Anker Soundcore Vortex vs HifiMan HE-400s (2015)

Android Authority, a review site with a history of doing objective hands-on testing, has great things to say about the Anker Soundcore Vortex. In fact, it's "Best value" in its "Best Samsung Galaxy S10 wired and wireless headphones" roundup, which points toward it being a good Open-Back Headphone.

As for the HifiMan HE-400s (2015), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Head-fi, Headphone Review, and Headfonics enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We tried doing a direct Anker Soundcore Vortex vs. HifiMan HE-400s (2015) review score comparison but couldn't find any sources that tested both.

Next, we took a look at which sources liked them best and found that the Anker Soundcore Vortex most impressed the reviewers at SoundGuys, who gave it a score of 8.1, whereas the HifiMan HE-400s (2015) did best in its Head-fi review - it scored 8.8 points.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Anker Soundcore Vortex earned an average review score of 8.1 out of 10 points and the HifiMan HE-400s (2015) received an average of 8.4, compared to the 7.8 average of Open-Back Headphones in general.