Quite terrible, would not buy over k371/k361 or srh840.
this post was submitted on 09 Nov 2023
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I don't think they are bad. I took the plunge for $150. All in all, I think they are a solid headphone. They are actually much more attractive in person than in pictures. They have that nice planar texture to the sound. They just don't really stand out in any particular way, otherwise. For the price of $149 they are pretty good. I definitely think they'll got a bad rap from reviewers. It's not fair that this headphone was called Sundara. It should have had a different name. I wish I knew Sanskrit so I could come up with a better name for these.
For $150, if you need closed backs, these are worth imo. I've never watched any reviews so I'm unsure of the consensus (seems bad based on this thread), but they are at least very comfortable and sound ok (kinda bad but I'm used to HD800s) to my ears. I only tested them though, I don't own a pair.
Ngl they look like ear protection you'd see at a construction site
Very bad
You can a get a more intimate and precise sound from a good dynamic driver like the DT700's, don't just buy planar because is cheap, any decent studio monitor can do their job better.
If you don't mind the boxed sound, they're fairly comfy.
Pretty good for a throwaway cans
I own them. Bought them at the sale price. I enjoy them.
Can be decent with EQ:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r3g7nq13j5ozy36/Hifiman%20Sundara%20Closed-Back.pdf?dl=0
Not sure where all the hat is from tbh. I own some amd enjoy the hell out of them. Big bass/edm producer listener but also love blues and the likes. Does fantastic for everything. I will say the opem backs are more detail oriented but anyone could have guessed that.
Hmmm...how bad are they? Well, I have never considered buying them which goes against my moral music compass as I consider buying just about everything I see.
Honestly, there are many, many better headphones out there in that price range.
You have Black Friday right around the corner. Just wait. You will be able to get a much better pair, probably, in the same price range.
They are pretty good. They have a CE Critic score of 85% so at that price they should do well.