HIFIMANSUNDARA Planar Magnetic Over Ear Hi-Fi Headphones

Having started with full seperates and still have also, my first set of headphones were Grado SR60 and at the time was very impressed with what headphones could do. Some years later moved up to Grado SR32e. Loved the detail. A tiny bit bass light but not terrible, and the odd moments of a shrill treble that beng blunt coud make you cringe, though different pads helped here, but all in all had heard several others through the yeas. My ex partner has the Grado Blutooth open back headphones, and very similar to the SR60's in tonality and detail but very very impressed what Grado achieved all through aptx lossy bluetooth, also with the opyion to wire them in. Had an extended home trial of a pair of Audeze LCD-1 and while ok, wasn't particulalry seeing the fuss over them. Balanced and neutral but to the point of boredom.These arrived today and read a good 20 hours run in before they really shine. Well if that's the case then all I can say is roll on that 20 hours because I haver never heard such a balanced unflapable perefctly detailed set of headphones with timing that has made all listeming sessions before feel I've not been hearing these tracks as they should sound. The timing is in my opinion what makes these so addictve.Excellent treble that runing through my Dragonfly Cobolt never at any time has peaked to being uncomfortable. Almost as if they have been tuned to reach the perfect limit to shine but not be too bright. Creating an atmospher taking the sound way beyond your ears. A midrange just sitting as in place beside the bass as the treble to both creating a cohesive sound where nothing needs to compete to be heard. Nothing jumps out at you but you hear every detail present.Having been in Hifi as sales, advisor, and owner for around 30 years, owning high end sepeartes of many kinds, I can honestly say nothing has put a smile on my face so quickly and removed any doubts that I made a great choice as these have.On ending, if you're a bass head, or someone who prefers you music to be in your face that it is exciting maybe but unbalnced and not natural then these may not be for you. These can rock and push out beats and anything you thow at them, be certain of that, but also be clear if you want a very natural clear sound, full of detail, with impecable timing, and very controlled bass that does not try to dominate but is more than enough, and to top it off, exceptionally comfortable for my head the minute I put them on I could wear these for hours no problem, then don't hesitate.I can only add that I am amazed that for this price I have probably the best end line producer of music I have ever owned. Cant praise them enough.

First of I'm no audiophile and my hearing probably isn't brilliant but I can hear the detail of the music with these headphones.I work from home and had been listening to Tidal with a pair of closed back Sony bluetooth noice cancelling headphones or on my speakers. I use my laptop with Tidal and the hip dac. I struggled with I know it's gross but sweaty ears when using the closed back Sonys. I'd read reviews and researched these headphones. In my opinion they have a well balanced sound, not to bass heavy and the detail is fabulous. Lyrics I struggled to understand before I can now make out clearly. I listen to a lot of synth music and I find them great for this type of music. They sit on my head and ears so comfortably. They don't make my ears hot and I can easily wear them all day while I work.In my opinion they are worth every penny and I'm very happy with my purchase.Only negative I can see and it doesn't really affect me is the cable isn't really long and you might struggle if using an amp if your chair isn't very close to it.Otherwise they have a great sound, are comfortable, appear to be well built and my main method of listening to music now.

Solid metal construction that doesn't feel heavy and fits snug on my head even with glasses on. The earcups have a strange shape but it fits better than my previous cans " DT990 Pros, AKG K712-Pros "Soundstage for Music is fantastic.... Now it has reduced horizontal soundstage compared to my previous 2 cans but not by much.. However vertically it smashes both of my previous cans! Outstanding to tell you the truth.. Gaming is rather impressive and not only does it easily destroy my AKG 712 pros but it beats out the DT990 pros too which was somewhat surprising! Very pleasing as a gamer.Comfort is brilliant but not as good as AKG 712 pros. I used to be able to GAME all day long on my AKG cans if I wanted too and would get up and forget that they were on my head! Now these do feel great and are very comfortable but just not the best! But I can still game for 4+ hours before I feel like I HAVE to take them off! Probably would be better without glasses to be fair as I do feel that added pain right by my ears and not the headband area or squashing the head! I'd say yee without glasses would fair better here.I use an IFI Zen DAC V2 connected to my desktop computer with balanced cables and it does sound outstanding....Balanced cables did improve sound slightly but it isn't night and day as expected anyway.I also own a Creative G6 BlasterX DAC/AMP - Creative G1 BlasterX DAC/AMP - Creative Sound Blaster Z - Fiio - FIIO E07K DAC/AMP and my onboard Realtek 1200 chipset. IFI ZEN DAC V2 blows the rest of them out of the water.. pointless having anything else except for the IFI ZEN DAV V2. Creative have lost their identity.. soundstage for gaming was laughable...useless trash.....IFI just blew my mind.. shocking actually..This is a great buy to be honest.... if you want something that sounds great for music, great for movies especially with Dolby Atmos and Netflix! and when it comes to gaming.. I was gobsmacked..very impressed with how they perform! Very wide soundstage and no need for virtual surround.. it just works right out of the box without the need for any of the fancy creative SBX controls..... finally after 15 years I don't use a creative sound card.....