Anyone try the Ananda Stealth vs the Arya Stealth recently? Doesn't seem to be much info online about the Ananda Stealth in general. HiFiMan's site has the Ananda Stealth B-stock for $509, and the Arya open-box for $1199. Curious if the Arya is substantially better for more than double the price..
Yes there is substantially beter performance, besides that comfort total other level (headband different and softer padding, 360 swifel of the pads.
I bought the Ananda, tried them form weeks, really wanted to love them, but I constantly felt something was missing. And I hated the comfort.
I exhanged for the Arya Stealth instead, from day one love them, still do. Soundwise it just fills in the blanks I always felt missing in Ananda Stealth. Better in every frequenties, low, mid, high.
Not saying Ananda is bad, for the price
Definately not! But I did exchange for Arya Stealth, double the price (I thought I would never spent). I thought it was worth it, but that is always a personal choice.
The Ananda for me was okay for the money, but ‘just okay’ is still pricey, the Arya was love at first sight, and after few honderd hours the difference compared the Ananda became bigger to.
I never expected or even wanted to spent so much on headphones, but that’s how much I love the Arya.
Don’t expect to hear a difference just listening 10 minutes, go audit them side by side , I did for almost 2 hours, after that going back to Ananda was no option anymore (people saying there is not much difference… there is huge difference, in hifi terms the gap is big, ofcourse they have some similarities, there both stealth magnat series.
. I am happy as I believe made the correct choice.
