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ludachris
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Oct 22, 2018
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This is the dynamic headphones to own. I have tried bose, monster, sony, sennheiser, fostex, akg and none of them blew me away compared to the wider cleaner smoother sound stage of planars from hifiman. I was literally close to giving up my interests in any dynamic headphones. Focal elex has different dynamic sound signature compared to other dynamics on the market. The elex has excellent imaging and airy sound with quick fast highs, mids, lows. I was close on going planar only route but focal changed my mind about dynamic headphones. I'm literally hooked on their focal sound signature, these are probably my end game dynamics headphones I'll keep for a long time.
FuckHead-Fi
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Oct 25, 2018
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ludachrisHifiman planar magnetic headphones are terrible. They have much higher distortion than most dynamic driver headphones.
jaydunndiddit
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Oct 25, 2018
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FuckHead-FiWhat HiFiMan headphones have you auditioned and what was the chain like? I parrot @ludachris that HFM is one of the only manufacturers making headphones sound dynamic like speakers. They're a step behind Focal in the regard IMO but it's respectable that they have a few lower priced planar options that can even scratch that itch.
jelly-bowl
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Dec 10, 2018
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jaydunndidditSorry if it’s a dead discussion, but Focal does make some awesome speakers as well, they have a line-up that I would compare price wise with Paradigm’s (made in Canada). For a speaker until you get into the $6000+ range Paradigm is still my go-to, but I have a lot of respect for focal as a company.
jaydunndiddit
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Dec 10, 2018
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jelly-bowlOh I'm aware. I am an outspoken Focal fan round these parts. I'm fortunate to have a showroom that gets all of their latest gear so I have the pleasure of listening to pretty much their entire speaker and headphone lineup (as well as owning a few bits myself). Still, as much as I love Focal, and as good as they did sound, there is no sane part of me that would spend that sort of money on speakers, let alone cables and amps. The only Focal I haven't spent a lot of time with is the Utopia as my dealer is still working on their setup. I have finally been able to own all the Focal stuff at the same time otherwise and ended up keeping the Elegia and Elex. The Elear, while good, is my least favorite Focal. And the Clear's while technically more proficient than the Elex, are just overpriced for what I felt was a very small tonal upgrade over the Elex.
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