Ananda-BT

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.

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.

Lol same when I got my Anandas, I can hear and pinpoint locations of sounds way more easily compared to other headphones

The aryas used to be a >1k pair of headphones, then being sub 600 on the used marked and bstock is really good value. Also they are planars so they can be EQd really well, they have nice deep sub bass rumble, good soundstage and imaging and they are comfy. For this price the Arya stealths are someone the best headphones out there tbh. If you want to safe some money you can also try the new asus kithara (if you don’t mind the gaming look) as those are really close to the Aryas (they only lack the stage and some of the sub bass rumble which could be due to the Kitharas better seal tho)

Not really. I had both Arya and kithara (still have those tho) and they are pretty close. They have the same scoop between 1-2 k (which the ananda hasn’t, tho the kithara does not have that too with velour pads) and the overall treble is more tame on the kithara than on both ananda and Arya which is definetly audible. But all 3 are kinda the same more or less tbh but I like the kithara most for its comfort improvement, better overall package (better cable, multiple connectors, 2 pad options, better build quality)

I mean you could easily build the omega for about 150$ if you own a 3d printer. (If not and you’re located in Europe I could print the parts for you and send them to you). Basically omega are 6x0 with soundstage. They share the same qualities but fix the issues this series has. But I can totally understand the curiosity to try the OGs

I’ve had the same experience QC45 are my go-to when I need noise canceling and comfort for hours, but Ananda really shines at home when I just want pure sound quality. Each has its place depending on the situation.

Whichever is comfortable and non-fatiguing. For example: SJY Moonlight, HD600, Aeolus (suede pads), LCD-2, LCD-X, HD550, COSMO (Dekoni Elite Velour HE pads), Ananda, HD660S2, NDH30...

Bro, I’ve had ananda’s DT770/990 Grados and a few others and these headphones have not only outlived, but out shined the others