Review on 🎧 SIVGA Phoenix: Experience High-Fidelity Audio with 50MM Polycarbonate Film Zebrano Headphone by Nick Moo

I'm tempted to give those 3 stars but apart from the fit they are better. I'll go into detail, but I'll try to be at least a little brief. First, they sound pretty good, with plenty of mid-bass and low-mids. These things can *knock*. Too much for me on some tracks. At best they are semi-open. The sound is very little airy, I'd say they block out around 50-60% of the ambient noise. Seems more of a closed back to me. They are insanely efficient - simply control them via your smartphone, the integrated audio jack or the USB stick. Very detailed highs, although some things can be a bit hazy and some tracks can even sound a bit "under water". They have a sort of sheen that does an excellent job of preventing any harshness or penetration in the highs and highs, but at a price point that, well, bugs me a little, although it's not much. -Switch. They sparkle and pop like nothing else in my house EXCEPT (and this is going to sound weird) the Blon BL-03 headphones - these Phoenix cans sound like the Bl-03's older brother to my ears. Obviously there are big differences, but the overall signature and presentation are very similar. But where I love blons, these sivgs are taking me too far. These are very fun headphones, whistling at times but rich and oily while still retaining some (slightly muted) sparkle, but there's a soundstage narrowness (like IEM) and signature coloration that I wouldn't allow it record. frequently; if I want "fun" I would go with my Fidelio X2HR. However, the comparison between X2HR and Phoenix is incredibly difficult for me; They are too different, especially in the soundstage. Although I mentioned that they can be run unamplified, the Phoenix's darkness or curtain of light combined with its prominence and also combined with the narrower soundstage becomes more noticeable when connected to low powered sources, leading to a slight sense of claustrophobia . the feel of the sound to me when listening at a lower volume. By powering the amp (actually it's one of the small portable amps I have) and cranking it up a bit, that feeling is completely gone. The sound opens noticeably. On acoustic tracks, the emphasis on bass and the narrower stage seem to disrupt the picture, the low frequencies really color and bleed into other instruments a bit. Not bad, but noticeable for me. Let's get to the fits: This is where they fall apart for me. I've also had the fit issues all the reviewers have mentioned so far, but flexing and repositioning never fixed it for me. The earpads/earpads are small but not "on-ear", and they're flat so my ear actually touches the inside of the cans (which I think is a big part of why they can sound so impressive). I think they could really shine with more stripes and a little different yolk and some bigger/deeper pads. I just don't want to go that far with this set. My head is definitely bigger but certainly not huge (my cap size is 7 1/2 if that helps) but they just don't quite work with that. They're not uncomfortable, but an hour is the *maximum*. The *quality* of the pads is very good though, very soft protein leather on the outside, very soft and smooth fabric for the inner ring that touches and incredibly resilient memory foam inside the pad (almost too soft due to lack of thickness so they almost completely compressed on the head). Finally, due to the small size, protein skin, and extremely "soft" nature of the pads, they can be very warm when most of your ear is in contact with them, like a soft heating pad. If I were trying to keep these, I *should* replace any pads, no matter how soft and comfortable those standard pads initially seem. Your mileage may vary. For size comparison, my photos show them alongside the Fidelio X2HR (complete with the cat hair they constantly collect and store), AKG K712 Pro, Koss KPH30i and Sony MDR-7506. They are most similar to Sony in size and fit, but where Sony is comfortable for me for hours with many settings, they don't last an hour on my head. Overall I don't think I'll be sticking with them personally but I'm absolutely SURE they will make so many people incredibly happy, especially when they suit them and simply rely on them affecting and shining the low frequencies. at the maxima. The Phoenixes are pretty good if it weren't for me and I would definitely prefer them to the Sivge P-II by a wide margin.