Hello I was looking at Hifiman store and found a intriguing offer. I dont plan on buying them but was wondering. The ananda stealth magnets are made by Hifiman so their QC is already known. My question is how would they be in quality and longevity department. If anyone is wondering, they are on sale for 400 dollars from 1k.

  • SchwizzelKick66@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    It basically goes:

    Sundara–> XS --> Ananda --> Arya

    Chronologically for Ananda:

    Ananda --> Ananda Stealth --> Ananda Nano

    For a long time it went from Sundara at $350 right to Ananda at $700-$1K, then Hifiman added the XS as an in between. The Ananda is meant to be in between XS and Arya now. However when Ananda Nano released, they slashed the price of Ananda Stealth to $399 which was below the $450 of XS. Right now XS is on sale for $379 and Ananda Stealth for $399, while Ananda Nano is $599, and Arya Stealth/Organic occupying the $1K/$1300 price points respectively.

    Having said all of that, the Ananda Stealth and XS are fairly close, and it’s up to personal preference which one you may prefer. Both are crazy value for their current sale prices.

    For what it’s worth, I had both for a while recently and ended up preferring the XS and returning the Ananda Stealth.

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      1 year ago

      Of xs what do you like more?

      If XS --> Ananda, ananda shouldnt be better of XS, a lvl up?

      They did ananda v3, did you try it?

      The build quality seem better on ananda or i wrong?

      Actually im trying xs, i dont know if change to ananda, because are at the same price.