Creative Aurvana Live!Aural Nirvana or Auditory Banana?
Creative has been rather adventurous with the Aurvana series of headphones. To infiltrate a market dominated by the likes of Sennheiser, Koss and AKG, is no mean feat. Closed-back headphones have seldom made it to the top of the headphone hierarchy, and the Aurvana wouldn't change that just yet.
The Live! does work pretty well, however, on-the-move. It won't replace your AKG K1000 or Sennheiser HD650 back at home, but it will pretty damned well take care of a fair few portable headphones in its own right. I can only imagine things get better with a better headphone output than that provided by the lean Xonar.
Construction of the Aurvana Live! isn't the most impressive around, but it does its job well without contributing to extra bulk. The independent wiring leaving the capsules are a little irritating. At least Creative supplied the leads short enough for mobile use.
The tonal balance of the Aurvana Live! would easily cater for popular music listeners. Whilst not the most neutral, the Aurvana still remains musically enjoyable. At USD$ 149.99/SGD$ 249.00, the Aurvana Live is selling at a premium price for the performance, which drives down value in my books.
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