[gonzalo1004es]

Hi!

For those who've been able to audition these three (no way to audition Abyss and Susvara in my country...), which one has a closer sound signature to the HE-6? I'm looking to upgrade and I'm searching for something in HE-6's tonality, which I love

Thanks in advance!

 

[phaeton70]

umh... IMHO both Susvara and Abyss are really very far from HE6 in terms of sound sig ......
disclaimer: I have extensively listened to the old 1266, never listened to Phi, so take the above with some caution

IMHO the closest sound sig to the HE6 amongst the cans I have / have listened to is the Utopia, but IMHO they play in different league in terms of overall sound quality

 

[gonzalo1004es]

umh... IMHO both Susvara and Abyss are really very far from HE6 in terms of sound sig ......
disclaimer: I have extensively listened to the old 1266, never listened to Phi, so take the above with some caution

IMHO the closest sound sig to the HE6 amongst the cans I have / have listened to is the Utopia, but IMHO they play in different league in terms of overall sound quality

Thanks! I was hoping that one of them could be similar to the HE-6

 

[Music Alchemist]

I thought the original AB-1266 was the most similar headphone to the HE6 I've heard, but better. (The HE500 is also very similar to the HE6, but worse.)

I haven't heard the Phi, SUSVARA, or Utopia, though. The Elear is very far from the HE6 in sound signature.

 

[gonzalo1004es]

I thought the original AB-1266 was the most similar headphone to the HE6 I've heard, but better. (The HE500 is also very similar to the HE6, but worse.)

I haven't heard the Phi, SUSVARA, or Utopia, though. The Elear is very far from the HE6 in sound signature.

Thanks, that's what I wanted to hear

 

[fscarce1]

Hi!

For those who've been able to audition these three (no way to audition Abyss and Susvara in my country...), which one has a closer sound signature to the HE-6? I'm looking to upgrade and I'm searching for something in HE-6's tonality, which I love

Thanks in advance!

So I have both headphones. I love them both. Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable on Abyss, Black Dragon for Susvara. I have the HiFiman EF 1000 amp. First it goes through Chord M Scaler (linear power supply) then to Denapfrips Terminator Plus. Also have a Chord Qutest (linear power supply) I listen to at times in same set up. Susvara is better at everything except bass. They have a 3 D holographic sound with the EF1000. Highs are better to me. More crips and natural. Mids are forward but better too imo. Still I find myself reaching for the Abyss more. I just love the punch and impact they have. So I’d have to go Abyss if had to choose one. Luckily I can afford both and listen to both a lot.

 

[fscarce1]

Hi!

For those who've been able to audition these three (no way to audition Abyss and Susvara in my country...), which one has a closer sound signature to the HE-6? I'm looking to upgrade and I'm searching for something in HE-6's tonality, which I love

Thanks in advance!

So I have both headphones. I love them both. Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable on Abyss, Black Dragon for Susvara. I have the HiFiman EF 1000 amp. First it goes through Chord M Scaler (linear power supply) then to Denapfrips Terminator Plus. Also have a Chord Qutest (linear power supply) I listen to at times in same set up. Susvara is better at everything except bass. They have a 3 D holographic sound with the EF1000. Highs are better to me. More crips and natural. Mids are forward but better too imo. Still I find myself reaching for the Abyss more. I just love the punch and impact they have. So I’d have to go Abyss if had to choose one. Luckily I can afford both and listen to both a lot.

 

[fscarce1]

Before the Silver Dragon Cables I preferred the Susvara but the Silver woke up the highs on Abyss imo. The Susvara are more comfortable too though.

 

[gonzalo1004es]

So I have both headphones. I love them both. Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable on Abyss, Black Dragon for Susvara. I have the HiFiman EF 1000 amp. First it goes through Chord M Scaler (linear power supply) then to Denapfrips Terminator Plus. Also have a Chord Qutest (linear power supply) I listen to at times in same set up. Susvara is better at everything except bass. They have a 3 D holographic sound with the EF1000. Highs are better to me. More crips and natural. Mids are forward but better too imo. Still I find myself reaching for the Abyss more. I just love the punch and impact they have. So I’d have to go Abyss if had to choose one. Luckily I can afford both and listen to both a lot.

Thanks, it’s been a long time since I created this thread, in the menawhile I bought Abyss Phi CC and did not really like them (I ended up selling them). I am now settled with Susvaras and love them!

 

[fscarce1]

So I have both headphones. I love them both. Moon Audio Silver Dragon cable on Abyss, Black Dragon for Susvara. I have the HiFiman EF 1000 amp. First it goes through Chord M Scaler (linear power supply) then to Denapfrips Terminator Plus. Also have a Chord Qutest (linear power supply) I listen to at times in same set up. Susvara is better at everything except bass. They have a 3 D holographic sound with the EF1000. Highs are better to me. More crips and natural. Mids are forward but better too imo. Still I find myself reaching for the Abyss more. I just love the punch and impact they have. So I’d have to go Abyss if had to choose one. Luckily I can afford both and listen to both a lot.

 

[fscarce1]

Thanks, it’s been a long time since I created this thread, in the menawhile I bought Abyss Phi CC and did not really like them (I ended up selling them). I am now settled with Susvaras and love them!

I didn’t like them at first either. I still don’t think their sound stage is as good as Susvara but it’s a good sound stage. The highs especially were bit dark for me personally. The Silver dragon cable helped Abyss a lot in that department. I do love the Susvara though. If they had more punch to them they would be perfect.

 

[NZtechfreak]

I still have my HE-6, which was for the longest time my favourite headphone. Now have the Abyss Phi TC, I've not heard the Susvara but given the Abyss has that bass slam I can't imagine I'd find the Susvara to sound more similar.

 

[F208Frank]

abyss = better bass
susvara = better mids
he6 = never heard or tried

overall package preference of mine = abyss