#1
Sony
MDR7506
$98.00
positive
neutral
negative
Focal
Elegia
20 positive 0 neutral 8 negative
Based on 28 Reddit mentions
$606.75
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Reddit mentions
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The best audiophile headphones are now from Sennheiser 🇩🇪, Philips 🇳🇱, Meze 🇷🇴, and Focal 🇫🇷. Quality = European
Agreed, focal have over-engineered cheap plastic parts where most of the stress is in the headband and often breaks. https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/vy4p3t/yet_another_broken_focal_elegia_headband_diy/ not my post but also happened to my focal celestee, support wouldn't take it under warranty
...QuantumStream3D in r/BuyFromEU
February 12, 2026 12:39 PM
6
PX8s2 vs Focal Bathys Mg
I have a huge collection of headphones, but wired headphones are not my main focus, though I already own or have had a lot of them. Ocal Celestee, Elegia (my favorite), Hifiman XS... I currently have Focal Hadenys (open) and Focal Azurys (closed). They are nice and portable, but I still prefer the E
...Jackkal00 in r/BowersWilkins
March 26, 2026 6:12 PM
1
Dt700 bought only three years ago, just look at the state of these!
Really good headphone. Traded mine for focal elegia
aareen_29 in r/BEYERDYNAMIC
October 27, 2025 2:52 PM
1
The best audiophile headphones are now from Sennheiser 🇩🇪, Philips 🇳🇱, Meze 🇷🇴, and Focal 🇫🇷. Quality = European
Dire que Focal n'a rien à voir avec la qualité, c'est ne rien y connaitre en matière d'audiophilie. J'ai du Focal en casque et enceintes Hifi et je peux te dire qu'en terme de rendu sonore, c'est a des années lumières des marques grand public (Jabra, philips, bose, etc). Que ca soit en terme de conf
...LowFlounder5015 in r/BuyFromEU
February 12, 2026 12:27 PM
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