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WildChinoise
241
Apr 23, 2018
My pair dropped off 40 minutes ago by USPS, two days earlier than the FedEx forecasted delivery day. Kudos, Massdrop and FedEX. FWIW I still prefer UPS, then USPS .
Listening to my first track. The Elex sounds amazing. Very dynamic presentation of rock guitar and drums.
Initial impressions (from literally only 5 songs): Product packaging is very luxerious. The retail box will serve very nicely for long term storage . Really nice build, with very atractive esthetics. The photos on Massdrop do not convey how attractive they are. The cables seem well made, but I can see upgrades for aftermarket cables some time in too distant future. On my head, they are hefty feeling., but are well balanced, not noticing any pressure spots on top or on my ears. The ear pads are really comfy. I wear glasses, I don't have or perceive pressure spots along the frame. There is plenty of bass, but no muddiness into the mids. Plenty of treble, but no piercing spikes. Vocals are very nice sounding. Neil Young sounds just right on this track. I might p-off the Sennheiser fan boys, but this HP is deffo a step up from the 6xx (which I also have). Stack is Win 10, Foobar, Gustard X12 DAC, Gustard H10 Amp.
Anticipating many long term listening sessions.
Edit: There is goodly amount of clamp. But not so much, that I would have to spread out the headphoine band for relief. No expectation for clamp related pain like some other HPs, (I'm ooking at you HD6xx)
cwatters
29
Apr 24, 2018
WildChinoiseHope I’m that lucky. FedEx tracking took 3 days to cover what would take 1.5 hours to drive. Target date changed from today until Thursday ☹️
RRM1
152
Apr 24, 2018
cwattersI hope you are lucky just got mine at 6pm one day later than scheduled. Also of note the cans are NOT serialized as was stated in the original drop . So if you were hoping for a low number ........Not so much. I guess you could say that you are below 550 with the total absence.
student42
2
Apr 24, 2018
WildChinoiseGood to hear they sound good with the Gustard X12-H10 setup. That's exactly what I will be running. ......Now I just have to wait untill they get here.
pistachi0
0
Apr 25, 2018
RRM1Mine are serialized. I got #18.
There was a barcode on the outside of the box. There's a sticker under the right ear cup pad. There's a laser engraving under the right ear cup pad.
...sorry for your loss
REVMAD
107
Apr 25, 2018
WildChinoiseyes i agree with you and head-fi review of these but i think i know where the elex fits, The elex is a step up from the hd 6xx/hd650 but the sound signature isn't that far off they just sound better, while most have said that the hd660s are analytical just like the hd 600, so it seems while the hd 660s is a true step up for hd600 users while the Elex provides an upgrade path for hd6xx/hd650 owners. I am very please with the presentation and the sound of the Elex headphones.
I've paired the Elex with schiit magni 3 and modi 2 uber, and the aune x1 and x7s
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REVMAD
107
Apr 25, 2018
pistachi0thanks for making me curious mine are #21
cwatters
29
Apr 25, 2018
RRM1Delivered 10 am. Can‘t wait to get home from work😀
tsangal
9
Apr 25, 2018
pistachi0Mine are not serialized either.
rnrneverdie
33
Apr 26, 2018
tsangalIndividually serialized on sticker under right ear pad
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