Hifiman Arya Review (headphone)

[Blorg]

I mean Hifiman and in general not just you. I tried to get a replacement headband for my pre-Stealth Arya, I was told by Hifiman that they do not sell replacement headbands. Instead I bought some stuff to pad/protect the headband and hopefully it lasts forever and doesn't break.

If you mean the strap part, you can buy them third party, and they're dirt cheap. Like $5 cheap. Can even upgrade to the HE1000/Susvara style, which is a bit nicer and I think more durable. Look on AliExpress.

Arya style, $4.50:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mLjLeEq

HE1000/Susvara style, $6-9:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mKEPSVk

 

[Soria Moria]

I don’t know what this messy looking target is but the Organic does look bright as I’ve been hearing!

 

[Blorg]

@Soria Moria I believe it's diffuse field with a 10dB tilt, it's something headphones.com have been working on for the 5128.

Resolve's B&K 5128 Headphone Target - you can try the EQ's.....

You're a good guy @MrBrainwash but I don't think this is particularly relevant to the thread. What's the relevance to B&K5128? Resolve's B&K 5128 Headphone Target - you can try the EQ's This is my try of this target by create eq in indirect way. I have comparision to other models eq'ed in...

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B&K 5128 Target - Community Input Thread

Yes it’s now 10dB tilt. I will need to redo all the profiles essentially.

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[Soria Moria]

@Soria Moria I believe it's diffuse field with a 10dB tilt, it's something headphones.com have been working on for the 5128.

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Resolve's B&K 5128 Headphone Target - you can try the EQ's.....

You're a good guy @MrBrainwash but I don't think this is particularly relevant to the thread. What's the relevance to B&K5128? Resolve's B&K 5128 Headphone Target - you can try the EQ's This is my try of this target by create eq in indirect way. I have comparision to other models eq'ed in...

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B&K 5128 Target - Community Input Thread

Yes it’s now 10dB tilt. I will need to redo all the profiles essentially.

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Have there been any big listening tests conducted to determine that it's a good target? I don't know how I feel about that.

 

[Blorg]

Have there been any big listening tests conducted to determine that it's a good target? I don't know how I feel about that.

There's 38 pages of arguing over that in the linked ASR thread, you can peruse at your leisure.

 

[GaryH]

Have there been any big listening tests conducted to determine that it's a good target? I don't know how I feel about that.

No. And for this reason it should be ignored.

 

[NDRQ]

I just bought the Arya Organic, and I'm a former pre-Stealth Arya owner. It's definitely an improvement over the regular based on my listening impressions. Treble sounds more subdued (but still a bright sounding headphone IMO). I think I hear a peak at around 7 000 kHz and 10 000 kHz when using tone generator. Comfort is the same as the regular Arya meaning good to me. I love how it looks since I've always been jealous of the wood trim on the models above Arya. Excited for measurements to come out so I can make a nice EQ profile!

Uhh, Double peak in the high frequencies, it seems like every Arya is an easy pass for me. I guess at least it is soo "airy" and "detailed" due to the boosted higs..

 

[bodhi]

Uhh, Double peak in the high frequencies, it seems like every Arya is an easy pass for me. I guess at least it is soo "airy" and "detailed" due to the boosted higs..

I guess that is why some consider Arya to be on "completely other level" than lower Hifiman offering by many.

 

[Matias]

HiFIMAN Arya Organic - Official Thread

This is the place to discuss all things to do with the HiFiMAN Arya Organic. Here are HiFiMAN Arya Organic measurements. B&K Default (this is going to be the the new normal for representing data, which is compensated to flat DF and represented as a tilt, because nobody likes flat DF)...

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[GaryH]

Uhh, Double peak in the high frequencies, it seems like every Arya is an easy pass for me. I guess at least it is soo "airy" and "detailed" due to the boosted higs..

While I agree with the boosted highs => 'airy' / fake 'detail', at least some of that peaking is down to the B&K 5128 (yet another reason to ignore headphones.com's target for it, and another blow for 5128 proponents claiming its supposed high accuracy). Best to just look at GRAS measurements with the Harman target instead:

 

[Soria Moria]

I’m just waiting for someone to make an EQ preset for the RME ADI-2 so I can stop being bothered by the treble.

 

[GaryH]

Its response doesn't look too different to the Arya Stealth, so you could try Oratory's EQ for that and adjust the bands listed in the bottom-right of the pdf to preference (in particular bands 2 and 8 for 'shoutuiness' and 'airiness'):

Hifiman Arya Stealth (RME ADI-2).pdf

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[Soria Moria]

Its response doesn't look too different to the Arya Stealth, so you could try Oratory's EQ for that and adjust the bands listed in the bottom-right of the pdf to preference (in particular bands 2 and 8 for 'shoutuiness' and 'airiness'):

Hifiman Arya Stealth (RME ADI-2).pdf

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That’s true. Worth a try.

 

[flipflop]

I’m just waiting for someone to make an EQ preset for the RME ADI-2 so I can stop being bothered by the treble.

Hifiman Arya (RME ADI-2 preset).pdf

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[Matias]

I’m just waiting for someone to make an EQ preset for the RME ADI-2 so I can stop being bothered by the treble.

I would try 1 band, very wide Q to cover the offending range, and dial down gain to taste. Maybe centered on 10 kHz.

 

[Matias]

Arya Stealth measured.

Hifiman Arya Stealth Magnet - Discussion

Just got a new unit in. Here are the measurements: B&K 5128 Default: Compensated to flat DFHRTF and represented with a 10dB tilt since nobody likes flat DF B&K 5128 Raw: GRAS (vs Harman OE 2018): GRAS Sound Signature (Smoothed to same degree as target): In my view, both the...

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[Soria Moria]

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[Robbo99999]

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Ha, not really a massive amount of a difference! (The y-axis on your graph is a tad big which makes the differences look a little smaller, as we aim for a 50dB spread on the y-axis here on ASR, and you've got a tad over 55dB, but I don't suppose that would effect how it would look that much.)

 

[Jimbob54]

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Even more interesting when you add the Edition XS which can be had for a third of the price of some of these

 

[Blorg]

Even more interesting when you add the Edition XS which can be had for a third of the price of some of these

Subjectively, it's very close to the Arya Stealth, IMO, I had both. HE1000 Stealth does sound a little bit better to me (sighted, subjective opinion) but it's huge diminishing returns.