Focal Elegia Audiophile Circum-Aural Closed-Back Over-Ear Headphones (Black/Silver)

These are excellent headphones, Build quality is excellent, feels very premium, and very comfortable. In terms of the sound quality, sounds decently open for a closed back headphone. Clarity is exceptional, vocals sound really smooth and real, on par with HD600 vocals, but the vocals on these sound a little further back, some tracks more than others, but very balanced headphones while the senn's are not as balanced in my opinion. Only negative thing I would say about the sound is the bass could use a little more punch, on some songs the bass is perfect, others could use a little more energy, but the bass overall sounds accurate and refined.

These are my first Focal headphones and I am impressed indeed, in terms of value, there are definitely worth the price I paid, the original price for these were $800, for that price range I would prefer the T5P
s, but that's just my preference, these definitely compete in terms of clarity, imaging and soundstage, but like I said the bass is little light, still very accurate and good, but some may find these a little too light on the lower frequencies.

And two things to note when buying these, they do need some hours of burning in and warming up before they sound they're best, I know many people don't believe in burn in, but they will sound more open, and image better, people think of burning in headphones in the wrong way, just know that for any headphone no amount of burn in will change the personality of the headphone, just enhance it's features. If a pair if headphones is V shaped, no amount of burning in will change that.

Secondly these are sensitive to the source you play them with, for example, running them on a Dacmagic 200, and to my ears they sound better with the 200 connected to my Windows PC than with my Mac. And these do scale with better sources, they love high end gear.

They sound great and the sound isolation is perfect. The aren't super comfortable though. The ear ups hinge in a way that presses on the underside of the ear. But they're one of the few that doesn't cost a fortune, sound good, and fit a large head so they're staying.

I bought it because of the good reviews on YouTube and it was my best decision in buying it.sound quality is great love it.

Having only owned Bose and Sony speakers in the 300 range I assumed headphones all sounded a certain way. These headphones have less bass and the vocals are crystal clear compared to traditional headphones. It sounds like i am at a concert. when i switch back to other headphones they sound so muted because my ear adapts. need to use it for some time to break them in and they sound amazing.

First off fit and build on these are first rate. Head band and ear cups are very comfortable. I'm driving my Elegia's via a Graham Slee Bitzie DAC and it is a match made in heaven. Using Tidal as a reference for streaming material, something like Massive Attack's Teardrop is beautifully detailed and controlled but a definite step up on my previous headphones (high end Bluetooth AKG), side by side listening and comparison is jaw dropping. The way the sound stage opens up at around the 3 minute mark on Deep Purples 'Child in Time' 1995 is pure Wow moment. Very happy customer.

Crunch sound from right speaker handler

Fantastic 1st impresión, only 1 day in! Level of clarity/detail and bass accuracy is excellent. Soundstage and airiness, unbelievable for a closed-back headphone, highly recommend!

First impressions - before fully running in - are that these are fantastic headphones. If these improve further over the next few days then I will be even more delighted. I had not imagined a closed back headphone could sound SO open. Bravo on the sound. I have the newer (rubber finish) cable and this is better than I had expected but still a bit stiff. Clamping force is fairly high too but that's always going to vary with head shape and size.

Perfekt, großer Hörgenuss

Great build quality. Sound is precise, but treble tuning is slightly harsh. Benefits from EQ adjustment.

Chapeau Focal !! Edles Design, hervorragender Tragekomfort, sehr gute Verarbeitungsqualität sowie ansprechende Materialanmutung und letztendlich natürlich auch die Sound Qualität haben mich sehr überzeugt. Bestimmt wird der Elegia nicht mein einziger Focal-Kopfhörer bleiben ! :-)

Good quality build
Comfortable to wear for long periods of time
Good solid sound high end and bass pleasing midrange

Highly Recommend

First 11 hour flight using the Focal Elegía, great isolation, comfy, amazing sound, no ear fatigue, although is not necessary a headphone amp I used a FiiO DAC, great combination

So far very detailed and comfortable. Bass response is smooth and clear. Love these headphones.

Amazing headphone!

Amazing details and soundstage. A little low when it comes to lower frequencies but I still love listening to hip-hop with the Elegia. With acoustical music and vocals, the Alegia is just breath talking!
Very happy that I spend a little over $500 for this pair. I'm in love

My first closed back headphones and I couldn’t be more pleased . I wanted low impedance as to be able to use with portable devices like my old iPhone.

Simply Perfect for me, great imaging, and i can appreciate every detail in my music.

Great clean sound and Really comfortable.

great

Great for 24bit streaming

LOVE IT ELEGIA IS THE BEST GET ONE

top !

Strong and long lasting. Have not used for long time but from what I gather they are one of the best. Will leave a deatailed review after using for sometime.

Nutze meinen Kopfhörer den ersten Tag. Kann aber schon sagen , dass ich begeistert bin. Brauche jetzt nur noch eine Kabelverlängerung um den Kopfhörer auch zu Hause richtig nutzen zu können.

These headphones are true craftmanship.
The attention to detail of the headphones are wonderful.
I am listening to my music in a way i could never have dreamed of !
I am mind blown by them , they are so majestic.
Thanks Focal !

Very pleased with my purchase and would recommend this product

Superb sounding headphones, effortless dynamics & musicality with sweet treble & midrange & tightly controlled bass, with plenty of extension power, so no need to play really loud to get inside the music. Excellent instrument separation & soundstage too. Highly recommended for all genres of music, I love them!

It Looks and Sounds very well

Just a great sound I really can’t fault them

Yeah….just WOW!! Love love love these Elegias!
Don’t forget to burn in to maximise the true potential of these masterpieces! Did I say WOW…..wow.

Sound like an open back, truly remarkable!

Excellent sound quality and craftmanship for this headphone.
Stage is limited due to the construction but again wider compared to other closed headphones I own. I'm listending mostly to Indie, Rock and Jazz, occasiaonaly Classic, and whatever I play it's a joy to listen to the music selected. Every detail is there in classic and enough punch for rock music.
Nice voices too.
Very comfy to wear and not noisy at all for the rest of the household.
Super happy with the purchase, the only point of improvment is the connecting cable that could be of a higher quality, procudes some noise if you touch it or if it slides on you clothing - can be a bit annoying, depending on the music.
Maybe I'll go for an upgrade here.

Molto soddisfatto dell'acquisto. Forse i bassi, li avrei preferiti "più caldi".

A great great headphone

Great headphones

Having come in at the top with the Stella, which I could not live with for the price, this is a much more appealing offer.
The value for money represented here is much more in line with competition and the return on that investment is rewarded.
A higher value proposition and a very good listen to boot.
Love the width, quality and mid range presence.
Highly recommended.
I purchased for only 370£ and at that price, killer.

Good so far but only first day of use.

I was amazed by the Big Sound coming from these pair of headphones even at low volume. They are very clear and detailed from the highs, mids and lows. The higher you put the volume the more my eyes opened up and there was no distortion what so ever. There is a tiny vibration coming from the right speaker and it sounds like a toyota truck engine when idle but this only happens when I play a sound track that has really low bass the type of bass that would shake windows and car trunks. It sounds like it might be a defect or a wire is vibrating on the inside. It is annoying because it is very audible but the weird thing is that it goes away on different soundtracks with vocals and not so bass heavy. I will update this review when I find out the problem. Other than that this would have been a 5 out of 5 if it wasn't for that sound that sounds like the speaker is blown.

Excellent sounding phones and extremely comfortable for extended use.

Great detail and sound-stage perfect with my Chord Mojo

I bought the Elegia Headphone for my son and the Celestee for myself. Both headphones are beautifully crafted closed back headphones, love the fit and the a nice clear a sound.

These are outstanding headphones, with amazing resolution and clarity. For critical listening, these have become my "go to" for greater musical insight. Thank you!

VERY GOOD FOR classic music

This headphone ist the best I ever had.
Though I had some of Audeze which cost 2000 Euro. Besides some Beyerdynamics, Grado, AKG and Obravo Hamt-1

But I love the elegia most.

Thank you

Great levels of detail,. strong base, and well built. But the cable is very short and stiff.

Best closed back headphones I’ve heard by far!

This is my 1st pair of Audiophile headphones, so I am learning.
1st My listening environment necessitated closed back HP.
2nd I wanted great sound stage and depth. I listen to a wide range of music.
3rd Good quality, well built. Thus far I have not been disappointed. I'm finding the more I listen to the Elegia the better they sound. So far I am very pleased with the purchase.

So far, so good. Very attractive looking, initial listening is superb. These are my first French-made headphones, Too good of a price to pass by.

So far I am very happy with the Focal Elegia, I took the time to break it in for 100 hours before sitting down for some critical listening and its living up to my expectations. I would recommend these headphone to anyone looking for a high end closed back headphone who wants rich low end and relaxed highs.

Amazing headphone hearing every detail and through that opening up for a musically world on another level