Paying homage? More like a blatant copy.
I also heard from my friend who watched the live presentation that they even mentioned they have checked the patents and Sony cannot sue them.
This is too shameless and I won't support any of their future products.
I bought a HiFiMan Sundara last year, and I loved the sound of it, and I treated it like my baby.
Then I noticed that they would get scratched when adjusting the fit because they were only painted there.
Had them replaced by the web shop where I bought them. The new pair also had the same issue.
After some time both of the earpads came apart simultaneously because they had glued the seam not stitched it.
This is something I then found out to be rather common and something that HiFiMan was aware of.
Had a lot of discussions back and forth with the webshop where I bought them and the distributor about getting the earpads replaced.
Got new earpads but I was not able to put them on due to the horrible system used to fit them.
After some more back and forth I was able to return them and get a new pair of Beyerdynamic DT1770 Pro instead.
Very different sounding but wonderful headphones. Built like a tank. Made in Germany. I still miss the HiFiMan sound, but that's the ONLY
positive thing about the Sundaras. Horrible build quality and poor realiablity. Won't ever go there again....
I think HiFiMan should concentrate all their efforts into improving the build quality of their products to the point where they're as reliable as a pair of Beyerdynamic, or Sennheiser headphones of rank.... until then, just as Reebonz said I'm not gonna touch another HiFiMan product.
//gradolover.
