fyi: focal's build quality here is incredibly questionable. the headband on mine broke after light use in only 6 months. when picking it up by one side, the band snapped under the weight of the hanging headphone. very cheap, all plastic construction except for the metal yokes. it's a known defect & focal refuses to repair the headband under warranty, or sell replacement bands. Adorama took my last pair back for a full refund after they broke.
Definitely not as robust as Sennheiser, etc. I'm pretty rough on my sennheisers and they've lasted years with no issue. Love the sound & great for my noise environment, but Focal discontinued these headphones and Adorama has been trying to get rid of inventory for months. Unclear if Focal fixed their band in the Celestee, after replacing the Elegia.
I returned these cause even at very low volumes my ears would be ringing. Several people have complained that it's because of the tight Seal that they form and the amount of air they push. They do sound great though, female vocals are heavenly
I bought a pair and returned them after reading how difficult the headband would be to repair, not to mention how expensive 3rd party replacement pads are for these headphones. They did sound fantastic though, I just wish they were more easily repairable. I'll just keep my DT-770's for closed back.
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I have the Drop HD6xx and these. Both good for different uses. Focals are supremely comfortable and well built. I bought them via one of these slickdeals about two years ago. Still love them.
fyi: focal's build quality here is incredibly questionable. the headband on mine broke after light use in only 6 months. when picking it up by one side, the band snapped under the weight of the hanging headphone. very cheap, all plastic construction except for the metal yokes. it's a known defect & focal refuses to repair the headband under warranty, or sell replacement bands. Adorama took my last pair back for a full refund after they broke.
Definitely not as robust as Sennheiser, etc. I'm pretty rough on my sennheisers and they've lasted years with no issue. Love the sound & great for my noise environment, but Focal discontinued these headphones and Adorama has been trying to get rid of inventory for months. Unclear if Focal fixed their band in the Celestee, after replacing the Elegia.
Thank you. In the market for a decent hifi pair and was interested in these but now I know better.
Mine arrived today. I'm an open back guy, so the only closed I have to compare these to are my Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro. These are a very nice upgrade to the Beyers.
I returned these cause even at very low volumes my ears would be ringing. Several people have complained that it's because of the tight Seal that they form and the amount of air they push. They do sound great though, female vocals are heavenly
Love the Dekoni Stellia replacement pads. I didn't have a huge problem with the stock, but could see your complaint manifesting on different heads given the clamp/seal. Of course, the replacement pads are a bit expensive, so IMO they only make sense if you get these on big sale (or even Open Box to save a bit more). I love them, and have had 0 issues with QC >6mos, but I have a tough time recommending them blindly because I've had friends try them and not love them nearly as much as I do. And there's a lot of options in this $ range to love instead. (But apparently I love the Focal signature b/c I bought the Elex off of Drop on Black Friday too.)
If you're looking to buy, I run the HartAudio cables (3.5mm to 4 pin XLR balanced) and love them. Their interconnects make it easy to swap the balanced plug to 3.5mm single ended for using portable setup w/o yanking changing the entire cord out of the cans
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Definitely not as robust as Sennheiser, etc. I'm pretty rough on my sennheisers and they've lasted years with no issue. Love the sound & great for my noise environment, but Focal discontinued these headphones and Adorama has been trying to get rid of inventory for months. Unclear if Focal fixed their band in the Celestee, after replacing the Elegia.
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I have the Elear's and they sound incredible. You definitely need a headphone amp, especially with an iPhone.
If I didn't have the Elear, I would be all over this. They do seem like they need to be handled with care.
They do .. focal utopia, which I have and they are by far the best sounding open back cans I've ever listened to .. better than my soundhiemers
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doesn't bother me since i made my own cable.
doesn't bother me since i made my own cable.
What kind of cable did you use
Definitely not as robust as Sennheiser, etc. I'm pretty rough on my sennheisers and they've lasted years with no issue. Love the sound & great for my noise environment, but Focal discontinued these headphones and Adorama has been trying to get rid of inventory for months. Unclear if Focal fixed their band in the Celestee, after replacing the Elegia.
Thank you. In the market for a decent hifi pair and was interested in these but now I know better.
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