Yeah, definitely not a bad deal. I do wish however that they werenât so misleading if you check the sundara open box it says it has a 365 day return policy. I wouldnât have known it was unreturnable unless I actually went and read the entire return policy
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Have any Sundara owners tried the Audeze LCD-1âs? Both open back planarâs and in a similar price category.
They mainly go for a different signature and use case imo. The secret sauce of the LCD 1 is itâs tuning and refinement for the price imo, itâs technical performance is good but not excellent for the price imo. The sundara is going for a more neutral bright type of sound, more light and airy, with pretty solid technicalities for the price. The LCD 1 is more of a more Harman ish sound to it, but theyâve really refined it well for the market
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Worth buying if you already have the Sundara? More bass than the Sundara?
I do think it had more bass quantity than the sundara, but I wouldnât call it a bassy phone either, but I do think it has a bit more body than the sundara
I think you could own both, but they are on a similar tier with mainly different tunings, they arenât extremely different
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Joshua complained about the lack of mids and Resolve talked about lack of dynamics and ânoâ soundstage⊠might not be a problem to some but theyâre not on my list anymore.
So I personally donât notice too much a lack of dynamics, but I wouldnât call them a very dynamic headphone either, I think they have a good amount for more monitoring tbh
For the soundstage, it is smaller than most audeze, the lcd 1 just kinda barely makes the mark for me there
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The lcd1 needed an eq to be enjoyable. Out of the box sound was so boring to me the bass was almost nonexistent to my ears. The treble performance was pretty good but I wish it had a bit more air.
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I could agree, I mean itâs meant to be neutral/flat for studio by design, I guess when I listen to it, thatâs what I was expecting out of it
Hmm interesting, you were getting a good seal? Bass is solid from my experience and itâs pretty damn linear
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The stock pads were a bit too small for me ears so I probably wasnât able to get a good seal but I did pad swap them with Brainwavz sheepskin pads and nothing changed. Maybe my pair was a dud who knows
They are smaller, I would assume seal, I also really havenât bothered trying aftermarket pads either so idk
I have a question for all the Sundara fans. What music genres do you think the Sundara is best suited to? Also whatâs your favorite amp for them?
My Sundaraâs havenât been getting much use since I havenât their found their niche yet. Iâm wondering if they donât appeal to me that much because of my musical tastes.
They jive well with almost anything Iâve found but perform really well with faster music like rock, metal and jazz. I love how guitar distortion sounds on these.
Asgard 3 hands down. Liquid spark doesnât have enough juice and I havenât even tried the zen or darkvoice. The a3 has enough power and gives the sundara nice speed and separation.
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After reading that I immediately went to go listen to some metal on the Asgard 3. I had never got around to trying that combination yet. The Asgard makes metal on the Sundara much more enjoyable compared to something like the 789. Although I still prefer more emphasis in the lows to give the guitars more impact. Maybe a little EQ can get it close to perfect
My music is old and new rock, blues and jazz. All sounds great on my Liquid Platinum.
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Yeah I could see that. I think Iâve just grown so accustomed to the sundara that most things just sound ârightâ on it. I compare everything to it as a sort of baseline. Iâd really like to hear a focal headphone to get a somewhat similar sound with more bass.
You should have hopped on the Elegia train when you had the chance lol. Other than that I think Clear is what youâd want since itâs more neutral compared to the Elex.
Youâre not wrong! I used my Sundaraâs on the weekend and then broke out the Elexâs on Monday 
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Yeah Iâm kicking myself for not getting the elegia tbh. M0N posted an ad for a clear for sale in Canada for $1100 in another thread but thatâs quite a tier jump. Really tempting but Iâd probably need a new amp at that tier as well and Iâm still really fond of the a3.
Iâve had my Sundaras about a month. Tho my tastes are wide ranging, I spend a lot of time with classical/full orchestral, piano,female vocals, Snarky Puppy style jazz etc. For me, I am loving the detail and soundstage. Also orchestral instruments sound ârightâ as to the timbre. Currently using an Atom and considering an e30 with Asgard 3. In short, I like 'em!
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