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HiFiMAN Sundara

HiFiMAN Sundara
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alaScore 87

15 reviews

Dec, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 15 reviews of HiFiMAN Sundara. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Opinions about the reliability and durability are on the whole positive. The price and comfort are also mentioned favorably, whereas some have doubts about the noise isolation and size.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the HiFiMAN Sundara is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 87/100 = Very good quality.

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Expert review by : Jake Thauvette (rtings.com)

HiFiMan Sundara 2020 Review

 

The HiFiMan Sundara 2020 are open-back, planar magnetic headphones designed for neutral sound. They're the next generation of the HiFiMan Sundara 2018 and are ad...

Very consistent sound delivery. Well-built and comfortable. Great passive soundstage.

No microphone. No protective case or pouch. No EQ or presets. No IP rating for dust and water resistance. Leak a lot of audio. Bad passive noise isolation performance.

The HiFiMan Sundara 2020 are great for neutral sound. Their sound profile is very neutral and well-balanced, although lacking a bit of thump and rumble due to their open-back design. Their soundstage is perceived as wide and spacious, which helps them...

May, 2021
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Expert review by : Sam Vafaei , Marc Henney, Yannick Khong (rtings.com)

HiFiMan Sundara HEADPHONES

 

The Hifiman Sundara are great-sounding and comfortable critical listening headphones. They're better-built and more durable than and deliver a sound quality that's closer to the but with slightly less bass. However, like most open-back headphones,...

Comfortable. ; More durable design. ; Great and open audio reproduction.

Sensitive to ambient noise, by design. ; Bulky headphones. ; High leakage by design, can be distracting to others.

Apr, 2018
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Expert review by : Ian White (ecoustics)

HiFiMan Sundara Headphone Review: Music for Your Soul

 

If your headphone budget tops out at $400, the HiFiMan Sundara might be the best option right now in audiophile headphones. If your headphone budget tops out at $400, the HiFiMan Sundara might be the best option right now in audiophile headphones.

Oct, 2021
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Expert review by : Lasse Svendsen (lbtechreviews.com)

Review: Hifiman Sundara | Test Winner In Open Class Hifiman Sundara

 

Hifiman Sundara is not only the best buy in this class, you also get the best sound.

Perfectly balanced sound with potent bass and buckets of details. Super-defined sound image with almost complete qualities.

The size and weight can be inhibiting.

Hifiman Sundara is the best hi-fi purchase in this class. The sound is more refined, airy and dynamic than the competition. The treble is silky soft, the bass potent, and the midrange is crystal clear and neutrally reproduced. The soundscape is...

Sep, 2020
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Expert review by : Steve Guttenberg (soundandvision.com)

HiFiMan Sundara Headphones

 

Performance Features Comfort Value

HiFiMan rocked my world back in 2009 with its revelatory HE-5 headphones. These were the first planar magnetic headphones I’d ever heard, and the sound was so clear and sweet, I’m pretty sure you’ll feel the same way about HiFiMan’s latest planar, the...

May, 2018
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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Great headphones

 

I bought these headphones based on the online reviews. When I first started to listen with them, they were awful, worse than the AKG K451 I was already using. However after running them for a number of hours, they are now sounding very good. They sound...

Jun, 2021
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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Punch well above their weight

 

These replaced a pair of Grado SR125 headphones, themselves pretty good but now a couple of generations old. Quite a difference, and more than I was expecting. The Grados are comparatively ‘in your head', whereas the Sundaras can get the sound to...

Jun, 2021
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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Clear sound

 

Used these pretty solidly for a few months now and I'm extremely happy. Was difficult for me to justify such a price for headphones but I have no regrets. Really comfortable and super enjoyable sound. When listening to something really quiet there was...

Jun, 2021
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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Amazing sound for a relative bargain!

 

What an amazing sound for in the audiophile world a relative bargain! These are fantastic and for £299 they sound (when driven properly with an amp) like a pair of £500 headphones. There is nothing that comes close for this price, the build is very...

Jun, 2021
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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Great Headphones for this money

 

At its current price this headphone is tremendous value. Its comfortable and despite claims to the contrary it seems solid and well built. Sound quality is well balanced and clarity is good. Although the sound stage is not particularly wide the imaging...

Apr, 2021
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