HE1000 Stealth

Has the Arya Stealth and HE1000 Stealth and finds the HE1000 a bit smoother, less bright and peaky with slightly better bass.

Finds bright music stressful on their HE1000 Stealth and wants an alternative.

Finds their HE1000 Stealth ten times the headphone the lifeless HD800S is.

Owns the HE1000 Stealth and HD800S and finds both amazing and extremely detailed, the HE1000 with a large stage.

Finds the HE1000 Stealth's bass well extended but not slamming, less than the HE6se V2.

Finds the HE1000 Stealth on a Schiit Vali 3 and Modi+ phenomenal.

Finds the HE1000 Stealth a noticeable step up from the Arya V2 and Arya Stealth.

Has the Arya Stealth, Organic and now the HE1000 Stealth, finding the Organic only slightly different.

Finds the HE1000 Stealth highly resolving, tonally balanced and immediately impressive.

Sold their HE1000 Stealth for the Susvara, though the HE1000 beats it in perceived detail.

Without EQ ranks the HE1000 Stealth first: best all-rounder with the widest stage, great imaging and hefty bass.

Owned the HE1000 Stealth and always found it too trebly for them.

Listens to their amazing HE1000 Stealth every day.

Has the HE1000 Stealth but found after the ZMF Bokeh that they don't enjoy planars.

Barely listens to their HE1000 Stealth, which sounds paper thin to them.

Discovered EQ for their HE1000 Stealth and it felt like a new headphone.

Had the HE1000 Stealth and HD800S and found the HE1000 more fatiguing in brightness.

The HE1000 Stealth is one of their two favourites alongside the LCD-X.

Moved up from the Ananda to the HE1000 Stealth and loves it.

Retired their HE1000 Stealth after getting the HD800S, though the HE1000 sounds a bit more impressive.

Returned the HE1000 Stealth because its mids didn't sit well at all.

Recently bought the HE1000 Stealth and with EQ finds it better than their dynamic headphones in every way.

Has the HE1000 Stealth, a slight improvement over the Arya Stealth in build and sound, though treble is boosted.

Upgraded from the Edition XS to the HE1000 Stealth, fixing comfort and improving everything.

Upgraded to the HE1000 Stealth and finds the build quality much better than their old HE-400S.

Bought an open-box HE1000 Stealth and finds its detail a step above anything they have heard, if a little spicy in the treble.

The HE1000 Stealth is their overall favourite of their collection.

Upgraded from the Sundara to the HE1000 Stealth and is only sort of happy: diminishing returns, nowhere near four times better.

After time with the HE1000 Stealth, they sold their Focal Clears.

The HE1000 Stealth is one of their go-tos for soundstage and accuracy.

Returned the HE1000 V2 Stealth after a week of side-by-side listening with their Edition XS.

After owning the Edition XS for a year, the HE1000 Stealth is their current endgame.

Finds the tonality of their HE1000 Stealth perfect.

Had the HE1000 Stealth for about a year but it wasn't worth it to them; couldn't justify parting with their HD 650 and traded it away.

Their refurbished HE1000 Stealth had a nasty channel imbalance; HIFIMAN sent a brand-new pair but it took almost two months. Still worth it at €650 with the warranty.

Their HE1000 Stealth started buzzing in the right side after several months.

Moved from studio monitors to the HE1000 Stealth on an EF500 amp and rates it about 85% of their ideal enjoyment versus 70% for the monitors, before later going to hi-fi speakers.

The HE1000 Stealth was one of their favourite headphones and a big step up from the Edition XS, with staging and imaging as its main weakness; the Susvara improved on it in every way.

Went from the Ananda to the Arya Stealth to the HE1000 Stealth, which is on a whole different level and sounds like its old $3k price; still prefers the HD 600's default tuning.

Finds the HE1000 Stealth very capable for music, gaming and movies: linear bass that still slams and rumbles with enough power, and it sounds great with everything from EDM to metal.

Recently bought the HE1000 Stealth with a FiiO K13 R2R and finds the sound excellent, with no treble harshness and bass they especially like. A crackle when boosting EQ turned out to be missing pre-gain, fixed with a -3 dB cut.

“Recently bought the wonderful HE1k stealths and paired them with a fiio k13 r2r dac/amp. First inpressions, the sound is excellent. I did not feel any harshness in treble and I really like the overall sound , especially bass.”