HIFIMAN - HE1000 Stealth Magnet

My favorite headphones are the meze elite, and they share a lot of similarities to the 105 aer as said in another comment. Other headphones I tend to enjoy on the daily are hd560s, hd6xx, dt1990 and the he1000 stealth. Although as I said, the 105 aer tends to be my daily pick. They sound amazing and are very comfortable! Edit: forgot about music. It depends somewhat on the headphone. The meze elite is very fun with movie scores and big symphonies, but on the daily i listen to anything from ásgeir to some Ren. 105 aer works for it all.

It's currently a tossup between my HE1000 Stealth and Empyrean II. Love them both for very different reasons

Fun can w too much bass and treble for me.  HEK Stealth and Arya U both better as is a refurbed or used HE-6 SE or SE 2.

I have the HE1000 Stealth which isn’t identical but as understand it quite similar and I would say yes absolutely. Some people seem to feel the egg shaped hifimans lack slam but that isn’t my experience.

Hifiman Arya Organic + Topping DX3 Pro+ or Topping DX5 II if you want something with a screen and more power. make sure to turn down the highs and turn up the bass with an eq. Ez pz, just a low shelf at 100 and a high shelf at 10k-15khz depending on your tastes. After that just enjoy. I'm using something extremely similar to the Organic, the HE1000 V2 Stealth with a Topping DX5 II, it's my endgame. With a 7 db bass boost it makes my head numb and it has enough details/separation to make me go sometimes "zamn", but with my own eq it's just a very "good" set. I dont look for a "wow" factor, I just want great quality reproduction if that makes sense. If you want a wow factor, you certainly can do that with eq, these headphones take EQ really well. My recommendations : Hifiman Arya Stealth + Topping DX3 Pro+ (minimum) Hifiman Arya Organic + Topping DX5 II (Maximum) Depending on where you live and the local pricing, things may be in or out of budget but if possible, the last stack is literally endgame. I can't stress how nice it feels to have endless amounts of power on tap. I've listened to headphones costing 4000 USD (LCD-5) and they're not significantly better. Better, yes, but not what the price would suggest at all. The Arya Organic is literal endgame. If money is tight right now, get the Organic and a little TRN Black Pearl with balanced cables and then upgrade to the Topping DX5 II later on. After that just call it quits. Other headphones do some things better but not all of them. Whereas the Susvara will be a genuine upgrade in all aspects by 5-25% but it costs 5-10x more. Diminishing returns.

Bro save your money and just get the Arya stealth. Spend that extra money on getting yourself a better chain. Arya benefits from a nice solid state amp. I had a burson soloist 3x and boy oh Boy it’s so beautiful sounding. I’ve had Arya, he1k stealth, focal clear, hd800 all the good stuff. In the price range your talking diminishing results are real.

HD 600 boring as hell. Not even good at doing the main thing its supposed to be for (neutrality) HE 1000 Stealth was massively better while still being neutral-ish, and there ware cheaper alternatives like Arya and XS. I am heavily biased in favor of extreme treble and bass.

We have similar needs. 1 and 4 might be at odds with each other though. Energetic cans tend to fatigue fast. They grab more attention and jump at you. Arya Unveiled seems to be amazing and close to perfect but i'm not sure if it's energetic and punchy. Focal and Audeze both have not so great tuning imo, not great comfort, also i have doubts in sub bass of Focal. New Hifiman HE600 worth looking in to. HE6se also but it has questionable build, comfort, efficiency. Arya Organic probably fits you best but it will be bright and fatiguing. HE1000 Stealth might be your best bet in being smoother yet still engaging. I used HE1000se last 2 years. I loved everything about them except they werent engaging and fun. I used Arya Stealth before and i'd say they were engaging and fun but also fatiguing. I think the safest recommendation here is HE600 if your head is small because i heard they clamp hard on big heads. I'm thinking about HE1000 Stealth and HE6se V2 for myself. HE1000 platform has great build, comfort and sound quality imo. HE6se lack in build and comfort but people say they have legendary slam and tactile sound. What i recommend for you is Arya Unveiled and HE600. Both have excellent tuning. All you need is a good bass shelf. Arya will give you more stagey sound, HE600 will give you more energetic sound. If you want only 1 headphone then weigh your priorities. Maybe HE1000 Stealth. I personally feel like HE600 is the safest recommendation out there. It probably has a sound that will be liked by everyone but not gonna have some of the goodies of eggshape ones. Beware the fit. Very comfy for some, unusable for others.

I'm going to say no based on the following selection of headphones that I own: Dynamic: Verite Open, Focal Elegia, Beyerdynamic T5/3rd generation and HD650, Planar: DCA E3, DCA Noire, Hifiman HE1000 Stealth, Audeze LCD-2f. IEMs: FiiO FH7s, Westone Mach 40; earbuds: Galaxy Buds Pro 2, Galaxy Buds Pro 3, Jabra Elite Active 8, Sennheiser True Momentum 4, Bose QC II, Bose QC Ultra and ANC headphones Bose NC700, Bose QC Ultra, Sony XM5 and B&W Px8.

Agree. Have some he1000v2. Absolutely love the speed of the bass.