HIFIMAN - Arya V1

I can’t speak on the 2 but the 2C does great for metal as well. To my ears the 2C’s mid bass and mids are a little warmer than the X. I go for the 2C when I’m wanting to listen to some grunge, stoner metal. Music where the guitars aren’t doing as much technical playing. As for gaming I love both the X and 2C. I don’t really play any competitive games. Mostly single player story. I get lost in the soundtracks with both headphones. The X has a bit more punch in the sub bass which I find more immersive. Both my X and 2C are the 2021 versions

Arya stages wider to my ears. It has a bit more going on in the treble as well. Bass is great on both but I feel like the LCD-X has more impact. I find myself using the Arya when I want to really listen to a song where as the X is my go to for “fun” listening

Agree, I'm quite sure I will never get to even hear the best over the ear cans available let alone afford them. A friend brought over his HD800S (they were great), I own HD 700's ,Arya's and XS editions. I'll be 70 in three weeks so they will probably have to do..

I ask my doctor to look into my ears and then I use ear oil from pharmacy until it clears out / it's soft enough for the earwash procedure. My first question reading the title was what kind of headphones you're using in general, and the 40 dollar BT headphones kinda answered it. Majority of consumer grade cans have VERY colored sound with plenty of emphasis on bass and a little in somewhere in upper mids / low highs. The 'fancy' stuff reaches for more balanced kind of audio response, which can and will sound dry and boring for someone, who is used to very colored sound. It really depends how you want to listen to music, too. How noisy is the environment, for instance. I have Sundaras and had the chance to listen to some cans of interest in an audio store. Arya (they only had unveiled, because fuck my anxiety right?) didn't sound any different on first listen, but LCD-X was ...INTENSE. To the point of "holy fuck, my head" They both cost somewhere around 1000€ tho, and I am very happy with my Sunnies.

^ yea. The only thing close for that would be Arya. And even then that’s an open back planar and while it’s def a good experience, especially if you’ve never had a very big soundstage type headphone, it’s not going to “blow your mind” the way some people make it seem. It’s great, but headphones can’t give you the type of experiences a theater or a speaker set up could.

Learn to EQ and add a similar V shape to the Arya. “Hifi” headphones, especially planars like Arya take EQ super well, you can add a shit ton of bass and it’ll thump harder than the xm4, while not getting muddy and still having a good amount of clarity and detail

Edition XS. Not sure how much they are in euro but they’re about 210$ USD and genuinely I think it has the best audio for the price, and since it’s a huge open driver it has great space sense for games. If you can spend a bit more I’d look into what’s the cheapest you can get a hifiman Arya because that truly is a step up.

Arya or XS? I owned both and was lucky enough to upgrade my Arya to he1k but they’re both great, edition XS has a spot in my heart personally cuz it’s my first “audiophile” headphone, but I think you seriously can’t beat it for the price, unless you know 6xx is the headphone for you, but even then I think XS is a better headphone in like every way aside from build quality but it’s not like it’s that bad on XS. Def a bit of gamble sometimes but that’s what warranty is for

They’re not atp plain and simple. For the price of a new bathys mg, you can get a regular bathys and a pair of hifiman Aryas. They’re def an upgrade but not only is the price increase not worth upgrading if you have original bathys, unless you just HAVE to be that person with the newest, like I said buying bathys for ~600$ US and then literally doing anything else with the other 600$ is the best option.

se que no es espanol pero siento que entenderas. depende el dinero pero por mas o menos 5-600$ puedes comprar hifiman arya y es muy bueno para eso, si tienes pocomas alrededor de 800-1k USD$ puedes comprar hifiman he1000 stealth cual es increible y impresionante con musica de jazz y intrumentos en el general.

Hd600 is over hyped. I’ve got a 6xx. Not at all close to the Arya. Ik there’s a huge price difference. In terms of value, I think the sundara is better.

The Arya is a vast improvement over the XS in fit. The XS comes off with even the slightest movement unless you mod it.

Similar issues with my Arya. After going from a Sundara to Arya, the clamping force is substantially weaker on the Arya. The Sundara is like a vice grip in comparison. It isn't an issue anymore, I sort of grew into it and actually prefer it now. But they could clamp a little tighter for my liking.

Arya's are a improved version of the edition XS, better and smoother high's and less sibilant, similar tuning.

There is no best, it's subjective. Though I would generally prefer open-backs over closed backs, especially when you're just using them in your chair and not a noisy environment. "Audiophile grade" is also not a clearly defined term. There are a lot of good options available for under 1000$, I would recommend ordering a few different pairs and comparing them. Like, as far as open-backs are concerned, get a Hifiman Arya, Sennheiser HD 6XX and maybe a Beyerdynamic DT1990 (note that there's two versions, you can get some great deals on the older MK1 but it has a very spicy treble). If you really need/want something closed, your options will be more limited, you could try a Senny HD620 and Beyer DT1770. Personally, I think the AKG K702 (open) for 180 USD is an incredible deal, but some don't like the mid-heavy sound. And there's no doubt there are better headphones to be had for three or four times the price, but they won't really sound three of four times better, and whether it's worth it spending so much is up to you.

i did. i use hifiman arya and an el2 amp. way more expensive but you only live once so yolo.