[PeteSTRADAMUS]

   
That sucks.   Fortunately (thus far), I have not experienced this behavior (yet).  We shall see as time goes.  Other than that, I thought those headphones were fantastic, and my amp/dac (Matric M Stage HPA-2) is only a modest one.  But I am really quite pleased with the clarity of the vocals.  A big step up over the HE-500 and D5000.

Even before connecting an amp to them, i thought the headphones sounded awesome!!! And then a bass song came on and rattle kick rattle rattle rattle. And with the amp it was way worse. I completely turned the volume down to get rid of it. It's a first of a kind experience. 

 

[xrayman]

  Even before connection an amp to them, i thought the headphones sounded awesome!!! And then a bass song came on and rattle kick rattle rattle rattle. And with the amp it was way worse. I completely turned the volume down to get rid of it. It's a first of a kind experience. 

 
That's strange.  Which song was this?   
 
I have listened to the last Leonard Cohen's album, which has plenty of nice bass, and the rendering was fast, punchy and tight.  No mushiness in the lows (much less than the Denon D5000). And I do love bass quite a bit...

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

   
That's strange.  Which song was this?   
 
I have listened to the last Leonard Cohen's album, which has plenty of nice bass, and the rendering was fast, punchy and tight.  No mushiness in the lows (much less than the Denon D5000). And I do love bass quite a bit...

It wasn't a particular song. It was almost everything that contained heavier bass. Anything from hip-hop,rap,Trance,Drum&bass,Rock.. Whatever i threw at this headphone it sounded like that. I really got more upset than angry. Because i love the clarity to the vocals,sounds and everything. 

 

[xrayman]

  It wasn't a particular song. It was almost everything that contained heavier bass. Anything from hip-hop,rap,Trance,Drum&bass,Rock.. Whatever i threw at this headphone it sounded like that. I really got more upset than angry. Because i love the clarity to the vocals,sounds and everything. 

 
That's really too bad.  If I were you, I would send them back, and get a fresh new pair.  

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

   
That's really too bad.  If I were you, I would send them back, and get a fresh new pair.  

I'm doing a review on these. This is how they arrived to me. If they we're mine i totally would. But i will send them to the next person, And we'll see if he's experiencing the same issue as me. 

 

[xrayman]

  I'm doing a review on these. This is how they arrived to me. If they we're mine i totally would. But i will send them to the next person, And we'll see if he's experiencing the same issue as me. 

 
I see.   Please keep us updated.   
 
Which amp/dac did you use for your review?

 

[ubs28]

Just send it back to your dealer. You're still under warranty. 

 

[JLoud]

I've had the Elear since release.  Listen to a lot of EDM.  At high volumes.  Probably too high.  But I haven't experienced any distortion at all.  I use either a Asgard 2 or Jotunheim for the amp.  Plenty of power.  Wonder if these being loaners for a review if someone turned them way up with poor amplification and damaged them.  Although it does seem others are having this problem.  Fingers crossed it is just a bad batch.  Still not cool if it is widespread.  Especially after the initial quality problems. 

 

[xrayman]

  I've had the Elear since release.  Listen to a lot of EDM.  At high volumes.  Probably too high.  But I haven't experienced any distortion at all.  I use either a Asgard 2 or Jotunheim for the amp.  Plenty of power.  Wonder if these being loaners for a review if someone turned them way up with poor amplification and damaged them.  Although it does seem others are having this problem.  Fingers crossed it is just a bad batch.  Still not cool if it is widespread.  Especially after the initial quality problems. 

 
I just checked, and not issue even at intolerable volume (I typically do not listen to music at higher volumes than it should be).  The bass (although plenty) are tight and dynamic.  No issue thus far.  

 

[oqvist]

  I've had the Elear since release.  Listen to a lot of EDM.  At high volumes.  Probably too high.  But I haven't experienced any distortion at all.  I use either a Asgard 2 or Jotunheim for the amp.  Plenty of power.  Wonder if these being loaners for a review if someone turned them way up with poor amplification and damaged them.  Although it does seem others are having this problem.  Fingers crossed it is just a bad batch.  Still not cool if it is widespread.  Especially after the initial quality problems. 

Hard to call a trend with only two guys reporting issues. Mine is still rocking on. I know I shouldn´t put that in printing it will develope issues tomorrow...

 

[abvolt]

   
I just checked, and not issue even at intolerable volume (I typically do not listen to music at higher volumes than it should be).  The bass (although plenty) are tight and dynamic.  No issue thus far.  

 
That's awesome hopefully it's not a big issue with these hp's really do enjoy them..

 

[GU1DO]

I think its a matter of burning ,,
today i completed 50hr ,, distortion is almost gone ,, 
there is huge deference in sound stage , and treble is much brighter , bass is punchier
i feel now that it does not need any EQ ,,
 
ANY new comers like me ,, burn the hell out of it ,,
Thats all for the moment ,, stay tuned ..

 

[abvolt]

  I think its a matter of burning ,,
today i completed 50hr ,, distortion is almost gone ,, 
there is huge deference in sound stage , and treble is much brighter , bass is punchier
i feel now that it does not need any EQ ,,
 
ANY new comers like me ,, burn the hell out of it ,,
Thats all for the moment ,, stay tuned ..

 
So your saying that you had distortion from the beginning but it has lessened after some time, very cool wish I'd known this before I sent mine back..enjoy

 

[GU1DO]

   
So your saying that you had distortion from the beginning but it has lessened after some time, very cool wish I'd known this before I sent mine back..enjoy

yes ,, but still there is some ,, specially with bass heavy music

 

[abvolt]

  yes ,, but still there is some ,, specially with bass heavy music

 
Have you tried listening at higher volumes to see if the distortion is more pronounced, mine got very bad..enjoy