Looking to upgrade the Edition XS to the Arya Organic. Will I be disappointed?


I plan on purchasing the Arya Organic headphones after almost a year of listening to the Edition XS. I hope the Organic's will be my end-game headphones. 

Presently gassing them up with a Topping stack-D70pro OCTO DAC/A90 Discrete amp. 

My real question here is: could I just go for the Arya Stealth for almost $400 less? Would I find the Stealth to be plenty for me? 

trog69

I own the Arya Stealths and am very happy with them to the point I have no real itch to switch and think you’d be very happy with them as they do a whole lot right if you’re looking for a truly neutral presentation.  However, if I was buying now I’d go with the Organics because they seem to be closer in performance to the HE1000SE for not all that much $$$.  That said, and this is a big consideration, the Organics have more treble detail than the Stealths that may or may not be too much for you, so I’d buy from Amazon so you have an easy return option just in case, and if so you may be better off with the Stealths.  If you haven’t seen it this review does a nice comparison between the Stealths and Organics, and he even uses your Topping amp/DAC at one point and found it to be a pretty good combo with the Organics, so that’s a good sign.  Anyway, just my $0.02 and hope it’s somewhat helpful.  Best of luck. 

https://soundnews.net/reviews/headphones/hifiman-arya-organic-review-comparison/

Amazon carries these, and they have a very generous return policy, so if you don't have a local dealer to give them a listen, this or another place with return policies might be a good way of trying them out. 

Thanks for the responses. I took the plunge and bought the Organics. I probably should have mentioned that I'm sixty-six years old, so I will probably enjoy the emphasized treble to help me with the above 14khtz range that I have lost. 

I was all set on getting the Stealths, as they're selling for three hundred less than the Organics. But after watching a lot of reviewers raving about the Organics I decided not to cheat myself; a kind of splurge for a retiree on a fixed income. 

 

Thanks again, Soix, and Larsman!

@trog69 you may or may not be disappointed. Depends on how the headphone couples with your HRTF to produce HpTF variatons

 

These reviews should help somewhat but like I said, HpTF variations are a bitch.

 

XS review - https://youtu.be/BiU4O0gHOcM?si=Xlo3xo_nyBFSLPVQ

 

Organic review - https://youtu.be/o8FI1_pf-lA?si=FgfEhq5QTcWg5Qi5

 

Congrats, and let us know what you think once they’re broken in a bit if you could.  Incidentally, what cables are you using between the DAC and amp?  You might also consider upgrading the Organic’s cable at some point as well because the stock cable isn’t anything special. 

@trog69 - Enjoy those Organics! BTW, I'm 74, have worn hearing aids for over 20 years, and use in-ear hearing aids when listening through headphones, as the ones above the ear are not in the right place for them. Made a huge difference between that and listening without the hearing aids.