The HIFIMAN Ananda hits $249 at Amazon, and nothing at this price competes with planar magnetic drivers

Planar magnetic headphones used to be the kind of thing you’d spend 500 or more to get into. The HIFIMAN Ananda changed that conversation when it launched, and at 249, it moves that conversation further still. That’s 150 off its 399 list price for a full-size open-back planar magnetic headphone that competes with options costing []