At RMAF, we sat down with Nicolas Debard from Focal to discuss their closed-back Focal Elegia headphones, discussing and showing what’s inside, their sonic goals for it, and measurements.
Someone should ask Focal about their QC issues. Apparently some pairs of Elex and even Clear and Utopia have clipping issues in the bass region which is unacceptable in a headphone that costs that much. Also, maybe this is Massdrops fault but allegedly Elex underperforms compared to headphones like the HD660S (which is cheaper).
i just bought a pair of these, in 2024. to be honest, i was disappointed with them till i put a pair of dekoni elite sheep skin earpads on. yes, totally changed the sound. which now is nothing like the its intended sound. however, i couldn't listen to them previously. now i can't put them down. they are ssoo good.
