The HIFIMAN General

[Soria Moria]

HIFIMAN is a regularly discussed company and who frequently releases new headphones. Instead of making a thread for each release I thought it could work nicely to have a thread for all of their products. They seem to be having a new product release period.

 

[Soria Moria]

Wireless Anandas announced with R2R dac.
It also seems to finally have cup swivel.

 

[Soria Moria]

HE1000 Unveiled for the extra brave ones out there.

 

[Mr Swing King]

Seems like a sensible idea for a thread
Hifiman releases “new” headphones all the time…though most of them only really change cosmetically.
I’m still waiting on a lighter take on the HE500, which to my mind still is Hifiman’s finest hour.
The HE5XX certainly wasn’t it, merely a Deva dressed in black with a different headband and dual cable connections. Nahh please give me the real deal Hifiman, pretty please!

 

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Hifiman Arya Unveiled. Guess this is their new thing.

 

[Soria Moria]

And for a genuinely interested product, the Hifiman Isvarna. A closed back multiple driver headphone with dynamic drivers for bass and planar for midrange and highs.

 

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[Dazerdoreal]

Also this ridiculous "unveiled" idea.

Sometimes it seems like they are intentionally trolling (and milking) their high-end customers to keep the prices lower for the low- to mid-price models.

 

[Mr Swing King]

^The new Unveiled models do look better from a pure sound quality pov. The 6/7k peak is now gone and the uppermids look a smidgen better.
I’m not entirely sold on the completely exposed magnets though…

 

[Soria Moria]

^The new Unveiled models do look better from a pure sound quality pov. The 6/7k peak is now gone and the uppermids look a smidgen better.
I’m not entirely sold on the completely exposed magnets though…
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That Arya looks fantastic but yeah the "unveiled" part makes it a no-buy to me.

 

[Soria Moria]

4 new announcements.
Edition XV. ¥2499 / $350 USD

 

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Audivinia LE. ¥2599 / $360
Hifiman closed-back headphones are usually terrible. Maybe this one is decent since they have the guts to make yet more

 

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Ananda Unveiled. ¥3499 / $490
Only get these if you are brave enough to risk them

 

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HE600. ¥5199 / $720
The most expensive of the new 4 ones
389 grams. Much lighter than the HE6

 

[Gitfiddle]

Really they could just release HE402SE; and it just be the HE400SE that goes through QC twice. I bet it would sell like mad.

 

[Ahmonge]

So, what's the natural replacement for an old Ananda? The nano or the unveiled?

 

[beeface]

Came here expecting a new headphone called "the General"

 

[a5ehren]

Really they could just release HE402SE; and it just be the HE400SE that goes through QC twice. I bet it would sell like mad.

Right? I bought some Arya Stealth *refurbs* from them and they died within 2 weeks.

 

[Gitfiddle]

Right? I bought some Arya Stealth *refurbs* from them and they died within 2 weeks.

I've been lucky with my he400se and they have been fantastic for about 9 months so far. I've heard so many horror stories like yours though. I got a third party warranty plan because of that kind of issue.

 

[boot.leg]

Wonder if Amir's gonna test the HE600, he's done all previous iterations of the HE6 series.