No, it can't match the bass volume of those two headphones. The Susvara's will get you better bass quality, definition, and layering with very good bass impact when amp properly.
HiFiMan Susvara
If you want bass, the Abyss is the one for you. Susvara's bass is cleaner, but the overall upper chest warmth typer of bass with 2001 Space... is not at the level of the 1266. I think the Susvara has better bass than the Sony, not the LCD 4.
Crazy Woo....oooo hooooo lolWoo refuse to talk about the numbers, I've asked many times and they always ignore the question
.If it is 2 to 3W output as one Headfi member has suggested, this would only tickle the Susvara !
BillinSF
100+ Head-Fier
FWIW. Others on this thread are smarter than me.
I've powered Susvara thru Woo WA22, Oppo HA-1 and Ifi Signature. All just didn't give the Sus lady what she wanted.
AHB2 - super transparent power amp -makes Sus sing with any of these amps as a pre-amp. Perfect tonality from the pre-amp stage rendered with the monster power to drive Sus. No change to the pre-amp tonality.
Just couldn't get happy with Susvara w/o the huge watts per channel power. Just MHO. It'll give you all the bass you want, as long as you feed it all the bass you can in the pre-amp stage.
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number1sixerfan
Headphoneus Supremus
Agree. It's up there with the best of the best when it comes to overall quality and quantity, but the TC (and I assume the LCD-4 based on impressions I've seen), and a few limited others will best it just as it relates to impact and perceived quantity. But when amped properly it is still very good in that regard and among the best overall (especially with accuracy and tightness).
Polygonhell
100+ Head-Fier
If the 2A3 is in spec, I.e. The peak anode power is under 15W, it won’t be any more than about 3.2W, and it will probably be under 3.Woo refuse to talk about the numbers, I've asked many times and they always ignore the question
That’s about the limit for a 2A3 in SE class A. The question becomes into what load, which has everything to do with the output transformer, 3W into 64 ohms might actually work well on the Susvara. 3W into 8 and <1 into 64 probably wouldn’t
I’ve heard others praise it on the Susvara.
For various reasons, I haven't listened to my Susvara very much in the past year, but decided to put them on yesterday night and started listening and didn't realize how late I was staying up! 
Woke up this morning, and have had it on my head most of the day so far, listening to the new Nickel Creek album. This headphone still does acoustic music so well. I love.
Woke up this morning, and have had it on my head most of the day so far, listening to the new Nickel Creek album. This headphone still does acoustic music so well. I love.
I also use it for acoustic. It’s magic
It's gotta be around 3W into 64 ohms but could possibly even be 3W into 32 ohms...
Susvara is my favorite headphone so far. Wondering what is a TOTL bookshelf speaker similar to the Susvara
I like KEF LS50 and Genelec G Three for active.
801evan
Headphoneus Supremus
Susvara has better and deeper bass than teh lcd4. Lcd4 is bass peaky in comparison. This is even with just the Diablo and ifi go Blu.
Spawn300Z
1000+ Head-Fier
For book shelves it would have to be the Mark & Daniels Maximus minis. But if you want to go full tilt would be Wilson Audio Tune Tots.
If considering active monitors the Head Audio Type 5/7 MK2.
If considering active monitors the Head Audio Type 5/7 MK2.
Ok, so listening to it today, inspired me to finish my review of this headphone that I started 2 years ago, that I never got around to finishing and even forgotten I had a working draft already in progress.
https://www.audiodiscourse.com/2023/03/hifiman-susvara-review.html
Even 3 Watts into 64 Ohms is not a lot for the Susvara to shine.
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