SVANAR Wireless Noise Cancelling Bluetooth in-Ear Hi-Fi Earphones with Hymalaya DAC, Topology Diaphragm Driver, IPX5 Water/Sweat Resistant, Built-in Mic for Audiophiles

To summarize, these buds far surpass any of the high end earbuds available today. Sonically nothing else comes close. LDAC, the drivers, the DAC, the amplifier, the battery life, everything. ANC may not be "best of class" but still excellent. The Svanar don't try to be everything to everybody. It's a niche product for critical listeners or even the everyday person that wants more realism and emotion from their music. This is the reason for the resurgence of vinyl and analog equipment, but I think these buds far surpass anything analog or digital. As with any bud, a tight seal is everything. An assortment of tips are included, but none were large enough for me so initially the bass response was not adequate. So I ordered larger ones on Amazon and this improved bass response dramatically. Not only is the bass incredible, it's not boomy or distorted. It's tight, accurate, and precise. I imagine the included tips are gonna work for most people (8 pairs included). The port size (the part that connects to the tip) is quite small - and metal, not plastic - so if you need to order tips look for something in the 3.5-4mm range. These buds are intended for the audio purist that demands the best sound quality available with current technology. LDAC 990k bitrate is quite impressive even compared to aptx HD. To get the best out of this device, I recommend a streaming service like TIDAL or Qobuz. Many if not most other streaming services compress the digital files which causes loss of quality. The sound signature is typical hifiman and the planar magnetic technology they use for the driver. The conversion from digital to analog used by Hifiman is more costly and difficult to implement (R2R), but it produces a more natural sound and avoids the artifacts of delta delta-sigma converters found in most audio gear. It avoids the annoying high frequency ringing of most buds. I also own the Sennheiser MOMENTUM or B&W Pi7 S2 which are quite good, but these products do not have the resolution and accuracy of the Svanar and with seemingly higher distortion on the low end. Distortion on the Svanar is an unheard of .005%. At the current sale price, I highly recommend the Svanar. The other products mentioned are also quite good, and ultimately depends on the sound signature you are looking for, the quality/genre of streamed music and of course your budget. If you like thundering bass this product is not intended for that. If you are the kind of person that savors the experience of being in the recording studio, immersed in every nuance of the artist, the instruments, the sound of echos in the room, a foot tapping softly on the floor, quiet unmiked whispers, you'll get all that and more with the Svanar. One thing you will not get is an app. With the exception of firmware updates, I don't find that apps are particularly useful. These buds don't need EQ because the sound is already perfect. They expertly reproduce music as recorded. Only hickup I've had with these is that they may connect then immediately disconnect. Also may happen that I do not get a stable connection with LDAC. Customer service suggested to restart the phone and re-pair the buds. Seems strange, but the solution works reliably. They also suggested to switch to a lower bitrate codec but I do not find that necessary. If I was satisfied with SBC or AAC poor audio quality I would not be upgrading to these. One last note that the sound even better after a few days of use. This is normal. I would recommend these even at $499, and at the current sale price they are a no brainer. Update. The Svanar continue to amaze me. There can be songs I've listened to 100 times on other high end products, but with these buds reveal details, texture, a lusciousness, a richness, a clarity far beyond similarly priced products. Somehow, they also play quite loud with no detectable distortion. If you're a musician who know how any particular instrument should sound, these will reproduce the true character of any instrument with stunning accuracy. There is a wired studio version of this product priced at 1,999 but I can't imagine that they sound any better than these wireless. The connection problem I had initially has disappeared, but for whatever reason I need to turn off-on bluetooth to avoid occasional dropouts. I always use LDAC with high fidelity mode on, which are the most demanding on the bluetooth connection. I'm not one to splurge on something like an earbud, but I must say these are totally worth it. They may seem too bright at times, but when I reseat them in my ear, the warmth and power of the low end returns. My search for the ultimate earbud is over. These are keepers. Hats off to hifiman. Perfection.

They sound great when they work, but that's rare. The Bluetooth constantly cuts out every couple of seconds. I've used all kinds of devices and cut down on interference whenever I could, but they just won't work. The right earbud's charging pad somehow recessed into the body a few months later, so now one of them won't charge. Shockingly, the microphone on these was one of the best I've ever had on phone calls, but that's just about all that worked. Oh, and the charging case only charges when plugged in on a certain side of the USB-C cable. I'm not sure how that's even possible. Sometimes, you just need to reseat it multiple times, and it will finally charge. The earbuds scream "Battery low" in a Chinese accent at least every 5 minutes after they're about 15-20% low, so have fun with that. I contacted support about the Bluetooth connectivity, and they were willing to take a look, but I had to pay shipping there and back. If they somehow decided they weren't defective after all, I'd be charged 50 bucks on top of that and they threaten a cleaning charge. Pretty terrible for a company that sells high-end equipment and brags about it.

If you prioritize sound quality in a TWS, look no further than the Svanar. It has the best sound I heard to date and I own a bunch of high end TWS. It has great packaging content with USB C and sets of eartips. Only negatives I have with the contents and the product itself are the eartips are pretty small for my ears and the earbuds lose volume when switching to ANC/Transparency modes. High Fidelity mode is the way to go. Has a high volume and better fidelity representation. No app adm manual instructions are included. They are a bulky fit but you get used to it. For the price it is definitely accurate for the sound but not if your looking for an all rounder.

I bought about five pairs of headphones to try to see which ones I liked best. I rated them on sound, comfort, convenience and features (and on cool factor). These were the ones I was most excited to try out of the ones I got as I have the HE6v2 headset from Hifiman. The sound on this headset was by far my favorite. For earbuds it was the best I’ve heard, certainly for the price. The bass was slightly lacking but the mids and highs were great (for earbuds). I desperately wanted to keep these but unfortunately there were some hard to face downsides. The biggest issue with these was the lack of features and really awful, barely existent controls. Each bud has a poorly placed touch button that is way too sensitive and really takes a lot to do basic things like turn on and off ANC, or skip to the next song. The touch controls were so spotty, and it made using the headset in the subway such a chore. The second issue was the noice cancelation. It was really middle of the pack and really hard to head a podcast in the subway at half volume. It may work in other places, but it wasn’t good enough for NYC. The third issue was also kind of a plus in the design. It’s such a cool unique design. No one makes artistic cases like this… for good reason; the case is way too bulky for a pocket. It was annoying to put in a bag or even fit in a compartment in a drawer. I really marveled at the cool design and shape of the buds, and they look so premium and sleek. But after a few days I began to hate the design and yearn for the more simple design of every single other company. So for my expectations and failure to do what headphones at a quarter of the cost of these do, I rate these 3 stars. I ended up getting the Technics AZ100, and really like them. Sound isn’t as good as these, but it’s good enough, and it beats it soundly in every other category. Happy listening

Mine came with a very noticeable scratch on the right earbud. Also, there is no app to control the eq (unavailable in Australia). Will be reaching out for a refund

Muito boa qualidade.

I didn't like the sound quality at all. Perhaps, it was a defective item, but the sound was very unclean, humbling, and unpleasant.

Sono appassionato di prodotti HiFi per un ascolto di alta qualità, non sono un audiofilo nella definizione della parola ma negli anni ho avuto modo di provare e possedere vari prodotti, in particolare ho un interesse per gli auricolari sia wireless che cablati e per il marchio Hifiman, posseggo anche altri prodotti di questo brand. Queste Svanar le tenevo d'occhio fin dalla loro uscita sul mercato qualche anno fa, le caratteristiche sulla carta sono di primo livello, il famoso DAC R2R Himalaya di Hifiman integrato in un piccolo auricolare era una prospettiva di test molto allettante, anche il fatto che integrassero il codec LDAC per un ascolto Hi-res, quello che mi ha sempre fermato era il prezzo di acquisto, decisamente superiore di alcune volte rispetto all'attuale prezzo "in saldo". Quindi quando le ho viste scendere così tanto di prezzo non ho esitato e le ho ordinate subito, ricevute in pochi giorni le ho messe subito sotto test, premetto che quelle ricevute probabilmente sono una versione aggiornata rispetto a quelle originali, queste hanno un rivestimento in plastica nella parte che entra a contatto con l'orecchio, quelle originali avevano un rivestimento in fibra di carbonio, le caratteristiche tecniche e funzionali sono esattamente uguali, probabilmente è stato fatto per ridurre il prezzo di vendita. Quello che potrebbe subito fare storcere il naso è il fare un confronto diretto di caratteristiche e funzionalità con altre TWS definite commerciali, ad esempio non esiste una app dedicata per controllare da smartphone il collegamento e le impostazioni delle cuffie, la cancellazione del rumore è ottima ma non a livello di altri marchi più dedicati a questo ambito, le dimensioni sono abbastanza generose, anche se si integrano perfettamente nel padiglione auricolare, senza cadere o muoversi. Sono un prodotto per appassionati di ascolto in altissima qualità, estimatori del marchio e che non guardano subito al confronto impari con altri prodotti ma alla destinazione specifica del prodotto, è di nicchia e destinato a chi li sa capire, come tutti gli altri del marchio Hifiman. L'ascolto per me è stato subito stupefacente, il DAC integrato offre una precisione assoluta su tutte le frequenze, danno un senso di ascolto live e una scena generale molto presente, i numerosi gommini in dotazione permettono di trovare quello più adatto per ogni orecchio e ogni tipologia di ascolto. Ho altri auricolari soprattutto cablati con driver dinamici, ibridi e planari, queste Svanar con un singolo driver riescono a coprire perfettamente e con una ottima dinamica tutte le frequenze, posso quasi azzardare che la qualità di ascolto si avvicina molto ad una cuffia cablata abbinata ad un DAC dedicato di qualità, posseggo le Hifiman RE800 cablate e il suono e la resa si avvicina molto a queste ultime, sembrano la versione wireless delle stesse, utilizzando probabilmente lo stesso driver dinamico con struttura topologica. Sono presenti tre modalità di utilizzo, selezionabili attraverso i controlli touch: Hifi, Cancellazione del rumore e ambientale, non avendo necessità di utilizzare l'ANC le ho questi sempre utilizzate in modalità Hifi, la qualità audio non varia comunque molto. La durata della batteria non è top ma è comunque accettabile, sicuramente il DAC dedicato R2R consuma molto rispetto a quello che sarebbe un dispositivo totalmente integrato, nel mio caso si arriva a circa 3,5-4 ore di ascolto continuative, la custodia di ricarica consente comunque di ottenere un buon numero di ricariche totali. In conclusione posso dire che la soddisfazione per questo prodotto, anche dopo che è passato il picco di hype iniziale, è veramente tanta: dopo che ho iniziato ad utilizzarli in modo continuativo, tornare agli altri auricolari wireless mi ha lasciato la sensazione di avere qualcosa in meno in termini di esperienza di ascolto, questo a favore delle Svanar. Sicuramente chi cerca il prodotto più funzionale a livello generale può starne lontano, ma chi ne sa apprezzare le caratteristiche sicuramente si innamorerà subito di questo prodotto, soprattutto all'attuale prezzo e una pazzia non approfittarne.

Définitivement le meilleur intra-auriculaire que j'ai pu tester. J'avais abandonné les intras wireless pour une histoire de puissance J'utilisais un intra-oriculaire iBasso que je trouvais déjà tres bon associé à un bon dac sabre. Avec ce svanar, l'image sonore est vraiment large détaillée, riche. Il manquera comme toujours l'autonomie. Je n'ai pas été convaincu. Par l'usage ANC, ceci étant dit, ce n'est pas pour cet usage que je l'ai acheté, je reste en mode haute fidélité (Ldac).