Over-Ear
Austrian Audio The Arranger
Not yet scored
$1,300
Full review dataAustrian Audio The Arranger vs ZMF Tessidera: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Austrian Audio The Arranger vs ZMF Tessidera, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
ZMF Tessidera
88Outstanding
$2,200
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
ZMF Tessidera leads on 3 of 4 measures.
- Austrian Audio The Arranger
- ZMF Tessidera
HearWiki score
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88
Sound
-
9.2
Value
-
7.5
Price (USD)
$1,300
$2,200
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Same generation
These are the same generation of hardware - nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. Nothing separates them on convenience features either, so the choice comes down to tuning and price.
- The ArrangerYear unknown
- Tessidera2026
Specifications
The ArrangerTessidera
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $1,300
- $2,200
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 88
- Released
- -
- 2026
- Driver
- 44 mm dynamic
- 80 mm planar magnetic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- planar
- Driver size
- 44 mm
- 80 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 5 Hz - 30 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 35 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 92 dB/mW
- Sensitivity (dB/Vrms)
- 110
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- -
- No
- Weight
- 320 g
- 570 g
- Foldable
- Yes
- -
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- -
- Pad material
- leatherette
- leatherette
- Connector
- 3.5 mm
- -
What reviewers said
Austrian Audio The Arranger
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
ZMF Tessidera
The Tessidera is a premium open-back planar headphone that channels ZMF's signature warm, musical tuning into a planar driver format. It delivers a smooth, full-bodied sound with particularly rich vocals and natural timbre, all while being relatively easy to drive for a high-end model. The build is solid overall, though the stock grill finish shows minor cosmetic imperfections.
- Pro:Smooth, full-bodied tuning with rich vocals
- Pro:Excellent timbre and natural instrument reproduction
- Pro:Relatively easy to drive despite large 80mm drivers
- Con:Mid-forward balance can vary with amplifier pairing
- Con:Minor cosmetic roughness on the stock grill
- Con:Heavy at 570g, requiring a sturdy headphone stand
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