HiFiMAN Ananda

Smooth & very clean! Having outlined my criteria to Taron, he recommended the Hi-fi Ananda’s and, of course, he was spot on. Have been using B&W P5’s (on ear) for a number of years, I realized shortly after buying a new IPhone, it was time to make a change. Believe me, the P5’s are great but thought an over the ear headphone would be quieter and more comfortable to wear...I did achieve that objective. Next level objective is to take a load off my IPhone and will be auditioning a Chord Mojo DAC and amp. The portability appeals to me and hope to give it a try shortly. Thank you headphones.com. Its not easy trusting an online Audio company...your return policy and product knowledge made me a believer.

Hifiman Ananda 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ First to give you an idea of the other headphones I listen to, Focal Elear and Sennheiser 6XX. So this is my initial impression of these headphones. Taron guided me with this purchase and his service and guidance were spot on as usual. My favorite place to shop for headphones. What I like: Improved soundstage over all the headphones I own so far. Wider, larger, deeper, sounds beautiful. Soundstage is the best of all the headphones I own, as is detail retrieval, tone, and overall comfort. I haven’t even touched the Schiit Loki For tone control with these headphones as their tone has been just right on for me for everything I have listened to so far which spans almost every genre of music. They are lightweight and fit well on my medium sized head. They 100% need proper amplification so don’t expect these to sound great from your phone or IPad, the previous reviewer faulted them for this however these are Large Planar headphones and you can not expect them to sound great without proper amplification. Give them power and you will be greatly rewarded with quality sound! They seem to pair beautifully with the SMSL THX amp and SU8V2 Dac. The large planar headphones sound great across the board including the low end which is not as much punch as the ELEAR’s but clean, accurate, and a pleasure to listen to. Mid’s are beautiful and done very nicely, the Treble isn’t really ever too bright for my ears with detail for days! Honestly so far these are my favorite headphones I have ever listened to. The sale price right now is amazing from headphones.com If you haven’t heard these headphones, you might be missing out. I highly recommend these headphones if you can get them at the sale price they are well worth it! If you are a bass head or like lots of bass look at my other pair the Focal Elear instead as you will get better low end punch from those especially for EDM or Hip Hop. Personally I think get them both if you can as they compliment each other quite nicely for different Genres of music. What I don’t like: The cables from the manufacture they come with don’t seem that great from a build quality perspective. No noticeable audible issue with the cables however, just kind of weird clear cheap looking cables. The headphones overall don’t have the same level of build quality as the Focal Elear’s do but what they don’t have in build quality they make up for in sound quality. To wrap it up, these are worth a listen. If you enjoy the sound of planar headphones, lightweight comfort and a detailed/wider soundstage than most headphones in their price range, these are a great option. Many have said they are the Hifiman version of a Focal Clear with of course their own sound signature. There is a great review on this website, I recommend reading it as it does a great job describing these headphones. MR

I expected more of a open stage smoother mids, not the case with these. The bass seems muddy and distorted at times. Being such a low impedance headphones you would think they would work great with an iPhone or iPad , not the case. Even with my headphone amp I have to turn up the volume a lot. Don’t get me wrong I really don’t listen to loud music I’m mor a Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall fan. Very comfortable headphones well designed but very cheap cable. Need to listen more Not happy at this time.