These are full-size, over-ear, open-back planar magnetic headphones with HIFIMAN’s Stealth Magnet design and a detachable cable. The open-back part is important. They’re meant for listening at home, ...
The Audiophiliac compares Hifiman’s new $1K cans against some higher priced models. In short, the Ananda held its own. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end ...
Planar magnetic headphones used to be the kind of thing you’d spend $500 or more to get into. The HIFIMAN Ananda changed that conversation when it launched, and at $249, it moves that conversation ...
Welcome back to Golden Ears, our column dedicated to all things high-end audio. In this series, we take a look at the upper crust of audio products to see what makes them special and worth the high ...
At $799, the refreshed HiFiMAN ANANDA-BT planar magnetic wireless headphones include a R2R DAC and Stealth Magnet technology. HiFiMAN has responded with an updated version of its wireless ANANDA-BT ...
HiFiMAN launches three new planar magnetic open back headphones priced from $399 to $799, because why release just one? All of them arrive with a redesigned headband and comfort strap, a clear step up ...
It isn't often we award five stars to a product. The last pair of headphones to earn this distinction were the Grado GS1000 in 2007. Before you get too excited about the rating at the top of the page, ...
Sitting beside me is a complicated stack of portable geekery. An Astell & Kern XB10 Bluetooth puck sits atop a miniDSP HA-DSP, which in turn feeds into a Fiio A5. With the signal received and ...
The HIFIMAN Ananda has long been one of the go-to recommendations for mid-range HiFi headphones. We were more than a little impressed when we reviewed it back in 2021. Since then the company has ...