Handpan Comparison 2026: Which Enixpan Model to Choose?

The reference handpan, equally suited for beginners and experienced practitioners. Its natural minor mode is universally beautiful — accessible at first touch and progressively revealing its depth over weeks. Compatible with virtually every musical context: from yoga sessions to concerts, from solo improvisation to duets with other instruments.

The deep Ding creates a rich harmonic foundation on which the lateral notes naturally rest. The complete ten-note scale offers a generous melodic palette without ever overloading the instrument. This is the handpan we recommend first when a buyer is undecided.

The most "primitive" and grounding sound in our catalogue. Its five notes per octave make any improvisation immediately fluid — it is practically impossible to play a phrase that doesn't sound right. Deep bass, long sustain, rich harmonics. One of the most appreciated models among sound healing practitioners for its ability to quickly create a dense, enveloping sonic space.

Bright, expansive, joyful without being naive. Where the Kurd looks inward, the Ashakiran looks outward. Its major third gives it a particular brilliance — the first chord resonates like an opening, an invitation. Inspired by the Raga Ashakiran of Indian classical music, this instrument carries a millennia-old musical tradition adapted for the handpan.

The same D root as the Kurd, but with modified intervals that evoke the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Neither purely natural minor nor overtly oriental — a fascinating in-between that keeps the ear in perpetual gentle surprise. The Bb and C# notes create the characteristic harmonic tensions that give the Aegean its unique colour.

The most harmonically complex handpan in our catalogue. The augmented second — the 1.5 tone interval between Ab and B — is the absolute signature of the Hijaz mode. This highly characteristic intervallic tension instantly evokes Ottoman classical music, Indian ragas and Middle Eastern music. Every musical phrase carries intense emotional depth.

The amplified version of the most popular beginner model. With 3 additional notes covering a full octave and a half, it enables more developed compositions, longer melodic lines and much richer harmonic exploration. Ideal for players who have mastered the D Kurd 10 notes and wish to go further without changing scale.

The 13 notes offer the possibility of playing complete melodies across two octaves, exploring note repetitions in different registers and creating more complex arrangements. It is the instrument of choice for semi-professional musicians and teachers.

The augmented version of the D Ashakiran, with 5 additional notes that fully deploy the scale across two complete octaves. Its bright and joyful colour, already present in the 10-note model, takes on a new dimension: the melodic palette becomes virtually unlimited, allowing long, fluid and deeply expressive musical phrases.

Particularly prized for concert performances and recordings where harmonic richness makes all the difference. Ambient and new age music composers find an inexhaustible source of inspiration here.

A master's instrument. With 18 notes spanning more than two and a half octaves, the D Aegean 18 notes is one of the most complete and versatile handpans in our catalogue. Its fascinating Mediterranean colour — already remarkable on the 10-note model — takes on extraordinary breadth with these additional notes that allow complex arrangements and improvisations of rare richness.

The Pygmy transcended. Where the C# Pygmy 9 notes imposes a powerful purity, the F# Pygmy 19 notes deploys this same tribal energy across three full octaves. The F# root (lower than C#) descends into the deepest registers of the handpan, creating an extraordinarily dense and enveloping sonic anchor.

19 notes also mean multiple repetitions of each degree of the pentatonic scale across several octaves, enabling advanced techniques such as natural harmonics, fast runs and timbre superpositions in different registers. The ideal instrument for high-end sound healing practitioners and complex ambient compositions.

The absolute pinnacle of our catalogue. The E Amara 20 notes transcends the very concept of the handpan as usually understood: with 20 carefully tuned notes spanning three complete octaves, it is an orchestra in your hands. The Amara scale — heptatonic, with a colour that is both gentle and complex — is one of the most appreciated by composers of planetary and world music.

Each instrument in this range is crafted over several weeks and subject to exceptional quality control. The tuning of 20 notes represents the culmination of our luthiers' expertise: each note must not only be accurate in itself, but also create harmonics compatible with all others — a rarely complex acoustic challenge. Delivered with a comprehensive individual tuning certificate, a custom rigid case and a premium maintenance kit.