HiFiMAN - Deva (Wired)

True audiophile sound - no colouring of sound to make it sound more “sexy”. Extremely comfortable wear. Does not need amplification but helps. Taking one star away for three reasons -
1. Charge a bit extra but do give a bag. How do you suppose one can transfer this headphone in luggage? It is not small enough to be a carried in hand baggage. Nor do the headphone fold into a convenient form factor.
2. I wanted a longer headphone cable so that I can connect to my home theatre. No wires available on the store nor does HiFiMAN talk about it on their channels. Isn’t that an obvious need with this kind of headphone?
3. Some reviews talk about a custom-built bluetooth dongle being available out-of-the-box. Would be useful now that some of the newer devices are doing away with headphone ports altogether.

My solution - I have invested in a bluetooth enabled headphone amplifier from FiiO.

In summary - I do not think a remotely comparable option exists at this price point. With whatever quibbles I have listed above, it remains a fantastic buy.

This is a beautiful headphone.
1. Its a large headphone. The ear cups are comfortable. Fit is comfortable. Weight is slightly on heavier side. But the first thing that strikes you is the large size of ear cups.
2. Not protable. Strict indoor use.
3. Very long cord. Its kind of irritating. They should provide a smaller cord.
4. Sound leak is quite strong. But thats what occurs with open back headphones.
5. Bass is there. It's adequate. Don't be fooled by 'neutral' or 'flat' type of descriptions. These are technical terms. From user perspective the sound is very pleasant. All frequencies are beautifully projected to your ears. It feels different than cheaper headphones. Due to large soundstage, the song seems to be coming from a stage rather than the feeling of music playing inside your head.
6. Buy an amp. Its needed. Although the headphone will play without amp, it'll be quite low volume with mobile and average volume with good players. Amp will help. Obviously some people hear their music at low volumes.

Best of luck with this. Headphonezone has done a great job in bringing world-class products to Indian consumers. I'm happy with their shipping, packing and overall prompt service.

Too good to be true at this price again headphone zone black Friday sale helped in getting it at such a great price beats most open back headphones when used in wired form ...

Unusually large sized open-back headphones with flat response. Total channel separation claimed but not convinced. Buy if you would use it ever with its bluetooth adapter else save some more and buy the Sundaras.