'They could blow up Sony's Pro IEMs': Sivga's new wired headphones look beautiful and are packed with drivers that will catch buyers' attention

Affordable audiophile brand Sivga just introduced new in-ear monitors
Lyrebird uses four drivers for versatile sound
Sony’s recently launched Pro rivals now have tough competition

Sivga, a Chinese head-fi brand that has wowed us in the past with wood-design headphones including the Sivga Robin and Sivga Oriole, has a new pair of wired headphones it wants you to listen to.

The Sivga Lyrebird are their new in-ear monitors (IEMs) and they’ve just launched for $149/£149 (around AU$300). This isn’t the cheapest price we’ve seen on this type of wired offering (Sivga itself has also released cheaper, more EarPods-style headphones called M260), but given that audiophile-adjacent IEMs can sometimes cost thousands of dollars, it’s still pretty affordable.

Not sure what IEMs are? They are wired headphones, but aimed at professionals or audiophiles focused on detailed and natural sound. They often house an intricate array of drivers within their earcups, so as a result, they tend to be more expensive than the average wired headset.

And you can’t change this lyrebird

The shoots of the Sivga Lyrebird.

(Image credit: Sivga)

Sivga has equipped its Lyrebirds with four drivers (the Sonys have just one 5mm driver). This aims to offer a wide soundstage while allowing each driver to focus on a certain part of the frequency spectrum.

For bass there is a 10mm polymer composite dynamic driver, which is joined by a balanced armature driver for vocals, a microplanar for treble, and a 9.2mm piezoelectric ceramic driver for the higher frequencies.

The headphones connect via a 120cm cable, which has silver and gold plated copper connectors and terminates in a 4.4mm jack.

Sivga has continued their wood design aesthetic with Lyrebird, as you can see in the images. The headphones are handmade and resin-coated to ensure durability.

The Sivga Lyrebirds announcement coincides with CanJam London, which will bring many other audio announcements. So before the day is over, we may see plenty of other IEMs to enjoy.