HiFiMan Susvara

[theveterans]

My xlr stock cable is starting to fail in the right 3,5 end.
Does anyone have tried to fix it with a welding?
And, if I have to buy another, worth to go with something like forza noir hpc?
Is anyone selling an original one in EU?
I would buy a second hand cateter one.

You might be disappointed with the results coming from stock. Better get the same cable IMHO or you'll have to roll tubes to get the vividness of the sound from the stock cable back

 

[a13482214704]

My xlr stock cable is starting to fail in the right 3,5 end.
Does anyone have tried to fix it with a welding?
And, if I have to buy another, worth to go with something like forza noir hpc?
Is anyone selling an original one in EU?
I would buy a second hand cateter one.

Contact hifiman customer service, they are usually pretty easy to work with, even after warranty expires/not first owner.

If they don't warranty it, fixing it is worth a try. A lot of people/reviewer has been criticizing their cables but I think they are not bad, they are hybrid silver/cooper design.

 

[Sand Dan Glokta]

Thx both, good idea, i ll try with hifiman customer service. I really like how the cateter sounds.

 

[wivl]

My xlr stock cable is starting to fail in the right 3,5 end.
Does anyone have tried to fix it with a welding?
And, if I have to buy another, worth to go with something like forza noir hpc?
Is anyone selling an original one in EU?
I would buy a second hand cateter one.

https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/crystalline-copper-silver-xlr-4-pin-balanced-cable.html

 

[Sand Dan Glokta]

https://store.hifiman.com/index.php/crystalline-copper-silver-xlr-4-pin-balanced-cable.html

Headphones are still in warranty so i will ask first, but thx too.
When a i lost a driver, i upgraded to the 3,5mm version, paying the difference and warranty got renewed.

 

[wivl]

Just wanted to share this, my Susvara stack which to my ears sounds great. Fast and powerful controlled low, lots of detail without being sharp, separation… I love this setup.

Susvara stack;
- Source Bluesound Streamer Node Nano (N132) > USB out
- Source CD transport Shanling CR60 > optical SPDIF out
- DAC/preamp Naim DAC-V1
- Power amp NAP100
- Hifiman HE-adapter for ease of mind instead of direct speakertaps, don’t notice much difference
- King Susvara

 

[JaquesGelee]

Is the Buson Funk Max Current enough for the Sus with 3wpc?

 

[Sand Dan Glokta]

Is the Buson Funk Max Current enough for the Sus with 3wpc?

You need al least the solist 3x IMO.
Very easy to find second hand.

 

[JaquesGelee]

You need al least the solist 3x IMO.
Very easy to find second hand.

So, the Funk is not enough juice?

 

[plumpudding2]

So, the Funk is not enough juice?

My Susvara runs amazing off my 1.8W@60 Ohm HPA4. It's not about quantity of power but quality, as the past 1918 pages of this thread have discussed.
I would personally aim for roughly 3W+ just to be sure, so you should be solid with the Funk on a pure volume level. Whether distortion levels will remain okay I don't know, haven't heard it and haven't seen any measurements either.

 

[up late]

So, the Funk is not enough juice?

the funk could be outputting less than one watt from its headphone jack into the susvara's 60 ohm load, which may be insufficient to drive it adequately. and then there's the susvara's low sensitivity of 83db, which doesn't help matters.

 

[JaquesGelee]

the funk could be outputting less than one watt from its headphone jack into the susvara's 60 ohm load, which may be insufficient to drive it adequately. and then there's the susvara's low sensitivity of 83db, which doesn't help matters.

Where do you got this info from or calculated? The Funk Max Current has 3wpc@32ohms i think. this shouldbe 1.6w into 60 ohms.

V = √(P * R) = √(3 W * 32 ohms) = √96 = 9.8 volts (approximately).

P = V²/R = (9.8 V)² / 60 ohms = 1.6 W (approximately).

 

[up late]

Where do you got this info from or calculated? The Funk Max Current has 3wpc.

it's just a rough calculation based on burson audio's specs for the funk. according to burson audio, the funk outputs 3.5w from the headphone jack into a 16 ohm load and it outputs 2.5w into a 32 ohm load - so it will output fewer watts/less power into the susvara's 60 ohm load.

 

[Sand Dan Glokta]

So, the Funk is not enough juice?

My topping is 4w and it cant drive my susvaras to a loud listening. I get clipping.
I respect every opinion but my honest advice is to go with at least 8w at 16ohms for a SS amp.
The funk should not be a good choice for susvaras.
The soloist 3x is the cheapest burson amp which can drive the susvaras almost effortless.
I mean the topping is not unlistenable but you get A LOT less than susvaras can give. It is wasting too much the susvaras.
I only can talk about my experience, at 60ohms, topping a90 is less than 2w, burson gt, less than 6w and cayin soul 170ha, 14W. There is a big jump in soundstage, dynamics, bass quantity an even resolution between them.
Also tubes play best with susvara IMO.
Of course, not everything is power.

 

[801evan]

My topping is 4w and it cant drive my susvaras to a loud listening. I get clipping.
I respect every opinion but my honest advice is to go with at least 8w at 16ohms for a SS amp.
The funk should not be a good choice for susvaras.
The soloist 3x is the cheapest burson amp which can drive the susvaras almost effortless.
I mean the topping is not unlistenable but you get A LOT less than susvaras can give. It is wasting too much the susvaras.
I only can talk about my experience, at 60ohms, topping a90 is less than 2w, burson gt, less than 6w and cayin soul 170ha, 14W. There is a big jump in soundstage, dynamics, bass quantity an even resolution between them.
Also tubes play best with susvara IMO.
Of course, not everything is power.

It's not the power of the amp. I use a phonitor one at max volume and it's loud enough and doesn't clip and it's only like 300mw.