[turbofeet]

Oh no, just buy new susvara with production date 2023 January.
I got the transfusion cable

Lol. Ah well they do still sound good and might be useful after a Road Traffic Accident.

They are easily replaced.

 

[turbofeet]

You are not missing anything. As I said, I think they are the transfusion cables disguised in fabric.

Btw, my first entire week with the Susvara. The first time was a revelation, even more with the Lavri cables. Each day they get more addictive and are a great complement to ZMF headphones, specially to the Atrium, too diffenrent flavors to swap depending on my mood. Certainly is that is a headphone that sounds creamy, is not harsh compared to my previous Hifiman headphones. I like to listen the Susvara by night at low volume levels, is so relaxing that makes me fall asleep in my armchair easily

Yes they are so easy to relax into aren't they.

I fully expected harshness and punishment for poorer recordings and its just not the case.

Lovely cans. Still killing it in 2023.

 

[boodi]

For. Pc

Cables look the same to me but 3.5mm into the Susvara. I think they were 2.5mm on earlier models?

*Cable left thrown all over the place for dramatic affect*

New cable ordered from this fellow who was recommended as he uses some very good quality silver:

https://www.cosmic-cables.co.uk/product-page/mercury-occ-pure-silver-2

Sounds great right out of the box with the catheter cables.

Curious now how' d you compare and eventually like more this system ( congrats on a such beautifully crafted and compact amp ) with the pure silver cables you ordered

 

[KrauserX91]

Yes they are so easy to relax into aren't they.

I fully expected harshness and punishment for poorer recordings and its just not the case.

Lovely cans. Still killing it in 2023.

I was expecting the same, a bit of harshness in the Hifiman line, but this is another level, clearly they put all their soul into design the Susvara. No matter what type of genre and recording you throw into these headphones, they will catch and translate into a harmonious sound.

 

[tradyblix]

When I went on their site to buy the HEKse yesterday, they were giving away bundles of old cables, including what you guys are humorously calling the transfusion cable. Honestly those are so ****ed up looking I thought for a second about getting one just to say I had it lol. For years those cables scared me away from Hifiman

 

[audioguru1]

The HE-adapter is supposed to "protect" HP's according to HiFiMan's website - is that what they are supposed to protect it from?

At any rate, this post pushed me back to my baseline position that I don't believe the Felix-Audio Envy can drive the Susvara to my satisfaction for classical music. Classical music has sudden spikes in very loud bass (these YT examples are limited of course, but imagine them properly recorded and presented):







I have a private recording of this work, where the bass spike looks like a very tall skyscraper in the middle of the desert on the WAV form. When I play them loud enough on my speakers the walls literally shake and my neighbors send me nasty emails (I recently paid $21,000 to install an acoustic door after 22 years of complaints). The Envy is 8W into 8 or 16 ohms according to one review I read - this is simply not enough for these sudden spikes in energy. I am considering the Vincent speaker hybrid monoblocks - if I want tubes, it has to be tube SPEAKER amps.

I've posted this previously but just so folks are aware the adapter is just a resistor divider network, it doesn't provide any active electrical protection (dc offset, relay signal muting etc).

Can you make a speaker amp work? Sure, its just risky. Some folks get lucky and have no issues, but others blow up headphones. I for one cant afford that risk.

 

[turbofeet]

Oh no, just buy new susvara with production date 2023 January.
I got the transfusion cable

Mine are also Jan 2023. Hope you're enjoying them as much as I am.

Cheers

 

[turbofeet]

Since i connected them i've been non stop listening for about 4hrs and counting.

Some tracks where I think these headphones especially shine below but tbh I haven't heard anything I didn't like so far. I mean it doesn't sugar coat bad recordings and you hear when they are bad but it (surprisingly) doesn't punish you either.

Mood for a Day by Yes on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/5253320

State Of Grace (Acoustic Version) (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/138305295 (sorry)

III. Rondo. Allegro assai (Cadenza Beethoven) by Hélène Grimaud on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/99155786

Atto secondo. Scena 2. N.12 Arietta Cherubino "Voi che sapete" by René Jacobs on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/4428914

Soothing by Laura Marling on Qobuz https://open.qobuz.com/track/170682390

It's not just the detail; it's something in the way it delivers transients which makes it special I think. No wonder it gets on well with the Dave which is arguably the transient King.

I'll stop spamming this massive thread for now.

Enjoy the music

 

[number1sixerfan]

I was expecting the same, a bit of harshness in the Hifiman line, but this is another level, clearly they put all their soul into design the Susvara. No matter what type of genre and recording you throw into these headphones, they will catch and translate into a harmonious sound.

Especially agree here. Properly powered, they are very likely the most complete headphones ever. The vintage Sennheiser HE-90 also comes to mind as well, but yea..

 

[boodi]

almost empty wallet already sweating heavily

 

[Trance_Gott]

For anyone who is interested my review for the Grand Line Susvara "baltic grey" is online.
https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/la...usvara-baltic-grey.26560/reviews#review-31058

It beats all my previous cable for the Susvara!

 

[KrauserX91]

I continue listening this afternoon with HQP5 using sinc-M x1/sinc-L NX filters in my geek nostalgia . Sorry for those that could not enjoy these tracks as a child and see them converted into an epic orchestra 25 years later while listening in the Susvara. I hope someone can understand me here:

Opera Maria and Draco: https://open.qobuz.com/track/84241729
One-Winged Angel: https://open.qobuz.com/track/84241731
Liberi Fatali: https://open.qobuz.com/track/84241720
Festival of the hunt: https://open.qobuz.com/track/128886821
To Zanarkand: https://open.qobuz.com/track/84240408

 

[kyorakun]

My susvara starter kit!

 

[Exekuhtor]

Must be a real trip to hear them after your Hyper X AHAHAHAHAHA...

 

[iFi audio]

One-Winged Angel: https://open.qobuz.com/track/84241731

Please have a listen to this

My susvara starter kit!

Quite the "starter"