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Hifiman Ananda Unveiled Planar Magnetic Headphones

WIRED HEADPHONE

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over-ear

planar magnetic

SKU: Ananda Unveiled

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Audio46's Opinion

The Hifiman Ananda Unveiled is an incredibly wide headphone. This is a characteristic that is consistent in the unveiled lineup. The signature is well balanced across the frequency range, though upon a first listen there was quite a bit of treble peakiness that was too sharp for my liking. Not a lot of headphones require a burn-in, but the Ananda Unveiled do perform better after they've been running for a bit. The bass doesn't come to the front and take over in a track, but it does lay a nice foundation to give good balance through the whole signature. The midrange is the most forward in this headphone's signature, showing off the impressive attention to detail and clarity amongst the different instruments. With transparency and pinpoint detail accuracy, this headphone doubles as an entertaining listening experience and a tool for the analytical listener.

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(Specifications and appearance of this product are subject to change without notice)

ANANDA UNVEILED Planar Magnetic Headphone

UNVEILED
Enhanced Magnet
Headband Gen.2
NEO Supernano Diaphragm Gen.2

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ANANDA UNVEILED

The term "Unveiled" literally means "removing the veil." This technology was first applied in the 2024 HIFIMAN SUSVARA headphones. Since the grille structure causes acoustic interference to the diaphragm of the driver unit, the ANANDA Unveiled adopted the Unveiled technology to deliver a pure and clean sound.

Regular Headphones	Window Shade Design	UNVEILED
Commonplace products use mesh with a lower opening ratio as grill that leads to reflections and refraction that are detrimental to sound quality	Since the nanometer thickness diaphragm is very light in weight, it is easily disturbed by sound waves reflected and refracted by the mesh. Therefore, HIFIMAN uses a window shade design to increase the opening rate, maximize the grill exposure and reduce the probability of reflection and refraction. The result: dramatically improved sound quality.	The design of the window shade cannot completely avoid reflection and refraction. Only by eliminating the window shade/grill design will near lossless sound quality be achieved.

Comparison

2018 ANANDA vs 2025 ANANDA UNVEILED

	Grille	NEO Supernano Diaphragm	Magnet	Headband
Ananda	✓	✓	Normal magnets	Previous design
Ananda Unveiled	X	✓ The thickness is 60% of Ananda	Enhanced magnets	Composite headband

Enhanced Magnet

Using Rare-Earth-Free permanent magnetic materials with an optimally designed structure, materials to achieve a sensitivity that's comparable to drivers with Rare-Earth magnets.

Normal magnets vs Enhanced magnets

Neo Supernano Diaphragm Gen.2

Only 60% of the first-gen diaphragm thickness.

Conductive Plating and Ultra-thin diaphragm thickness

New Composite Headband

Weight reduction of 20-30g with rotatable hinges for enhanced wearing comfort.

headband

More suitable for mobile devices

frequency graph

Magnetic Veils

Specially designed to protect the fully open drivers of the ANANDA UNVEILED

magnetic veil

*Due to the magnetic properties of the driver, it is important to cover the ear cups with the Magnetic Veils to avoid damage caused by absorption of magnetic objects when the product is not in use.

Specifications:

Frequency Response: 5Hz-55kHz
Sensitivity: 93dB
Impedance: 22Ω
Weight: 449g (excluding Magnetic Veils and headphone cable)

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Hifiman Ananda Unveiled Planar Magnetic Headphones

$549.00