🎶 Elevate Your Sound Game with Stealth Precision and Style
The HIFIMAN SUNDARA closed-back planar magnetic headphones combine advanced stealth magnet technology and an ultra-thin supernano diaphragm to deliver pristine, distortion-free audio. Featuring handcrafted beechwood ear cups and an ergonomic matte black headband, these wired headphones offer both premium comfort and striking aesthetics. With detachable dual-sided cables and broad device compatibility, they are perfect for home, studio, and professional recording environments.
Control Method | Touch |
Carrying Case Weight | 150 Grams |
Item Weight | 432 Grams |
Water Resistance Level | Not Water Resistant |
Is Electric | No |
Antenna Location | Music |
Compatible Devices | Cellphones, Tablets, Laptops, Desktops, Music Production Equipment |
Cable Features | Detachable |
Additional Features | Stealth Magnet Design, NEO “supernano” Diaphragm (NsD) |
Enclosure Material | Wood |
Specific Uses For Product | Music |
Headphone Folding Features | Over Ear |
Earpiece Shape | Rounded Tip |
Headphones Ear Placement | Over Ear |
Style Name | closed-back |
Color | black&orange |
Wireless Technology | Planar Magnetic |
Connectivity Technology | Wired |
Headphone Jack | 3.5 mm Jack |
Frequency Range | 6Hz - 75kHz |
Audio Driver Type | Planar Magnetic Driver |
Sensitivity | 98 dB |
Impedance | 20 Ohm |
Noise Control | Sound Isolation |
H**H
It's a banger with EQ settings
The Hifiman Sundara closed-backs are an awesome closed-back headphone option for the price, especially at $130. They're even better if you have EQ settings applied (I have a Qudelix 5K).Build quality feels great, I really like the wooden cups and the soft ear pad material. However, the ear cups are pretty small, so the headphone might not fit those with larger ears (fortunately my ears are pretty small).Tonality without EQ is kind of lacking, especially in the midrange. Bass is ok but it's not really a heavy hitter. Vocals feel recessed at times, which can be explained by a quick search of a graph online. Not enough lower and upper treble IMO. However, I found oratory's EQ settings online, applied those, and all issues were fixed (except for bass quality). I really love this headphone now.Technicalities are great, I would say the instrument separation feels better on these than my HD560s, my KZ PR2s (those are IEMs), and 7Hz Dioko (also IEMs). Soundstage is pretty small.
Z**O
Fantastic with EQ, just okay without. Comfortable and well built.
These are truly excellent with EQ but a little strange with the stock tuning. If you are willing and able to use EQ these are an incredible deal. Very fast, satisfying rich bass, detailed and non harsh treble. Without EQ they are still bass heavy but the treble is off and sounds thin and overly dispersed.As with all audio equipment, comfort is of the utmost importance and the Sundara closed backs are one of the most comfortable headphones I've ever used. Very well built with a solid metal adjustment band, soft and thick earcups, and a secondary headstrap that is not annoying at all. I've worn these for many hours with no discomfort.The orange wood earcups also look great with a nice visible grain, I think this is a really attractive set of headphones.Extremely satisfied with these, one of the best audio purchases I've ever made.
C**G
First pair had a bad right driver. Second pair are amazing. :)
TLDR, incredibly happy with the quality off a decent headphone amp.Background: I have about 40-50 headphones between myself and my 2 kids. When I think I have outgrown my older cans, I upgrade if I see a deal and have passed a couple down to my kids. Some of my current headphones are Beyerdynamic T90's and DT770 Pro 250 ohm, Sennheiser HD-1, Hifiman RE400 Waterline, Samsung Galaxy Buds 2, Bose OE, Vmoda Crossfade M80, Amazon Echo Buds, Audio Technica M40x and DSR7BT's, several gaming headsets, several more IEM's. I have had several headphone AMPs including Schiit Magni Uber, and Racoon SG-300, and currently Sabaj D4.I would like to preface my thoughts by stating that my first pair were bad. The right cup connection was not as tight as the left cup. I didn't notice anything in the beginning, but after a couple songs I noticed that it went severely left biased a couple of times and wasn't quite sure if it was the song or buffer. Turns out that after I started shaking my head, it would drop out and I finally figured out that the right driver was very muted. Once it stabilized I was able to modify the balance to correct it. I had to lower the balance on the left driver to 61% and then it was centered. I tried several sources, but unfortunately I didn't have any other cables for these headphones, but I did swap the left and right cables and the sound was exactly the same. Right driver was down 39%.Amazon was great on the return, allowing me to order new ones before I even boxed the old ones up. The return was great and I got the new ones in a few days. The stock cable is too short for me, so I ended up buying a silver plated 8 conductor cable from Youkamoo:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VS2XJ9D?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detailsThis gave me 16-18 more inches and allows me to route the cable around my G13 so I have no cables getting in the way. Sound was not improved at all, but the quality of the cable is amazing for $20.I have spent about 8 hours with the new ones at this point and am very happy with the Sundara Closed Backs. I have the open T90's, so I needed something with some decent volume that was closed. The Audio Technica DSR7BT and all of my IEM's can't get loud enough for me to enjoy them as much. These Sundara's are exactly what I was looking for. I haven't heard super expensive headphones, but I have have listened to Sennheiser HD700's and HD800's before, but I was not that impressed by them for the price. $150 for these headphones is nuts. They are extremely comfortable. The pads are amazing feeling, and the perfect size for my ears. I wish that they hadn't done the mount like they did with the pads, but I highly doubt I will be upgrading the stock pads. They are a little warm, but nothing too bad.The reasons why I am so happy is that the slam in the bass doesn't bleed into the mids at all. It isn't as low and punchy as I would have hoped, but I can't imagine keeping that clarity with more bass. I feel this is about as good as it can get without dipping into the midrange. The mids hit you hard. There are some songs where the midrange instruments just pop out and are super accentuated. I was not expecting that at all. Maybe some wouldn't like that, but I think it is a very dynamic sound that I was not expecting. The highs are good, not spectacular, but not fatiguing at all like the T90's can be. A slight rolloff at 14k is perfect for the Beyers, whereas the Sundara's don't need any EQ. So, I am comparing these Sundara's to a more laid back T90. I feel the decay of the 100-400hz range is by far more revealing than the Beyers. While the T90's seem to go a little lower overall, they don't have the slam or level of detail in that range. Maybe that's the magic of Planar Magnetic, but it just allows you to fully hear low male vocals much easier.I have also hooked these up to a crappy HP laptop (crappy as it is a $300 Black Friday Special) and they sound terrible. The mid range slam is there, but the bass is gone, and the airiness of the treble is completely gone. You need a decent dac/amp to drive these. Even though they are 20ohms, the Beyer T90's at 250 ohms are like 3-4 db higher at the same volume level. The teslas in the Beyers are amazing in that regard. But I would bet that any decent dac/amp will do fine. I don't have an audioquest dragonfly any longer, but the other combos I had were plenty for this headphone.Overall, I am super happy with the outcome here. I am worried that they will crap out on me in the future, but at $150 I am willing to take the risk. Very happy with the Sundara Closedbacks.
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