So,
Just unboxed my Elegia headphones and plugged them in to my ipod touch , very happy so far with the sound, Have them breaking in now 
Also going to see how they behave with my note 9 phone, And now i charge my chord mojo for tomorrow :slight_smile
Nice. Enjoy!
Iām listening to my Elegia right now, and honestly really enjoying the bass, but the added neutrality and excellent tonal balance really shine through. Honestly very relaxing headphones to listen to!
They definitely sound better with Qobuz over Spotify.
Spotify makes them sound āsucked outā or further away and quiteā¦which also might be why peopleās opinions of them arenāt so hotā¦I had to turn up the volume to get a similar presence with Spotify as my source. With Qobuz they have what I expect from them in presence and authority.
I highly recommend requesting them from the preview program as they are excellent and shouldnāt be overlooked! @MartinTransporter what are your thoughts on this?
I think I need to, if I like the sound I might want to swap my Elearās for them. Then save up for a pair of ZMF Aeolus. I mean it says something about the Elegia if they are still in your kit with all your other options you have.
Iām rocking them right now, with my Cayin N6ii and Iām into them!
Plus for portability and OIPAF (out in public acceptance factor) they are hard to beat for their sound quality.
Do you EQ them at all or just run them as is? @TylersEclectic
Iām not a big EQ guy, so, no lolā¦Iām in the camp of āthis is how the engineers made themā 
but Iāll EQ on occasionā¦
That is how I am too, but instead of EQ maybe Tone Control via Schiit Loki.
I still need to get a Loki! Thanks for the reminder!
I had this feeling with Tidal over Spotify.
Tidal gave me with many songs, the impressions of beeing to thick, with more body as I needed
Less with Qobuz over Spotify- having the exact amount of body, richness and space I do like with my RME + 789 stack.
Spotify + xDSD with some added Bass Boost(most of the time off)here and there is my go to for the office with the most playlists if not running my redbook flacs
the 1 month with qobuz had me not add enough favorites and arrange playlists yet
you get with the Elegia a very chain-revealing headphone or āneutralā if you want
the low end is perfect, if you have a good seal, there is often a quantity of subbase surprising me, when concentraded on other things besides music, which sucks me back into the song and there is the scaling I miss with all my other hf.
The Elegia has a nice stage for a closed back and what often comes in my mind is height of the images and less the depth if that makes sense
the midrange is the star of the show and the highs are extended and so well controlledā¦ giving you the sparkle though not getting annoying or even sibilant
The timbre is my thing and I prefer it over the Clear
You wonāt get the same isolation compared to the Dan Clark Audio AOC2, though itās enough for most situations.
What you get over the AEON is the more open sounding closed back with pads I can have on my Ears for hours at the office and at home in the evening
With other closed backs on pleather pads I get hot ears and the spl fatigue after half an hour or 2
And yeahh what you said Tylerā¦ the Focal design is not screaming anything in your face. Itās a good looking hf nobody would raise and eyebrow
My headband has a grey sock around it- so I officially donāt care anymore
@MRHifiReviews, I can āsecondā what both @TylersEclectic and @MartinTransporter say about the Elegia, it really is a great closed back headphone that doesnāt really sound like a closed back (if that makes since) I donāt have the Elear but I do have the Elex and I prefer the Elegia over the Elex. The Elegia seems to have more detail and a better overall presentation of the mids and highs, the Elex can be a little fatiguing on some tracks where the Elegia is not. As Tyler suggested, when you are able, I would check them out through the community preview program.
@MRHifiReviews, to add some further information comfort has not been an issue with my Elegia after I reduced some of the clamping force (very quick and easy to do) as they have more clamping force then the Elex. I have worn the Elegiaās for hours on end with no comfort issues whatsoever.
Mine is due to arrive on Friday, February 7th, 2020. That is just a few days from now!
I feel like Iāll benefit from having a headband for it in order to prevent staining the bottom of the stock headband. Any recommendation for one would be very much appreciated.
Thank you @MartinTransporter @TylersEclectic @jb77 Working on swapping the Elearās for The Elegia. I think since 80-85% of my listening is now via closed-back rather than letting the Elear go to waste having the Elegia would be a better bet. 7 times out of 10 I always reached for Ananada vs. Elearā¦ sounds like the Elegia is more similar from a tunning perspective to the Anandas.
if it helps as reference- I loved the Ananda and really enjoyed the DCA AEON 2C
seems we have a similar taste with the ifi stuff and with headphones
so if you get the Elegia- you wonāt regret it
That is what I was thinking too! Between @TylersEclectic @Resolve and you @MartinTransporter it seems we have similar likes/impressions sound-wise.
If I may ask, how were you able to reduce the clamping force?
Hi @MarCo7,
First extend the headphones arms out all of the way, then āgentlyā and āslightlyā bend the exposed metal section only, take care not to bend it much as you want to make sure they still easily slide back into the frame as this is also part of the swivel for the Focal line. for me it only took a very small amount to make it far more comfortable.
Itās basically the same ātechniqueā used for the 600 series of Sennheiser headphones.
Again just be very careful if you try this
Thanks for that info, and just for clarification the bending of the exposed metal part is outwards or inwards? Or does that depend on your own case/head size/comfort?
Thxs again
