My Saturday has been spent utterly basking in how the HE1000 Stealth pairs with my new amp, the Violectric V281 Reissue. The largest soundstage I've yet heard. The blackest background. The highest levels of detail and transparency. Literally hearing things I haven't heard before, in tracks I'm intimately familiar with. All this with enough smoothness and warmth to tame that HifiMan treble and convey just a hint of lushness.
Comes down to sound signature preference.
He1000v2 is Netural Warm, and He1000 Stealth is Neutral Bright. They will need different DAC and amps pairings to cater to your preferred sound signature.
When I had the Arya Stealth (Neutral Bright) - it paired well with the Ares 2 (neutral warmish) and Singxer Sa1 (warmish). But when I got the He1000v2 that DAC and Amp combo wasn't ideal anymore, the sound signature became too warm, soft and liquidity.
Hello @Thetaburn, how would you describe the sound of your present HE1000SE compared to your post above? I am planning to go for HE1000SE after my Edition XS but I'm rather into natural or natural warm sound and would like to keep rest of my gear for some time before moving to another DAC/AMP. Thank you.
Are generally speaking he1k reliable to be bought from the used market?
I think a V2 stealth could be a nice pair to own besides my ndh30.
Do you have a comparison between these and heddphone 1?
Are generally speaking he1k reliable to be bought from the used market?
I think a V2 stealth could be a nice pair to own besides my ndh30.
Do you have a comparison between these and heddphone 1?
I don't see why not. They usually die within the first year if they are going to die. I've owned 8 year old Audezes with no issues lol.
Also I came here to say that the HEKS are pretty fantastic. I didn't think they would top my HD 800 S but it seems they have. It took a few days to get used to them. +2db bass shelf and they are sublime. Didn't even have to do any crazy EQing either.
I don't see why not. They usually die within the first year if they are going to die. I've owned 8 year old Audezes with no issues lol.
Also I came here to say that the HEKS are pretty fantastic. I didn't think they would top my HD 800 S but it seems they have. It took a few days to get used to them. +2db bass shelf and they are sublime. Didn't even have to do any crazy EQing either.
Are they? I've tried most high end headphones and I can say this has most of them beat. I hate to say that $1500 is a steal but kind of is for this performance.
Are they? I've tried most high end headphones and I can say this has most of them beat. I hate to say that $1500 is a steal but kind of is for this performance.
I upgraded from the Arya Stealth to the HEK Stealth with Hifiman last month (for $705 USD, which seems a decent deal at their current respective MSRPs). I liked the Arya Stealth very much and it is a ridiculous bargain at its current price of $759 USD. However, I found the upgrade to the HEK Stealth to be even greater than I expected. The HEK has significantly more bass (lack of bass quantity was the only nit I really picked with the Arya Stealth), it is noticeably more detailed and the soundstage is larger in every dimension. Imaging (a particular strength of the Arya Stealth) is even better on the HEK Stealth--instruments and vocals are even more precisely placed and separated. I don't find brightness a problem (though I'm 70, so that's not particularly a surprise).
Whether the Arya Stealth or the HEK Stealth is a better dollar for dollar (or euro for euro) deal is subjective for each person. While each headphone is a proverbial steal at their current prices (in both cases less than half of the price of the original versions which were generally considered reasonable prices at the time), the HEK is still almost twice the price of the Arya and, as you'd expect with the law of diminishing returns, it's certainly not twice as good. So the Arya could be considered a better value deal by many. But on an absolute scale, the HEK is clearly the better headphone. To be trite, you can't go wrong with either.
Nice summary, fellow 70 year old HEKS + S17 Pro owner. I haven't heard the Arya Stealth but the Organic was top of my list before stretching for the HEKS and I certainly don't have any regrets, they are amazing value for the money.
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I haven't heard the Arya Stealth but the Organic was top of my list before stretching for the HEKS and I certainly don't have any regrets, they are amazing value for the money.