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HD800S vs Arya
Arya Stealth loses soundstage compared to v2
The recent model (Arya Stealth) has a smaller soundstage, but you can find the Arya v2 in die classified market for under 1000$ (saw it for 800$ at one point).
It has a VERY impressive sounding signature that comes at you with that "huge wall of sound". The Stealth does that also, but maybe 80% of the v2, Hifiman made the Arya Stealth a more generalist with more bass and a bit less treble energy, but it shrank down the soundstage. Always a generalist vs specialist tuning "war", the original fanbase of the Arya didn't like that haha.
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By the way, there is very often a 1:1 trade search in the classified for the HD800S for the Arya or vice versa, these headphones are very close to each other.
HD800S vs Arya
Arya Stealth loses soundstage compared to v2
The recent model (Arya Stealth) has a smaller soundstage, but you can find the Arya v2 in die classified market for under 1000$ (saw it for 800$ at one point).
It has a VERY impressive sounding signature that comes at you with that "huge wall of sound". The Stealth does that also, but maybe 80% of the v2, Hifiman made the Arya Stealth a more generalist with more bass and a bit less treble energy, but it shrank down the soundstage. Always a generalist vs specialist tuning "war", the original fanbase of the Arya didn't like that haha.
:edit:
By the way, there is very often a 1:1 trade search in the classified for the HD800S for the Arya or vice versa, these headphones are very close to each other.
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