HIFIMAN Svanar vs Thieaudio Monarch MKII for vocals and all-around music?
I’m deciding between the wired HIFIMAN Svanar and Thieaudio Monarch MKII.
I listen to a pretty wide variety of music: Rod Wave, Drake, Frank Sinatra, Jon Pardi, The Cure, Coldplay, etc.
My biggest priorities are:
- Emotional, realistic vocals
- Being able to hear small details like breaths, rasp, cracks/strain in a singer’s voice
- Good instrument and vocal separation
- Good bass without overpowering the vocals
- Good all-around performance across different genres
I’ll also use them for gaming occasionally, but music is much more important.
Which would you choose and why?