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

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.