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Sivga Phoenix

Name: Sivga Phoenix
Brand: Sivga

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The Sivga Phoenix is a 50mm dynamic open back with CNC-machined zebrawood cups, stainless steel grilles and a listed 296g weight, and the physical product is the least contested part of it: premium materials with no visible flaws, a light clamping force, and a rated 32 ohm, 103 dB load that a phone or dongle drives without help. Tuning is where opinion divides. Listening-based reviews hear a warm, full-bodied signature: textured bass with sub-bass reach unusual for an open design, a lush and expressive midrange, and a treble that sits on the safe side of bright without fatigue. A measurement-based review reached the opposite conclusion, finding the response close to target only between roughly 100 and 500 Hz, with the emphasis concentrated at 200-300 Hz and a shortfall above, which it heard as dull and would not recommend in stock form. That same review reported a dramatic gain in tonal balance and spatial imaging once parametric EQ was applied. Soundstage width is also contested, called fairly modest and narrower than rival open backs in some listening and notably more expansive than a Sennheiser HD 600 in other listening. So are the stock pads, thin enough that one listener felt ears pressing against the driver covers after about an hour, while others logged multi-hour sessions without fatigue. Detail retrieval is a stated limitation: respectable, but described as neither the cleanest nor the most detailed at the price, with micro details sometimes going unnoticed.

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Strengths

Build and finish read as premium: CNC-machined zebrawood cups, stainless steel grilles and a spring steel headband with no visible flaws.
Bass is textured and well controlled, with sub-bass depth and extension described as unusual for an open back at this price.
Rated at 32 ohms and 103 dB, so phones, tablets and portable players reach full volume with no desktop amplifier.
Light at a listed 296g with a low clamping force, so there is little ear pressure over long sessions.
The top end stays on the safe side of bright: crisp, precise cymbals with no harshness and no reported fatigue.
Responds strongly to parametric EQ, with correction bringing a dramatic gain in tonal balance and spatial imaging.

Weaknesses

Measured response falls short of target above 500 Hz with emphasis piled into 200-300 Hz, which was heard as a dull presentation.
Stock pads are thin, and one long-session listener felt ears pressing against the driver covers after about an hour.
Resolution is ordinary for the price: not the cleanest or most detailed presentation, and micro details sometimes go unnoticed.
Soundstage width is contested, called fairly modest and narrower than rival open backs in some listening.
Headband range may run short: fit was flagged as possibly small for larger heads.
Measured distortion shows disturbance in the 3 to 6 kHz band, a region where the response is already below target.

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Bass7.5

The most consistently praised axis: textured, punchy low end with sub-bass depth called surprising for an open back, and control rather than bloat, even where the level sits well above neutral. It does not score higher because the measured emphasis lands in the 200-300 Hz upper-bass region, so much of the weight is warmth rather than deep extension.

Mids6.8

Contested, so it lands mid-pack. Listening impressions range from lush, full-bodied and musical with detailed male and female vocals to marginally recessed against the bass with a slight veil over male vocals. The measured response starts falling short of target above 500 Hz, which supports the sceptical reading. Pleasant rather than accurate.

Treble6

The weakest axis and the one where measurement and listening diverge most. The measured shortfall above 500 Hz was heard as a dull presentation, and even the favourable listening describes the top as smooth, controlled and safe rather than resolving. One write-up was openly mixed on the highs, crediting texture but finding less width than the low end. This reads as a real shortfall, not only a taste preference.

Technicalities6.5

Competent and unremarkable. One review states plainly that it is not the cleanest or most detailed headphone and that micro details sometimes go unnoticed. It magnifies the strengths of better upstream gear, which cuts in two directions: transparent to sources, but not resolving on its own. Measurement also flagged distortion disturbance in the 3 to 6 kHz band.

Soundstage6.7

Opinion splits cleanly. Some listening found it much more expansive than a Sennheiser HD 600 and a high bar among open backs at the price, while other listening called the dimensions fairly modest and narrower than open backs such as the HiFiMan Deva. Depth, separation and imaging draw more agreement than width. An oversized centre image with diffuse layering that costs definition caps the score.

Value7.1

Judged at the official price of $259 against the Meze 105 AER.

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Listeners who want wood-cupped looks and hand-finished feel without paying flagship prices
Phone, tablet and portable player users who need an open back that needs no desktop amplifier
Warm-tilt listeners playing hip hop, electronic and rock who want bass weight from an open design
EQ users willing to load a parametric preset, since the tonality corrects well and the chassis is worth keeping
Treble-sensitive listeners who want long sessions without glare, provided their ears fit a smallish pad opening

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Audio Science Review•REVIEW_SITE•4/28/2021Independent purchaseMeasures

Sivga Phoenix Review (headphone)

Bench-measured review that finds a response shortfall above 500 Hz with emphasis at 200-300 Hz, declines to recommend the stock tuning as dull, and reports a dramatic improvement after parametric EQ.

Headfonics•REVIEW_SITE•4/28/2021Review unit (disclosed)

SIVGA Phoenix Review

Hears a balanced, well-built and light package with a surprisingly expansive stage, while flagging a marginally recessed midrange with a slight veil in male vocals and a smallish pad opening.

Prime Audio•REVIEW_SITE•9/23/2020Review unit (disclosed)

SIVGA Phoenix Open-back Headphone Review

Recommends the Phoenix as a warm, musical open back with outstanding build for the money, while flagging thin pads that cause discomfort after about an hour and ordinary micro detail.

Moonstar Reviews•REVIEW_SITE•7/30/2020Review unit (disclosed)

SIVGA Phoenix Headphone Review

A strongly positive review calling the Phoenix warm, musical and amazing value, with the only listed drawback being a headband that may run small for larger heads.

MajorHiFi•REVIEW_SITE•7/27/2020Review unit (disclosed)

Sivga Phoenix Headphone Review

Praises craftsmanship, comfort and a stage that sets a high bar for the price, while feeling mixed on the highs and noting quiet passages want an amplifier.

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