[Slim1970]

I'll just leave these here:

The wood grain on those are gorgeous!

 

[Slim1970]

You can put me in the line up

Is this your set?

 

[hp4fun]

I'll just leave these here:

The curve is interesting. It has a 1k bump and the treble aligns with harman curve reasonably well. No wonder it sounds sweet for strings and concert type music. The roll off below 50 could make it less bass heavy, but 50hz-200 is still quite right which is where most of the orchestra drum pieces hit.

There dip in 300hz could pose some issues in baritone / alto (dare to try Brahm's Alto Rhapsody?) but for most of the opera roles might still be fine.

 

[EternalChampion]

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[betula]

The Audivina has landed today on my desk from China. 6-7 days to England is a pretty speedy delivery I have to say. It is an honour to be the first reviewer, kicking off this Audivina Head-Fi tour. @TeamHiFiMAN asked us to share brief first impression upon arrival, so here we go:
- nice carrying case
- pretty wooden cups
- huge headphones, but feels surprisingly light
- quite a bit of sound leakage
- fairly neutral tuning
- surprisingly spacious sound, probably the most spacious closed back headphones I have heard to date.
I look forward to some listening in the next two weeks.
Thanks for the opportunity!

 

[simonelvladtepes]

I received the Audivina today. They sound like cowwwwdunggg. I cannot share any more information before I return them as this site is being monitored. A few details what I mean by that and other problems - will be posted later, after I return them, but don't expect more than half a sentence, I was not going to torture myself with an extensive, in depth audition. One thing to rule out right off the bat - my equipment is more than adequate to drive them. The tone timbre is very similar to my Sundara, but to my ears the Sundara sound better, though slightly and insignificantly less spacious. I know this will be met with scorn (or be removed) - whatever....

Simonel

 

[simonelvladtepes]

Unboxing this POS:



Simonel

 

[Beagle]

 

[simonelvladtepes]

I received the Audivina today. They sound like cowwwwdunggg. I cannot share any more information before I return them as this site is being monitored. A few details what I mean by that and other problems - will be posted later, after I return them, but don't expect more than half a sentence, I was not going to torture myself with an extensive, in depth audition. One thing to rule out right off the bat - my equipment is more than adequate to drive them. The tone timbre is very similar to my Sundara, but to my ears the Sundara sound better, though slightly and insignificantly less spacious. I know this will be met with scorn (or be removed) - whatever....

Simonel

You know what, I don't care if they refuse my return as a retaliation, here is what I have to say: they sound thin and metallic, distorted and artificial. Do they need 1000 hours burn-in? The Sundara sounded fine right out of the box, and when I had the HE1000 no amount of burn-in changed the sound.

On top of that none of the supplied cables worked consistently and I had to use custom cables I have for the Sundara. The problem is with the 3.5mm headphone connectors - I had to fiddle with them to get any sound, and I was never able to get sound from both with the supplied cables, any of them. I compared the 3.5mm headphone connectors on my custom cables to the supplied ones and noticed that the connectors on all 3 supplied cables are slightly shorter!

I was going to upgrade to the HE1000SE, and if I didn't like them to the Susvara, but I'm beginning to get pissed at these flimsy connectors. This is pathetic.

 

[sennfan83261]

On the West Coast, I got the Audivina in yesterday. I had dinner plans last evening, so they remain boxed up at home.

I'll mostly listen to them on a Cavalli Liquid Glass, Cavalli Liquid Gold, and Woo Audio WA6 (2nd gen.), all connected to a Bifrost 2 (OG).

I also have a THX AAA 789, Liquid Platinum, and a Liquid Gold X lying around at home. At my office, I have a Magni Piety, SW51+, and a CTH, all connectable to my Modi 3. Are there any other amps that people want me to try the Audivina on?

 

[betula]

You know what, I don't care if they refuse my return as a retaliation, here is what I have to say: they sound thin and metallic, distorted and artificial. Do they need 1000 hours burn-in? The Sundara sounded fine right out of the box, and when I had the HE1000 no amount of burn-in changed the sound.

On top of that none of the supplied cables worked consistently and I had to use custom cables I have for the Sundara. The problem is with the 3.5mm headphone connectors - I had to fiddle with them to get any sound, and I was never able to get sound from both with the supplied cables, any of them. I compared the 3.5mm headphone connectors on my custom cables to the supplied ones and noticed that the connectors on all 3 supplied cables are slightly shorter!

I was going to upgrade to the HE1000SE, and if I didn't like them to the Susvara, but I'm beginning to get pissed at these flimsy connectors. This is pathetic.

Are you sure, you fully insert those headphone connectors? There is a little extra push and click when they are properly inserted. I also zoomed in to the connector on your picture and that seems to confirm my suspicion.

 

[MusicalDoc8]

Are you sure, you fully insert those headphone connectors? There is a little extra push and click when they are properly inserted. I also zoomed in to the connector on your picture and that seems to confirm my suspicion.

You can totally see at least the right connector sitting at least 3 or 4 millimeters outside the socket!

 

[sennfan83261]

Are you sure, you fully insert those headphone connectors? There is a little extra push and click when they are properly inserted. I also zoomed in to the connector on your picture and that seems to confirm my suspicion.

You can totally see at least the right connector sitting at least 3 or 4 millimeters outside the socket!

@betula, yeah that is what I had in mind when writing my initial impressions, wherein I described how the cable adapter needed to be pushed into the socket until you hear a click.

Proper insertion (cable adapter almost flush against the earcup):

Probable incomplete insertion from the above poster:

 

[Takeanidea]

Absolutely this is not the sound impression from the Audivina, and I have evidence to back that up, as submitted on my YouTube video

 

[Takeanidea]

@betula, yeah that is what I had in mind when writing my initial impressions, wherein I described how the cable adapter needed to be pushed into the socket until you hear a click.

Proper insertion (cable adapter almost flush against the earcup):


Probable incomplete insertion from the above poster:

That's embarrassing