r/positive
compared to HD600 the Ananda has faster transients, better instrument separation, and less forward mids.
Hifiman Ananda Nano Headphones
HIFIMAN Ananda Nano Open-Back Over-Ear Planar Magnetic Hi-Fi Headphones with Stealth Magnets and Nanometer Thickness Diaphragm
By Hifiman
1mentions50%positive$319.00typical+2pros/−2cons
What Reddit thinks
Pros
2- +Good price (less than 300€)
- +Good soundstage height (can chuck noise pretty high)
Cons
2- −Doesn’t place noises precisely
- −Poor vertical imaging (places sounds out in front/behind instead of directly above/over)
Where Reddit talks about it
102 comments · 6 subreddits
r/headphones44%
43 mentions↑ 125
r/HeadphoneAdvice42%
24 mentions↑ 56
r/Hifiman36%
22 mentions↑ 55
r/audiofiliabrasil25%
4 mentions↑ 8
r/HeadphonesAdvice67%
3 mentions↑ 3
r/iems100%
3 mentions↑ 3
Reddit reviews
+ 45~ 40− 17
r/positive
In a perfect world these are just the Nanos but with a more proper sound stage
r/HeadphoneAdviceneutral3
I in no way know what I'm talking about, but I recently started my journey with Ananda Stealths. I had an old Focusrite Saffire 6 USB interface which could not drive the headphones properly through m
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive1
Enjoy the Ananda’s! The Nano’s are phenomenal with a perfect level of punch
r/HeadphoneAdviceneutral1
All Anandas iterations where made to be able to be used with portable devices.
r/HeadphoneAdviceneutral1
The Ananda Stealth v3 is about 10db less sensitive but i can still drive it without a problem using a -4Db preamp because I had put a pretty hefty bass shelf on it.
r/headphonesnegative2
I very much prefer the comfort of Arya and He1000 over the Ananda with its non-swivel yokes.
r/headphonesnegative1
Ananda/sundara headband annoying af.
r/headphonesnegative1
I very much prefer the comfort of Arya and He1000 over the Ananda with its non-swivel yokes.
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative2
The Nano and Organic are more detailed, but uncomfortably treble intense.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive2
Have the ananda nano, it is quite nice for me personally, treble isn't perfect but a -1db above 8k fixed it for me.
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative1
I personally do not like anything on Ananda line due to high treble peaks and overall worse resolution than the others I have posted.
r/HeadphoneAdvicenegative5
I would skip the Edition XS or Ananda line as “I” find the treble grainy and sibilant. I just don’t feel they are as resolving headphones as I prefer.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive1
I preferred the Ananda Nano, I could hear footsteps better than the 490 Pro. Just be aware the Nano has some intense treble.
r/HeadphoneAdvicepositive2
Personally i like them over 6xx in most aspects but very slight metallic timbre is the trade off.
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