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Yes. It's not the volume that causes ringing. It's the amount of air these push into the ear canal coupled with the tight Seal around your ears. it's a shame cuz they sound great otherwise
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goodness97
11-22-2022 at 03:04 AM.
11-22-2022 at 03:04 AM.
Quote from sabrosolopez :
Returned these cause they left my ears ringing. Many others also complained about ringing ears even at low volumes

This headphones should be recalled by the manufacturer. This is a serious problem that can cause hearing problems.
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11-22-2022 at 03:08 AM.
11-22-2022 at 03:08 AM.
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Who else here bc they missed the HD600'ds ?
I caught the HD600's by coincidence. I saw the HD560S were on sale so I figured I would see if any other Senn's where also on sale. First thing that popped up was the HD600 for $99.98. Before I could post the deal here they were back up to $299, then unavailable shortly there after.
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fritzo
11-22-2022 at 06:18 AM.
11-22-2022 at 06:18 AM.
I'm a bit of an headphone guy (I have severe hearing loss so I like headphones with large cans so I can listen to music without hearing aids). Focal Elegia is a very high-end brand and the construction on these headphones is fantastic. Rich people use these products for their home theaters and whole-house audio.

That being said, in this price range You might want to consider the Bowers & Wilkins PX7. Very similar build quality, but they have a larger soundstage and the sound quality is absolutely fantastic. The ANC is also really good (not as good as the SONY XM series, but we're talking like 5% worse).

The Focals have a weird contour in the design, so they don't fit all heads very well. Just throwing in my .02.
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11-22-2022 at 09:08 AM.
11-22-2022 at 09:08 AM.
Quote from goodness97 :
This headphones should be recalled by the manufacturer. This is a serious problem that can cause hearing problems.
What's that?
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11-22-2022 at 09:57 AM.
11-22-2022 at 09:57 AM.
Quote from goodness97 :
This headphones should be recalled by the manufacturer.
They should be recalled because the headbands break when taking them on or off. Not covered under warranty. No replacement parts available.

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/ forum/index.php?threads/focal-elegia-review-closed-back-headphone.27977/

(remove space for link to full review and measurements)
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11-22-2022 at 10:33 AM.
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I don't see how this gets FP every time. This "deal" has been about the same price for at least a year. This is the normal price of the headphones with some marketing price attached.
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kickerofelves
11-22-2022 at 12:05 PM.
11-22-2022 at 12:05 PM.
Quote from d3a1z :
I don't see how this gets FP every time. This "deal" has been about the same price for at least a year. This is the normal price of the headphones with some marketing price attached.
I don't think that's true, it's generally not Focal's style to do that except for old/b-stock, etc models. Elegia came out in 2018 as their first attempt at a closed-back iirc & sold for $899 until the reworked similarly priced closed-back Celeste came out in 2020 & Focal was stuck with a bunch of these. At least that's the story I've read.
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11-22-2022 at 12:40 PM.
11-22-2022 at 12:40 PM.
Quote from d3a1z :
I don't see how this gets FP every time. This "deal" has been about the same price for at least a year. This is the normal price of the headphones with some marketing price attached.
i don't think it has been under $300 many times...
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11-22-2022 at 01:24 PM.
11-22-2022 at 01:24 PM.
Quote from kickerofelves :
I don't think that's true, it's generally not Focal's style to do that except for old/b-stock, etc models. Elegia came out in 2018 as their first attempt at a closed-back iirc & sold for $899 until the reworked similarly priced closed-back Celeste came out in 2020 & Focal was stuck with a bunch of these. At least that's the story I've read.
I get it, but these have been around for years. Did they overproduce them by 500k units or something? Either way, they are definitely not a $900 headphone on sale. They are ~$300 headphone with a flimsy headband. A 1992 BMW that used to cost $100k is not still a $100k car these days.
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11-22-2022 at 02:22 PM.
11-22-2022 at 02:22 PM.
Quote from sabrosolopez :
Yes. It's not the volume that causes ringing. It's the amount of air these push into the ear canal coupled with the tight Seal around your ears. it's a shame cuz they sound great otherwise
That doesn't sound right, because the air getting pushed into the ear canal by the drivers is actually sound. A larger volume of air would be a higher sound pressure level. I can't imagine what pressure the drivers would generate that isn't sound.
That said, certain pressure points can induce or reduce tinitis, so perhaps it's something to do with the fit around the ears.
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11-22-2022 at 03:02 PM.
11-22-2022 at 03:02 PM.
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Focal Bathys is where it's at. These Elegia are great, but the Bathys are the audiophile grade cans.
The Bathys are cool, but they're ultimately more of a consumer-grade higher-end Bluetooth headphone. They add more plastic, make the build lighter, and they're just more consumer-oriented. The actual traditional "audiophile" alternative to the Bathys is Focal Radiance, not the Elegia; the Elegia is just the entry point now to that Focal house sound, really.
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11-22-2022 at 03:50 PM.
11-22-2022 at 03:50 PM.
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I get it, but these have been around for years. Did they overproduce them by 500k units or something? Either way, they are definitely not a $900 headphone on sale. They are ~$300 headphone with a flimsy headband. A 1992 BMW that used to cost $100k is not still a $100k car these days.
That would not be how I would describe these Focals. Oh well.
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11-23-2022 at 08:30 AM.
11-23-2022 at 08:30 AM.
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Focal Bathys is where it's at. These Elegia are great, but the Bathys are the audiophile grade cans.

Those aren't exactly selling like hot cakes right now.
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11-23-2022 at 08:36 AM.
11-23-2022 at 08:36 AM.
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Care to describe how it happened?

No such ringing on the one I tried.

With oratory1990's eq, these can't be beat at $299


A word of caution on downloading eq settings from AutoEQ.

Some of the oratory1990 tunings are way different from the ones from his official reddit.

I would double check with his official reddit
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