Introduction

Sivga Audio debuted on TechPowerUp with the Robin (SV021), a pair of closed-back headphones with decent value for money if you’re in the market for a V-shaped tuning. We then covered two open-back sets from the brand in the form of the Sivga Phoenix that uses the same driver as in the Robin, and the more-expensive SV023, both of which offer a warmer tuning without compromising on detail. Sivga is one of very few headphone brands that makes its own drivers in addition to working with craftsmen for wooden ear cups that look quite the part. The Sivga Robin was a decent commercial success on the backs of social media influencers who liked the design and the bass-heavy sound, although it wasn’t for me personally. I was hoping to see a new closed-back set which I would prefer akin to the Phoenix and SV023 and it just so happened that Sivga was working on a successor to the Robin.

Named the Sivga Oriole, this is a set of closed-back headphones which the company itself calls as an update to the Robin with better tonality in mind. There is a lot of similarities, including the use of two different woods and associated colorways as with the Robin from last year. You will note that I had the black wood used on my Robin review sample that is quite clean in person and this time I went the flashier brown Rosewood route that also goes with a glossy closed-pore finish compared to the open-pore wood before. The yokes also get a nice update which we will go over in more detail in this review, that begins with a look at the product specifications in the table below. Thanks to Sivga Audio for providing a review sample to TechPowerUp!

Specifications