I was suggesting that the extra tightness you got could be due to the rubber tube been pushed to the inside of the second ring inside. The two plastic rings are not supposed to overlap with the rubber tube, just sit on each end. If the rubber tube is pressed hard against the ring, it could...

Thank you. Very helpful to know the risk of damaging the membrane. I wasn't already considering opening it, but now more than ever.

Only now I noticed that when Elite/Empy are standing flat, both top and and bottom curves of the cross bar from one cup are a continuation of the same curves from the other cup. The detail...

I also prefer silver to black, the one I like the least is the full black Empy. I love the original Focal Clear, with its silver plus grey tones. But I don't think the silver goes well with black, and I really don't like the black grills, it hides the beautiful patterns on the grill, as the...

That is g-r-e-a-t! Thank you. I will do.

I was not considering changing the grills myself. I just wanted to know how possible/easy it is for Meze to assemble the Elite with a grill from the Empy. If the grills are equal apart from the color, it seems very easy. They don't even need to have the work of modifying an already assembled...

I apologize for only now seeing your posts, I have not followed head-fi for some weeks. But that is great news you bring me. My goal is to actually lock the cups at an angle, because that is how I use them on the Empyrean, and plan to use the Elite, to avoid heat build-up which is a big problem...

Thank you for the reply. Initially I thought the Copper grill would not go well with Elite silver armour, but now that I think more about it, I think it will. Probably copper pivots could be a better match for the copper grill, but maybe Elite black pivots woud not be bad. There was an old...

Does anyone know what parts are compatible between Empy and Elite? For example can Elite drivers be placed into Empy body? One of the reasons I am asking is that I would love a copper Elite. I do not like current versions, even less the exclusive ones.

Wavelength is sound speed / frequency, so 10Khz has wavelength of about 1 inch. So in 1/2 inch (12mm) the phase will be complete opposite, and 1/4 inch (6mm) it will be 1/4 cycle out of phase.

I was joking, I am sure using it tilted never crossed the mind of Antonio Meze. But that is how I use them most of the time anyways. That is why Empy is one of the few hp I can use for several hours. Anyway People bothered by ears touching earcup, could try tilt earcup just a little, not...

People are using it the wrong way. Meze states clearly it is an open headphone. It is not to be used closed on the ear, but tilted, which makes it farther from the ear and also avoids heat build-up specially in hot days/nights. That is why it has a pivot that stays in place unlike most other...

Tbh I don't like that dark mistery version at all. It may be the photos, but it looks like an old rusted set. Anyway, a black grill is a no-go to me, I already have one which is one more than I would like. Ironically the version I liked the most was the bronze one that Meze used to promote and...

I hope Meze will offer an alternate color scheme. I am not a fan of the black grills, it camuflates the beatiful mesh patterns. A copper version would be perfect for me. I got the original Empy and missed the copper version. And as most parts are common on both Empy and Elite, like the grill...

Everything comparing Mscaler to HQP is just on topic on mscaler thread as is in a HQP thread. Now anything about HQP that is not about comparing it to mscaler is in fact off-topic here, and should be done on HQP thread. When we compare headphone A to headphone B, we can make it either on A...