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Highest frequency: typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have highest frequency below 20,000 Hz, and 80% fall between 20,000 Hz and 40,000 Hz (1,060 models with data).

Median20,000 Hz
Median 202620,000 Hz
Typical range20,000 Hz – 40,000 Hz
Models1,060
Distribution

How highest frequency is distributed

018436855273617,50022,50027,50032,50037,50042,50047,50017,500–20,000: 4220,000–22,500: 73622,500–25,000: 2425,000–27,500: 1927,500–30,000: 930,000–32,500: 1632,500–35,000: 135,000–37,500: 1437,500–40,000: 640,000–42,500: 16542,500–45,000: 245,000–47,500: 247,500–50,000: 24Median 20,000 Hz
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Highest frequency20,000 Hz20,000 Hz20,000 Hz24,000 Hz40,000 Hz

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median highest frequency by year

0 Hz6,250 Hz12,500 Hz18,750 Hz25,000 Hz2020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest highest frequency

1 Sony MDR-M1
Sony · 2024
MDR-M1
80,000 Hz
2 HifiMan Susvara Unveiled
HifiMan · 2024
Susvara Unveiled
75,000 Hz
3 HifiMan HE1000
HifiMan · 2026
HE1000
23 h
65,000 Hz
4 HifiMan Arya Unveiled
HifiMan · 2026
Arya Unveiled
65,000 Hz
5 HifiMan HE1000SE
HifiMan · 2022
HE1000SE
65,000 Hz
6 HifiMan Arya Stealth
HifiMan · 2026
Arya Stealth
65,000 Hz
7 HifiMan Arya Organic
HifiMan · 2025
Arya Organic
65,000 Hz
8 Loewe We. Hear 1
Loewe · 2022
We. Hear 1
14 h40 WIPx6
60,000 Hz
6.0
9 HifiMan Audivina
HifiMan · 2023
Audivina
55,000 Hz
10 HifiMan Arya
HifiMan · 2026
Arya
23 h
55,000 Hz
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