r/negative
Don't buy them. Awesome sound (IMHO better than Sundara, I owned both), but major design flaw and bad build quality. Not just a personal opinion.
Aune AR5000 Headphones
Aune AR5000 Full-Size Open-Back Headphones with MLD Driver, Dynamic Driver, Detachable Cable, Over-Ear HiFi Hi-Res Audiophile Headphones for HiFi System, Home Audio, DAP
By Aune
101mentions46%positive$239.00typicalr/headphones+8pros/−6cons
What one Redditor said
“I've tried both and kept the AR5000 - details on the XS are better but I preferred the heavier "note weight" on the aune much more - plus the XS felt like a toy so I probably would have returned it on”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +easy to drive
- +comfortable
- +angled drivers
- +Amazing thd
- +Lower than some planars
- +Lower than any other dd headphone i've seen
- +Sound awesome
- +Better than sundara
Cons
6- −broke
- −design flaw
- −production integrity issue
- −Breaking at the meeting point between headband and yolk
- −Happend to me twice in less than 6 months
- −Breaking plastic
Where Reddit talks about it
101 comments · 6 subreddits
r/headphones23%
53 mentions↑ 220
r/HeadphoneAdvice41%
37 mentions↑ 57
r/AVexchange33%
6 mentions↑ 9
r/HeadphonesAdvice100%
2 mentions↑ 2
r/JapaneseWatches0%
1 mentions↑ 1
r/Watchexchange0%
1 mentions↑ 2
Reddit reviews
+ 31~ 29− 41
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative4
A few reviewers were praising the AR5000 build quality, and now we're seeing posts of them breaking at points reinforced with plastic.
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative2
The 550 is far more durable than the AR5000.
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative1
Just jumped up from the AR5000 to the Stealth. It is an emphasis on "up". Better detail, better bass control, wider and, so far in BF6, finding it a bit better in picking up who is out to kill me.
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative1
The Aune AR5000 goes for a warmer tonality than the 550. This can be perceived as more "muddy" or less "clear".
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative1
They were good, but they did just sound a bit muddy and veiled compared to what I was expecting.
r/HeadphoneAdviceneutral1
I just got ar5000, sound is a little strange on solid state amp hifiman serenade, on tube amp cayin ha-3a is alot better ant targets a high end sound;)
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive1
The clarity is crazy. ... Even using an underpowered Audio Device the AR5000 blows away the others. Even all stock - AR5000 blows them away.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive1
Music was where the AR5000 really surprised me. I listened to it back to back with the HD490 Pro and preferred the AR5000 for music, which I wasn't expecting.
r/headphonesneutral6
Aune AR5000 vs Edition XS which one got the worst quality.
r/headphonesnegative3
Owned ar5000 before, i know something is wrong with the hinge or swivel system. Glad i didnt like the sound and let it go.
r/headphonesneutral1
I was between Aune AR5000 ,Ananda nano,and Fosi I5 , get an good Offer and gone to Fosi I5 .
r/headphonesneutral1
> I was between Aune AR5000 ,Ananda nano,and Fosi I5 , get an good Offer and gone to Fosi I5 .its a TANK!! Very strong comfortable , **ear pads are kinda fragile and head strap sucks,but I fixed both.
r/headphonesnegative2
My broken after 4 months AR5000's would disagree with you. The joints below the sliders are plastic.
r/headphonesnegative15
Then, about 4 months after I bought it, the joint below the slider snapped. One of the few places on the headphone made of plastic and its really unfortunate.
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