Hifiman Ananda Over-Ear Full-Size Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones With Stealth Magnet, Comforta
HIFIMAN Ananda Over-Ear Full-Size Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones with Stealth Magnet, Comfortable Earpads, Detachable Cable for Home and 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. HIFIMAN’s 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.
- High Sensitivity: High Sensitivity allows use with virtually any smartphone or portable audio device. Low distortion and amazing sound quality.
- ★Window Shade Grill Design: Window Shade Grill Design greatly reduces sonic reflections for clearer sound;★Asymmetrical Ear Cups: Asymmetrical Ear Cups follows the natural shape of the human ear;★ Hybrid Headband Design: ANANDA has a carefully designed weight dispersing strap allowing the headband to afford outstanding levels of long-term comfort. The sleek and sumptuous matte black finish is combined with a metal construction for maximum durability;★ Making Connections ANANDA comes with our updated 3.5mm headphone connectors. This offers users the most robust headphone connector we have ever used giving both maximum survivability and enhanced longevity.
- Efficient Planar Performance: ANANDA is the culmination of years of development, lightweight, ultra-fine planar drivers at their heart sing with unmatched agility and power sensitivity. Unparalleled Portable Audio Performance: ANANDA is the perfect companion for the portable devices, a sonic match made in heaven allowing you to experience sonic bliss wherever you may be.
Brand : HIFIMAN
Category : Electronics,Headphones, Earbuds & Accessories,Headphones & Earbuds,Over-Ear Headphones
Rating : 4.4
ListPrice : US $999.95
Price : US $549
Review Count : 327
SalesRank : 0
HIFIMAN Ananda Over-Ear Full-Size Open-Back Planar Magnetic Headphones with Stealth Magnet, Comfortable Earpads, Detachable Cable for Home and Studio
- TLDR first: The Hifiman Ananda in a shootout against other various headphones I own, they blew the competition away. However may not be worth the paying double the price over the Hifiman Sundara which gives em a run for their money.Tested with various music in the Metal, Indie, Rap, Jazz, and Electronic Genres, the Anandas provided a much wider soundstage, greater detail retrieval and overall the music sounded clearer, better, and more powerful compared to the other headphones in my collection.These are definitely a keeper and money well spent.--------------------The contestants:1. Hifiman Ananda2. Hifiman Sundara3. Beyerdynamic T1 (Gen 2)4. Fostex T50RP Mk3 (w/Mayflower Mod + Mr Speakers Alpha Pads)Songs tested (all lossless):1. Daft Punk - Giorgio By Moroder2. The Prodigy - The Day Is My Enemy3. The Great Kat - Vivaldi\'s The Four Seasons For Violin, Chamber Orchestra4. Warren G - Regulate5. Dr. Dre - Nuthin\' But A G Thang6. The Game - Let\'s Ride7. Symbolik - Invoking Oblivion8. Arch Enemy - Pilgrim9. Fleshwrought - Inner Thoughts10. Pavement - Range Life11. Stereo Lab - Miss Modular12. Cradle of Filth - Beneath The Howling Stars13. Psyclon Nine - Crwn Thy Frnicatr14. Marcus Miller - Boomerang15. Nine Inch Nails - Ruiner16. Summoning - Over Old Hills17. Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump18. Dream Theater - Scene Seven: I. The Dance Of Eternity19. Rancid - Daly City Train20. Ataraxia - CobaltEquipment:PC running Foobar WASAPI output up to 24bit 192khzMicca Origin G2 DAC/AMPSennheiser HDVD 800 DAC/AMPHifiman Ananda: These headphones accelerated above the competition, no matter the genre I toss as them. Everything from fast and heavy death metal, to deep and complex electronic, to rhythmic and sub bassy Rap/Hi-Hop, and everything in-between. While they are no where close to being bass cannons, especially with hip-hop/rap, they still manage to rattle your ears and deliver clear and satisfying sub bass.Then the one department where the Anandas delivered above the rest was in sound stage and clarity.. Especially with The Prodigy\'s The Day Is My Enemy, after hearing this song with the Anandas, everything else sounded muffled or closed-in/shallow in comparison.--Hifiman Sundara: It was hard to tell any difference between the Sundaras and the Anandas, they competed neck and neck in most songs, except the Anandas excelled in complex/heavily layered songs such by The Prodigy by providing more clarity and detail retrieval and clear instrumentation to complex songs with a wide range of overlapping low, mid, and high frequencies, and the Anandas had less sub bass or lower frequency range roll-off such as in hip-hop/rap songs, providing a slight bit more physical air movement pushing feeling on your ears.Overall I highly recommend the Hifiman Sundara headphones as they offer a similar listening experience to the Anandas, in the majority of songs in my testing, you\'ll be hard pressed to tell the difference in a blind test, and at 1/2 the cost, unless you believe a 10-15% slightly more bass and slightly wider soundstage in certain types of music is worth the extra $350 to you then go with the Anandas, otherwise the Sundaras get my complete stamp of approval and recommendation.--Beyerdynamic T1: All I can say is I am disappointed, I received these at the same time as the Anandas and immediately from first listen, they failed to impress and got an instant fail in my book. While they are great as the competition in detail retrieval, unfortunately everything through them sounds muffled and closed-in, even the Sundaras which cost up to 3 times less than them provided a much cleaner, clearer, and wider sound with the exact same detail retrieval. I expected more from a brand\'s Flagship headphone.The other area where these headphones fail is in being pushed, just one of those downsides of dynamic drivers, where the Planar Magnetic headphones can be pushed to uncomfortable volume levels and beyond while retaining clarity, the Beyerdymanic headphones, even with their \"Tesla Technology\" drivers begin to deliver distorted sound which gets worse.Needless to say, I am returning these headphones.. I bought these along side the Anandas to compare and planned on keeping the better of the two and these are a definite instant rejection.--Fostex T50 RP (modded): Less detail retrieval compared to the competition... but bass cannons! What can I say? if you desire planar magnetic headphones at an extremely affordable price (can be had for $150 or less) and have a big modding community behind them, you can do no better than the Fostex T50s.. They even give the flagship Beyerdynamics a run for their money at up to 3 times less the price (up to 6 times unmodded), The one and only area where the Beyers beat the t50s was in detail retrieval, but other than that, they had similar soundstage/imaging, similar overall performance, but I have my t50s modded to be bass cannons thanks to the Alpha Pads and tweaks to the Mayflower mod.-Conclusion: My recommendation, save $350 and go with the Sundaras and use the $350 to upgrade your dac/amp or buy another pair of headphones for variety.. unless you desire a bit more soundstage, larger planar drivers, bit more clarity and bass then go with the Anandas, either one, you\'ll have a great listening experience.
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