Hifiman Sundara info, Wiring, Replacement & Custom Cables
TL;DR Any of our cables from this product collection (HC-9s) or this product collection (HC-9-THKs) are fully compatible with the Hifiman Sundara headphones!
Hifiman's Sundara is a dual entry headphone, taking 3.5mm (TRS or TS) connectors at each ear cup.
Hifiman wires their headphones such that the use of TS or TRS 3.5mm connectors makes no functional difference to the performance of the headphone, provided they are wired properly.
WIRING / PINOUT
The 3.5mm connectors going to the headphone use a relatively standard pinout for 3.5mm headphone connections in the industry. See the diagram below:
BALANCED?
The Sundara headphones are balanced capable, so there will be no issues if you'd like to use these headphones on common balanced output connections such as full size 4-pin XLR, 2.5mm and 4.4mm outputs.
What cables should I get?
As far as our products at Hart Audio go, you can use any of our "HC-9" cable models or "HC-9-THK" cable models with these headphones. Just choose the appropriate interconnects or terminations for the source / output connections you'll be plugging into. Below are links / descriptions for the various versions of this cable that we offer:
Stock cables (1-2 business day lead time)
HC-9 | This is our standard dual entry 3.5mm headphone cable. This cable utilizes our modular system, so it will need to be paired with an interconnect using the dropdown at the link, or by shopping in our interconnects collection or Multi-kit Collection.
RPL-HC-9 | This is a non-modular version of the HC-9 cable. The dropdown at the link is used to select what connector you'd like the cable terminated directly to (standard 3.5mm or balanced XLR / 4.4mm options).
Customizable options (1-2 week lead time)
Custom HC-9 | This cable is a customizable version of the HC-9. You can select length, termination and color for the cable.
Custom Twisted Braid HC-9 | This cable is a customizable, Twisted braid version of the HC-2. You can modify length, termination and color(s) for the cable.
Custom Braided HC-9 | This is a customizable, braided version of our HC-9. Length, Termination, and Color(s) can be chosen.
Custom Thick Braided HC-9-THK | This is a customizable, Thick braided version of our HC-9-THK. Length, Termination, and Color(s) can be chosen.