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HIFIMAN SUNDARA Over-Ear Full-Size Planar Magnetic HiFi Stereo Wired Headphones for Studio&Audiophiles (Black)

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Features

  • Featuring Newly Developed Diaphragm that is 80% Thinner than the HE400 Series Resulting in a Wider Frequency Response, Faster and More Detailed
  • With the weight spreading strap for outstanding comfort but with a more fashion conscious look with its sleek and sumptuous matte black finish.
  • With its all metal headband the SUNDARA is built to take the rigours of urban street life. The SUNDARA is as tough as it is beautiful.
  • New 3.5mm Headphone connector for enhanced durability
  • The slimline SuperMini is the perfect on the partner for the SUNDARA. The SuperMini with its abundance of audio power output and the SUNDARAs grace and poise makes them the velvet glove over a marble fist.

Description

The Sanskrit word “Sundara” literally means “Beautiful” and this all new Planar Magnetic headphone fits this description in every way. Ultra-fine Diaphragm All New Planar Headphone Inherited from Hi-Fi man’s Advanced Technology Featuring Newly Developed Diaphragm that is 80% Thinner than the HE400 Series Resulting in a Wider Frequency Response, Faster and More Detailed Hybrid Headband Design With the weight spreading strap for outstanding comfort but with a more fashion conscious look with its sleek and sumptuous matte black finish. Form Follows Function With its all metal headband the SUNDARA is built to take the rigors of urban street life. The SUNDARA is as tough as it is beautiful. New 3. 5mm Headphone connector for enhanced durability Pocket Powered Performance The slim line Supermini is the perfect on the partner for the SUNDARA. The Supermini with its abundance of audio power output and the SUNDARA’s grace and poise makes them the velvet glove over a marble fist. Technical Data Specifications Frequency Response: 6Hz - 75kHz Impedance: 37 ohms Sensitivity: 94dB Weight: 372g

Brand: HIFIMAN


Model Name: Sundara


Color: Black


Form Factor: Over Ear


Connectivity Technology: Wired


Brand: HIFIMAN


Model Name: Sundara


Included Components: Headphones,Headphones Cable,Headphone Adapter,Ear Buds,Owner's Guide


Age Range (Description): Adult


Model Number: SUNDARA


Package Type: Standard Packaging


Unit Count: 1.0 Count


Number of Items: 1


Form Factor: Over Ear


Ear Placement: Over Ear


Item Weight: 372 Grams


Charging Time: 6 Hours


Color: Black


Special Feature: ultra-fine diaphragm, 3.5mm connectors for enhanced durability


Cable Feature: Detachable


Material: Metal


Water Resistance Level: Not Water Resistant


Impedance: 32 Ohm


Sensitivity: 94 dB


Connectivity Technology: Wired


Headphones Jack: 3.5 mm Jack


Compatible Devices: Compatible with devices with 3.5mm audio jack such as iPhone, androids, iPad, iPod, laptops, tablets, computers, Mac, etc.


Warranty Description: 1-year Hifiman Warranty, get extended warranty by registering on HIFIMAN official website


Specific Uses For Product: Music


Frequently asked questions

The HIFIMAN SUNDARA headphones are equipped with Planar Magnetic technology, this means that they have a thin diaphragm which provides faster response times and lower distortion for clearer, more detailed sound. It's high-quality stereo system also delivers an immersive audio experience that appeals to audiophiles. They are ideal for studio-quality listening, providing accurate and clear sound.

Yes, these full-size Over-Ear headphones are designed keeping comfort in mind. They boast of a flexible and adjustable headband, which allows for a secure yet comfortable fit. The large ear cups go over your ears effectively distributing pressure, allowing for comfortable wear even during long listening sessions.

Yes, these headphones are wired. They come with a high-quality cable that ensures minimal loss in sound quality. This means that you will always have a reliable, lag-free connection for your audio.

The HIFIMAN SUNDARA Over-Ear Full-Size Planar Magnetic HiFi Stereo Wired Headphones come in a sleek black color.

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🚀 Abunda's Overview

This is our summary and key points to consider based on customer reviews.

The Hifiman Sundara headphones are often compared to the Sennheiser HD600, and seems to excel in terms of detail resolution across the frequency response. Reviewers highlight its superior sound clarity and quality, remarkable imaging, and impressive sub bass performance. Although Sundara's soundstage is not the best in class, it is described as good and balanced. However, the comfort over extended periods and the prominence of vocals may vary for users.

Pros

  • 🎧 Excellent detail resolution across the frequency response.
  • 🎼 Good sound clarity and quality.
  • 🎹 Impressive sub bass performance, especially with EQ settings.
  • 🥁 Good imaging suitable for both games and general music.

Cons

  • 🎧 The prominence of vocals might not appeal to everyone.
  • 🎼 Comfort over extended periods can vary among users.
  • 🎹 Sundara's bass performance may not suit those who do not like to use EQ.
  • 🥁 Soundstage, while good, is not the best in class.

Should I Buy It?

Based on the detailed reviews, if you value superior sound clarity, detail resolution, and sub bass performance, and don't mind tweaking EQ settings or compromise on vocal prominence, Hifiman Sundara comes as a highly recommended product. However, comfort over long periods might vary for individual users. With its remarkable features, sound quality, and performance, it seems to provide good value for its price.

    • Better then the 6xx?
Review Image by Chillstep Chillstep
Review Image by Chillstep Chillstep
Short Answer: Yes, but depending on your setup your mileage may vary. Scale of 1 - 10, 1 worst, 10 best: Stock with no EQ and driving off Phone: Clarity - 6xx - 7, Sundara - 9. 6xx has good detail/resolution, but the Sundara has amazing detail/resolution. Bass - 6xx - 8, Sundara - 6. 6xx more forward/warm mid bass, but lacking sub bass. Sundara is flat overall, but the sub bass is stil audible. Mids - 6xx - 9, Sundara - 7. 6xx is very intimate and mids are more present/close. Sundara is maybe 2 steps back. It is not distant but at the same time not in your face like the 6xx. Treble - 6xx - 5, Sundara - 7. 6xx treble rolls off and therefore has a very smooth sound (not harsh at all, some may prefer the 6xx treble), but it sacrifices some clarity and sounds veiled. Sundara has clarity for days and very flat treble that sounds natural and not artificial. Sound Stage - 6xx - 3, Sundara - 7. 6xx has little to no sound stage. Sundara has good soundstage, but not best in class. In my opinion the sound stage on Sundara is perfect. If the sound stage is too big then their is no intimacy with the music. But this also depends on genre of music and preference. Sundara sounds amazing with orchestral music Imaging - 6xx - 4, Sundara - 8. 6xx has poor imaging, Sundara very good nearly perfect 3D directional imaging, good for games and music in general. Driving off amp/dac combo with EQ: Clarity - 6xx -8, Sundara - 10. To be clear the Sundara wins hands down in detail resolution across the frequency response. lows, mids, highs with or without a good source. Bass - 6xx - 8, Sundara - 10. Sundara has better frequency response and just scales better with a better source. When I EQ the Sundara it has much better sub bass and I can produce a very satisfying punch/slam that I can't on the 6xx Mids - 6xx - 9, Sundara - 8 Treble - 6xx - 6, Sundara - 8. because the 6xx is already colored from its warm presentation its difficult to EQ in or out more treble while the Sundara is very flat/neutral and keeps the clarity, even if you EQ -4db or +4db. Sound Stage - 6xx - 4, Sundara - 8 Imaging - 6xx - 5, Sundara - 9 With the 6xx you kinda get what you have out of the box, it is difficult to EQ, because it has a colored sound signature already. Sundara just scales better with a better source and with EQ you can make it sound amazing to your exact sound preference. Long Answer: If all you want to do is drive your headphone off your phone/lapto then the Sundara is a medium upgrade (sundara require more juice to drive). if you want to get the most out of the Sundara then you are gonna want to drive it off a good amp/dac combo as everything just sounds more detailed and resolving. the Sundara just scales better with a better source. When it comes to frequency response, this is where the Sundara really shines to me. The 6xx don't EQ very well, because the 6xx is already a colored headphone. If you own a 6xx you know it has a mid bass presence that makes everything sound warm and slightly veiled. The treble response is more smooth and somewhat recessed and everything sounds very intimate (no sound stage). The Sundara is the exact opposite with a very flat and neutral frequency response that also extends much better in the lows and highs. For example the 6xx may have mid bass, but it lacks sub bass and rolls off around 100hz, so when I EQ more sub bass +4db around 30 - 80hz the Sundara create more punch/slam in the sub bass that I can't reproduce with the same EQ in the 6xx. Furthermore the Sundara does not suffer from the veiled highs that the 6xx has. The treble response on the Sundara sounds more true to the original recording with a more natural timbre, nothing sounds artificial. The amazing part is the Sundara brings a bit of sparkle and energy to the highs, but it does so without being fatiguing or sibilant. Yes, compared to the 6xx it is more bright, but at no point would I consider the Sundara to be V shaped or over emphasizing treble; it is in fact perfectly neutral. However, if you are a fan of the treble presentation of the 6xx this is something to consider. The one area where I think the 6xx comfortably competes with the Sundara is the mids, but it does so in a different manner. The mids are great on the 6xx, they offer a very rich and inviting presence even when driving off your phone/tablet. But like the rest of the frequency response, the mids sound darker with more girth on the 6xx. The Sundara on the other hand presents vocalists with a more airy presentation and instead of hearing everything up close and personal, the vocalist is maybe 2 steps back, the vocalist is neither in your head or distant. The clarity in the mids for the 6xx comes the closest to matching the Sundara's clarity/resolution, but to be clear the Sundara is a more resolving and detailed headphone hands down across the entire frequency range with or without a good source. The clarity and resolution is aided by the Sundara's superb imaging and sound stage, which allows the listener better instrument separation and directionality. In tracks that are very busy with multiple instruments or singers at once, the 6xx can sound muddy at times. Even though the Sundara is not class leading in sound stage, I think the Sundara strikes a perfect balance in sound stage and intimacy. The Sundara offers enough sound stage for instruments to breathe in a busy recording, but at the same time still keep some of the intimacy and vocal presence that the 6xx is so loved and known for. It is a master class balancing act. Final Thoughts: If you listen to a lot of bass centric music like I do, but you don't like to EQ, the Sundara may not be for you! The Sundara out of the box is not a bass head type of headphone, but it can be with EQ. This is actually what won me over and why I ended up keeping the Sundara. Out of the box I was a bit disappointed on the overall quantity of bass. Like I said earlier the Sundara has audible sub bass and mid bass, but it is flat. When I bumped up the lower frequency by +4db the Sundara bass out scales the 6xx. With EQ I was able to reproduce a very satisfying slam/punch in the lower frequency that I could not reproduce with the same EQ on the 6xx. It almost sounds like a mini woofer is built into the Sundara. So with EQ I got the Sundara to sound amazing with my sound preference. Also because the Sundara is so neutral I think it responds very well to EQ without distorting or coloring the rest of the frequency range. Put simply the Sundara scales better and has a higher ceiling in detail retrieval, sound stage, imaging and overall frequency response when paired with a good source and the Sundara is like a blank canvas because of its neutral tonality I can EQ it to my ideal sound preference. To be completely clear, using an amp/dac stack allowed me to increased the volume and improved clarity/sound stage. It was only after I used EQ that I was able to produce a very satisfying sub/mid bass response. For anyone that is curious my source to drive my headphones is a Douk P1 tube amp. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2021 by Chillstep Chillstep
    • Solid Headphones, Terrific Sound
EDIT: 7/21/2020 I am adding in an edit here. My left speaker seems to dim in volume time to time regardless of how loud or quiet I drive them. I end up tapping on the speaker cup pretty hard, which seems to "do the trick" and the volume normalizes toal match the other cup. I think it has something to do with the membrane in the planar style speaker (google planar magnetic). I would now recommend the Sony MDR-1AM2's over the Sundara's.... The Sony are 50 bucks cheaper (got mine for $290 so 60 cheaper) and they sound better. I dont have to use an eq to retain bass response. The Sony has the highs mids and lows. Again no EQ needed to retain bass response. Surprisingly, even though the Sonys are closed back (Sundara are open back) they still have a sound stage like an open back headphone! They are also super light weight, you forget you are wearing them, while the Sundara are heavy, and you always know you have headphones on. Get the Sony MDR-1AM2, they are better. Get the Sundara if you like to experiment. Supposedly the Sundars got a quiet update with new ear cups as of this year (2020) so you wont know if you are getting the old version or new version which I find to be bull$#@&. If there was a new update, it should get its own new model name. Instead you roll the dice. So, I am a bit of an audiophile. Generally in the car realm, but also for headphones..... To start off, these headphones are spectacular. I was originally powering them off my Sound Blaster ZXR sound card inside my computer, but these headphone's require power to drive them as they are not like typical headphones, so they did not get as loud as I like... Which for others, might be loud enough. So I bought the Schiit Magni 3 headphone AMP, then used my sound cards RCA out (which are low level) to the Magni 3 to amp the signal. Now they are loud as !@#$ which I love. Like many high end headphones, they sound better when you have a quality amp. Without the amp, they still sound good, but they will lack on the low end. Once amp'd, the low end comes right back in. I also use my sound card to add in +12db at 31hz and +10db at 60hz. This brings the bass up a lot and makes them sound like a full range speaker/headphones. The crazy part is, when I have the bass up and the headphones on my head, they are flawless, the moment I take them off, the speakers begin to show signs of rattle from too much bass. But this is a case of open flow vs on your head. Some reviewers have stated that when they move the ear cups slightly away from the head, the bass fills out. All headphones will have a different sound on your head vs open air, all of them. Its just the dynamics of how speakers work withing a confined space (your head being the confined space). The sound ways may go in your ear, but they also come back out, they done continue through your head as your ear is a closed passage. In the car world, the best systems are equalized to neutral. Like many high end headphones, the HIFIMAN lacks in the bass department. So a little EQ really helps. Most reviewers of headphones and home audio gear generally do not have the ability to use Equalization, they have DAC/AMPs which have a pre-defined "flavor" of audio. This ideal is similar to buying car speakers based on how they sound "to you" and "off the shelf". But in the car world, as long as the speakers have similar specs, it doesn't matter how they perform, because you can EQ them to neutral anyway. I can take 300 dollar speakers and 75 dollar speakers in the car world, as long as they both have the same frequency RANGE and power output in RMS, I can EQ both to sound exactly the same.... you literally wont be able to tell the difference, I could literally put one brand on the left side of the car and the other brand on the right side of the car, EQ each side separately, EQ to neutral, and you wont even know that there are two different brands in the car! You can do the same in the headphone world but with limitations. My example will be these HIFIMAN Sundara vs $100 Sony Mdr-Xb950Ap which is their "extra bass" lineup. In this example, the HIFIMAN lacks bass compared to the Sony's, and the Sony's lack the high end (by a large degree) AND have too much bass. Even though I can EQ both, the Sony's just can't hit the high end like the Sundara's can. Some may claim the difference in frequency response, as the Sundara are rated 6Hz - 75kHz, while the Sony's are rated 3hz–28khz, is the reason the HIFIMAN has a better upper range, except for the FACT that most sound cards and even DAC/AMP combo's, will never hit those heights. In fact, some of the best DAC's you can buy only hit the normal 22khz range and then cuts off from there, same with my sound card. Therefore both are being cut off at 22khz, and yet the HIFIMAN sound better on the high end. EQ in some bass, and its good to go. While the sony's, there is no EQing them to the quality of the HIFIMAN. Now the HIFIMAN, I have compared them to my brothers $1500 Sennheiser's.... the 800s reference series, and honestly the HIFIMAN has a very similar sound signature and quality. However, the Sennheiser's are significantly lighter in terms of weight, and the Sennheiser's don't need any EQ to retain bass response. Overall, I feel that I have lucked out, I can deal with the heavier weight, and my PC has the ability to EQ, so all is well. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2019 by namco

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