Btw. if someone want a higher endish planar, then this or the Audeze LCD-X? Both of them need EQ, but the latter seems more solid for the price.
I have the Arya (although not the recent revision - hate these multiple revisions without a name change - they could just call them V1, V2 etc.
If you think about it, they both take to EQ very well, but Arya to me is way more comfortable than anything Audieze ever made, it's also completely open - I mean, take them off your head and use them as speakers kind of open
I can wear them all day long and be completely comfortable (and I in fact do that very often).
Audezes are built like tanks though - but I'm happy with the BQ of my Aryas - and I don't abuse my stuff so don't see any issues coming up in the future.
So overall, I would say the experience is better with the Aryas - but I am biased as hell, they are my go-to phones.