Audeze MM-500 vs HIFIMAN ANANDA Stealth Magnet

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MM-500 compared with ANANDA Stealth Magnet

	AudezeMM-500	HIFIMANANANDA Stealth Magnet
Overview
Released
Released	June 2022	June 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	90 mm	–
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	18 ohms	16 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	90 mm planar magnetic; Fluxor magnet array; neodymium N50 magnets; Fazor waveguides; ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragm; 5 Hz – 50 kHz; sensitivity 100 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point); maximum SPL over 130 dB; THD < 0.1% at 100 dB SPL, 1 kHz; max power handling 5 W RMS; minimum power over 100 mW, recommended over 250 mW	Planar magnetic with Stealth Magnets and NEO supernano diaphragm (NsD), 1–2 microns thick; 8 Hz – 55 kHz; sensitivity 93 dB. Figures are for V3; HIFIMAN lists V2 at 26 ohms and 440 g with the same response and sensitivity
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	495 g	398 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Over-ear, open-back; extra-plush leather ear pads; adjustable spring steel headband; machined aluminium structure	Over-ear, open-back; asymmetric oval cups; hybrid headband with weight-spreading strap and two adjustment blocks; elongated, bevelled clip-on ear pads
Works with
Works with	Braided cable; 6.3 mm (1/4") to 3.5 mm adapter	Detachable 1.5 m cable with 3.5 mm plug and 3.5 mm connectors at each cup; 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter
In the box
In the box	MM-500 headphones, braided cable, standard travel case, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, certificate of authenticity and warranty cards	Headphones, 1.5 m cable (3.5 mm plug), ear pads (fitted), 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter