Woohoo...gonna have some fun for a little bit. Bought a new amp and a new DAC comes tonight. XMAS in February. Just running a small amount of EQ on the low end to give it more of that Fostex slam.
TH900? If so, your perception of Arya will be skewed on the low level bass perception side. Going from such deep bassy phone (particularly closed) to such open headphone.
TH900? If so, your perception of Arya will be skewed on the low level bass perception side. Going from such deep bassy phone (particularly closed) to such open headphone.
That's why I got a DAC with an eq built in. I can throw on my Z7's for some bassy fun but I almost exclusively listen to the Aryas now, and just crank the sub frequencies to my liking.
TH900? If so, your perception of Arya will be skewed on the low level bass perception side. Going from such deep bassy phone (particularly closed) to such open headphone.
Overall I found these had the most impressive bass I've heard from an open headphone. I got a decent kick out of my HD600 with EQ as an open headphone but it doesn't hold a candle to the Fostex. The Arya I think is a more refined slam without EQ and with a little EQ (see photo below) dare I say it kicks harder than my Fostex.
That's why I got a DAC with an eq built in. I can throw on my Z7's for some bassy fun but I almost exclusively listen to the Aryas now, and just crank the sub frequencies to my liking.
Thanks. It's roughly where I'm at. I also did some minor tweaks in other areas of the frequency spectrum. See my latest photo. I went based on what others have reviewed for areas where this headphone peaks and falls flat. I'm in heaven with this calibration. If you can add and subtract a few dB where I have I think you'll find it aurally pleasing.
EDIT: I have a calibration that's exactly the same with a few more dB swell down low. Depending on genre I pick that one. Otherwise it's perfect. Happily continuing the burn in process of all the equipment. It just runs at night while I sleep.
EDIT 2: Did a little more tinkering. If you have Windows and the Arya hooked up to it. Try this EQ and let me know what you think. Makes the headphone perfect to me.
Quick easy question. I got my brand new Arya last week. When I first got them I noticed the cable seemed to have a "loose" connection. It would crackle if cord was touched or if you spun it in the headphone jack. None of my other headphones did this connected to the same hardware. I reached out to Hifiman and they issued an RMA for the cable. Well, murphy's law, since I got the RMA cable works perfectly. I wiggle the cable in the port and move it all over the place and zero distortion. Sounds perfect. Cancel RMA? Maybe just crimped up in the shipping box?
Torn between Monolith Thx 887 or Asgard 3 for Arya. Asgard would be cheaper and work with stock cable. In theory thx should be great match as balanced to Arya, tons of accuracy and power but i have readed so many times that thx amps tend to sound clinical and flat.
Torn between Monolith Thx 887 or Asgard 3 for Arya. Asgard would be cheaper and work with stock cable. In theory thx should be great match as balanced to Arya, tons of accuracy and power but i have readed so many times that thx amps tend to sound clinical and flat.
I had a lot of fun before when I paired with Rupert Neve headphone amp, I have not experience Asgard 3, but I had the THX 789 before, Monolith th887 is just based on the same THX technology so I would say you cannot go wrong with THX 887. However, I would suggest you to look for some great tube amp like Icon Audio HP8 mkii or feliks audio elise. Imho, the Arya pair really well with these tube amp and I personally own the Icon Audio hp8 mkii myself.
I had a lot of fun before when I paired with Rupert Neve headphone amp, I have not experience Asgard 3, but I had the THX 789 before, Monolith th887 is just based on the same THX technology so I would say you cannot go wrong with THX 887. However, I would suggest you to look for some great tube amp like Icon Audio HP8 mkii or feliks audio elise. Imho, the Arya pair really well with these tube amp and I personally own the Icon Audio hp8 mkii myself.
Just got these in today. Using them with a WooAudio WA8 running a Sylvania driver tube. I think my happy place is around 7 on the volume dial. Sound is great, but the cable provided is very disappointing.
Really I was shocked; I A/Bd against my other cans, notably LCD3 and Denon7200, but also against the HD58X and I was incredibly underwhelmed. I'm almost tempted to say it sounded compressed and non energetic.
Also I did not find that 3D feeling that I expected. The depth was not to the level.
I would not describe the Arya as dull, it is neutral, with good spacious staging and detailed resolution. I also feel like compared something the the 58x (which too me is dull when comparing the two) I can see the LCD 3 being a different signature you may just prefer.
Quick easy question. I got my brand new Arya last week. When I first got them I noticed the cable seemed to have a "loose" connection. It would crackle if cord was touched or if you spun it in the headphone jack. None of my other headphones did this connected to the same hardware. I reached out to Hifiman and they issued an RMA for the cable. Well, murphy's law, since I got the RMA cable works perfectly. I wiggle the cable in the port and move it all over the place and zero distortion. Sounds perfect. Cancel RMA? Maybe just crimped up in the shipping box?
Where did you end up with this? When I first got mine (at a retail brick & mortar store) I noticed some weird connection issues with the stock cable for like a minute. I was at first heartbroken that this was happening to my new, expensive headphone. After a minute later it all went away. I use an aftermarket balanced XLR cable now and haven't had issues 10 months later.
Just got the Arya these past few days, coming from Sundara and HE400i of the Hifiman line.
I also got a LCD-4 this past month, yet I am still impressed with the Arya.
Soundstage is perfect, treble is detailed but not fatiguing like the DT-1990, mids sound full and detailed, but I was most impressed with the bass presence and quality especially since I've been mostly using the LCD-4 lately.
Build and materials could be better, but if that was so important the HE1000 series is available.
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