Hifiman's are always close to great headphones for me, if it wasn't for the sibilance. These hurt my ears and I have to turn down the volume to prevent getting a headache. Which results into the Arya Stealth losing all bass thump and definition, so it sounds cold and bland. The Nano has better bass presence imo, but sadly still with the sharp treble. Read more

Wow. Mein größter und jeden Tag merkbarer Empfehlungsgrund: Komfort. Das Ding ist sowas von komfortabel. Wirkt riesig, aber setz die Dinger einmal auf und du weißt, warum. 8h/10h/16h. Kein Drücken, keine Abdrücke.Wahnsinn. Ich habe seit Kindesalter einen Hörschaden auf dem linken Ohr. Kann also keine Rezensionen a la "ja der Trembolo hat ein florales Bouquet im 48,3456kHz Bereich" Rezensionen geben. Kann nur sagen, dass die DInger merkbar besser sind als meine vorherigen Beyerdynamic 990 pro. Es klingt alles einfach viel klarer, man hört wirklich einfach manche Klänge sehr viel deutlicher und besser heraus. Man muss allerdings auch dazu sagen, dass diese Kopfhörer absolut ungeeignet sind, wenn man drückende Bässe erwartet. Die sind wirklich "offen" per Definition, da ist wenig Spielraum (Reflexionsraum) für dumpfe Bässe. dafür bin ich immer noch auf der Suche nach einem zweit-Headset. Ansonsten wirklich grandios. Betreibe Sie an einem Fiio K11. Read more

A mi parecer, para mis oídos y mis gustos, estos audífonos Arya Stealth son estupendos. Tienen cualidades sobresalientes en casi todos los aspectos. No son muy pesados, tienen un diseño muy original, parecen razonablemente sólidos y son cómodos. El color negro me sugiere seriedad, y en la caja de cartón hay un soporte para colocarlos en el escritorio al alcance de las manos. Las almohadillas son también cómodas, muy amplias para orejones como yo, la presión lateral es suficiente para evitar que se resbalen de la cabeza si uno la baja por algo, y el sistema de ajuste es bueno, tanto que uno puede usarlo para experimentar donde ubicar las orejas, arriba o abajo o en el medio dentro de las copas. El sonido que producen es excepcional. Balance tonal, claridad, resolución, ubicación instrumental y de voces. El escenario es amplio, profundo y alto, como “estar ahí”, en el estudio o la sala de conciertos o en un bar humeante. Graves profundos y consistentes, medios templadísimos y agudos muy civilizados, aunque a mí me gustaría un poquitín más de “chispa”. En el manual indican que son necesarias 140 horas de uso para que alcancen su nivel óptimo. Yo llevo alrededor de 40 horas un mes después y estoy embelesado. Escuchar mi música con estos Arya Stealth es una experiencia muy, muy gratificante. Read more

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. Read more

Upgrading to these after using the HE400se for three years, and the difference was immediately noticeable. The bass that I used to know should be there, that the HE400se tried but couldn't quite reproduce, was very much a part of the song. Staging, clarity of mids and treble, existence of deep bass, it just blows the old cans out of the water. Paired with the FiiO k7 (with balanced cable,) nothing sounds too bright or grating. And not just an upgrade in sound quality, it is MUCH more comfortable on the top of my head. The headband on the old cans put pressure right in the middle, but these feel like they're barely there. The clamping force is a little stronger, but not to the point of discomfort. Truly my endgame headphones! Read more

Coming of the heavy LCD X, this felt much lighter and comfortable however I am still getting used to the earcup design where the end rests kind on your neck. The sound is beautiful espcecially when tuned to the harman curve using eq. Read more

I wouldn’t say this is “endgame” quality(to use a community term), but it’s pretty good. Paired it with a battery powered mid sized dac amp playing off of my phone/tablet’s FLAC files. Recommend on sale. Read more