[BowWazoo]

@TeamHiFiMAN

Why is Germany supplied so early with this model? this is so unusual

 

[BowWazoo]

Here are the first two tracks I chose.





Yes, for me the first thing to do is to check whether the stealth is too edgy.
The piano in norah jones cold cold heart, and the violin in the prelude of Bonobos - Black Sands es are excellent for this.
At the tracks were e.g. with the Verité hard to bear. Cold cold hart was the trigger that made me stop loving the Arya Stealth unconditionally.

 

[BowWazoo]

After the first hour I can answer the most important questions!

1. Is the HE-1000 Stealth an HE-1000 (including HE-1000 magic)? YES!

2. Is the Stealth an upgrade? Yes!

2. Does it sound like the Arya Stealth? No!

3. Did it pass said test tracks without sounding uncomfortably "edgy/sharp"? Yes!

4. Does he punch much harder? Yes, Sir!

5. Does it have more speed and resolution? Yes!

More impressions will follow tonight.

 

[BowWazoo]

The Stealth sounds more realistic, more adult. Timbre is more authentic.
Yes, it sounds more intimate. I find that positive.
The V2's stage was too diffuse for me. Imaging is more precise with Stealth.

PS. Resolution is "scaaary"

 

[BowWazoo]

Mike Tyson Punch!



EDM comes on the Stealth in the way I've always wanted.

 

[Notwist]

After the first hour I can answer the most important questions!

1. Is the HE-1000 Stealth an HE-1000 (including HE-1000 magic)? YES!

2. Is the Stealth an upgrade? Yes!

2. Does it sound like the Arya Stealth? No!

3. Did it pass said test tracks without sounding uncomfortably "edgy/sharp"? Yes!

4. Does he punch much harder? Yes, Sir!

5. Does it have more speed and resolution? Yes!

More impressions will follow tonight.

PLEASE STOP! I can only get so erect...

 

[Notwist]

The Stealth sounds more realistic, more adult. Timbre is more authentic.
Yes, it sounds more intimate. I find that positive.
The V2's stage was too diffuse for me. Imaging is more precise with Stealth.

PS. Resolution is "scaaary"

Would that mean sound stage is noticeably smaller?

 

[BowWazoo]

Yes, it's not nearly as diffuse as that of the V2. And I think that's very good.
It just sounds a lot more authentic to me.

As already mentioned, for me the spatial information is more generated by a precise imaging.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

The Stealth sounds more realistic, more adult. Timbre is more authentic.
Yes, it sounds more intimate. I find that positive.
The V2's stage was too diffuse for me. Imaging is more precise with Stealth.

PS. Resolution is "scaaary"

Just to confirm, you do not have V2 in your possession anymore and go by audio memory, which is not a secret is extremally unreliable, add to that improvement expectation bias from upgrade.
Still better than nothing, thanks for your impressions.

 

[BowWazoo]

Yeah right.
I have used the V2 intensively in the last few days, weeks and months.
So my memory is fresh.

For me, the Stealth is clearly the best
HE-1000.
I got what I wanted: more punch and more precise imaging. The upgrade cost me less than €200
Luckily I decided against the SE.

 

[SemiAudiophile]

After the first hour I can answer the most important questions!

1. Is the HE-1000 Stealth an HE-1000 (including HE-1000 magic)? YES!

2. Is the Stealth an upgrade? Yes!

2. Does it sound like the Arya Stealth? No!

3. Did it pass said test tracks without sounding uncomfortably "edgy/sharp"? Yes!

4. Does he punch much harder? Yes, Sir!

5. Does it have more speed and resolution? Yes!

More impressions will follow tonight.

Is there anyway to tell between the two models other than looking at magnet structure? Does the new model actually say "Stealth" on them?

 

[BowWazoo]

By the way, the film is now quite matt.
That looks more valuable

 

[BowWazoo]

Is there anyway to tell between the two models other than looking at magnet structure? Does the new model actually say "Stealth" on them?

 

[SemiAudiophile]

So just the box? ...

 

[BowWazoo]

Yep