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I generally like the HD600 more than the HD650 but I might like the Elear pads better than the Elex pads despite the Elex pads being more ... Menu Menu Forums Login Register Sidebar Sidebar Menu Featured Home Forums Newposts Trending Searchforums What'snew Newposts Newprofileposts Latestactivity Members Currentvisitors Newprofileposts Searchprofileposts Billboard Trophies FocalElear Threadstarter jjbomber Startdate Oct7,2020 Sidebar Sidebar Forums Audio Hi-Fi Headphones,etc. Previous Next jjbomber Well-knownmember Dec22,2006 1,168 545 20,070 Doesanyonehaveanyexperienceofthese?Ihavebeenofferedanewpairfor£465.Greatpriceasdiscontinuedstock.Verytempted,butI'dlikeasecond(first)opinionfromyouguysifanybodyhastriedthem. Thanks.   D Deletedmember188533 Guest YepIownthem.They'reverymuchlikea'super'HD650.Muchmoredynamicandpunchy.Theyhaveaboutan8or9dbbassboostattheexpenseofatreblescoop.Thatjustmakesthemflavoredandnolesshigh-fi.MuchlikehowtheHD650ismidbassy.TheyhaveoneofthebestholographicsoundstagesI'veheardinaheadphone.It'sveryimmersive.Greatbassfromanopenbackdynamic. Ifyouwanttoturnthemintoa'super'HD600instead(moreneutral)youcangettheElexpadsfromMassdrop/DroporFocalClearpads(Ialsohavethese).TheirElexisanElearwithpadsfromtheClear.TheElex/Clearpadsmovethebasstoabout2or3dbaboveneutralandbringbackthetreblescoop.Theydon'tdothatholographicimagingthingaswellthough. Ipaidabout$650forthemandfeellikethey'reworththeprice.I'mstillundecidedonwhichpadsIlikebetter.IgenerallyliketheHD600morethantheHD650butImightliketheElearpadsbetterthantheElexpadsdespitetheElexpadsbeingmore'correct'.   Reactions: jjbomber Friesiansam Well-knownmember Feb3,2015 641 503 19,770 BasedonmyownexperienceofFocalElegias,ifopenbacksuitsyou,goforit.   Reactions: jjbomber D Deletedmember188533 Guest @jjbomberDidyoupicktheseup?   Reactions: jjbomber jjbomber Well-knownmember Dec22,2006 1,168 545 20,070 Nounfortunately. ''Morethingsarelostbyindecisionthanbaddecision''isoneofmyfavouritesayings.BythetimeIhadprocrastinated,theyhadgone. Notetoself:''Self,sortyourselfout!''   Reactions: Friesiansam jjbomber Well-knownmember Dec22,2006 1,168 545 20,070 anort3said: Ipaidabout$650forthemandfeellikethey'reworththeprice.I'mstillundecidedonwhichpadsIlikebetter.IgenerallyliketheHD600morethantheHD650butImightliketheElearpadsbetterthantheElexpadsdespitetheElexpadsbeingmore'correct'. Clicktoexpand... IntheUSAtheyweregoingfor$650withthepouchandextrapairofearpads.Iguessnowtheyareamericanowned,thegoodiesgothatsideofthepond.Thoseventurecapitalistsknowathingortwoaboutmarketing! Thedifferentearpadsisagreatidea.SomepadspadAwins,otherdayspadsBwouldwin.Itwoulddependwhatmoodthelistenerisin.It'sabitlikehavingafavouritealbumortrack;itchangeswiththemood. SorryIdidn'tcomebackearlier.Iusuallyonlycheckthe'LatestPosts'andforsomereasonthisthreadisn'tinthere.   D Deletedmember188533 Guest Yeahthissectiondoesn'ttracknotificationscorrectly.I'vepassedthatalongsohopefullyitgetsfixed.Therearealso2Headphonesubforumsforsomereason. Notallheadphonesrespondwelltopadrollingbutsomedo TheDT1990Procomesstockwith2setsofpadsthatmakeitaverydifferentheadphone.TheAnalyticalpadsmakeitsharpandpreciseandtheBalancedpadsmakeitmorewarm,openandbassy.   Friesiansam Well-knownmember Feb3,2015 641 503 19,770 jjbombersaid: Iguessnowtheyareamericanowned,thegoodiesgothatsideofthepond. Clicktoexpand... Ibelieve,althoughVerventAudioGrouphaveamajorpresenceinNorthAmerica,theyareFrancebased.   Lastedited:Oct18,2020 D Deletedmember188533 Guest YepFocalisstillFrench.Massdrop(Dropnowtheychangedthename)isaUScompanythathasdonesomeamazingcollaborationswithvarioushi-ficompanies(amongothermerchandise).TheyreallybecameknownfortheMassdropXSennheiserHD6XXwhichisanHD650withadifferentfinishforabouthalfwhataHD650retailsfor.TheyalsodidtheMassdropXFostexTH-X00serieswhichtooktheFostexTH-600andtunedittobepleasingtothehumanear.Excellentheadphonesandaboutthebestbassyoucangetunder$1500.TheElexistheircollaborationwithFocal.BasicallyasIsaidinthepreviouspostit'sjustanElearwithpadsfromtheClear. Inmostcasestheircollaborationsarecheaperandbetterthantheoriginalproduct.   Reactions: Friesiansam jjbomber Well-knownmember Dec22,2006 1,168 545 20,070 Managedtofindanotherpair.Happydays. Bigthankstoeveryonefortheirhelponthisthread.   Reactions: Deletedmember188533 H HTSkywalker Newmember Nov15,2020 0 0 0 HeyGuys,stayawayfromFocal.IwassoinlovewiththeElearwhenIboughtin2017onlytohavetheleftsidedyingonme2weeksback.InfactIonlyuseditamaximumof10hourssinceIboughtasbrandnewfromAmazon. TriedcontactingFocalsupport2timeswithoutanyanswerfromthemeventhoughiwasplanningtobuytheUtopia. Dumping3.5Kononacompanywhichhavetechnicalmanufacturingflawswhichtheydon'tevenbotherreplyingtocustomerswouldbeafoolishthingtodo. NowamlookingintoSennheiserHD800S   D Deletedmember188533 Guest I'veusedmyElearinheavyrotationforalittleover2yearsnow.Hundredsifnotseveralthousandhours.Ilistenedtothemearliertodayactually.I'mnotsurehowyouloveditandonlyusedit10hoursin3years? Focalhashaddriverfailureissues.IhearmoreaboutitontheMassdropxFocalElexthananythingelseandIsuspecttheElexmightbemadewithdriversthatdon'tmeetqualitycontrolspecfortheElearbutIdon'tknowthatforsure.I'veheardtheydoquitewellwithwarrantyservicesojustmakesureyoubuyfromanauthorizedretailerandregisterthemforthewarranty. I'mstillgettingaClearatsomepoint. TheHD800isacompletelydifferentexperiencefromapunchy,dynamicFocalheadphone.   H HTSkywalker Newmember Nov15,2020 0 0 0 anort3said: I'veusedmyElearinheavyrotationforalittleover2yearsnow.Hundredsifnotseveralthousandhours.Ilistenedtothemearliertodayactually.I'mnotsurehowyouloveditandonlyusedit10hoursin3years? Focalhashaddriverfailureissues.IhearmoreaboutitontheMassdropxFocalElexthananythingelseandIsuspecttheElexmightbemadewithdriversthatdon'tmeetqualitycontrolspecfortheElearbutIdon'tknowthatforsure.I'veheardtheydoquitewellwithwarrantyservicesojustmakesureyoubuyfromanauthorizedretailerandregisterthemforthewarranty. I'mstillgettingaClearatsomepoint. TheHD800isacompletelydifferentexperiencefromapunchy,dynamicFocalheadphone. Clicktoexpand... ExactlywhyoriginallyIwentfortheFocalinsteadoftheSenandwastargetingtheUtopiaonlytoendupwithanunluckypair.OnlyIfcouldbefixed,Itwasquoted"builtlikeafrenchtank":-(   H HTSkywalker Newmember Nov15,2020 0 0 0 Andtoansweryourquestion,wasusingmyMcintoschamplifierwithmyTritonspeakersuntilwegottothelockdownsandonlineschoolingandhavetoshutdownthespeakersorkickedoutofthehouse.EventheElearsoundleakagewasnotthatwelcomed. TillIgotthingsfixed,amusingmyA&Kplayer   Youmustloginorregistertoreplyhere. 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