Is there anything Arya does better than HE1000se?

[asarkhentamentiu]

Would one miss anything by going straight for the premier flagship?

 

[rreynolds]

Are you talking skipping the HE1000SE and going straight for the Susvara? Depends if you have an amp that can adequately power the Sus's. That alone is another $2-$6k investment. The HE1000SE is far easier to drive, and a much shorter path to audio nirvana.

Comparing the Arya to the HE1000SE, the latter offers a greater level of detail, timbre, speed, and soundstage. For the money, the Arya is unbeatable and a great headphone. The HE1000SE is just on another level when it comes to reproducing those little details that are often missed in other headphones. There are numerous tracks I've demoed comparing the 2 headphones and many of the details heard in a vocalists mouth just before they begin to sing, or the pick of a guitar gently resting on the string before strumming. That is where the Arya falls short.

The Susvara is ridiculous, when powered properly, there aren't any headphones on the planet imo that can match the accuracy, naturalness, speed, and just general package that headphone delivers. It's a treat and a pleasure to listen to if you ever get the chance to. I personally own one and the moment I listened to them, I knew the game had reached its end.

 

[asarkhentamentiu]

Hey, thanks for this! I am particularly curious about the Arya Stealth vs the HE1000se. I don’t see myself able to afford a susvara and matching setup anytime soon

 

[rreynolds]

I haven't heard the Arya Stealth (V3) yet, only the V2. But I can assure you, if you have the expendable capital to invest in a highly transparent, detailed pair of headphones, don't sleep on the SE's.

The Arya's are still amazing, they're bright as well in my opinion, but very pleasing to listen to. I'd honestly go as far as to say they are the more pleasing headphone to listen to when it comes to certain genres. That's not the SE's just being super super bright, the SE's render the given recording much more accurately, so depending on the quality of the recording, you'll have a hit or miss. It's a very honest headphone and not everyone is aiming for that.

Critical Listening - HE1000SE
Enjoyable Listening - Arya

 

[asarkhentamentiu]

Thanks for the advice. I think I’ll probably shoot for the stealth, I have seen it described as a mini he1000se. But I’ve also seen the ananda described the same way so

One thing that I really find alluring about the he1000se is how the bass is described… the stealth Arya was supposedly improved in this department as well..

 

[Quartzwald]

Better base tuning. I personally found the SE a bit too intense sounding without EQ (I liked the V2 personally over the SE).

 

[asarkhentamentiu]

Better base tuning. I personally found the SE a bit too intense sounding without EQ (I liked the V2 personally over the SE).

what has better tuning and are you referring to liking the arya v2 or hekv2 over the stealth versions?

 

[kessekwot]

Are you talking skipping the HE1000SE and going straight for the Susvara? Depends if you have an amp that can adequately power the Sus's. That alone is another $2-$6k investment. The HE1000SE is far easier to drive, and a much shorter path to audio nirvana.

Comparing the Arya to the HE1000SE, the latter offers a greater level of detail, timbre, speed, and soundstage. For the money, the Arya is unbeatable and a great headphone. The HE1000SE is just on another level when it comes to reproducing those little details that are often missed in other headphones. There are numerous tracks I've demoed comparing the 2 headphones and many of the details heard in a vocalists mouth just before they begin to sing, or the pick of a guitar gently resting on the string before strumming. That is where the Arya falls short.

The Susvara is ridiculous, when powered properly, there aren't any headphones on the planet imo that can match the accuracy, naturalness, speed, and just general package that headphone delivers. It's a treat and a pleasure to listen to if you ever get the chance to. I personally own one and the moment I listened to them, I knew the game had reached its end.

lemme introduce you to sr-009