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 Unveiled. 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 actual product box, which comes in a shaped-to-fit bubble wrap and with foam sheets on all sides for further protection from shipping hazards.


I guess this answers the question on whether the Arya Unveiled would go back to a more personalized product box, but no—this follows the trend of most HIFIMAN releases in the sub-$1500 price range at least in going minimalist. We get 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 owner's guide 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. Inside is a QC card and the headphones cable, and then we see two small dark tan drawstring pouches which contain the expected magnetic veils for the Arya Unveiled. This time the veils are black and have a plastic base as opposed to the machined aluminium with the Susvara Unveiled and HE1000 Unveiled. The outer surface is textured, these are lighter than the equivalent metal ones, and there's a truncated HIFIMAN logo at the bottom. The inner side has a woven carbon fiber finish this time round, but is still very smooth—makes it easier to wipe of remnant dust before being placed on the headphones.


There are two other, larger such bags around the ear cups of the headphones which you need to loosen and carefully remove from the Arya Unveiled for a closer examination. Some of HIFIMAN's recently released headphones ship with a handy carry case, although I understand a carry case might not be the most trivial to make for an unveiled set. As with the Arya Organic, these 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 padding too.