I went and pulled the trigger on the Organic. Love them. Though as you and others have pointed out, it has some very harsh highs. It was actually physically hurting my ears with some things at medium volume. So I ordered Dekoni sheepskin pads for them. That lowered the harshness. Changed the soundstage a little but not too much. Bought the Fiio K7 to go with it (I'm new to headphone amps/dacs) I'm happy with the purchase. Your Organic review helped me make a decision to buy, so just wanted to let you know, thank you. And keep up the great videos!

What a wonderful comparison! I absolutely loved the intro it was hilarious with all the rhyming 😁 I use the Organic with the Gustard R26 R2R DAC and the SPL Phonitor XE amplifier and the treble is smoother, the bass gets thicker and the Soundstage even larger but I am extremely curious to try the HD800S as well as a ZMF headphone to experience all that good stuff that they offer. Btw I'm not a drinker but that beautiful glass that you have your whiskey in makes me wanna take a sip 👌

Very nice, unbiased review. So hard to be unbiased when those ZMFs are so pretty 😂

Bro you and Midfi guy are awesome at these vids ❤

I regret selling my HD800s. It's a different HP on Tubes like the 600 & 6XX. The cable connector system is asinine though

The HD800S takes really well to EQ… it’s actually quite incredible how well it takes to EQ. Bass becomes impactful and tight (controlled). I find it addictive.

That Auteur Classic sure is pretty

great comparison mate, based on sensations and feelings and not on boring and useless graphs like other KZfaqrs

I haven't heard the Arya Organic but the HE1000 Stealth is only $100 more expensive on Hifiman's official store now and it might be a better choice than the Arya Organic.

Intro was wow

i had the 800s for gaming and they miss out front staging its all left right and wide no centre no vertical , i traded in the akgk812 there were superior for gaming but not music

Great comparison! But have you tried the high output impedance setting on your Cayin iHA-6? From my reading I see the XLR output seems fantastic for the Arya at a 0.3 ohm output impedance, but that would create a very high damping factor for the HD 800S and Auteur Classic, and may be putting them at a significant disadvantage. On my Pendant SE, the 800S is much, much happier from the 100 ohm output than from the 8 ohm. And the Auteur Classic comes even more alive. You might find it puts them on a little more even ground with the Arya regarding bass.

Nice review as always. Which dac amp would you recommend for the Organics? I have the Mojo2, M15 and A90 at home. Would you recommend something else to get? Maybe with a Burr Brown Chip like from Ifi?

I'm actually thinking on either the 800s or the Arya Organics, and one of the main things i need is good performance for gaming and music. I'm actually more towards the Arya. What's you take on gaming on the Arya's ? ( we all know 800s is amazing for that purpose, but just curious on the Arya Organic take ) Great video and thank you for the time and help :)

Help me here , about to chose one , HE1000 stealth or the organic , or HE1000se ?

Yours auteur classic kill them both with appearance, there is no competition there :) sound wise I would be torn between them and organic. New prices of Hifiman headphones gave me another chance to try their sound so I did bought Ananda Stealth for 350$, that cheap baby sounds better for my ears than older Arya V2. Basically now that I tasted stealth magnets I'm curious about HE1000 Stealth, maybe I will resist that temptation since Ananda works so well for me.

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Sigh.....were you drunk when you did this? The cheesy intros aren't necessary