Azurys

I go between 2 headphones and 3 true wireless earbud sets depending on where they are getting used. For headphones (which all really stick out on my balding head but at least they are pretty) I have the Focal Azurys for home listening mostly and sometimes portable listening. They sound great to me b

I’ve tried all you mentioned and even more (1990 pro mk2, 900 pro x, 990 pro x) - all of them have great big pads but clamp force is too strong, it wasn’t comfy, this is specific to Beyerdynamic. Hd 600 or 650 are good, but also have higher clamp force. In terms of comfort for casual listening for 1

I really think that Focal messed up with the pad material of the Azurys. I sold mine ultimately because it was too soft and pillowy despite it’s graph.I think that Hybrid pads would both isolate better and make the bass snappier and more tidy, with better top end clarity.

Isolation was not that big concern of mine, it was enough with music on. The lacluster dynamics were though. I heard so much praise for „focal dynamics” and Azurys is just NOT that. I recently had a chance to try their older screechy, plastic model the Focal Listen and that thing HAD those dynamics