Hi, thanks for sharing your impressions! I wanted to ask you something. I also own the Sendy Aivas which I love but feel that their midrange (especially female vocals) lag a bit behind the other frequencies. I’m interested in acquiring a pair of Elegia. Do you think they do a better job in the midrange/vocals then the Aivas? I don’t have a chance to demo the Elegias here where I live so I have to go by the reviews and user impressions.
Thanks 
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They do a solid job in midrange vocals. Not going to wow you, but not going to detract either.
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I don’t have the Aivas, but I do daily drive the Elegia sat work. The Elegia as @boxster233 says may not “wow” but it technically is a phenomenal headphone as far as capabilities, especially for the price.
If you are looking for an accurate(ish) sound that plays well across all genres the Elegia is pretty capable.
My top closed backs (my opinion and based off my preference of course):
5:Campfire Cascade (all about that “W” and bass, great for everyday listening but headband looks weird on the head…I’m partially vain shrugs)
4: Elegia (great price performance ratio, looks good, and used/sale prices make it an easier purchase for the performance you get, easy listening, does nothing “wrong” nor does it “wow” in any one way, kind of a Goldilocks thing going on)
3: HD820 (controversy aside, once a good seal is acquired these rock! Plus in my opinion they look awesome! Essentially a HD800s in closed back form)
2: Focal Stellia (these are technical marvels, as close to a Utopia in closed back as you are going to get. Dynamic, accurate, comfortable, essentially If the Elegia are Tony Stark, the Stellia is Tony Stark in the Ironman suit 
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1: ZMF Verite Closed (this is one of a few headphones that once heard, I had to have it…the others were the Verite Open and the Aeolus from ZMF, along with the brain/bank breaking SR1A. The VC is at this time [Because I haven’t heard anything that can beat it yet, for me anyways] the best closed back, and even pushing against the best open back headphone I’ve heard. Now to be clear, I have a preference to the ZMF house sound, and feel like they just “get me”. Also I love the aesthetic style of ZMF headphones)
So there is my biased top five closed backs. I have/had other closed backs, and I’m a firm believer in that there is no “one” headphone for any, one person, but the VC comes as close to that reality as I’ve experienced yet.
Back on topic even with the VC coming in hot… I still use the Elegia as my daily driver at work and it gets the majority of my listening time across the board, so “money where my mouth is” statement, on a used the most basis my #1 headphone would be the Elegia.
I hope that my opinion and opinion on my experiences and comparison with other closed backs, gives you some thoughts and paths to go down on finding your preference.
Cheers!
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Hey there! Yeah, what @boxster233 and @TylersEclectic said is pretty true. I don’t think they wow in a lot of areas but they are very technically proficient. When you listen you can hear that the resolution and detail is there, it just doesn’t beat you over the head with it. Soundstage and vocal/instrument separation is great.
Out of the closed back headphones I have tried up until this point these sound the best, but the biggest thing I takeaway is that these would just sound better open back at higher volumes. Anything over medium volume makes me want to tear the backs off of these.
Without breaking the bank, these are great. I love these most because they are very good at isolating noise and because they aren’t grabbing my attention all the time so I can focus on working.
One thing I loved about the Aivas was how natural it could make the lower-midrange register female voices sound, even if it sometimes felt thin on the rest. The cover of High Hopes by Gabriella Bee has so many headphones making her voice sound wonky but the Alva did well, the Elegias do a good job with that with a more solid vocal midrange, so i don’t think you’d be disappointed there. That said, these can lack some bass on some tracks and they do not have the same sparkle in the treble. But good news, they EQ very well if you don’t mind doing that.
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love mine
use the Elegia every day at work and at home
use it with ifi xDSD or Earstudio ES100 at work, and often in my 1 hour break
it takes all genres of music and is also good for films, youtube and podcasts…
like darkpool said - no problems at all. You can throw anything at it and get back neutrality+fun.
For me the standard I compare all other hf with.
I use the ifi xDSDs xBASS+ sound feature with some songs on occasion
take all I wrote with a grain of salt - the other guys here have more experiance
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The Elegia have found their place in my heart. I have headphones I enjoy more, but for situations where I need closed back, the Elegia are my go to. I EQ a few db at 100 hz and am actually very happy with the result. I’m hoping the VC will take this crown eventually, but I know I’m not going to feel comfortable tossing the VC around going back and forth to work so the Elegia won’t be going anywhere anytime soon. It’s a great headphone period.
I also own the Sendy Aiva and I prefer the Elegia to the Aiva hands down even though it’s a closed back.
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LOL!! 
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Wow, I’m in awe of this community! Thank you so much for sharing your impressions 
So maybe I can borrow your attention one more time. The Elegia at the current used price seems like a very good deal, especially based on your impressions. The only other closed back hp’s I’m considering are the ZMF Atticus/Eikon, but they’d cost about 2.5x more (new pair). I was able to listen to both ZMFs last weekend when I was visiting Singapore and though I found the E very nice, I fell in love with the lush and syrupy sound of the Atticus, especially when listening to my sirens (Adele, Nora, Diana, Florence, Billie…)
I’ve read/listened to reviews comparing the Eikon to the Elegia and sounds like for technicalities the Elegia wins but the Eikon has a better, more engaging sound profile.
So, do the ZMFs warrant their price premium over the Elegia? Hard question to ask I know, so if you have any opinions please feel free to share.
PS: in Singapore I also listened to the Elear and didn’t like their mids at all. The Stellia was very nice (but can’t afford it) and the Utopia didn’t wow me like their price tag should.
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Would anyone know how wide is the headband of the Elegía? I’m interested in ordering a headband cover and some of the offerings come in different sizes. I’d like to know to order the appropriate size.
Thanks
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Very nice. Great picture too.
Thank u
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Beautiful photos. 
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Can anyone let me know if these headphones would be driven well by the chord mojo amp?
thanks
It’ll drive them with NO problem and with ample power to spare.
Not a bad combination, either. The slightly rounder presentation of the Mojo sits quite well with the Elegia’s tonal profile. And the Elegia’s naturally dynamic presentation helps bring the Mojo’s slightly laid-back presentation up a level.
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Hey man, what was your experience with the HD820’s bass? I am reading some people experiencing that its nothing but distortion.
I am getting my Elegia’s today, hopefully mid forward headphone will be great for certain music I listen too.
Next on the list is the Stellia.
It has been awhile, so going off memory…but I only had issues w/the 820 when I didn’t have a proper seal. Outside of that issue, it performed inline with the HD800 (when you have a good seal with the HD820)
make sure you have a good seal with the Elegia
wish you a good time with it