[OCC7N]

RME ADI-2 Pro in balanced mode (3W instead of SE's .75W) drives Sus very well imo, add a 12V battery and you're in business

I’m not fan of ESS. Sorry. I would have bought the Pro SE(4.4mm 4W/64Ohm) if I liked the sound of my old RME ADI-2 FS

 

[Slim1970]

I can say the Mojo 2 or Hugo 2 with the C9 is a great portable setup for the for most headphones on the go. Especially the HEKSE, Diana v2, Exspanse and Stealth. They all scale very well too.

But for the HEKSE you really only need the Mojo or Hugo 2.

Agreed, this combo sounds great with a lot of headphones

 

[Melineous]

I hate to just dive bomb into the thread, but I noticed a rattle coming from my right ear cup during a bass heavy track. So I swapped connectors and it was still rattling on the right side. Then, I took the ear pads off to investigate. It appears there is a dog hair that has gotten past both driver covers, and into the driver. I know it's crazy but, any advice on getting it out without making the biggest mistake?
Also, sorry the picture sucks it's hard to focus on something that small with a smartphone.
Edit* Looking closer I'm wondering if this could actually be one of the driver traces.

 

[jlemaster1957]

I hate to just dive bomb into the thread, but I noticed a rattle coming from my right ear cup during a bass heavy track. So I swapped connectors and it was still rattling on the right side. Then, I took the ear pads off to investigate. It appears there is a dog hair that has gotten past both driver covers, and into the driver. I know it's crazy but, any advice on getting it out without making the biggest mistake?
Also, sorry the picture sucks it's hard to focus on something that small with a smartphone.
Edit* Looking closer I'm wondering if this could actually be one of the driver traces.

Agree - it looks like two wires twisted round each other- I’d suggest to contact HFM before pulling in anything.

 

[borkenarrou]

Im looking for the most portable amp for susvara. I strongly would like something without battery(desktop)

But it seems the ampersand is the only one to get.

Any recommendation ? It can be a little bigger than ampersand ofcourse

Ichos liked Violectric V222 very much with Susvara more than the higher end V380, also its currently on sale at drop.com

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/vio...he-successor-to-the-v281.947586/post-17660621

 

[audionewbie123]

Hi guys,

I got my susvara few weeks back.

I had ordered the nirvana and while i was waiting for it. I was listening to it on my singxer sa-1. I did not expect to even drive it properly, but it did a decent job.

meanwhile my dealer gave me a demo auris headonia unit until the nirvana arrived.

The headonia is a reference TOTL from auris. It has great soundstage, detail , clarity..etc. as expected from a TOTL. While it sound great , but it gets boring to listen to it after
a while.

But somehow my singxer sa-1 sound more musical and i prefer to listen to it even though i m losing the soundstage and clarity.

Has something like this happened to anyone with susvara?

 

[migo]

Hi guys,

I got my susvara few weeks back.

I had ordered the nirvana and while i was waiting for it. I was listening to it on my singxer sa-1. I did not expect to even drive it properly, but it did a decent job.

meanwhile my dealer gave me a demo auris headonia unit until the nirvana arrived.

The headonia is a reference TOTL from auris. It has great soundstage, detail , clarity..etc. as expected from a TOTL. While it sound great , but it gets boring to listen to it after
a while.

But somehow my singxer sa-1 sound more musical and i prefer to listen to it even though i m losing the soundstage and clarity.

Has something like this happened to anyone with susvara?

I think that is it normal we all have different preferences and different pair of unique ears Enjoy your music the way you like...

 

[audionewbie123]

I also have an option of getting nirvana or feliks envy.

However, i cannot demo them since dealer does not have demo units.

if price is no concern, which one auris nirvana or feliks envy would one consider given one prefers musicality over technical/analytical.

also, how are the full music 300b tubes for the feliks envy?

 

[Exekuhtor]

how are the full music 300b tubes for the feliks envy

Must-have, at least something on that level.
The Envy is very musical, lush, sweet and romantic with them, but lacks that last step in detail, resolution, soundstage, bite and dynamics. Swap to some Elrogs and OH MY GOD all those attributes go to 11 and beyond, but you lose some of the earlier mentioned aspects (which is totally ok since the Susvara does those anyway by itsself so you'll probably don't want to enhance them further). You can read more about the Elrog variants in the Envy thread. The question is probably what (other) headphones you aim to pair the Envy with and what your goals are.

 

[thecrow]

Hi guys,

I got my susvara few weeks back.

I had ordered the nirvana and while i was waiting for it. I was listening to it on my singxer sa-1. I did not expect to even drive it properly, but it did a decent job.

meanwhile my dealer gave me a demo auris headonia unit until the nirvana arrived.

The headonia is a reference TOTL from auris. It has great soundstage, detail , clarity..etc. as expected from a TOTL. While it sound great , but it gets boring to listen to it after
a while.

But somehow my singxer sa-1 sound more musical and i prefer to listen to it even though i m losing the soundstage and clarity.

Has something like this happened to anyone with susvara?

not sure if this is the same but when i owned the auralic taurus mk ii i demoed the susvaras with it and found it very pleasantly sounding. A nice easy listen. Even sweet one may say.

However taking nothing away from the taurus or my enjoyment of it (in a demo) i knew the susvara had more to offer.

i could have easily stayed with the taurus for a period of time. Nothing wrong with it. It was pleasant BUT it did not bring the “magic” that the susvara was able to bring when the amp and chain were upgraded - but that comes at a cost, including the price of the susvara to start with

 

[WATASHIWA]

Hi guys,

I got my susvara few weeks back.

I had ordered the nirvana and while i was waiting for it. I was listening to it on my singxer sa-1. I did not expect to even drive it properly, but it did a decent job.

meanwhile my dealer gave me a demo auris headonia unit until the nirvana arrived.

The headonia is a reference TOTL from auris. It has great soundstage, detail , clarity..etc. as expected from a TOTL. While it sound great , but it gets boring to listen to it after
a while.

But somehow my singxer sa-1 sound more musical and i prefer to listen to it even though i m losing the soundstage and clarity.

Has something like this happened to anyone with susvara?

I used my Susvara with my Stereo Amp with the speakertaps was blown away until I got the Envy, I was not able to listen to the Poweramp anymore, sounded very boring not musical now warmth, with the Envy I can listen hours and it sounds amazing.

 

[Bonesy Jonesy]

I used my Susvara with my Stereo Amp with the speakertaps was blown away until I got the Envy, I was not able to listen to the Poweramp anymore, sounded very boring not musical now warmth, with the Envy I can listen hours and it sounds amazing.

Same experience for me going from my Chord Prima Pre-Amp with my Chord Mezzo 140 Power Amp set-up to my Hifiman EF1000 which was a some time ago now.

Still going strong using my EF1000 with my Susvara on a day to day basis with quite long listening sessions (especially at weekends) listening to both from my digital source and analogue source (although analogue source is used the most for serious listening).

Tried my Chord Amp set-up again a few weeks ago after such a long time ago since I had used it with my Susvara and wondered how it still sounds. Lol, I went straight back (within minutes) to my EF1000 with a big grin on my face !

 

[Since1991]

I'm having an issue with the jack on the headphone. This is the 2nd Susvara that I'm having an issue with the headphone losing connection with slight movements of the cable. Does anyone know if Hifiman offers headphone jack replacements, and how much the replacement costs?

 

[jh88]

If I use my Cayin CS100dac in preamp mode (17 vrms via xlr preout) with something like a TToby. Would this be safe at low volumes connected to the speaker taps?

 

[jonchard]

I used my Susvara with my Stereo Amp with the speakertaps was blown away until I got the Envy, I was not able to listen to the Poweramp anymore, sounded very boring not musical now warmth, with the Envy I can listen hours and it sounds amazing.

This mirrors my findings. Tubes just bring something real to the party. The environmental cues are absolutely nuts. The density added to midrange has made so much 50's/60's/70's music available to me that i would never have listened to on solid state. And that older music just sounds so real - Cant get enough of it. Holo May L2 -> Cayin 300b mk2 -> Susvara. Tubes are Elrog MO, Mullard Quad CV6, Raytheon 22De4.