Arya Organic

Stealth V3 was better especially for gaming than all \~20 other headphones i tried for 2-4 weeks each but then organic immediately beat it by a mile, especially in imaging and soundstage (with EQ all headphones) and i think organic is where you have the last good price increase that actually yields enormous changes. Then i tried HE1000se, and it just perfected everything for me. Imaging in V3 in the front angle was bad in games, sides were fine, Organic fixed it and with HEKSE i hear things literally noone in my team hears and when they hear it later they dont know where it comes from yet. I give so many more sound comms now because it feels like i went from being deaf to having hearing Try the organic, for me it was only \~55€ difference to V3 and it is so much better. https://preview.redd.it/m5m5rne8bzvg1.jpeg?width=8160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=52352ad36446a112e4ccacff4dc7829ec5e235fa

Good skip, Organic is a straight upgrade to V3 I didnt try Unveiled, but from all the reviews i found, HEKSE is simply better overall, HEKU is more detailed but to a point where its getting to be too much if you catch me. You can find a lot of opinions on it vs HEKSE and for my use case (competetive gaming and enjoying music secondary) i dont think i will find something better than HEKSE. Might try HEKU for a month at some point tho just to see

I see you've already said the Arya Organics are out of your budget, but I thought I'd chime in with my two cents anyways. A little bit of context, I also mostly listen to metal and rock of varying sorts. Ranging from Muse or Twenty-one pilots to Avenged Sevenfold to Paleface Swiss, but I'll sometimes venture into some pop, alt rock and rap too, as well as some soundtracks, mostly Hans Zimmer and some video game OSTs. I recently decided to be financially irresponsible and buy the Arya Organics as my first step into the world of planars. I had previously been using HD660S, DT 770 PRO X and my daily driver DT 1990 pro. And all I can say is wow. Just wow, they truly do sound incredible. I know some people can be quite sensitive to the Beyer's treble but that never really bothered me at all, and apparently some find the Organics too bright but that also doesn't bother me at all. In fact I think I quite prefer that. The bass on them is also very impressive for being an open back. The speed and clarity while still sounding exciting and fun is great. Although I love my 660S, they always felt quite flat and dull, and never had that slam and thump in the low end, but that's not the case for the Organics. It's the same reason the DT1990 became my daily driver since that was a more well rounded headphone imo. I haven't put any EQ on and don't really feel the need to. They truly are an endgame headphone and has quickly become my new daily driver cans. So although the Organics might be outside your budget (and rightly so lol) I'd still have a close look at the Arya lineup as they all seem like solid choices and should be somewhat similar, just pick one that falls within budget.

I have the Jotenhiem 2 and had the HD800S and Arya Organic, I believe for gaming the Stealth is better because of soundstage and more accurate measurement of directions proximity. I am currently on IEMs, hard to go back to Open backs headphones. Kiwi Ears Astral are really good IEM for gaming. Is literally endgame for most people and really good for music as-well. Currently using the Monarchs MK4, my end game. I also have the HD560S, HD6XX, HD490 Pros, Pros are technically better than Stealth and Organic, and much cheaper and very good for music, recommend velour pads instead of cloth. DM me for more detail if you want.

Just finished mixing/mastering a film with the LCD X and Focal Clears. I did notice that there were some things that both headphones weren’t the best at for translating into a theatre space. I did another film project mix using a pair of hifiman organics and loved those waaaay better! They reminded me way more of speakers. Personally I would like at the organics - they are cheaper my friend l. Currently trying out the he1000se and will look into the Diana MR which are much more expensive. That being said I would have been happy to stick with the organics.

there's more distance between something like an LCD-2 and an Arya Organic than there is between a Utopia and a HD600 so I don't find it particularly useful to measure sound quality in dollars.

Same here, I've only ever owned Hifiman headphones like the arya organics and Edition XS so I want to dip my toes into some nice closed backs with some great bass as a mix up.

I see people recommending the Arya stealth. I have the Arya organics so I can understand that recommendation. Literally the best headphones I've used so far.

You should check out r/headphones or r/headphoneadvice you will get better feedback. What’s your budget? That’s the most important thing to know going in. Depending on the type of headphones you get you’ll need an amp and a DAC, and a good source (lossless or CD). Lots to think about

Gotcha. I use a pair of Arya Organic Planar Headphones. I upgraded from a Sundara a couple years ago. These are for dedicated listening and bleed a lot of sound, so if you don’t have private space it might be too much external noise for other people. That said they sound amazing. Tight punchy bass, great instrument separation, details/clarity, soundstage is nice too (not “the best” but still great). Lots of sparkle at the top but not too sibilant or harsh. Everything I’ve thrown at them sounds amazing. Tool shines too and you can really hear all the little details and Danny’s ghost notes and all that. The production/stereo effects shine too. For example on Ænema you can hear the “learn to swim, learn to swim” part like circle around you. Some people don’t like planar but I find the detail retrieval top notch. They are pricey but you’d have to spend quite a bit more IMO to get better. I use an SMSL H0200 and an SMSL D0200 MKII for an amp/dac and am very happy with both. Cheers, good luck!