HIFIMAN ANANDA-BT R2R (2024)

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Sentiment score50% positive
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Last updated: May 20, 2026

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Reddit Iconresidentatzero
7 months ago

Which one? They release one recently I tried, Hifiman BT r2r, can't hold a candle to the huge soundstage and tuning of the Edition XS

Reddit Iconiron-jesus
about 2 months ago

Considered it's just the Ananda and Arya but wireless, the bass will be smoother and overall better than beyer. Beyers have over emphasized mid bass and a big big drop of shelf in the sub bass, it feels flabby, and the treble is far from flat.

Reddit IconShelby-Stylo
3 months ago

At home, I typically use the HiFiMan Ananda BT open backs. I can wear them comfortably for hours and they still sound great. Def wouldn’t leave the house with them though, they are large and don’t stop any outside noise.

Reddit IconEducational-Bell1110
4 months ago

Arya Stealth is a funny allrounder while also being easy to drive. You could pair it with a Qudelix 5k to get some EQ, which planars enjoy. I have no idea of your budget, so I'll suggest a cheaper variant as well: Ananda Stealth and the little Apple Dongle.

Reddit IconExtension_South7174
7 months ago

I have the Ananda Stealths and from every I have read,the XS,Ananda Stealth and Arya all sound pretty similar

Reddit Iconmyabsurdnesss
7 months ago

I have heard the term burn it, which mean let the gear itself warm up and let your brain adjust to the new gear. I moved from Ananda stealth to objectively better headphones hd800s and my first listen was like why I think Ananda is more resolving but it took me few hours to burn the gear (both headphone and amp) to start seeing the nuances and obvious things. So yea give it some time.

Reddit Iconplzaug19
4 months ago

Im in the same boat as you, I bought the ananda stealth but I also have the punch audio martilio’s. On paper or in the opinion of critiques, ananda’s are better, and I have a dac which can run both at full power, I still love the punch way more, and I think about selling my anandas. We love what we love and that’s completely alright, v shape is fun, I listen to mostly “fun” music (cloud rap and breakcore), if I was more into clasical or ambient/hippy(which I listen too also, but way rarely), I prolly would’ve loved the anandas more, but even in our own minds, majority always wins. No one has a corect answer for our taste except ourselves, this is your hobby and you should do you.

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