Packaging and Accessories

HIFIMAN operates a web shop, and this sample shipped directly from the company, so we begin with the shipping packaging, since this is how paying customers would receive the Arya Organic. The shipping box is appropriately sized, although with HIFIMAN stickers on multiple sides and one mentioning the contents inside. I will once again mention my preference for a stealthier approach, especially knowing these are expensive headphones. Inside is the product box, which comes in a shaped-to-fit bubble wrap and foam sheets on all sides, for further protection from shipping hazards.


To no surprise, gone is the more personalized product box from the Arya Stealth, with HIFIMAN adopting the same minimalist product box design for the Arya Organic as we've seen with most of its recent releases. This is a plain cardboard box with sticker labels that have the company logo and product name on the front in addition to salient features and a small render of the headphones. Product specifications are on the side with the back taken up by another view of the headphones and more of the features on offer. Seals on the sides keep the contents inside in place, and opening the box reveals an accessory box at the top and the headphones packed underneath surrounded by thick foam.


The accessory box has QR codes for warranty, registration, and a notice informing you will get additional warranty if you follow HIFIMAN on social media and register the product. General product support information is also seen here with the product serial numbers listed on the side. HIFIMAN is the only company I know of to have separate serial numbers for the two headphone drivers used here. There is no printed manual anymore, you will have to be content with the online version found here which goes over the design philosophy, user maintenance and upkeep, and provides more information about the various technologies that have gone into the making of this product.


Some of HIFIMAN's recently released headphones ship with a handy carry case but this does not seem to be the case with the Arya Organic for whatever reason. The headphones are placed in a machined foam insert which can be somewhat useful because HIFIMAN has made one of the foam pieces removable and it just so happens to be shaped like a headphone stand. It's not the most elegant solution but one that works enough to where you can now go from having the headphones inside the box to outside on your desk quite easily. The bottom of this foam piece has anti-slip rubber too.