HIFIMAN HE1000se
A former $3,500 flagship now at $1,699 — everyone hears the detail and the stage; nobody agrees on the treble.
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HiFiMan
Planar-magnetic open-backs
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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
- Based in
- Tianjin, China
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HIFIMAN HE6 Remastered
The legend is back, comfortable at last, and still hungry. Whether it slams like the legend is the argument.
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HIFIMAN Ananda Unveiled
Flagship grille-less tech at mid-fi money — and one narrow band of treble that reviewers cannot agree is air or glare.
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HIFIMAN Edition XV
The HIFIMAN that finally isn't bright — which moved the argument from too much treble to not enough.
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HIFIMAN 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.
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HIFIMAN Susvara
The most worshipped headphone in the hobby, and the one that measures worst against its own legend.
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HIFIMAN HE1000 Stealth
A $2,999 flagship now sold for $949 — and the HE1000 that no two listeners describe the same way.
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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.
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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.
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HiFiMan HE400se
The default first planar — near-universally recommended, thoroughly amp-hungry, and quietly split on whether it's bright, warm or just neutral.
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HIFIMAN Arya Stealth Magnet Version
Flagship-lineage detail and a huge stage for a fraction of the price — over a bright top end that thrills some ears and fatigues others.
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HIFIMAN Edition XS
Ananda-grade sound and a gargantuan soundstage for mid-fi money — over a bright top end reviewers split between crisp detail and glass.
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Prices in USD, recorded when each review was updated.