ThatGuyFromSweden t1_j9xysdd wrote on February 25, 2023 at 11:02 AM

Reply to comment by WinnowedFlower in r/headphones Shopping, Setup, and Technical Help Desk by AutoModerator

You can't really get a significant upgrade from the 650 on that budget. The Focal Elex fits your requirement for punchy bass.

WinnowedFlower t1_j9yzy7f wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:38 PM

Thanks, I know it's above the budget I stated but thoughts on the Hifiman Ananda Stealth?

ThatGuyFromSweden t1_j9z7oco wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Bass probably isn't its strong suit.

WinnowedFlower t1_j9z97ar wrote on February 25, 2023 at 5:39 PM

Would it be an upgrade otherwise for the genres I mentioned? I can get a pretty good deal on it that puts it within my budget.

ThatGuyFromSweden t1_j9zcn4l wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:02 PM

In some ways, yes. The Edition XS might be better.

No_Lavishness6935 t1_ja27qwa wrote on February 26, 2023 at 7:58 AM

Ananda is a rather old model and extremely good (in my experience) at handling female vocals, Japanese sweet girl vocals especially. However, it might not be that good for all the rock genres you mentioned.

If all-roundedness is a factor, I would definitely get editions, for it's cheaper and an upgrade to Ananda in my opinion.

ZEPOSO t1_j9zflqw wrote on February 25, 2023 at 6:21 PM

You mentioned you like metal/rock and I love my Anandas for certain bands/albums in those genres.

Like Coheed and Cambria, Muse, and Rush all sound super epic on the Anandas because of how tall the soundstage is and I think they deal with really busy tracks pretty well with great separation.

However, for other artists like Arctic Monkeys, Foo Fighters, or Circa Survive I think there are better headphones around that price point (I personally prefer my DT 1990’s for those artists).

I don’t think you can go wrong with an Edition XS or an Ananda but if you’re only buying one headphone I might do a little more research.