Warwick Acoustics BRAVURA Review - Everything You Need 

I swear, every time I catch myself drooling at something out of my price range wanting to know how it stacks up, GoldenSound is there for me 😌

Funny you mentioned the rim of the snare drum. On shang sr that was something that REALLY stood out to me.

To the point - no excessive pontificating on pedantic personnel preferences. Well edited, descriptive commentary and ordered review 👌🏼👌🏼 !

I can't wait for other reviews of this, I think it is going to get a lot of attention considering the value.

Wow. This is great high-praise. :) I hope you can get your hands on the T+A PSE Solitaire. :) Sounds like that is the Bravura’s competition. Warwick acoustics might be in the running as well. Anyhow. Exciting review. Thank you. :)

I'll be sure to pick up a pair of these when I, my wife, and my infant child decide we don't mind being homeless for about six months... not sure how I'll convince the latter two, but I'm sold!

Top shelf stuff as per regular. I bought my Susvaras and a couple of high-end amps for them based partially on your observations, (not "review", but your sharing of FINDINGS) ;-) and will await your Aperio review as I've found a $24K version (WH-000078-02) and want to see if it is the same version you will be reviewing.

As luck would have it, I was at one of my local Hifi shops and they had this on display! I was able to listen and while it was quite good, it was not as open or natural or dynamic as my Susvaras running in the Holo Audio stack. So I’m sticking with what I’ve got.

Great review as always! And the ones i trust the most. I would really appreciate your recommendation for some amp pairings for the Atrium? Was the Serene good or was there something better?

If you don't care about strong macrodynamics/slam/impact, these are the best headphones I've ever heard. I've owned or heard Susvara, 1266 TC, HE6se, HE1000se, ZMF Atrium/Verite, D8000/Pro, Meze Elite, LCD4 etc.

I picked these up largely because of this review. It was down to this versus the Susvara but with Susvara would have had to upgrade DAC and Amp at substantial $, it would have ended up being a few grand more at least. I also like that the bulk of the audio chain is included and free of variables so I dont have any “what-if” temptations, like rolling amps and cables etc. Sound is world class. It’s fantastic for literally everything Ive listened to except maybe hip hop (get dynamics for that anyway). Respectfully diverging from Golden I think these are pretty good for EDM and staccato bass, the quickness of the drivers makes the details really fun to hear rather than just the thumping. I listen to a lot of vocals, alt rock and classical and Ive never heard anything better for those genres. Totally agree with Golden’s assessment of strings, less exaggerated than HE1000SE for example, while still being accurate and resolved and totally void of the exhaustive element. I love the effect with vocals being pushed forward that Golden mentions, it’s addictive. It’s a bummer that neither the energizer or the headphone look very cool (like ZMFs or something), and the cable sucks not just because it’s stiff but because the connectors for some reason stick straight down for like 4 inches and hit your chest if you are reclined (why didnt they point them forward??). Some complain about the clamp force, but I havent had a problem, I have a medium hat size for reference. The headphones themselves are easy to wear for a couple hours, actually prefer them to my Atriums for long listening. Thanks Goldensound, this is another super accurate review. One of the most trustworthy and informed reviewers out there.

Thanks for informative review! Is there any plan for zmf atrium review?

I wonder if by doing a high quality eq they were able to build the headphones to maximise soundstage/imsging and resolution and then use eq to fix any FR issues that may have come up

Would love a review of the Fostex th909.

I auditioned it once. It sounded very sweet but the staging is weirdly miniature.

I hope that Bravura is much better than the previous Sonoma that was very disappointing. Need to give it a try.

Great video as usual! I’m shocked the DAC doesn’t have any of the usual “wall of sound”/flatness usually associated with delta sigma? It seems like they managed to get the R2R benefits out of a DS!

I bought them because everyone was praising them and yes it's true they sound phenomenal but they got a HUGE issue . They distort/clip / crackle ..what ever you may call it and louder levels , which no RU-vidr will tell you unfortunately . Apparently it's an issue of the amp unit not the headphones . I will wait for the third generation . Once they fix that they will be the best headphones on planet earth . At least for me . Btw the Aperio doenst have that distortion issue .

How does a recording done in a studio room sound big..? How about a field recording, or live theater, or open space in a 3D video game?

I wonder if there is a way to add bone conduction to give that "slam" that you say is missing.

😋I saw the RU-vid Short on this and tracked down the song Alt-J U &Me 🔥

nice to hear a youtube reviewer who pronounces Warwick correctly.

Bravura go bravurrrrrrr

Any idea how you might go about doing EQ on these? Especially if you're trying to get bit perfect playback?

Would these be a good mastering headphones ?

Would you consider it sacrilege for me to run a digital coax from a Bluesound Node, (bypassing it’s DAC but retaining its user interface) into the Sonoma M1 amp/energizer/DAC. I’m already running the Node’s USB out to an iFi Pro Signature iDSD + iCan stack. That Node in my house is devoted solely to headphone use. Just wanted to get your/other’s opinions utilizing the digital coax as a connection vs. the USB. Am I splitting hairs and sonically it will not make a difference? Thanks in advance

So… if I’m perfectly happy with Susvara + Holo stack, but am looking for a bit more mid-bass and a bit more soundstage, would this be an improvement or simply a trade for something different?

That's nice, but how long till dust slamming at transonic speed into those exposed membranes before they turn into Swiss cheese especially at so high voltages?

You are one of best audio reviews on RU-vid. I have a question. I admire orchestral music and I am curious how “resolving” headphones can be before it becomes a fault. When I listen to a symphony I rather like hearing the whole body of the orchestra - it’s part of the enjoyment; if I was able to hear each instrument separately, I think I would be rather overwhelmed. I use an Arya v2 now and like it very much. But then I wonder if I am missing out if I went for a more resolving pair of cans. What’s your take? Thanks!

Should've opened up the amp like you used to.

Excellent video. I've always thought I would give e-stats a serious chance one of these days, but I have avoided it so far from fear of their infamous weak low frequency representation. This may be a great way to experience some of the best that e-stat has to offer without going fully into the rabbit hole. Thanks!

As a Focal Utopia owner which is said to be so much punchier than the Susvara, I can't begin to imagine how weak these headphones' punch must be if they're so much wispier than the Susvara...

I noticed a pink panther on your desk. Any association to audio science review? 🤪

When are you going to review: Ferrum Oor, Rebelamp?????

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Are the pads removable ? If not can the manufacturer replace them ? I don't wanna buy a 34k€ / 6k€ system without replaceable pads

This review is gonna make them A LOT OF MONEY

You remind me of Zeos minus the ADHD and filler tangents

IMHO there isn’t a summit headphone system which is worth the asking price. Why? Because it’s a headphone system. For me it can never compete in terms of performance with a speaker system. But headphones systems are damn cool. Just doesn’t make sense attaching the value argument to any of them.

So…did you like the Bravura? :) I kid, I kid. So this review begs the question: is there such thing as too much detail retrieval? Or, when is the detail retrieval capability simply enough and not worth sacrificing other attributes to achieve more (such as bass slam)? Great review - super enjoyable to listen to!

I have to ask what is the cable on the Susvara?

When are you going to make an appearance on the headphone show?

Will there be a Bluetooth version? 😄

Is this a budget HE-1?

"...just pay attention to the rim of the snare drum being hit" Lol. You're forgetting we're listening to a recording of a recording with RU-vid's compression on 💩 computer . 🔉

HQPlayer users are restricted to DSD128, right?

too bad its a locked down package, cant swap amps or dacs.

these are all subjective. I hope it won't become a talk of the town again (overrated) then after a few months will dwindle down and will become a thing of the past that no one remembers. Very good subjective review though.

What's needed is a dual driver headphone. Add some Utopia drivers to fix the bass.

1350V!? Holy hell that's quite a bias

Let's try some orchestral.. *puts on deadmau5* My man!

When comparing to the Susvara and the Arya stealth what DAC amp and cables were you using?

Be back in a minute just robbing my local bank you sold me, wow.

Gawd damn it…I have $30k worth of equipment and now your telling me I can spend $6k and get better performance. Checking for dealer now…. Hopefully none in the states.

Wave dream into Enleum into Caldera or Bravura for best SS?

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Six thousand pounds....bargain.🤣

thanks but no need to watch this video! thanks anyway

Where is our 40k USD DAC review that we can't built in china for 87$ edit: ohh, I stand corrected. holo magical Chinese DAC *facepalm*

my god!...snob people buy pricey stuff. i'm not saying that they're no good ...just snobby equipment. I think there's not so much difference between listening to a track on a 300usd system and this snobby equipment...

Wow… how did I not find this review sooner?? Makes me want to rethink my system.