You hooked me with "open back headphone with a lot of bass". Sivga makes gear that feels good in the hand, and I like the Siva Que IEM that they released a few months back. The HD58x always comes to mind, and I liked that you picked that as a comparison. It is interesting that more bass is a thing, but everyone is going more V-shaped to avoid the mid-bass bloat. Also not surprising that the Sivga seems wider, because I find most of the Sennheiser's to be closed in.
It's just a hook. The real reason why they have more bass is because they're not that open back. They're semi-open like DT880. So expect a compromise. That said Sivga is very good with this kind of tuning, because they already made the SV023, which is a sleeper model with interesting mids.
Thanks for the review Ryan! I'm looking for an open-back with a more natural sound signature and I found the FIIO FT1 Pro during my research. Are you planning to review it in the near future? 🙂
Thanks for the review, i have the 58x and phillips.I'm good on those headphones. I feel like those are more semi open back. I think the name brings that price, because for what it offers in terms of sound, I wouldn't pay 200 for it.
There is a difference between "open back" and "open inner cup". Open the back of driver can actually increase the bass performance. The reason why most of the time you feel open back has weak bass performance is because most open backs also have certain degree of open inner cups, which means the sound can leak from the inner earcups thus reduce cup reflections and give you a more natural sound. When you have a design where the inner cup is mostly closed but the driver back is open, you can have a open back with very strong bass. The downside of this kind of design is also obvious, it tends to get more V shape sound and smaller unnatural soundstage.
@SuperReview Mostly based on my modding experience, I don't think I've seen completely closed inner cup open back dynamic, it's matter of more or less closed. You would notice the bass gets less and faster when you cover the back of the driver, off course bass is not the only parts get affected when you do that, and when you block the inner cup you simply get more bass(or more treble spikes based on material you used). Lots of plannar headphones have better bass simply because the entire inner cup is covered by the large plannar driver membrane, there is not much space for the bass to escape, yet it's difficult to apply this method to dynamic open back headphones since it will more likely make the overall sound worse.
There is a lot of sibilants with some vocals and also the pads placement matter a whole bunch. They slide a bit on the cup and depending on where your ears land you get between a decent or almost good result. You basically get these if you are after bass.
Have you tried passing a light on the back? Will it pass through it? There are many headphones that are closer to semi-open than back or even closer to closed It is open back, and this helps that it has a lot of BASS. For example, the DT990 VS HD600, they explain the difference between the actual open back.
Interesting review. Never hear of that brand. I have an unrelated question: How is your measurement rig set up? I would like to build one myself of reasonably priced parts, but don’t even know where to begin. Any tips? (This might be a good idea for a future video too).
@ By the way, thank you so much for taking the time to answer my message containing an unrelated question and giving me the exact link to what I need. That’s going above and beyond! Very appreciated!!
Could you do an update on current preference targets? I went to get a starter eq for a new to me IEM and it was overwhelming the number of options, it's hard to know why your preference curve is different than another. Same with understanding the meta - those who aren't swimming in headphones can't really grasp a meta tuning
those pleather earoads makes these not fully open imo. I tried other "open" headphones, but with those closed sides, it doesn't sound open back imo. ALso this is how they can achieve higher amount of bass. Plus back is not fully openwould call these something in between. Like the DT 880, these actually even more closed than those.
Did you hear SV023? They look very similar, but the sound is more in line with AKG and Beyerdynamic. You should try it if you haven't They're maybe a bit too midcentric, but they're not bad mids at all.
Looks cool, the price is ok, has bass but that headband dosen't look that comfortable. I feel like the steelseries arctis series or meze 99 classic headband design would be much more comfortable for the majority
If you're looking to make a hobby of it, that's good 👍 If you're not, IMO just buy one and be happy and move on with your life, wondering "what if" is a feeling that does not go away, ever.
@@SuperReviewI don't mind having a couple though if one is better for listening to rock music and another substantially better for pop/dance music. One thing I do know, I really like the design of the Sivga products. I'd like to make it a semi ish hobby but I'm all new to this and have nothing to compare anything to except the regular 40/50 dollar headphones 😂 Anything will most likely be a big step up around this price range.
Thank you for another great review.
Happy New Year!!!
You hooked me with "open back headphone with a lot of bass". Sivga makes gear that feels good in the hand, and I like the Siva Que IEM that they released a few months back. The HD58x always comes to mind, and I liked that you picked that as a comparison. It is interesting that more bass is a thing, but everyone is going more V-shaped to avoid the mid-bass bloat. Also not surprising that the Sivga seems wider, because I find most of the Sennheiser's to be closed in.
Hd58x jubilee doesn't have a lot of bass compared to anything but a hd600
It's just a hook. The real reason why they have more bass is because they're not that open back. They're semi-open like DT880. So expect a compromise. That said Sivga is very good with this kind of tuning, because they already made the SV023, which is a sleeper model with interesting mids.
Might be something I’d like
Ask a question and get an Anser? 🙂
Just ordered one. Happy to send it your way once it comes in - have Mark hook us up if you're interested!
It's nice that a set of headphones with a badass name actually lives up to it.
Is Anser badass?
I think Sivga goes with bird names for their models. Anser is just the goose's genus name.
Great review as always
Danke 🤙
Thanks for the review Ryan! I'm looking for an open-back with a more natural sound signature and I found the FIIO FT1 Pro during my research. Are you planning to review it in the near future? 🙂
Thanks for the review, i have the 58x and phillips.I'm good on those headphones. I feel like those are more semi open back. I think the name brings that price, because for what it offers in terms of sound, I wouldn't pay 200 for it.
Thanks Mr. Ryan! The Yearphone of the Ear must be very near.
This weekend 👍
There is a difference between "open back" and "open inner cup". Open the back of driver can actually increase the bass performance. The reason why most of the time you feel open back has weak bass performance is because most open backs also have certain degree of open inner cups, which means the sound can leak from the inner earcups thus reduce cup reflections and give you a more natural sound. When you have a design where the inner cup is mostly closed but the driver back is open, you can have a open back with very strong bass. The downside of this kind of design is also obvious, it tends to get more V shape sound and smaller unnatural soundstage.
Which other headphones like that are you thinking of?
@SuperReview Mostly based on my modding experience, I don't think I've seen completely closed inner cup open back dynamic, it's matter of more or less closed. You would notice the bass gets less and faster when you cover the back of the driver, off course bass is not the only parts get affected when you do that, and when you block the inner cup you simply get more bass(or more treble spikes based on material you used). Lots of plannar headphones have better bass simply because the entire inner cup is covered by the large plannar driver membrane, there is not much space for the bass to escape, yet it's difficult to apply this method to dynamic open back headphones since it will more likely make the overall sound worse.
There is a lot of sibilants with some vocals and also the pads placement matter a whole bunch. They slide a bit on the cup and depending on where your ears land you get between a decent or almost good result.
You basically get these if you are after bass.
These looks sick, wish there was something similar with ANC and bluetooth
Sivga Luan, Anser or Aune Ar5000 in sound quality? Who is better?
I like Anser better than Luan. Haven't heard AR5000 enough to say.
Have you tried passing a light on the back? Will it pass through it?
There are many headphones that are closer to semi-open than back or even closer to closed It is open back, and this helps that it has a lot of BASS. For example, the DT990 VS HD600, they explain the difference between the actual open back.
Some light passes through, but not a lot.
Thank you and have a nice day@@SuperReview
Interesting review. Never hear of that brand.
I have an unrelated question: How is your measurement rig set up? I would like to build one myself of reasonably priced parts, but don’t even know where to begin. Any tips? (This might be a good idea for a future video too).
Short answer: It's one of these: www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805095687890.html
@ Thanks! Too bad they don’t ship to Germany. But I’m sure I can find something similar from another seller.
@ By the way, thank you so much for taking the time to answer my message containing an unrelated
question and giving me the exact link to what I need. That’s going above and beyond! Very appreciated!!
Have you tried velour pads on this one?
How does that change the sound?
I guess it'd make the bass slightly lesser and tighter?
Could you do an update on current preference targets? I went to get a starter eq for a new to me IEM and it was overwhelming the number of options, it's hard to know why your preference curve is different than another. Same with understanding the meta - those who aren't swimming in headphones can't really grasp a meta tuning
those pleather earoads makes these not fully open imo. I tried other "open" headphones, but with those closed sides, it doesn't sound open back imo. ALso this is how they can achieve higher amount of bass. Plus back is not fully openwould call these something in between. Like the DT 880, these actually even more closed than those.
How do these fare against either the FiiO FT1 (closed back dynamic) or FT1 Pro (open back planar) ?
Would also like to know this, the FT1s have blown me away
@@The_English_Gent You mean the closed back?
Are you using them with a DAC/AMP or just straight to a mobile device?
@@MadLadsAnonymous I mean closed back, using with small ROSESELSA RS9039, and with my FiIO Q15.
Did you hear SV023? They look very similar, but the sound is more in line with AKG and Beyerdynamic. You should try it if you haven't They're maybe a bit too midcentric, but they're not bad mids at all.
Nope don't think I have.
Looks cool, the price is ok, has bass but that headband dosen't look that comfortable. I feel like the steelseries arctis series or meze 99 classic headband design would be much more comfortable for the majority
I would like to know how it compares to the Fiio FT1 Pro. Thank you.
Sadly I haven't heard it.
Wonder how's these compare to the Zeos Eris (which I got to demo at CanJam Socal this year and was quite bassy as an open back also).
I only heard Eris under duress so I can't say.
Are the pads really small like the Meze 99? Those are basically on ear for me, and I don't have large ears.
I think they're a bit bigger than 99C small pads, but not much.
When Volume S review?
Next week.
I was tweakin when you didn’t say your name in the first sentence of the video.
😅
There is so much choice under and around 300.
Still don't know what to buy and I wil probably end up with 4 headphones or something eventually.
If you're looking to make a hobby of it, that's good 👍
If you're not, IMO just buy one and be happy and move on with your life, wondering "what if" is a feeling that does not go away, ever.
@@SuperReviewI don't mind having a couple though if one is better for listening to rock music and another substantially better for pop/dance music. One thing I do know, I really like the design of the Sivga products. I'd like to make it a semi ish hobby but I'm all new to this and have nothing to compare anything to except the regular 40/50 dollar headphones 😂 Anything will most likely be a big step up around this price range.
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