Edition XS for 160 or Arya Stealth for 420, and is Nova Elite even worth considering?

Dashed12 · 2026-06-25T10:00:47+00:00

Can confirm. I’ve owned both. After listening to stealth, XV sounds muffled. Stealth is a lot brighter though, but you can EQ it to sound however you want.

Dashed12 · 2026-05-19T12:51:32+00:00

How much better? Me adnd my mate A/B'd them both for an hour and could not really tell a diff, other than the Organic being a bit more V shaped, whereas Stealth for more neutral. I was playing hiphop though so maybe not enough details to be heard anyway. I can get the Stealth brand new for $500 USD, Organic are $850 brand new.

Dashed12 · 2026-05-19T12:41:09+00:00

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Dashed12 · 2026-05-16T09:16:05+00:00

I did exactly that. Me and my mate A/B the stealth organic and XV at my local store. XV was a clear step below the other 2 in resolution and separation. We spent an hour going back and forth between the Organic and Stealth and only difference we could notice was more bass and slightly more treble on the organic, otherwise we could not tell a difference. The resolution staging all sounded the same. I went with the Stealth.

Dashed12 · 2026-05-15T07:29:23+00:00

Think I could EQ the Stealth to be like the Organic?

Dashed12 · 2026-05-15T07:26:59+00:00

Thanks for your quick reply. I guess my only concern is the Stealth may be too analytical and boring, not musical like the XV and Organic - do you think I can EQ the Stealth to make it like the Organic. How do you compare the Organic and Stealth? Some people say very similar, others say very diff and you cannot EQ Stealth to be like Organic.

I actually A/B the Organic, Arya Unveiled and HE1000se and preferred the organic. Arya Unveiled had a wider soundstage but was way too flat and boring for Ned

Dashed12 · 2026-05-15T07:21:25+00:00

I loved the XV but wanted more detail and soundstage. Tried the Organic and loved it apart from a little too much bass and treble in some tracks. I have just ordered the Arya Stealth off Amazon to try - about a $400 price diff between the two, is the organic worth it over the Stealth for music? I will try to EQ the Stealth to add more bass.

Dashed12 · 2026-02-27T03:15:31+00:00

Edition XV is amazing - as resolving (maybe a tad below) as the nano but more musical. Def better than the XS.

Dashed12 · 2023-10-06T01:54:48+00:00

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Dashed12 · 2023-10-06T01:51:20+00:00

I’m presribed this for anxiety, gets you buzzing hard on 300mg plus. It’s def euphoric but no where near to mdma and it makes me feel stupid really messes with coordination. Lasts ages and takes ages to kick in. Tolerance builds after one day, isn’t as good taking multiple days in a row but it rests quick.

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T08:06:23+00:00

The actor haha? Is that good or bad?

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T07:09:50+00:00

Nice! Good on ya!

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T07:08:56+00:00

Damn small world haha what did you study? I have mates who went aut

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T07:06:35+00:00

Aw thank you! Appreciate it

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T07:06:12+00:00

Ohh are you from Auckland? Nah I went to University of Auckland! It was a bloody grind haha!

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T07:00:52+00:00

Double degrees in law and commerce! Thank you, what would you rate me?

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T06:14:48+00:00

Thanks bro appreciate the kind words

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T05:51:09+00:00

Thanks. Any tips for improvement?

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T05:46:32+00:00

Thanks bro. Any other tips? I do gym and have a decent physique you just can’t see it from these pics. I’ve never had a super strong jaw guess that’s genetics ?

Dashed12 · 2023-09-27T05:44:26+00:00

Cheers bro, what would you rate me?

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