Hifiman Svanar - Wired or Wireless? 3 Types of Luxury Looks & Sound - Honest Audiophile Impressions

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

BIG Thanks to @WaveTheorySound for providing the Hifiman Svanar and Hifiman Audio for providing the Svanar Wireless JR & LE. If you haven't already checked out Wave Theory KZbin page and subscribed; give him a subscription and tell him I sent you. Reviews by WaveTheory: www.youtube.com/@wavetheorysound

[@andreipastushuk362]

Very nice review, ❤ thanks a lot! 👍

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

My pleasure, you're welcome

[@onnonugteren2935]

How long did you let it burn in before testing? I have a Svanar LE now too and I do wonder.

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

Here is a link to my review process, step 5 burn-in: www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/honest-audiophile-review-process

[@onnonugteren2935]

do you answer please?

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

Here is a link to my review process, step 5 burn-in: www.thehonestaudiophile.com/post/honest-audiophile-review-process

[@onnonugteren2935]

@@TheHonestAudiophile Ah this is very long with these battery based earphones. And a long proces because they only last some hours and than you have to load them again so a lot of work. Did you do this with these ones too? REALLY? And did you had with these earphones really a big difference than compared with only 12 hours listening? Are these last hours gave any difference? I'd love to read your experience. Greetings and thank you. Onno Nugteren the Netherlands. 🙂

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

As my review process states, I burn-in for 40 hours. Obviously with a battery the time is split with chargings. As mentioned in my review process, often changes are not noticed even with burn-in. If I notice a difference worth mentioning, I will mention in review and if you follow my channel or watch a lot of reviews that doesn't happen often.

[@feirui]

Good Review·！

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

Thanks

[@ReverendDr.Thomas]

Nice, HONEST review, David (although your pronunciation of the Swedish word, Svanar, needs work). ;)

[@carlosnazario1170]

how does the DaVinci X stack up to these and have you heard the HBB Jupiter Subtonic Storm or Canpur CP622B as im eyesing them all or the X and id like to know how they stack up

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

Da Vinci X is more technical, has more connection to the music, in my opinion is significantly better in all areas. I've not heard the Subtonic Storm or CP622B.

[@carlosnazario1170]

seems atm the Canpur CP622B and Subtonic Storm are the rage at canjam id love to know how the X compares. SHould be something to look forward to in the future.@@TheHonestAudiophile

[@STR82DVD]

$2000 for a single dynamic driver of unknown size or pedigree is patently ridiculous and is obvious hubris on the part of Hifiman. The wireless - I don't know about you but most folks in this hobby typically DON'T buy anything named "Jr." Thanks for a very good critique. I generally agree with your assessment.

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

I totally understand. Yeah Jr is an interesting model name choice for sure. I do prefer the LE over the Jr.

[@kawaiikoto8800]

Hifiman price usually drop like crazy especially for their DD model. I expect to see these for less than half the price in less than a year lol.

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

You can get the TWS options for lowerprices on the Hifiman website, LE is $199 (originally$299) and Jr $119 (originally$179). The Svanar is still $1,999 though.

[@ofern321]

Well, Hifiman ARE pedigree phones...

[@tedthomas9809]

It would'nt be a HiFi man without the meh cable.

[@1zarathustra]

Almost sounds like over all you prefer the OH700VB?

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

I would take the OH700vb over the Svanar every day.

[@blessedcalm]

SVANAR Wireless is the full option, SVANAR LE is the one without wireless charging and LDAC. SVANAR JR is the cheapest one, it has LDAC but R2R DAC is excluded. I think you are mistaken.

[@Hijynx87]

I’m sure you can buy adapters for it? Maybe? lol I’ve seen adapters for many things, but I haven’t searched for this one.

[@taidee]

It's just that at US$2000, you shouldn't have to.

[@gestron99]

Svanar LE is without LDAC while Svanar Jr has LDAC.

[@thesoundizerav4956]

wrong. none of them have ldac

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

@thesoundizerav4956 Please check out the links directly from Hifiman, the JR has LDAC hifiman.com/products/detail/344 the LE doesn't www.hifiman.com/products/detail/343

[@gestron99]

@@thesoundizerav4956 you can check the spec. Jr has LDAC.

[@radiocalm1424]

Why oh why can Hifiman not give you a good cable with anything? I don’t get it. Doesn’t matter how much you spend, they simply cannot come up with a decent cable. I find that really strange. You buy the susvara, ok, you spend that kind of money, you’re going to buy a really nice cable for it… ok, so that makes at least a little sense. But when they put a proprietary connection on this iem, you’re stuck. That’s the only cable you’ll ever be able to use on it. No one wants to use some funky adapter on their $2k iem to make it 2 pin. It’s just baffling how they miss so big on a product like this. Can’t wrap my head around it. I mean, if they can’t source one, which, come on, that makes zero sense; but let’s say that’s true… team up with effect and put one of their cables in there. It’s two grand. And please, just use 2 pin. I just don’t get it.

[@TheHonestAudiophile]

It is a 2 pin but the actual way it enters into the shell is proprietary; very skinny, shallow and has a groove that only fits their cable. So they include an adapter that takes an average cable and "shrinks" it to fit the shell. A stupid design, all they needed to do is make the pin entry normal size. For a 2k price tag it should have an Effect Audio cable, totally agree.

[@MarsChan07]

Thanks for the review, yup, too expensive.

[@Abhi-wn7sw]

Ess-vanar? Savarna? 😂

[@BS99999]

TLDW