Which Hifiman headphone is the best under $1000 in 2025? 

We're here to help. Here are Hifiman Canada's suggestions to help you choose the right Hifiman Planar Magnetic headphone model for you, or as a wonderful gift for your loved one. 

Please enjoy our 2025 Hifiman Headphone Buyers Guide!!

Hifiman Best Value Headphone:

We suggest the Sundara. It’s a now classic model, launched in 2018 at a retail price of $549 CAD. It provides outstanding performance, with a balanced audio tuning, so the bass / mids / treble are evenly presented. This makes it a great match for most music genres, movies and great for gaming too!

It sounds very clear, with plenty of detail but no sub-bass boost – so it does not provide club shaking type of bass, or ‘big bass’. (see below)

With a soft headband and little side clamping, comfort over several hours of wear has proven to be very good. Re: the best bang for the buck, or best value, at its current price, Sundara provides outstanding value.  

Hifiman Headphone for Good Bass Response:

The Edition XS and Edition XV are the Hifiman headphones under $1000 CAD that provide more deep bass power than other models. Look to these models if you love the sound / feel of deeper bass, or want a fuller sound for low volume listening. 

Best Hifiman for Someone's First Quality Headphone: 

The new Edition XV is uber comfortable and does so many things right audio wise, we suggest this as a great place to start - and maybe to finish! For all types of music, at low or higher volumes, movies, games etc, its just so impressive. Perfect as a gift, fit and finish is outstanding. A great headphone to own for many years and an excellent value!

 Hifiman Headphone for the Best Clarity:

 If you value hearing the tiny details in music, especially the treble range, look to the Ananda Nano, Ananda Unveiled and Arya Stealth models. These shine in the ability to pull out fine details in music and give you that ‘I’ve never heard that in that song before’ moments of joy!

 Hifiman Headphone for Best Soundstage:

For the feeling of more spaciousness in the music, with sounds sometimes feeling like they are coming from in front of, above or to the side of the headphones, the new for 2025 Ananda Unveiled is the model to go for. The Unveiled series was designed to excel in this aspect and the Ananda Unveiled is an amazing listen, with enjoyable, immersive soundstaging.