No they are Zebra wood. And the outer grill is from the Blon B20âs The inner grill is from the Aivaâs which was something i always thought the other clones missed.
Aivas sound the best. Even Zeos thought so. but the Sivga company has made some pretty good headphones in the past. iâm very curious to see what theyâve done with it
OK, so just a disclaimer that I only had a chance to listen to the Aiva about 6 months ago and it was for like 20 minutes, so I am going off of memory (which I hate to do). I am testing using Spotify Premium output to my Geshelli Labs Enog2 Pro to my SMSL SP200 AAA THX 888. Using stock cable.
OK, these are almost an exact version of the Aiva. There are very very very subtle differences. This version of Sivga P-II sounds to me like it has the same or similar treble. The mids sound similar to my memory. There may be a difference in the upper mids as these sound every so slightly more forward. The bass sounds almost exactly the sameâŠfast, with depth but does roll off similarlyâŠthe difference may be that these have the smallest smidgen of more bass quantity, but remember I am going off of memory and this could be negligible.
I have only listened for 2 songs so far (Turbo Lover by Judas Priest and It Ainât Hard to Tell by Nas so I could test the low end). Overall, these are pretty good, especially if you keep the volume at a reasonable level. They are an almost exact Aiva doppelgangerâŠthe differences are so subtle, some might notice.
So that reviewer ⊠he/she must obviously be used to a brighter sound cause these are NOT warm. That reviewer may not have been powering them properly is my guess.
It is funny, but my assumption so far has been correct. I am not averse to elevated treble if it is controlled reasonably wellâŠwhich these and the Aiva are. Funny how that works. I donât believe in burn in on headphones (for tubes and certain material speakers, burn in is helpful, albeit minimal)âŠbut I will report back if I do notice any differences.
I forgot to mention that the imaging and soundstage are the same as the Aiva as wellâŠnarrow and focused and wider horizontally than verticallyâŠalmost like you have a fishbowl on your head⊠but the imaging may be among the best Iâve heard out of a planar magnetic headphone, and this includes my beloved LCD-2F I used to own, as well as my current LCD-2C.
I wonder how the P-II measures up to the Blon B20? The Blon B20 is on sale on Massdrop for 350$ right now. And for 315$ at ali express on sale. theres a timer so not sure the sale is now or in 7 days.
And theres still the M570 but theres been a lot of problems with it. not sure if its because of QC or if it just doesnt sound as good as the Aiva and B20.
The Blons right now seem to be the best option right now if someone wants the Aiva sound. But they are a hair under the Avia soundwise. So if the Sivga P-II matches the Aiva perfectly its 200$ cheaper.
If youâre talking about Drop, thatâs 7 hours left in the sale, but theyâve been doing weird things where they add products for a week at a time then bring it right back.
Aliexpress says âStarts in:â above the timer.
Ok very wierd. it came up off the side of my google page. looking at it everything is 50-60$ and i mean everything. yeah this does not look good. i deleted my post so people wont go there. Iâm starting to wonder if i got malware.
I looked up their address and itâs apparently commonly used by scam sites (youâd think theyâd just make one up). If youâre ever suspicious about a retailer, plug their full address into a search engine. Itâs normally in the âAbout Usâ page.
OK, after some further listening, the treble actually sounds like it is less in quantity to the Aiva, but it isnât by much, but It is noticeable. These headphones definitely will expose poorly recorded tracks, same as the Aiva. I am enjoying them though, solid purchase.
In my initial listen post above, I did mention that I think has a smidgen more in the upper mids, but not by much. The mids are more or less the same as the Aiva. Not sure what part of the mids you have an issue withâŠbut many dislike the dip from 1 to 2 khz. You have to remember that every planar magnetic headphone has what they call an âortho wallâ where ringing starts to occur. In most planars, the ortho wall starts in the mids or upper mids/lower treble (M1060 and the famous 5 KHz ringing is due to the Ortho Wall). That being said, the driver design itself will limit how much, if any, correction can be made to ringing.
Another oneâŠnoooooo! And I heard the Aiva might have been Sivgaâs! China just donât bootleg other peopleâs shit, theyâll let anyone bootleg their shit! China just! donât!..give uh! fuck!!!