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HiFiMan
HiFiMan is an audio company founded by Fang Bian in 2005 (originally as Head-Direct) and based in Tianjin, China, best known for large open-back planar-magnetic headphones spanning a wide range of prices.
- Founded
- 2005
- Headquarters
- Tianjin, China
- Known for
- Planar-magnetic open-backs
- Reviews
- 9 reviews
Latest reviews
Headphone· $199· 2026-08-01HIFIMAN Deva Pro
Half the reviews call the treble smooth, half call it fatiguing — and the graphs say both camps are describing the same 5 kHz.
12 sourcesconsensus 707 contested
Headphone· $6000· 2026-07-30HIFIMAN Susvara
The most worshipped headphone in the hobby, and the one that measures worst against its own legend.
16 sourcesconsensus 766 contested
Headphone· $949· 2026-07-30HIFIMAN HE1000 Stealth
A $2,999 flagship now sold for $949 — and the HE1000 that no two listeners describe the same way.
16 sourcesconsensus 793 contested
- Headphone· $769
HIFIMAN Arya Organic
The Arya that finally grew a bass shelf — over a top end that reads as air or as fatigue depending on the ears.
consensus 7714 sources2026-07-16 - Headphone· $349
HIFIMAN Ananda Nano
A Susvara-derived planar for mid-fi money — fast, resolving and reference-tuned, over a top end that thrills some and fatigues others.
consensus 7111 sources2026-07-13 - Headphone· $109
HiFiMan HE400se
The default first planar — near-universally recommended, thoroughly amp-hungry, and quietly split on whether it's bright, warm or just neutral.
consensus 6716 sources2026-07-08