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HIFIMAN Arya (Stealth Magnet)

#13 overall · open-back planar wired · counts updated Oct 2026

HIFIMAN Arya (Stealth Magnet)

Ranked #13 of 31: 53 people recommend it and 68 say they own it. Most repeated praise: Named the best headphone heard by a member who has used more than 260 sets. Most repeated complaint: Big; the egg-shaped cups do not suit every head.

Recommended as the planar end-game most people can actually afford now that it sells for about $600.

Planar end-gameSpaceMoney no object
People who recommend it
53
Say they own it
68
Mentions
689
Posts read
1,903
Check price on Amazon · $599

Price when checked (Sep 2026): $599. Launched at $1,599; Amazon listed $599 on the check date.

What owners love

3
  • Named the best headphone heard by a member who has used more than 260 sets
  • Owners moved to it from Focal Clear and HD 6XX and stopped looking
  • Light for its size; effortless, wide planar sound

The complaints

3
  • Big; the egg-shaped cups do not suit every head
  • HIFIMAN build and quality-control worries follow it
  • Needs power

The 16 sources

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Owner = the person says they use it. Recommendation = passed on without saying so. Dates are when the thread or video was posted.

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