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HiFiMan Ananda
HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless
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TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Noise CancellingNo
MicNo
TypeOver-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
Noise CancellingNo
MicYes
Our Verdict
HiFiMan Ananda
HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless
The HiFiMan Ananda are better headphones for neutral sound than the HiFiMan ANANDA-BT Wireless. The wired Ananda have a more neutral sound profile out-of-the-box and a better peaks and dips performance. Their soundstage is more elevated, too, and so audio sounds more like it's coming from all around you instead of inside your head. That said, the wireless Ananda-BT are more versatile headphones. They're Bluetooth and USB audio compatible. They have a detachable boom mic, and they have on-ear controls and a carrying case, unlike the wired Ananda.
Variants
- Ananda (Black)
- HiFiMan Ananda-BT (Black)
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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage
Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
6.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
Over-ear
Over-ear
Enclosure
Open-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
No
Yes
Transducer
Planar Magnetic
Planar Magnetic
Comfort
8.0
8.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.9 lbs
1 lbs
Clamping Force
1.3 lbs
1.5 lbs
Controls
0.0
5.1
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
No Controls
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
No Controls
Decent
Feedback
No Controls
Decent
Call/Music Control
No
Yes
Volume Control
No
No
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
No
Noise Cancelling Control
No
No
Talk-Through
No
No
Additional Controls
No
Charge button
Breathability
6.4
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
5.9 °C
Portability
5.5
5.2
Portability Picture
L
7.9" (20.1 cm)
9.4"
W
6.0" (15.2 cm)
6.2"
H
4.0" (10.2 cm)
4.3"
Volume
190.00 in³ (3,113.53 cm³)
251 in³
Transmitter Required
No
No
Case
0.0
8.0
Case Picture
Type
No case
Hard case
L
N/A
9.5"
W
N/A
8.3"
H
N/A
4.4"
Volume
N/A
347 in³
Build Quality
8.0
8.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
6.0
6.0
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
-2.23 dB
-2.82 dB
Treble Amount
-1.22 dB
-0.68 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.5
8.8
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.3 dB
0.24 dB
Bass Accuracy
7.8
7.8
Bass
Std. Err.
2.93 dB
2.91 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
65.36 Hz
50.4 Hz
Low-Bass
-5.46 dB
-5.89 dB
Mid-Bass
-2.4 dB
-1.3 dB
High-Bass
0.59 dB
0.91 dB
Mid Accuracy
8.5
7.9
Std. Err.
2.06 dB
2.78 dB
Low-Mid
0.06 dB
0.01 dB
Mid-Mid
-0.51 dB
-0.19 dB
High-Mid
-2.96 dB
-3.88 dB
Treble Accuracy
8.1
7.7
Treble
Std. Err.
2.87 dB
3.11 dB
Low-Treble
-1.13 dB
-0.42 dB
Mid-Treble
-0.71 dB
1.88 dB
High-Treble
-6.81 dB
-7.28 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.8
7.2
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.45 dB
1.82 dB
Dips
1.01 dB
1.39 dB
Imaging
9.0
8.3
Group Delay
Phase Response
Phase Response Mismatch
Weighted Group Delay
0.13
0.23
Weighted Phase Mismatch
6.66
12.48
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.08
0.19
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.56
1.93
Passive Soundstage
9.1
7.9
PRTF
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
2.82 dB
2.53 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
5.87 dB
4.48 dB
PRTF Distance
15.9 dB
11.49 dB
Openness
9.7
9.6
Acoustic Space Excitation
10
7.1
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
No
Speaker Modeling
No
No
Room Ambience
No
No
Head Tracking
No
No
Virtual Surround
No App
No
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
8.3
8.0
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.176
0.219
WHD @ 100
0.074
0.102
Test Settings
Firmware
No Firmware
200507
Power
Passive
On
Connection
Wired
Bluetooth 5.0
Codec
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
aptX HD, 24-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
No EQ
ANC
No ANC
No ANC
Tip/Pad
Default
Default
Microphone
No Microphone
Boom
Isolation
Noise Isolation
0.7
1.1
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-1.16 dB
-2.04 dB
Noise Cancelling
No
No
Bass
-0.09 dB
-0.06 dB
Mid
0.57 dB
1.01 dB
Treble
-3.8 dB
-6.83 dB
Leakage
0.0
3.9
Leakage
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
70.69 dB
54.6 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
No
No
In-Line
No
No
Boom
No
Yes
Detachable Boom
No
Yes
Mic
No
Yes
Recording Quality
0.0
4.5
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
N/A
LFE
N/A
201.59 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
N/A
11.96 dB
HFE
N/A
22,988.02 Hz
Weighted THD
N/A
1,795.359
Gain
N/A
-4.14 dB
Noise Handling
0.0
7.2
SpNR
SpNR
N/A
21.63 dB
Noise Gate
No
Speech + Pink Noise Handling
N/A
Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Handling
N/A
Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample
N/A
Active Features
Battery
0.0
6.6
Battery Type
No Battery
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
N/A
11.2 hrs
Additional Charges
N/A
N/A
Total Battery Life
N/A
11.2 hrs
Charge Time
N/A
2.5 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
No
Yes
Passive Playback
Passive Headphone
No
Charging Port
None
USB-C
App Support
0.0
3.5
App Picture
App Name
No App
HIFIMAN
iOS
No
Yes
Android
No
Yes
macOS
No
No
Windows
No
No
Equalizer
No
No
ANC Control
No
No
Mic Control
No
No
Room Effects
No
No
Playback Control
No
Yes
Button Mapping
No
No
Surround Support
No
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
0.0
6.8
Bluetooth Version
No Bluetooth
5.0
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
N/A
155 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
N/A
174 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
N/A
155 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
195 ms
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
N/A
iOS Latency
N/A
113 ms
Android Latency
N/A
107 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
7.0
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
No
USB Audio
No
USB-C
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
5.00 ft (1.52 m)
6.5 ft
Connection
1/8" TRS
USB-C
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
98 ms
PC Compatibility
Analog
Audio Only
Wired USB
No
Non-BT Wireless
No
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PlayStation Compatibility
PS4 Analog
Audio Only
No
PS4 Wired USB
No
Audio + Microphone (PC Only)
PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
PS5 Analog
Audio Only
PS5 Wired USB
No
PS5 Non-BT Wireless
No
Xbox Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio Only
No
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox Series X|S Analog
Audio Only
Xbox Series X|S Wired USB
No
Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
USB Input
No
No
Line In
No
No
Line Out
No
No
Optical Input
No
No
RCA Input
No
No
Dock Charging
No
No
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
No Base/Dock
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