FWIW I also had no issues.
Bought new from Amazon.
Thatās a good plan, I have the 6XX and I like them both.
I also really, really, really liked the sound of the Meze 99 Noir, but they were too small for me.
Neutral wide open Sundara
Mid forward narrow 650
Closed dark Meze
I meanā¦ Damn!
I havenāt been in the whole headphone game for a very long time, and these Sundaraās are the first cans Iāve bought since Dan Clarkās original Mr Speakers Mad Dogās (which I canāt seem to find anywhere either since our last move).
From my own research, Iāve seen failures of such things like the ear pads, driver connections and possibly the 3.5mm connections in the cups. Iām not sure what revisions those were or if they were the original Sundaraās.
My question is, are those still possible QC issues with the latest and greatest revisions?
Iām not concerned about the pads as I will most likely swap them out at some point anyway.
I got mine in januari 2021.
Itās perfect. pads, drivers and cable are all snuggly in place still even with my rather clumsy movements 
Sample size = 1 soā¦ you knowā¦
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@Chops Iāve had mine about 6 or 7 monthsā¦no problems at all, but I am careful with my āthings.ā Have mentioned it before, but love them for classical. I joined Primephonic and am very happy with their catalogue, search, podcasts etc. They have recently added Maestro on some pieces, which has comments/explanations as the piece is playing (if you want.) Also just introduced a forum, which I find delightful as well as helpful, tho time consuming, lol.
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same here no qc issues
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Thatās good news for sure, guys. Thanks for the replies.
Honestly, I wasnāt too terribly worried about it as I donāt plan on swapping cables all the time, wonāt be blasting them because you knowā¦ My ears! And I always take extremely good care of my gear. I have gear from new from back in the late 80ās that still looks brand new, if that tells you anything.
Mine should be showing up tomorrow along with some other goodies, not audio related but Iāll be making them audio related. Then the amp will be here (or should be) Friday.
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The Topping A90.
Holding off on the DAC for a bit though. Looking for something a little on the warm-ish side, so the D90 is out.
Just going to be using the balanced line-out of my HiBy R5 Saber for now until I decide on a DAC. Not sure if I want a DAC just for headphones, or replace my Bifrost 2 with something in the main system and use the Bifrost 2 for the headphone stack.
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Bifrost 2 > a90 > Sundara? = Detail, lol. Let us know!
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Sick setup!
SU-8 > SH-9 > Sundara here and loving it.
Iām writing up my full length review on the Sundara 
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Yeah, but not as detailed as what Iāve heard about the D90. The Bifrost 2 is known for a fuller, slightly rounded sound with great bass, and it does just that.
Thanks!
One of my brothers has an SU-8 and M400 that I should be able to barrow and try out. So maybe try them out and possibly buy one of them off of him if heās wanting to sell.
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In my understanding theyāre both quite linear so maybe not what touāre looking for.
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Got my Sundara in February, been daily driving them during work from home since then, very happy with them. I did just change the pads out to Dekoni Elite Hybrids because I absolutely love their memory foam. Iāve not noticed any major change in sound with this swap.
Chain is D90>A90>Sundara
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Well I meant to say āpossibly buy IF I like one of themā. LOL
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How does that chain sound with the Sundaraās?
I was thinking that would make things a bit too analytical being that both units are quite linear and detailed.
I was just saying to someone I didnāt feel like headphones need memory foam. Could you elaborate?
From my experience the bifrost is more detailed and more technically proficient than the d90 fwiw
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Iāve been happy with it, but the 90 stack is an upgrade from a Sennheiser GSX1000 so thereās probably a grain of salt to take there. Iāve not had anything else to A/B againstā¦ yetā¦
Everything Iām listening to is very crisp, no harshness of any kind (though I think thatās not to be expected here). Iām more of a technical person though so maybe thatās my thingā¦
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