Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks to HiFiMan for sending the Ananda Unveiled for review!

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Test Gear...

All music would have been lossless or hi-rez FLAC or DSD files played locally, or in the case of some FLAC, streamed from Qobuz. In all desktop applications files were played through Roon. In DAP situations, files were played from microSD storage.

Chain 1...

FiiO M21: youtu.be/22bHTUv3G8k

Chain 2...

FiiO SR11 (youtu.be/YuagbK8p0FA) USB output into Fosi Audio ZH3 (review coming!); single ended output into Fosi Audio GR70 (youtu.be/ULdbMXvsd3Y)

Chain 3...

FiiO SR11 USB output into Schiit Asgard X with MESH DAC card (youtu.be/n8H8SN3Rdf4)

Chain 4...

Chord 2Go+2Yu streamer (youtu.be/S3O7JNOJIqI); USB output into Ferrum WANDLA GSE (review coming!) into Ferrum Oor (youtu.be/xUsRyoBPdyk) - both Ferrums powered by Hypsos power supply.

Chain 5...

Sonore opticalRendu USB into Berkeley Alpha USB DDC (youtu.be/94AvDeeRjHA); AES into Berkeley Alpha S2 DAC (youtu.be/JY3c4HEyH0s); XLR into LTA Z10e amp (youtu.be/Bft6HUsYDhE)

Compared Headphones...

HEDD D1: youtu.be/VEMQwuZDVBs
HiFiMan Ananda Nano: youtu.be/_54bAqcrDQ0
HiFiMan Arya Unveiled: youtu.be/g9B2N6YhJBk

Timestamps...

00:00 Intro, Pricing, Disclaimer
01:16 Shameless Self Promotion
01:42 Setup & About the Ananda Unveiled
05:32 Build
10:58 Comfort & Fit
12:14 Test Gear in Description!
12:46 Sound
22:56 Comparison to Ananda Nano
27:27 Comparison to HEDD D1
36:33 Comparison to Arya Unveiled
39:21 Amp Power Comments
40:37 Wrap-Up