Ananda
Ananda
One of the best headphones in its price range.

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“Ultra near-field monitor”
Hifiman certainly has a few winners in its roster, but the Ananda stands out a little among them: While it was initially located in a higher price segment, and was actually able to hold its own against the competition there, Hifiman later gave it a permanently lower price, where it now sits pretty at the top.
Although it doesn't produce the highest bass levels, for example, it still has an authority and presence that is unusual for open headphones. Nevertheless, it doesn't impose itself, as this is by no means its only quality. Well-balanced in the treble, so that it neither sounds too sharp nor even remotely muffled, and with very round, neutral mids.
After the update to the Stealth magnets, it now has a little more bass, a little more definition in the treble - and at a reduced price.
it's my pleasure to thoroughly recommend the HiFiMAN Ananda. In my mind, the Ananda is so good that I consider it a bit of a benchmark headphone at this sale price.
It hits all the marks: It’s comfortable, durable, has a near-perfect sound signature, fantastic Imaging and Soundstage, works with all genres, and doesn’t technically need an amp though investing in something is recommended.
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Technical specifications:
- Impedance: 25 Ohms
- Efficiency: 103 dB.
- Frequency Range: 8 Hz – 55 kHz.
- Weight: 399 g.
Measurements:
What does this mean?
The black line is something that could be called the „ideal“ curve of what a headphone should sound like. The Harman Research Group has a range of scientific studies around audio and the human perception of it - one of which was, how should a headphone sound like to be favored by a majority of people, no matter the age or other demographic variables? This result is called the Harman target.
From left to right we have the sub bass, bass, mids and then the curve finally tilts upward where the treble begins - this part of the frequency spectrum gets amplified naturally by the shape of the human ear.
In this case, Ananda is very neutral from the sub bass on to the mids, wher it takes its time to follow the curve upwards, which gives the instruments and voices in this range a bit of distance and stage depth, and then it closes that gap to give us more detail at the higher end. A tuning that Hifiman likes to do with their flagship headphones, and it works really great here, as well.
Harman Research:
The Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality- What Do Listeners Prefer?