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headphones
HIFIMAN

Sundara Closed-Back

Category
Headphones
Form
Closed-back
Connection
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Driver
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What listeners keep saying · from 7 reviews

great value7great bass1warm1

Owns the Sundara Closed Back, bought new for $130; punchy bass and detail for techno, spacious for a closed-back with EQ.

positivegreat valuegreat bass

Finds the Sundara Closed has decent technicalities but a sound profile that seems badly reproduced.

negative

Enjoys their Sundara Closed Back; its non-Harman tuning feels intentional to increase openness.

positive

Has the Sundara Closed Back and finds it fine for $150, with fast bass and nothing bad in the sound.

positivegreat value

Bought the Sundara Closed Back for $150; not spectacular but very good, though below their Ananda.

positivegreat value

Calls the Sundara Closed-Back an endgame-level beast for $150, warm and musical with EQ and a balanced amp.

positivegreat valuewarm

Owns the Sundara Closed Back and uses it outdoors with EQ; finds it superior to the DT 770.

positive

Has used the Sundara Closed Back extensively for a week; after EQ has zero complaints and prefers it to the DT-990 Pro.

positive

Got the Sundara Closed for £149, the bargain of the year; very decent but a different tuning from the open model.

positivegreat value

Defends the Sundara Closed Back: with a simple EQ it sounds like a closed Sundara with the same precision.

positive

Uses the Sundara Closed Back with Harman EQ and crossfeed to mix music, though it needs heavy correction.

mixed

Used the Sundara Closed Back for a couple thousand hours before upgrading to the Edition XS.

positive

Got the Sundara Closed Back open box for $109 and finds it very bad, like a deep notch in the mid-highs.

negative

Loves their Sundara Closed Back, as good as their HD 560S, with great clarity and impact.

positive

Has two Sundara Closed Back pairs from 2022 and 2023 and finds the older brighter and the newer more natural.

mixed

Bought the Sundara Closed Back on sale and CNC-modded its cups; a completely different headphone from the open one.

mixed

Bought the Sundara Closed Back used soon after release for half price and finds it good.

positivegreat value

Tried the Sundara Closed Back and returned it, keeping their regular Sundara.

negative

Ordered the Sundara Closed Back at release; didn't like it at first but warmed to it after some hours.

positive

Recently got the Sundara Closed Back at a discount alongside their open Sundara and LCD-X.

positive

Uses the Sundara Closed Back at work for metal and jazz but wants better sound than it gives.

mixed

Modded their Sundara Closed Back with custom grills and removed damping; full of surprises.

positive

Even on low gain their Sundara Closed gets loud enough from a DX3 Pro.

positive

The Sundara Closed-Back's stock tuning is weird, but with EQ it sounds great and is good value.

positivegreat value

Their Sundara Closed-Back sounds really fun with oratory1990's EQ.

positive