Dan Clark Audio EXPANSE vs HIFIMAN ANANDA Stealth Magnet

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EXPANSE compared with ANANDA Stealth Magnet

	Dan Clark AudioEXPANSE	HIFIMANANANDA Stealth Magnet
Overview
Released
Released	September 2022	June 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	26 ohms	16 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	76 × 51 mm single-ended 4th-generation v-Planar planar magnetic; Acoustic Metamaterial Tuning System (AMTS); ~90 dB/mW; THD < 0.03% 20 Hz – 20 kHz (ref. 1 kHz at 94 dB), < 0.1% ref 80 dB white noise; driver matching 0.25 dB weighted 20 Hz – 10 kHz	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	418 g	398 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Over-ear, open-back; synthetic suede and protein-leather ear pads; self-adjusting suspended leather strap on a nickel-titanium headband; carbon fibre baffle; aluminium and titanium frame; folding gimbals	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	Detachable VIVO cable, chosen at purchase - 2 m or 3 m with 6.35 mm or XLR plug, or 1.1 m or 2 m with 2.5 mm, 4.4 mm or 3.5 mm plug	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
Colours
Colours	Black with blue stitching	–
In the box
In the box	EXPANSE headphones, carrying case, VIVO cable, certificate of authenticity, manual	Headphones, 1.5 m cable (3.5 mm plug), ear pads (fitted), 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter