the good ol beyer that will never broke

I’ve had two pairs, and no issues (knock on wood)

Yeah, man, same - the right driver died after around 18 months, and the leather pads cracked and came apart at the seams through only moderate use after about a year.

Big waste of money - I'd advise people to avoid the company entirely.

Yes I know but could’ve been 50$

Oh so sad. I have read about this issue multiple time before. Sometimes it is due to high volume as well and it starts working suddenly as well in 1-2 days. Do you know what could have caused it, like if you tried high volume high gain etc. May be related to voltage, but not sure

We don't have any statistics and Hifiman sounds like it's a popular brand in this sub so it's a bit problematic to draw conclusions.

It could be just that its sheer popularity could cause so many of these posts to pop up.

I'm convinced that Hifiman's quality control is terrible due to all these posts and the problems are pretty systematic as well. Should be easy to fix with higher quality solder, right? Maybe not as I have no idea what really causes drivers to lose contact

I ordered Hifiman Arya SE as an open box deal directly from Hifiman half a year ago. It came with a bad cable: Contact issues on the 6.35mm end due to too short contact part and too long plastic cover over it. Of course I got a new cable from them but it was another 1 week of waiting.

Wow same with my M&D MH40-somehow no more sound on the right-what a waste of money and paid way more in Canadian dollars 💸

$20 is a lot of money to some people.

I love my XS and question is it worth to give a try to Arya SE. From your comment I see that it's worth upgrade

a monitor upgrade is immediately noticable, audio quality will take a little while to get used to. maybe you didn't give it enough time

Wonder if drivers are any different, otherwise it will be an upset I guess.

same here. I would love to move the goalposts and get some affordable Hifimans, but the failure rates are a deterrent... unless they start offering 5 year warranty periods.

What QC lol

One of the things I wish more “seasoned” headfi fans would embrace in helping out newcomers to the hobby is that there is no best. Different fit, sound profile and style considerations are only part of what makes a best for you headset. Your personal taste and hearing ability play huge roles as well. It’s like saying what is the best wine? There isn’t a single answer, just a vast array of opinions, biases and preferences.

So I’ll follow that by listing a few I think everyone should get to try out before picking one of them as their ‘best’.

I like the style and feel of the Meze 99s. They are inexpensive for what they are and for quite a few of my friends they are as high-end as they will ever want. So you should bring them into the mix to set your own bar on whether or not doubling or tripling the cost is worth it to you.

Tried the Focal Eligia. Because they are currently more then half off. So you can feel like you are getting a $1000 headphone for $400. Personally I’m not sure they sound 2x better than the $200 Meze 99s. But your experience will be different and you may find them massively better to your ears.

The Focal Radiance, currently closing out around $900, so they reasonably represent the next price tier. I personally find these much more pleasurable then the Elegia. Even though the original prices were similar and they are both made by Focal. I think this proves personal taste plays a huge role. Or that the Elegias were never good value for money. Your call.

Finally of the closed backs I also own the original Audeze XC. While I love the sound of these, the weight and clamping becomes headache inducing after 90 minutes or so. So while they may have the best sound to my ears, other factors make them very much not “the best headphone” for me. Were they lighter or designed differently they would be my favorite/best. But again they represent another big $500 or more price increase over the Radiance. Note I demoed the Stellia and Radiance at the same time. The price step function wasn’t worth it to me. Though someday I’d love to try the Stellia beryllium drivers in the Radiance frame.

So far the Radiance hit the sweet spot more then any other closed backs I own. Soon I’ll pass along my 99 classics and Elegia so I can spend more time trying out these other three.

All of these three are likely great. One may possibly trump my Radiance, in which case I’ll move on because I found a new personal best:

• DCA Ether C (maybe over the more popular Noire)
• The old school Denon D9200
• a set of the always popular Sony Z1R.

Finally, I encourage newcomers to really explore the world of full size wireless headphones. The new Bathys or B&W could short circuit your search for DACs and Amps and make you super happy. After all, best could just as easily be “simplest” to many people.

I have an ananda that I bought used, that's out of warranty at this point. I'm not really worried, if it survived 2+ years, then I reckon it'll survive more. The failures I've seen on hifimans, I've noticed, come very quickly or straight out of the box. Can any fellow long-term owners respond with their experience? Should I be in a rush to sell my pair?

r/trademyHifimanDoorstopForYours

There is still not enough data on this subject to be officially scientifically supported as it pertains to humans specifically, so I will not he fasting for those reasons. But I do have enough data that says it will do away with my gut, so I'll take that for now, if it comes with longevity then that's a bonus.

Planar drivers generally seem to be a bit less robust than dynamic ones, but it’s mostly a Hifiman problem. They can definitely last long: I’ve got a 40 years old planar (orthodynamic) headphone. Some other companies like Audeze and Monoprice seem to have trouble too (though less than Hifiman), but I’ve very rarely seen people mention a Fostex planar driver breaking (except if it breaks during disassembly).

Yeah I saw this point in other threads about HD800s. What is good for single player experience is not really working for pvp.

sure looks like it.

Crin updated his graph tool thing with a measurement of project red with a 75ohm impedance adapter, causing a big subbass boost, which suggests to me its a similar dual driver configuration as the Zero, where you’d get the same effect.

I used the DT770 for 10 years, recently tried them again and I don't like them anymore lol.

Imo it’s because of their expectations of how music should sound. They’ve listened to music from mediocre equipment their whole life and enjoyed it that way. Their hearing isn’t used to the subtle nuances and details from a hifi headphone. If you gave your friend the 8xx and he/she spent a couple of months with them then surely they will notice a world of difference.

Another factor is the genre of music you’re listening to and if you are a detail oriented listener.

>My biggest question is how noticeable is the upgrade? Say if I went for the hd8xx or LCD-2C?

Law of diminishing returns hits hard here. Also your whole flow will play a role here. If you got mediocre source material and a cheap amp you might as well not bother

It's not only for losing weight. I am fasting pretty regularly for mitochondrial biogenesis and autophagy. In other words, for longevity.

Do you care to mind buying the moondrop venus?