Hi, you mean moving the speakers out of the existing cups and placing them in the cups of another pair of headphones ? If so I think this is a bad idea. Cups have been designed by shure to deliver a proper sound, changing the shape and volume of it sounds very hazardeous. On top of that managing...

I suggest you spend a bit of time on this section of ASR, a lot of winners listed for very reasonnable price: https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?forums/combination-audio-dac-and-headphone-amplifiers.53/

Not knowing your dongle, I can't comment on its adequation with a pair of Sundaras. Try to find out, for ex on this forum, how it is rated. Other recommended web sites / forum such as Audio Science Review (ASR) are very usefull for this kind of checks. I personnaly use O2 amp, it is an...

before moving to another pair of headphones, have you considered checking the amplification stage you are currently using ?

Sounds great ... ping me if you need any tips on the replacement ...

Amazon is still selling them, now for 24 euros. Maybe they can ship it over the Channel for a reasonnable price ...

Hi dracuella ... actually I do. And also the repair worked out very well, still in good shape 4 years later. Accessible over here, this is in french but the pictures are self explaining ... (the host does not allow direct link from other sites than the french forum, like Head-Fi)...

you can simply buy them on their shop. https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/sundara.html. They have a European wharehouse, so when you place your order make it clear you want a shipment from Europe only to avoid customs clearance fees. That worked for me. Some weeks ago the HIFIMAN29 code got me...

I did the same, and I'm also happy with this cable. Flexible, good build quality, longer, and the connectors at the bottom are substantially smaller than the stock cable, making it easier to store the headset on a stand without the cable at the bottom being stressed

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I've done some more listening tests between HD650 and Sundara, running on O2+ODAC. Build quality is very good on the Sundara. Mostly a leather headband, and a metal frame. Screws on the side of the cup can a bit agressive/sharp, so take care when you store the headset on a potentially...

true, now that you mention it :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: They are actually angled, 1.5cm width of the pseudo leather pad part on the front, 2.6mm at the back.

Here's a picture of the pads of my Sundaras received last week from Hifiman shop

I simply drive my Sundara with O2+ODAC from JDSLabs. Works like a charm ! (needs a bit more amp than HD650) The stock cable is a paaaaain. Does anyone know where to find one at a reasonnable price ?

Thanks everybody for your feedback. I placed an order on their shop finally (thanks donkek :) ).

Thanks for your feedback, that is a fair statement... Meanwhile I just browsed the last pages of this thread, no complaints whatsoever on reliability I'm actually thinking of buying them second hand so quality matters :)

Hi There, I am considering buying a Sundara to extend the lower part of the spectrum from my HD650. The sundara sound like an appropriate candidate. I'm on the verge of buying one, but I am wondering if Hifiman still has quality issues on the recent production ? Reddit and many other places...

No worries, I see message got accross... There are plenty of suggestions on this very thread for STX tweaking. I think everyone will be able to appreciate your ability to take a step back and realize how you consider other opinions... and manage to announce out of 3 months on HeadFi the "best"...

hey BURNIN AMBITION, sorry but I can't help to think you just ran into a Burson salesman... don't be angry with me Varmintbaby, but your vocabulary is all emotional plus the typical pitch that sounds so deja vu (the wife thing, the 3-4x it's price, sorry but I have been reading this a million...

sofastreamer, your post inspired me, as well as another guy who replaced also his headband with a cheap headset (Marley something). Quick revival story of my shure srh940, which I very much like, besides structural problems that I have been trying to patch with epoxy resin and other tricks...

OMG this cable ...  

simple, convenient... (no skins, just remapping)  

Hi there,   want to report an issue we had here, with the HD2. My HD2 died (sudden death, simply no longer seen by Windows)  a few weeks back. I've a friend  who bought the same card, he also modded the AD797BR as I/V, LT1028CSW as buffer. His card also suddenly died this week end.   So...

I also use the Ringke case. Very happy with it. Simply the right stuff for me.

Can be found onboard:   AKM AK4396VF Multi Bit 192 KHz 24-Bit Sigma Delta DAC AD1896A 192 kHz Stereo Asynchronous Sample Rate Converter TI TAS 1020B Stereo USB Audio interface TI OPA 1612 dual-channel, bipolar-input audio operational amplifier   + lots of passives on the audio...