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These are one of the most comfortable headphones I’ve ever owned. I was worried about how shallow the pads look—considering I have big ears that jet out—but I was surprised to find them not only plush but also very considerate of ear space. The cans themselves are lightweight and I can see myself easily wearing these for hours at a time. Thermals on these are also pretty good; I’m not sweating after wearing these for an hour but like most headphones, do expect to take a break every once in a while to let your ears breathe. As for the sound, well, if you’re buying these then you’ve probably already read the reviews about how “airy” and detailed the Sundaras sound. I’m pleased to inform that they are not kidding with those descriptions. The best way I can put it, these headphones sound exactly like how you would picture open-back headphones to sound, if it was your first time trying open-backs. Any sound these cans produce simply become part of the roomscape. If you own airpods pro, it’s like leaving “transparency mode” on and yet, the Sundaras still manage to produce more transparency; they are just a hair shy of being completely transparent, as if you aren’t even wearing headphones and it helps that they are lightweight to boot. Powering these cans suprisingly doesn’t take much to accomplish that great signature airy, detailed sound. I’m running these off my iPad 7th gen, using the Apple lightning dongle, and it surprised me how much better these sound over my Oppo PM3s—the portable cans. Of course, a more powerful source, a dedicated amp-dac, definitely does these headphones more justice than any smartphone, computer or tablet but if you’re looking for a great sounding pair of portable cans, than the Sundaras are top of their class for the performance-cost ratio.Read full review
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I got the Sundara today and have been listening to it. I've also done some comparative critical listening between it and my modded M1060, which has survived my personal headphone roulette that has seen the demise of E-MU Teak, the HE4XX, and the HD650 (which I later re-bought in the form of the HD6XX). Critical listening: Last Jedi Trailer and a handful of tracks I've become very familiar with. TL;DR: To describe how I feel about it succinctly: I'm seriously impressed with the HIFIMAN Sundara. I've owned and listened to the RBH HP-2, M1060, HE4XX, HD600/6XX, Noble K10U, E-MU Teak, and the Sundara is easily the best non-speaker audio thing I've listened to. To my ears, it is dead neutral with impressive performance throughout its frequency response. Bass is taut, textured, emotional, extremely well extended, and definitely not one-note. Its bass performance is almost as good as the M1060, but the M1060's more powerful magnets and 106mm diaphragm pushes its low frequency performance just ahead as a matter of physics. I was worried that the midrange might feel a bit sucked out on these, but I don't get that at all. In fact, the midrange on these feel super smooth and impart an incredibly realistic amount of body and space to both male and female vocals. Also imaging! Probably the first orthos I've heard with actual depth! Vocals appear front and center, how I like it. Tonality! OMG. Vocals feel so real on these. My disappointment with the HE4XX was that it often strayed into sibilance for me, and when it didn't, high notes sounded slightly compressed / smeared / one-note. Ori pads and some felt tape in some key areas helped a lot, but the issue was always there. To my ears the M1060 were just a way better listen due its significantly better transients, technical performance, and smooth listening. But compared to the Sundara, the M1060 sounded immediately veiled/muffled/distant in the treble department compared to the Sundara. This is the first time I've heard the "veiled" sensation for myself beyond reading about it. It is real. At the same time, the treble on the Sundara is not sibilant at all. It's just clear, present, smooth, and neither forward nor recessed compared to the rest of the frequencies. Probably the most resolving pair of headphones I've listened to (the Noble K10U are more resolving, but that's sort of an unfair comparison and arguably artificial in its presentation of detail). The Sundara is an incredibly cohesive listen with very good technicalities. I can't find any faults with it. I really like it. I'm surprised by how much I like it. Bass is incredible in quality and quantity, midrange has body and space and tonality, and treble is resolving and smooth. Expansive soundstage with great imaging.Read full review
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These Hifiman Sundara headphones are the best I have ever owned! They are comfortable, fill your head with great sound, and are priced very competitively for the high performance they produce. I can't say enough about these headphones, they are lightweight, built to last, and exude quality. I encourage anyone needing quality, high-performance headphones to purchase these. You will not be disappointed...
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Product works well, they were a little tight but could be bent into a comfortable shape, my only complaint is the adjustment feature scrapes on the notches and leaves damage on the product.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I have had Sennheisers from Mass Drop, the HE400 from Hifi Man, a couple B&W pair. I had to keep trying until I got to these. I liked the others, but my home system is pretty high quality and I wanted a pair that were as revealing yet musical, as well as enveloping with a large sound stage like what I am used to. These do it. Natural, enveloping with fast and deep bass, transparent mids and appropriate bell-like highs. Love them. I use a Cobalt DAC now, but will upgrade..though the Cobalt does the trick pretty well. Nothing better in that price point at all that I can see.
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