The Sendy Audio Egret costs £799 and uses a 98 x 84 mm planar driver paired with a diaphragm thinner than 800nm.
Most producers already own a pair of monitors and a closed-back headphone for tracking. The third pair, usually an open-back model, comes in when the monitors stop offering new information and the room acoustics begin to influence decisions. Sennheiser and Hifiman have held this role for two decades. Sendy Audio, a sub-brand of Chinese firm Sivga, is now aiming for that shelf.
The Egret, named after a heron, follows the Aiva and Peacock models. It features a grille pattern resembling a bird in flight and cups made of solid natural wood with a satin finish designed to resist fingerprints.
The core technology is a new planar magnetic driver finished with Sendy’s in-house Electron Beam Evaporation Deposition (EBED) process. This vapour-deposits ultra-fine aluminium directly onto the membrane at the atomic level, rather than bonding a separate conductive layer on top.
That construction results in cleaner transients and lower distortion. The technical details are specific enough that only serious audiophiles or engineers discussing waterbirds would care.
Driver performance in practice
Sendy’s headline driver avoids the caveats often attached to planar headphones. The Egret is quoted at 38 Ohms and 103dB sensitivity with a frequency response from 8Hz to 40kHz.
In practice, the headphones reach comfortable levels from a USB dongle DAC. They perform well on a balanced output from a standard DAC and do not demand a high-end desktop chain to function.
Producers using an audio interface with a modest headphone amp will find this source friendliness useful. It turns a potential £799 bridge to a larger outlay into a working studio tool. Plug in through the supplied 1.8-metre balanced cable and the technical signature emerges. Sound staging is wide enough to place elements outside the headphone shell rather than crowding the centre.
Front-to-back depth holds up too. This makes the Egret particularly useful for assessing reverb and the positioning of layered samples and backing vocals. It renders ‘golden era’ hip-hop with clarity. The little pop noises on 2Pac’s California Love become audible in a way they were not before.
Build quality and accessories
The Egret sits well on a studio shelf. It combines natural wood, CNC-machined aluminium, and a gunmetal anodised finish with a suspension-style leather headband.
At 420 grams, it is not the lightest planar pair available. The load is well distributed, and the angled hybrid earpads sit deep enough to keep larger ears clear of the internals. Multi-hour sessions pass without fatigue.
The supplied cable is a triple-composite design combining oxygen-free copper, silver-plated copper, and enamelled gold-plated copper. It sits in graphene-reinforced PVC and ties off at a wooden splitter. The box includes a 3.5 mm single-ended adapter, a 6.35 mm adaptor, a linen cable pouch, and a tan eco-leather hard case.
Sonic characteristics
Sonically, the Egret reads as a more open, less polite pair of Sennheisers with the technical headroom of Hifiman, and a cabinetmaker’s sense of timbre.
The midrange brings vocals forward without being shouty, and flatters detail. Mix decisions regarding the presence on a lead vocal or the seat of a snare translate cleanly back to monitors.
Low frequencies prioritise definition over brute force. The planar driver’s inherent speed keeps everything in check and tightly defined. Treble is refined and non-fatiguing. That makes the Egret usable across long sessions, while still highlighting anything biting too hard. It is honest feedback that feels about right for the price.
Who should buy this?
If you are shopping for a reference-grade open-back you can drive from real-world studio gear and trust across long sessions, the Sendy Audio Egret is one of the most rounded options on the market right now.
Build quality and technical headroom are impressive, while the triple-composite cable, hard case and adapters are usually paid-for extras.
The deal breaker is that the Egret will not suit you if you need big bass for contemporary hip-hop or electronic music production, or if your workspace is shared and an open-back is a non-starter. For most other producers and engineers in the £800 bracket, this is a serious headphone that happens to be beautiful.
What it means
The Egret offers a practical alternative to established brands without requiring expensive amplification. The build quality and included accessories reduce the need for immediate follow-up purchases. However, the open-back design and neutral tuning limit its suitability for genres requiring heavy bass or for environments where sound leakage is a concern.
