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.
I would agree if we were talking about Arya Organic. I cant imagine anyone preferring Arya Stealth Th HeK. Only bc of the price difference is it even a question.
I heartily agree the HE1000 Stealth is a wicked bargain at $1,399. I wouldn't scoff at the OG price of $3k, for this kind of performance. They are THAT good.
I heartily agree the HE1000 Stealth is a wicked bargain at $1,399. I wouldn't scoff at the OG price of $3k, for this kind of performance. They are THAT good.
Tip- SoundApproach honors a 10% off code that they will give you for signing up or upon email request. Got my He1000 for $1259.10 out the door.
No sales tax either plus free shipping.
WICKED bargain indeed. Devilish even.
Tip- SoundApproach honors a 10% off code that they will give you for signing up or upon email request. Got my He1000 for $1259.10 out the door.
No sales tax either plus free shipping.
WICKED bargain indeed. Devilish even.
What is the best deal from Europe?
I have to admit that I got a problem with an smsl dac Amp, then just one month before warranty expired my hugo2 failed. I was glad to have a simple Amazon warranty program even though the hugo2 was bought from the market in Slovakia. So easy after sales is appreciated.
What is the best deal from Europe?
I have to admit that I got a problem with an smsl dac Amp, then just one month before warranty expired my hugo2 failed. I was glad to have a simple Amazon warranty program even though the hugo2 was bought from the market in Slovakia. So easy after sales is appreciated.
My methodology here was find all the stores that had them priced @ $1399 then found a couple that didnt charge sales tax by adding to cart and going to the checkout screen (this step might not work in Europe), then find which store would give me 10% off. Ended up with a couple choices and went with a store I'd used before.
My methodology here was find all the stores that had them priced @ $1399 then found a couple that didnt charge sales tax by adding to cart and going to the checkout screen ... then find which store would give me 10% off.
LOL, I do this also, except for the 10% off part. Though strangely enough, back when I bought the Arya Stealth, I confirmed that one retailer did not charge sales tax and then removed it from the cart. A few hours later, I got an email from them offering me a ten percent discount on the item I had placed and removed in their cart. This hadn't been intentional and I felt a little funny (I know I shouldn't but I did), but took advantage of it.
I'm retired on a fixed income, so NJ sales tax (.6625%) is not insignificant to me on a four figure item. Luckily for both of us, there are a number of prominent and reputable audio dealers in the US that don't charge state sales tax except for purchases within the state in which they operate. (For example, I have a headphone cable incoming ATM from a maker in California that charges sales tax only on California orders. And while I understand that Drop generally does or did not charge state sales tax, they charge sales tax to me because their warehouse is in NJ.) Also, I've never been charged sales tax when I've bought directly from Chinese manufacturers (or from Vinshine, Denafrips' worldwide distributor in Singapore). Though when I priced a great deal on the Aune S17 Pro on AliExpress, which is made up entirely of third party sellers, the seller was charging sales tax (and IIRC, for some reason it was a larger amount than NJ tax should have been). But that was merely the fortieth or fiftieth reason not to buy on AliExpress.
Update: I forgot that before I ordered the headphone cable referenced above (from Norne), I priced a cable from highly regarded Forza in Poland. I was surprised that they were not only charging tax (and again, if it was NJ sales tax the amount was too large; no idea how it was calculated) but also a hefty shipping fee to the US. This upped the effective price by roughly a third or more, so I forgot that option quickly.
I bought a used v2 stealth in perfect condition, I will have it by the end of the week.
Looking for a mid priced dac amp, like a fiio q7, ifi signature, fiio k9...
I had a mojo2 with my Neumann ndh30, the sound was great but hated the micro USB ports, and it failed, fortunately one month before the warranty limit. So I am not sure I would buy again.
HIFIMAN EF600 is also interesting...
I have a topping dx3 pro plus right now, but in the end if I like the new combo more I will lend the old one to my son who starts listening to music...
You don't get anything from having more power. The HE 1000 line is very efficient. I'm using a Stealth out of my RME and WM1ZM2 DAP right now. I also ordered a V2 non stealth to compare them. The DAP does 500mw out of the balanced jack. It drives them to deafening levels same as my RME. There's no lack of power or dynamics from either. I prefer the DAP as well just because of Sony's post processing. You can even run the Susvara off of the RME. It is also deafening. I just didn't like the sound signature of them.
I use a Burson Audio Playmate 2 that is about 3W. I sometimes need to have the volume at 60-65/99 on high gain. I don't think I'd want a less powerful amp.
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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.
