Comments on Profile Post by zottel

  1. zottel
    zottel
    Azurys (closed) and Hadenys (open). Resolve already reviewed them, and quite positively.
    May 7, 2024
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  2. zottel
    zottel
    Ok, just remembered that ZMF added a model to the low end recently, too. A trend? ;)
    May 7, 2024
  3. ilikebananafudge_
    ilikebananafudge_
    May 7, 2024
  4. ilikebananafudge_
    ilikebananafudge_
    This completely leaves out anything in the time domain, which seems crazy to me.
    May 7, 2024
  5. crenca
    crenca
    Ohm's are down to 26, which is disappointing - Clear's at 55ohm's (Utopia @ 80) drain DAP's battery fast enough. I wonder if they have a FR/character more like Clear OG?
    May 7, 2024
  6. fraggler
    fraggler
    Holy shit, Resolve is, um, definitely different. I only read a handful of posts, so maybe he addresses it, but is there not detail in the entire range? How would extended treble tell me how well a headphone can articulate bass? edit, I read more, and am never taking anything from anyone at Headphones.com seriously again. Miss you, Tyll.
    May 7, 2024
  7. zottel
    zottel
    Yes, strange. Especially as very good questions get circled around in unclear language, avoiding to actually get to a clear point. I can’t help thinking this is similar to how strongly religious people sometimes act when difficult questions are raised.
    May 7, 2024
  8. zottel
    zottel
    Though later in that thread (read a few pages from the end, haven’t read everything in between), that stuff about how impulse response can be mathematically transformed into FR and back for a minimum phase system—that’s fascinating and points in the direction that they might actually have a point. I hope I have the time to once really wrap my head around all this and understand it.
    May 7, 2024
  9. Qildail
    Qildail
    Single cable connectivity, really low impedance, and a look that's a bit of a riff off Apple but still Focal. Definitely feels like a mobile lifestyle market play, but I think they are way too late to the party here to make a dent.
    May 7, 2024
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  10. Biodegraded
    Biodegraded
    But wow, they're really sensitive: 105 / 100 dB SPL at 1 meter! :D
    May 7, 2024
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  11. Rustin Cohle
    Rustin Cohle
    When you can pick up a new Elex for $400, I dunno, man ...
    May 8, 2024
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  12. ColdsnapBry
    ColdsnapBry
    @Rustin Cohle Is that $400 used? Or new? Elex at $400 new would be tempting..
    May 8, 2024
  13. Rustin Cohle
    Rustin Cohle
    @ColdsnapBry I snagged mine for like $350 open box (effectively new) at headphones.com. It's probably $400+ over there right now.
    May 8, 2024
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  14. zottel
    zottel
    SG Akustik in Germany still have b stock Elegia (not Elex!) for less than € 500,–. Probably better value, yes, if you’re not specifically looking for a light-weight HP.
    May 8, 2024
  15. zottel
    zottel
    Actually, not even b stock, but you have to accept a magazine subscription, which IIRC doesn’t include extra costs if you cancel it on time, though. And you can get another 20% off if you send them any old working headphone or loudspeakers in return. X-)
    May 8, 2024