HIFIMAN - ANANDA NANO

I have Senn Momentum 4’s which are great wireless, but I just got the Hifiman Ananda Nano’s and they are fantastic. They are open back, so better for listening in a quieter setting. My headphone testing tune is the Opening jam —> China—> Mind left body jam —> Rider on Dick’s Picks 12 (Providence Civic Center 6/26/74 and Boston Garden 6/28/74 . It’s my absolute favorite China Riders partially because it is so crystal clear. The soundstage on the Ananda nano’s is outstanding— you can hear the position of the band on stage, and the clarity is amazing. It’s alot of headphone for 319 right now on Amazon. They are a few years old, but they were 800 or so when they were initially released. They are my end game over the ears (at least for now). I specifically looked for headphones that had the most soundstage because I listen to so much Dead. My listening set up is: ALAC or FLAC from iPhone/iPad/MacBook Pro— Qudelix 5k DAC— Douk audio preamp— Douk audio headphone amp — Ananada’s.

Yeah. Yesterday I listened to my brand new Hifiman Ananda Nano, and my goodness it's a monster when it comes to anything metal related, and it's also good for the rest of my music. The soundstage, bass, and detail is incredible. I just wish the earpads were better shaped, and softer.

If you really are looking for a pair of wireless headphones like the flair of your post says, check out the Beyerdynamic Aventho 300! They've got a wide soundstage, a pretty balanced sound with punchy bass and use the same drivers as Beyerdanymic's studio headphones. Edit: Just saw your post mentions being open to wired options as well, definitely check out the Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro MKII then! The Hifiman Ananda Nano are great too, they're a bit more "in your face" both in terms of their dynamics and the soundstage IMO, but I found them to be a bit less comfortable and they need an amp to sound their best.

The HD 600 aren't great on the bass side of things and you need an amp to run them.

They're not built too well though and the Ananda series has an awkward fit IMO because the earcups don't swivel. Besides, you need an amp to get the most out of them.

You got lucky then, I liked the Ananda Nano a good bit but just couldn't get a proper seal with them. The headband design of the Arya just is a lot better in that regard, if you want to stay within the Hifiman family :)

Ananda Nano or Edition XS to get you into something special with endgame characteristics.

So last night me and the wife were drinking.. music pumping from my speakers and out kid decided it was bed time.. I gave her some iems to keep the music going, and I busted out my Ananda Nanos.. she had never seen me wear them...and let me tell you.. I must have looked like some type of moron lmfaaaao... the look on her face.. it was almost like dread ahahahah.. but I let her borrow them to try them out, and she immediately was smiling jamming out... she loved the sound.

Hifiman Ananda Nano. I never tire of them. I love the detailed sound. Plenty enough bass for me too. I can listen to them for hours. I find them comfortable too.

I have dt1990 pro mk1 and they simply don't work for gaming, i cannot connect with the game, i get no environment awareness, can't tell my own position in the game, but for music they're outstanding, it sounds very vibrant, any sound has a vibration, like feeling individual sounds touching my eardrum. Sometimes they can be bright AF, it takes time to get used to them, you may not like them instantly. I prefer them over my HD 800 any day. Also tried hifiman ananda nano for 2 days, the treble quality is insane but I dislike the bass, lower mids and mids on them, it sounds too thin/tiny, sounds don't have any weight, it doesn't sound dynamic. Worse than dt1990 pro for gaming, it sounds "screechy" wihout any warm/rumble and the imaging is awful for gaming, it's like playing with IEMs. Keep those Hyperx for gaming.

EQ is the way to get it all. AR5000 is good without. 105 AER likely has blunted detail like 109 Pro so AR5000 would be better from that perspective as well. X2HR are an easy comfy listen just a bit lofi and 130ish USD seems pretty pricy for them (often $80). HE400se, HD550 and Fiio FT1 are worth considering if you don't want to EQ. Ananda Nano with EQ is excellent for example, but almost unlistenable without.

Yeah, Nano is almost unlistenably bright/harsh for me without EQ, but no issue at all after. The bass and clarity on them is clearly better than Ananda Stealth.

Without EQ HD550 (650 close second) and with EQ Ananda Nano. 550 is the best tuned easily, but lacks a bit of 650 magic that would work with Adele pretty well, but still needs EQ to overall beat 550 imo. Nano is pretty bad in stock, but excellent when the treble is balanced and bass risen a bit.

109 Pro's have really poor sound quality for the price. They sound muffled and the treble is boosted to hide that a bit. Literally an HE400se is more "technical". Love the design as well, but for sound quality a poor choice. I also prefer the Anandas to Aryas since the bass is better and timbre is a bit better.

I have the ananda nano for $350. I absolutely love the sound. Its made me listen to my entire music collection all over again. However, QC issues are making me think of returning them. LMK how you feel about them, maybe it will help me with my decision as well.

Try to get a hifiman Ananda nano and a simple DAC/amp