Ah okay so just the headband has some leather on it but the pads are synthetic leather, was hoping they were leather. That's good, hope my pair gets ships this week sometime. Though I think they are officially released in June, so they may not ship till then. Only people that seem to be getting...

True for a lot of cases, but I haven't really touched my T1 Gen 3, love it stock. But for my first Focal going for the more neutrally tuned Azurys so likely will not tinker with them; but if I really like the Azurys in terms of both fit and sound, I'm considering grabbing the Hadenys. Been a...

I can handle love/hate tunings a lot of times, though it depends on the tuning. I'll consider them if I find a really good deal on them, but I did already order the Azurys and I'm more likely to get an open Focal if I get another Focal. My favorite headphone is the uniquely tuned T1 Gen 3 so not...

I've never owned a Focal so the Azurys will be my first. I heard the Elear and Utopia OG many years ago so have an idea of the Focal sound signature but never heard any of the closed-back pairs. It's possible they won't bother me in the upper mids, even if a headphone has distinct or prominent...

Yeah I'm quite sensitive to upper mids (my HD 650 is sometimes too much for me), so will have to see if it bothers me when I get my Azurys in and after break-in. I did see in the headphones.com review they mentioned some quirks in the upper mids on both the Azurys and to a lesser degree the...

Oh that makes a lot more sense then, for new pairs of Celestee's in the states they cost $999; whereas the Azurys is $549. If they are that close in price there in the UK then does make sense to compare them.

Celestee is almost double the Azurys price so not similar price point

The HD 660S2 is honestly a modern take on the HD 650. Biggest differences is the upper mids and the bass to my ears. Multiple less obvious differences will become apparent as you listen more. The HD 600 on the other hand is a different animal altogether. The HD 660S1 is also quite different.

Due to the risk of potential damage of the driver, likely not unless it’s guaranteed/documented no driver denting/damage occurred. But I’m hesitant about b-stock headphones in general unless it’s directly from the manufacturer (in which you also get a warranty on the headphone). This is also...

If a headphone is returned after being opened/used and sold again it’s considered renewed/B-stock. This wouldn’t really happen unless the seller is being unethical and selling a renewed product as new.

The HD 6xx series is completely modular and easily self-serviceable. One of the few headphones that require no soldering to replace the driver. Other headphones that require no soldering to replace the drivers are the Beyer Pro X series (actually one of the selling points of these headphones)...

It should be quite different from my other headphones so looking forward to them. I have some bass-head tendencies so may be quite fun to tinker with the bass. Very curious about them, been wanting a Focal for a while now. The DT’s are a freak of nature, and sound far better than expected...

I never found the open Focals I heard all that spacious either so did expect it to be on the less spacious side. Though may be less spacious than expected; but I know things do vary some person to person in terms of imaging and soundstage, but good to know general trends among impressions. My...

Thanks for the impressions. Waiting for my unit to be shipped. Should be soon. How’s the imaging and soundstage of the Azurys?

I haven’t heard any closed-back Focals. I’ll see if the Azurys is claustrophobic sounding or not when I get them.

I agree, I got spoiled with the 210g R70x and personally now 350g~ is pretty much my limit. 300g~ or less is my ideal. 400g+ is just too much for me even if the weight distribution is good.

I have a Beyer T1 Gen 3 and it can fluctuate a lot based on the positioning and it seems ones ear shape. Helps explain why those have such wildly varying impressions as well to the point where their impressions are like they are talking about an entirely different headphone. The Grell OAE1...

Yeah but it also gives me time to debate whether I want to keep the pre-order or not; not supposed to ship till late June so have plenty of time to think about it.

I did decide to pre-order the OAE1, very curious about the sound of the headphone. Since it’s a limited run headphone I thought would be smart to pre-order now.

I gather the Elegia is the least liked of the Focal closed-backs and supposed to be strangely tuned. I gather the new Azurys is better tuned and more spacious than the typical focal closed back sound. Will see if they are decently spacious for a closed back when I get them, my closed Beyers are...

The pleather pads are a big reason why I didn't preorder them and I have a lot of Senns, I've also never owned a Focal

I was going to pre-oder the OAE1, but ended up pre-ordering the Azurys. May also get the OAE1 sometime soon though. Was more in the market for a neutral closed-back though.

I think it’s something that mainly comes from the old DT Beyers and their varying impedances. The higher impedance models had a lighter voice coil which means a faster more responsive driver.

Yeah I have as well the stock pads are must for me on the HD 6xx line. A few companies have done the multiple pad thing where the headphones come with two different tuned pads specifically made for the headphone. First examples that come to mind to me are the DT 1770/1990 Pro and the HD 490 Pro...

With many headphones I’ve personally had pretty poor luck with pad rolling, it takes a lot of trail and error and it often ruins something about the sound even if it’s not immediately apparent. The pads are honestly why I’m holding off on the HD 620S for now, definitely plan on listening to them...