In the past, I was a big rock fan, and when I was playing in a band, I had a requirement for headphones, that is, "noise". Therefore, into many low-frequency "stained" headphones, what you want is a boom, that is, a feeling that likes to "move times and play times". Nowadays, life is slowly calm, there is a higher demand for sound quality, cumin in the barbecue stall eats too much, and you have to go to the "Michelin" restaurant to change the taste, right?
So later also tossed some high-fidelity dynamic headphones that highlighted the sound quality, and even started a "black technology" dynamic headphones that combined with in-ear earbuds, and later after the "fever", I felt that it was too bulky, the structure was too complicated, and it was put on the shelf.
The RECENTLY ACQUIRED PERSON DEVA PRO IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF HEADPHONES I WANT TO GET IN THE "HALL". Flat diaphragm design, the diaphragm force area is uniform, the amount of information can be carried more abundantly, compared to the ordinary dynamic headphones have better resolution, the sound field is open, the sense of space is strong, and when enjoying live music, you can get a very round and plump "hall sense".
Susvara's same invisible magnet greatly improves sound quality
As early as the time when HIFIMAN DEVA was still "not Pro", HIFIMAN DEVA's good sound quality and high cost performance have long been praised in the circle, and now this Pro version has further upgraded the headphones, it is difficult not to be heartwarming.
Equipped with the same STEALTH magnet as SUSVARA, this is the most important upgrade of the DEVA Pro, which in my opinion makes the DEVA Pro sound effect at least three advantages over traditional headphones.
On the one hand, the advantages of the flat plate diaphragm itself. From the birth of the dynamic speaker at the beginning of the last century to the present, we are still using this seemingly "ancient" speaker technology, the diaphragm of the dynamic headphones is a typical tapered structure, but due to the uneven force of the dynamic headphone diaphragm will produce split vibration, and the sound quality will produce distortion to a certain extent. As a flat diaphragm headphone, its flat structure itself can effectively avoid the audio degradation of dynamic speakers, can provide more realistic sound and a wider frequency response range, and has a larger sound field and positioning.
On the other hand, the use of HIFIMAN NEO ultra-nano diaphragm, a film close to the thickness of the nanometer size, can greatly improve the response speed of the unit, get more detail and lower distortion.
The most important aspect is the patented technology of SUSVARA's same invisible magnet. By adjusting the spatial size of the permanent magnet and optimizing the cross-sectional shape of the permanent magnet, the resistance of the sound wave in the propagation process is greatly reduced under the premise of ensuring the strength of the magnetic field, which can make the sound better pass through the magnet and will not lead to sound deterioration like the traditional magnet. The flagship patented technology from HIFIMAN is proud of, which further reduces distortion and improves sound quality.
The so-called "big sound, elephant invisible", for audiophiles, no deterioration of the sound is the most beautiful.
In addition, this headset also upgrades the Bluemini R2R Bluetooth module, embedded in the original "Himalaya" audio chip, to ensure that in the occasion of inconvenient plugging, you can change the Bluetooth HIFI headphones in seconds, providing more choices for enjoying music.
Theory belongs to theory, let's talk in detail about the subjective feelings of this headset.
First of all, he is very Pro in appearance design
Hifiman DEVA Pro's oval flat cavity has a honeycomb-like design on the outside of the fuselage, which is different from the family-style "shutters".
The cavity is connected to the head beam by a metal bracket, which is full of industrial style and supports multi-stage adjustment.
The contrast between the black ear cotton, the head beam and the silver flat cavity, and the connecting bracket is strongly modern, and it gives me the feeling of being tough and simple and bright.
Positioned as a professional user, it is natural to have a restrained, professional appearance, which I am very useful, I really do not like the "greasy" style with rich colors and complex design. The whole headset does not use a cool appearance and color matching, and it still looks relatively low-key and restrained.
Restraint is high-end. It as a whole reveals a high-end flavor, and just by looking at the appearance, you will feel that this is a professional goods.
In fact, it is also very careful in design. For example, its ear cup part, the outer protein cortex wrapping highlights the texture, the inside becomes a more skin-friendly flannel to ensure breathability, the large plate has a good wrapping, and the open flannel cloth is not stuffy at all.
The head beam part of the leather with thick memory foam, the weight of 360g does not have an obvious sense of pressure when wearing, and there is a very comfortable interactive experience.
What really "highlights" its quality is its sound
Appearance is only the surface, and the sound of the headphones is the most important.
First of all, is HIMIMMAN DEVA Pro easy to push? DEVA Pro parameters belong to the low resistance and low sensitivity type. The impedance of 18 ohms seems to be no problem with the mobile phone, but the sensitivity of 93.5db is not high, and the volume pushed out by the ordinary device will be relatively small in the actual experience, but in the various stages of adjusting the loudness of the sound, the details of the headphones when playing back the music are enough to make me feel its good quality. At the same time, the Bluetooth small tail of Bluemini R2R is full of thrust and can be well tuned for headphones.
However, for the sound quality of the user, or with a professional player or desktop ear to feel its good.
In terms of interfaces, HIFIMAN DEVA Pro offers a wealth of options, such as upgrading from a single-ended balanced interface to a bilateral 3.5mm interface, with standard bilateral 3.5mm plug wiring, with less signal interference and more room to replace and upgrade the cable.
Through the audition of equipment such as desktops and players, overall, this headset has high resolution, good soundstage and dynamic, transient performance.
I was deeply touched when I auditioned the Eagles band "Hotel California". The tambourine knot is clear, the bass bass is full of volume and elasticity, the vocal details are rich, and the band accompaniment has a clear positioning on the stage, not floating, and has a good spatial feeling. Listening to Tears In Heaven, Eric Clapton's slightly nasal midrange is natural, and the folk guitar shows a good sense of distance and detail on the empty stage.
In terms of vocal performance, my feeling is that there is a hint of transparency in the warmth, and the vocals are relatively advanced, but they are not "aggressive", such as Chen Grain's "Light", the vocals are clean, the breathing, teeth sounds, vibrato, clear and pleasant.
In the classic prelude to "Nothing Else Matters", the electric guitar has high clarity and strong ability to restore detailed information, whether it is the guitar's base or overtones, it can be faithfully restored and followed. To be honest, I liked the song "Nothing Else Matters" at that time because of the overtones that moment, although the loudness was low, but the HIFIMAN DEVA Pro had a great texture.
HIFIMAN DEVA Pro's performance in low frequencies is not bad, I deliberately felt Yan Xuemin's "Drum Poems", which can truly reproduce the vibration of the drum skin, the resonance of the drum cavity and the impact of the drum edge, and also feel the short and powerful drum. The headphones are not conservative in their treatment of low frequencies, the amount is sufficient, the rebound is very fast, the transient performance of the low frequency is very eye-catching, and there is a slight lack in the submerged performance, but for me who has been soaking the band all day in the past, its overall performance can be regarded as a strength faction.
There's always a lot of live music in my playlist, or rock or symphony, and I love the original playing and some surprising improvisations. I was fascinated by the HIFIMAN DEVA Pro's expansive soundstage.
For example, X JAPAN's "Endless Rain" (The Last Live), the sad piano and Toshi or low or high-pitched voices are continuously intertwined on the vast stage of the Tokyo Dome Stadium, before the electric guitar solo appeared, Toshi's last treble D penetrated from the center of the stage to the audience, and the last part of the song 50,000 fans filled the entire stadium with a 10-minute chorus, and a crazy shout was clearly transmitted to the ears from all directions. It's like being there. This is probably the charm of flat diaphragm headphones, and the blessing of the invisible magnet is more indispensable to the improvement of sound quality.
Listening to Yanni's "The rain must fall" (2011 Puerto Rica concert), from the introduction of drums to the whistle, from the climax of the electric bass to the gorgeous turn of the violin, the good performance of the big dynamic and large transient, the tension and seriousness of the coming rain are vividly expressed, and the absolute advantages of the ultra-nano diaphragm are shown, which can't help but remind me of the poem "The silver bottle breaks through the water slurry, and the iron horse protrudes from the knife and gun" in the "Pipa Line", the sound is very pleasant.
The Bluemini R2R Bluetooth module gives you one more way to listen to songs
In the past, I have not been very interested in the fact that HIFI headphones have modified Bluetooth, not to mention sacrificing sound quality for portability, just plugging wired headphones into the bluetooth tail, this thing is not necessarily portable. However, HIFIMAN's approach still made my eyes shine: I adapted my own products with Bluetooth tails, seamless and perfect integration.
Bluemini R2R embedded in the original "Himalaya" audio chip, as the first self-developed DAC chip in China, its several main core parameters have fully surpassed the past PCM1704. The signal-to-noise ratio is -121dB, the native support is 24Bit, the sampling rate is more than 768KHz, and the energy consumption is only 20MW. It supports Bluetooth 5.0, equipped with QCC5124 Bluetooth chip, frequency response range 20Hz - 20kHz, support including LDAC, aptX-HD, aptX, AAC, SBC and other very comprehensive Bluetooth transmission protocols, for the sound quality of Bluetooth transmission do not have to worry.
It is a delicate Bluetooth ear amplifier, which can be seamlessly integrated on THE HIFIMAN DEVA Pro, or it can be used to connect other wired headphones with a 3.5mm dual female cable, and even connect to the computer to become a USB DAC.
HiFIMAN BlueMini R2R Bluetooth module has an endurance of more than 8 hours, which can meet the needs of one day's use.
In terms of the difference in sound performance between Bluetooth and wired, I personally feel that this headset is slightly different in style in the two modes. Btuemini R2R built-in high-power ear amplifier, dynamic and detail performance is remarkable, two ways to audition china Central Symphony Orchestra's "Radetzky March", "Carmen Overture" (immortal melody), etc., can clearly feel the two for different loudness, different paragraphs of the melody to achieve good control and restoration, especially the "Carmen Overture" in the triangle iron, in the first half and the second half of the appearance, can be expressed with sound and color, there is a head and an end. However, in bluetooth mode, the overall sound performance is clear, there is a hint of "guts", slightly inferior to wired in low-frequency performance, and not as comprehensive in dynamic performance as wired mode.
Words to sum up
Through the experience of recent times, I feel very deeply. I appreciate HIFIMAN's approach, the same invisible magnet structure from the high-end headphone SUSVARA, has gradually become popular in the hipfiman family of low-end headphones, to know that SUSVARA is the market price of up to 30,000 flagships in the flagship. Thanks to this excellent design, THE HEFIMAN DEVA Pro has a good sound performance.
The decentralization of high-end technology can better improve and enhance product power, and consumers are the biggest beneficiaries. This is a bit like the Tesla Mode S and Modle 3 in the automotive industry, so it is certain that with a high-end configuration and a price of 1799 yuan, HIFIMAN DEVA Pro is destined to be a hit.
HIFIMAN is not satisfied with only making a high-quality wired flat diaphragm headphones, the original "Himalaya" audio chip Bluemini R2R plug module, so that wired and wireless sound performance, no longer have such a big gap. Chip as the core of the information age, self-developed chip, not a day's work, will not see the results immediately, but HIFIMAN hard to do, and can do better and better, especially in the global chip shortage at the moment, people sigh.
So in the end wired or wireless incense, the answer is yes. Occasionally don't want to be tied to a cable, use the Bluemini R2R Bluetooth module to get a good sound. But if you have a passion for sound, believe me, the HIFIMAN DEVA Pro with desktop or ear-fired is the only way to make a good sound.
That day, I was idle at home, sitting by the window and connected to the device to listen to the song, HIFIMAN DEVA Pro came "Oh when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever", mellow smoke throat from Ontario, Canada, suddenly took away the memories, reminding me of the time when I rehearsed the song ten years ago. Young and energetic, I quarreled with the bass player because of the way I played, but fortunately there was no problem that a barbecue could not solve.
Now that everyone has gone their separate ways, suddenly the old tears are flowing...
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