#19 overall · open-back planar wired
HIFIMAN HE1000 (V2 / se / Stealth)
Wide, airy end-game planar for people who want scale rather than punch.
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- Owners on record
- 3
- Threads
- 2
- Say they own it
- 2
Check price on Amazon · $1399
Own these? Vote
Typical price, checked Sep 2026. Price is approximate: HIFIMAN sells several versions (HE1000se, HE1000 Stealth, HE1000 Unveiled) between roughly $1,000 and $3,500; no single product page was fetched for a live price, so the Arya page is given as the manufacturer reference. Only 3 distinct owners were counted.
Why people like it
- Owners describe hearing things in familiar tracks for the first time
- Lighter and more comfortable than an Audeze LCD-X; usable lying down
- Called a monster of a headphone that defines end-game for staging
What owners complain about
- More analytical than fun for some tastes
- HIFIMAN build and quality-control reputation
- Price varies wildly by version
The 2 sources
Owner = the person says they use it. Recommendation = passed on without saying so. Dates are when the thread started.
- For those that have found their end game, what is it?Head-Fi · Jan 2024 · owner
- In search of END GAME headphones (for me).Head-Fi · Mar 2023 · owner