HIFIMAN HE1000 V2 Over Ear Planar Magnetic Headphone

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The more money you sunk into a Hifiman, the better it would do this department, which seems to be the case with the HE1000 Stealth. Main obsessive pairing was with Hifiman EF600 as a DAC-AMP as well as a standalone amp paired with Hiby R6proII and Ibasso DX90. I changed back to the Audeze Maxwell for something else and noticed how compressed that sounded immediately compared to the HE1000. The large protruding soundstage of the HE-1000v2 that is emanating in front of you is smaller now, tighter packed, but far more sharper in how everything is rendered within it and never blurry or similarly diffuse. These pack some weighty and authoritative punch when asked for, and it's a well rounded one, not a fast thin boom like the Arya.

If the track is clean, percussions will be restitute fastly and fully, theyr will have a tactile contour and never sound half cook or thin, nor too boosted in texture grain.While this sound impression is mostly based on EF600 DAC-AMP pairing, diversify test I do confirm these are source transparent as well as scaling up with power output. The actual bass measurements are barely different between the two in the bass regions, so it makes me wonder if the stealth magnets just made it a lot cleaner in distortion and that's why it doesn't sound like it's trying to hard to sound big in the bass. Thei no sudden high pitch peak, nor overly warmed lower register, the natural release is there too and blossom in the air widely.

There is more bite now, less rounding and softening, more tactility or physicality in the transients. I want to hear this version of the HE1000, as it's the one I see referenced for anyone who wants to hear Hifimans without the aggressive treble peaks. While vocals and guitars sound better on something like a Autuer or a HD650, they are still enjoyable on the HE1000 Stealth. However, the Arya Organic was really freaking good overall, except for still some treble spikes that seemed to bother me.As can be noticed in my previous reviews but also in those of others, there is a pattern that so far never broke.

We can just say it offer a natural effortless balance too, fully cohesive that doesn't left anything behind so depending of you attention focus, their something for everyone bass, mids and treble wise. I don't feel the HE1000 Stealth is held back much by the Piety (as it's pretty easy to drive,) but it does sound like I'd be able to get a bit more out of it with a beefier amp. Yet the pairing need to be carefully choosen, I don't consider EF600 my end game choice since it's not cleanest DAC-AMP out there and how it color the sound is similar to tonal balance boost of HE1K (mid to lower mids warmth and heft). This not only offers better comfort but also an improved seal of the cushions around the ears and on the head for better bass.The attack sustain-release of Audivina is longer and extract more sound info of natural resonance recorded even if for ex piano note don't fall as heavily, ill be able to know more easily if the pianist press sustain pedal with Audivina due to crisper center stage. Because when I hook them up to Hifiman EF600, vocal presence stretch even more as well as headroom goes gigantic in a way your part of the soundscape, not in a concert hall way where you seated back in the row, for this, Arya is more appropriate. Again, in front of the eyes, layered with such finesse that not only the relative positioning of instruments, singers or objects can be perceived, but also the actual depth between them.

I wonder if he got a bad HE1000Stealth, because mine is a lot less bright (still f'ing bright though - just not to that extreme) than his measurements showed, and every other measurement of it has smooth treble from 3-5khz. The kick drum doesnt feel flat at all, its round and thumpy with a natural presentation, in the track Influxius by Aki Rissanen we never struggle finding the kick drum presence even if it's softed a bit in presence definition edge.The ear pad material has been changed from velour to polyester with an improved headband design and slimmer ear cups. I remember clearly the first moment with these, I was outside under bright sun and hook them to portable dac-amp Xduoo XD05plus, expecting mediocre performance. I really do enjoy the overall sound and it has made me want to check out a lot more of my collection trying these Headphones instead of listening via Speakers. The Stealth Magnets did things to the sound in exactly the way I have alluded to in the previous revisions of the Arya, Sundara and HE400 Headphones. Then for percussions, it's similar, but do underline how capable are these headphones to deliver speedy attack when needed.