[apaar123]

Do they sound better on balanced ,single ended or same?

 

[Ichos]

It depends on the source.

 

[apaar123]

It depends on the source.

planning to use asgard 3 or magnius but i have heard asgard is better but no balanced

 

[Ichos]

You don't need to go balanced.
Asgard 3 is great amp designed to be single ended so you are going to have an excellent single ended performance.
I dare to say that the slightly warm Asgard is a great match with HE400i 2020.

 

[monsterquake]

sorry to crash the thread, but I was thinking of making and upgrade this black friday between this and HD600, both cost the same, and would be used with a topping DX3 pro

I've read every review but still have doubt's, anyone could help me a bit to decide?

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

If you mostly listen to old school music (pre 89), I’d say swing for the 600.
If you mostly listen to newer music (after 89), then go with the Sundara.
Both are great headphones and will actually complement each other beautifully.

 

[monsterquake]

If you mostly listen to old school music (pre 89), I’d say swing for the 600.
If you mostly listen to newer music (after 89), then go with the Sundara.
Both are great headphones and will actually complement each other beautifully.

I'm looking them for an all-rounder, so movies, gaming, and every type of music, from diana krall to dance monkey, so from that, I think I should go with the sundara.

As complement each other, not an option, the budget is not so big, so I can afford a headset and no more

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

The Sundara will probably be a wonderful experience then. Truth be told every person who’s ever tried on my Sundara ended up with a big smile on their face.
I made the mistake of selling it off because I recently bought the new HE400i...but they sound different enough to own both..so I’m most likely going to buy another one. I miss it already.

 

[Jman841]

Just wanted to share this with others, but after playing around with a lot of EQ settings, this this is my preferred setup for the Sundara's using Peace GUI with Equalizer APO.

Driving them with a FiiO K5 Pro

 

[kiwivda]

Mates it has happened that the right driver unit on the SUNDARA has stopped working (at least no yet dead but wishpering), I know It was something that could happen on first series, but I was hoping to have dodged it.

Anyway, what can I do is it something I can solve by my self, or since I still have a month warranty coverage from the 2 year bought date, I better send'em back?

 

[Ichos]

If you ask me , yes!

 

[jsmiller58]

Mates it has happened that the right driver unit on the SUNDARA has stopped working (at least no yet dead but wishpering), I know It was something that could happen on first series, but I was hoping to have dodged it.

Anyway, what can I do is it something I can solve by my self, or since I still have a month warranty coverage from the 2 year bought date, I better send'em back?

Send it back. It may take longer but it will be done right and they will stand behind the repair.

 

[Jman841]

Plus, they may send you a new unit with the updated pads.

 

[Garney]

The Sundara will probably be a wonderful experience then. Truth be told every person who’s ever tried on my Sundara ended up with a big smile on their face.
I made the mistake of selling it off because I recently bought the new HE400i...but they sound different enough to own both..so I’m most likely going to buy another one. I miss it already.

I’ve actually been considering buying the Sundara (most likely open box directly from HiFiMan) and selling off my 400i 2020s. How would you say the two compare? I kinda assumed the Sundara would just sound like a more refined version of the 400i with better technicalities - detail retrieval, speed, dynamics, etc., but with a similar, neutral, sound signature.

 

[Kammerat Rebekka]

I think many feel the Sundara is the natural progression/step up from the HE400i - hell even this thread’s title suggests the very same...but I don’t think it’s that clear cut tbh. It rather depends on your tastes as to which one you’d prefer. I certainly don’t think that one is better than the other..they’re merely ‘different’.
If you imagine your HE400i with a slightly lighter/brighter tuning in the bass and mids/low treble but with a smoother and slightly less elevated treble performance...and you effectively get the Sundara.
The Sundara also has a bit of extra energy around 1k that often makes people think of Focals and/or estats, which incidentally do the same...estats excessively so imho..but with the Sundara it’s more elegantly done and creates this brilliant ‘fullness’ to music whilst still feeling very ‘airy’ and ‘open’ in it’s delivery.
Depending on what X person likes to listen to and what his of her tastebuds go for sound signature-wise, either headphone could be “the best”

Edith: Granted I do find the Sundara to be an improvement over the OG HE400i...but then again I feel the same about the new iteration.