HiFiMan 海菲曼
Tianjin Founded 2007
HiFiMan is a Tianjin-based Chinese IEM and headphone brand known for planar magnetic headphones, Sundara, and Edition XS.
Known For
planar magnetic headphonesSundaraEdition XSAryaHE1000
Available At
- → Amazon
- → AliExpress
- → HiFiMan Store
Essential guides
Source-based explainers and comparisons featuring HiFiMan.
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Latest from HiFiMan
Recent news, releases, and milestones from this brand.
Milestones
- 2026-05Susvara Unveiled ships as a $19,999 limited-run planar flagship without a back grille.
- 2025-11Sundara Closed-Back ships as the first closed-back version of the 2017 Sundara.
- 2025-06HE600 debuts as a new flagship-priced closed-back planar magnetic headphone.
- 2025-01Arya Organic launches as an open-back planar at a mid-tier price point.
- 2024-09Edition XS V2 ships as a refreshed planar magnetic headphone with a slimmer cup design.
- 2024-04HE1000 Unveiled launches with a fully exposed back grille and HiFiMan's stealth magnet array.
- 2021HiFiMan becomes a sponsor of major international headphone meet events including CanJam and Fujiya Avic.
- 2017Sundara launches and helps popularize planar magnetics at mid-tier prices.
- 2014HE-560 brings a thinner, lighter planar design that becomes a long-running HiFiMan template.
- 2010HiFiMan HE-5 planar magnetic headphone debuts at CanJam, drawing the attention of Western reviewers.
- 2009RE0 and RE1 IEMs are among the first Chinese-made earphones to win wide enthusiast praise.
- 2007Fang Bian founds HiFiMan in Tianjin, originally as Head-Direct, focused on planar magnetic headphones.