I would agree with 'punchy' as one of the elears traites. Purposeful being another. I had an HD800 a year back (stock). The image was breathtaking however on too many tracks the overall presentation was lifeless. I eventually sold them despite their obvious strengths. My overriding objective...

I use the Elears with my chord hugo which maximises the detail available. No matter what technical graphs tell you, I think it is important to 'listen' to the music and if a set up captures your heart and soul you've cracked it.

Just got my Elears this week and am extremely pleased. They seem to have a lot of presence - basically tell you that they are here! I like the drive that they have with shall we say pop songs. I'm so impressed its even made me think about getting rid of my HE1000s! The HEKs are superb but do...