air however, sonically, my only gripe is that the Arya's (in some cases anyway) seem to put certain vocalists {noticed more with male than female} further in the background than with other sets of cans. BUT, I suppose it is in order to give more space to all the other instrumentation. I love all genres of music however, in order to give a reference I will use Pink Floyd's "Division Bell" which is a recording I know so well and could rote recite every note and NOW can understand every lyric and sound effect that I never heard or at least never understood before! Even the fly buzzing around in the beginning of the title track has more "prescence" than it ever had before! So, am I happy with them,....yes! Am I happy that I had to pay $1700 for such delicious sounding, cheaply Chinese made FLOTSAM,.....NO,....Not on your life! Nonetheless,.....anybody want to buy some of my other well cared for, gently used headphones? I can use the money! BTW, I do hope this review was HELPFUL?! UPDATE: 5/27/20.....they sound even better as they have matured! Frankly, (because they do leak more than most open backs), unless someone is in the room and they don't mind listening to what I'm enjoying, they are ALL I use now! They are still incredible for the coin spent!
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Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2019 by Audiophile MB (Marco B.-NYC)
First impressions are excellent. Doesn't always happen with me. I've had these for close to a week and started using EQ. Everything about the headphone is good, comfort, earpad fit, weight, sound quality, tuning, timbre, before and after eq sound, aesthetics. These are some of the most well reviewed and tested headphones in the industry and the praise for them is accurate. Some people recommend adding a bass shelf to them, some turn down the treble a bit. Stock non-eq sound is good, it can definitely be used without eq and I would be ok with doing that if I had to. If you are a person who is comfortable with eq, I found that adding a bass shelf and turning down the treble produced satisfying results. If you are sensitive to bright treble, I would turn it down a bit, there are recommended EQ settings out there, Oratory1990 is a good place to start, but I usually alter his settings as they dull the headphone a bit much I've found. So start from there and work back. They respond very to eq so adding the bass shelf produced thumping quality bass for the heads. After the treble is turned down a bit, this becomes the endgame headphone you were always looking for. Even before eq, you could very well be satisfied and call it day, no longer chasing after the best because you found it (best for it's general price range, there are supposedly better for over 2-3k usd). For people that need more convincing, check out DMS or headphones dot com reviews is a good place to start. This headphone I believe came out at around 1500usd and then a year ago was around 900usd. Now it's 600usd. So there you go. This has become one of the best values in the headphone industry for the high end range. Even at 900+ they were considered a good deal. Overall, I highly recommend these headphones either with or without EQ. If you highly sensitive to bright treble, yes turn that range or peaks down. For the bass heads, yes add a bass shelf it can use one for sure. These will be forever staying in my collection right next to my HD600. They have earned the forever spot. Tier A+ after proper EQ. Tier A- with no EQ.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2024 by Gary Woodsmith
All worries about purchasing this headphone were gone once I put it on and turn on the music. This one is more comfortable than all my other headphones. The sound quality is also, well, comfortable, is smooth as butter, and that's when I noticed what a substantial soundstage can do to music. I have some tracks that's very uncomfortable to listen to using headphones, but this Arya totally soothes them. Treble - the high frequencies are still there, but they are much less offensive than my Sundara, and instead of sibilance, they are morphed to musical details. Mids - simply superb, surely more detailed and more natural in female vocals. Bass - it revealed more bass details than my closed back headphones and se846. Open backs are generally weaker in this, as in my Sundara, but this Arya shows none of this problem. If you find that my descriptions are lame you are correct because I just couldn't find the proper way to describe the listening with Arya. Everything about it is comfortable. Things that I disliked or found inadequate with my other headphones/earphones were transformed into juicy musical details with this one. You do need a more powerful source to use this. I have a m15 and in se, I need to switch to high gain and over ear mode and still have to turn up the volume a lot. Ultimately a quality balanced cable is a better alternative to drive Arya with that dap. Update 8/26/2021 After one month of listening and comparison, I say that everything I mentioned before still holds without reservations. I think I can understand why the sound and music is so comfortable. In all my other mid-tier headphones and earphones, especially in vocals, the singer appear to be, let's say, 10 ft away from me, and the instruments are 30 ft away and grouped tightly together. The vocal is quite loud (forward), making the instruments a bit hard to distinguish and listen to. An interesting side effect of that for the bass portion is the basses of the instruments all came from a narrower angle behind the singer and gave the appearance of a strong bass even when the volume was set lower to soothe the singer volume. From the arya, the singer is pushed back to 20 or 25 ft, the instruments are still at 30 ft but spread out much wider. The bass at low volume appears to be weaker. However, as the vocal is no longer very loud, I can comfortably turn up the volume a lot, hence bringing back all the bass punch and present them in a much more comfortable manner. During my initial listening with arya, I was amazed to discover a lot of musical details I never noticed before. So I went back to my old stuff and found that much of those, quality aside, were indeed there actually, I just have to consciously search and listen to it. Over the years I tried many mid tier stuff as I am acutely aware of the law of diminishing returns. However, pretty much all of them exhibits amazing qualities in various certain aspects but for some reason they all left something unfulfilling, i.e. something that's not quite right but I have no idea what. (I am not an audiophile). That's why this time I decided to skip up all the way to the arya, and my goodness now I know the why and what, and at least at this time I couldn't find anything else to ask for. The music enjoyment is total. If I must do nit-picking then it will be that it's open back and I can't use it with people around.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2021 by c. lam
I got this Arya Stealth headphone on a labor day sale. I was also able to compare to several more expensive headphones like the Hifiman Arya Organic, Hifiman Susvara, the Meze Elite, the Meze Empyrean II, and the Focal Utopia 2016 and 2022 versions. I run the headphone on an iFi iDSD signature edition dac/amp using 4.4mm balance output. While single ended also sounds generally good, there is a significant different in the separation and imaging as well as the impact of the bass so this review will all be referring to using the balanced cable. For critical listening, there is lots of detail, reference quality to my ears. Bass is tight, impactful, and textured and extends low into subwoofer range. For relaxed listening I just find them very enjoyable, providing something I felt like I was missing without ever being harsh. If you are listening to bass heavy tracks like techno, these things to do kick and can get fatiguing at higher volumes and long listens. For everything else it just sounded right to me or I would adjust the volume down a little compared to other music. Classical, pop, hiphop, soul, jazz, gaming are all great on these. Comparisons While some of the more expensive headphones like Focal Utopia and Ayra Organic has some additional detail in the upper range there were a number of times where that sounded overly bright to me. What I think the Arya Stealth do amazing well is give you a taste of that hifi sound and sounding more natural than the other headphones which tend to be more analytical and less enjoyable the longer you listen. I would say my second favorite was the Meze Empyreans II which are more bass heavy. I like the Arya's better because the bass was always tight, impactful and textured. The Meze Empyreans sounded good for most music but for some tracks were a little muddy or overly bassy. I did also try some headphones in the $400-$500 range and was very disappointed with those. This headphone really does hit a sweet spot on price and performance. Despite having the budget for more expensive headphones, these are my favorites of all time.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2024 by Sean P