[regaet]

I couldn't help myself. I snagged one of the remaining refurbished units on accessories4less.

I bought mine on the 1st of Feb. from accessories4less and have listened to it daily since receiving it. I could not find a defect on it, looked like new. So far I think it was a score!

 

[jasonb]

These sound good on a Schiit Magni Heresy:


Just switched from a Magni 2Uber to the Heresy today.

 

[regaet]

I like the Valhalla with mine

 

[cactus_farmer]

Anyone reccomend a good cheap cable for the Elear? Don't want anything fancy - just something that will work as well as the stock cable but without being nearly as heavy as the headphone itself?

 

[jasonb]

Anyone reccomend a good cheap cable for the Elear? Don't want anything fancy - just something that will work as well as the stock cable but without being nearly as heavy as the headphone itself?

A few of us here have been using this:
https://www.amazon.com/NEW-NEOMUSICIA-Replacement-Compatible-Headphones/dp/B01LYS3MM8


I'm actually using this same brand cable with 4 different headphones, and its a good quality.

 

[Odin412]

A few of us here have been using this: https://www.amazon.com/your-orders/...neItemId=lhkhnwktnokwqny&shipmentId=DWjb0t9ST

I'm actually using this same brand cable with 4 different headphones, and its a good quality.

The above link didn't work for me, but I think that this is the same cable that I'm using too and I like it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYS3MM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[jasonb]

The above link didn't work for me, but I think that this is the same cable that I'm using too and I like it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYS3MM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Yea, same one. I fixed my link

 

[wawatusi]

The above link didn't work for me, but I think that this is the same cable that I'm using too and I like it: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LYS3MM8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

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haha I have that and was using it, swapped it out with my meze silver ofc cable, I dont see a difference.

 

[trellus]

A few of us here have been using this:
https://www.amazon.com/NEW-NEOMUSICIA-Replacement-Compatible-Headphones/dp/B01LYS3MM8


I'm actually using this same brand cable with 4 different headphones, and its a good quality.

Strangely, your link resolved to something else on my screen, even though when I quote it is correct like this?

https://www.amazon.com/NEW-NEOMUSICIA-Replacement-Compatible-Headphones/dp/B01LYS3MM8

Here's weirdly what it looked like to me:

 

[jasonb]

Strangely, your link resolved to something else on my screen, even though when I quote it is correct like this?

https://www.amazon.com/NEW-NEOMUSICIA-Replacement-Compatible-Headphones/dp/B01LYS3MM8

Here's weirdly what it looked like to me:

I edited it with the correct link. The first link I posted was somehow wrong.

 

[Ghisy]

Anyone reccomend a good cheap cable for the Elear? Don't want anything fancy - just something that will work as well as the stock cable but without being nearly as heavy as the headphone itself?

I got this one and pretty happy (note that this is a 2.5mm balanced cable): https://mezeaudio.com/collections/accessories/products/99-series-2-5-balanced-cable

I'm guessing this one should be as good but is 3.5mm TRS: https://mezeaudio.com/collections/a...series-standard-cables?variant=19420023586873

 

[jasonb]

So my Elear with Utopia pads sounds great with the Magni Heresy. Everything about it seems to be kicked up a notch compared to the old Magni 2 Uber I was using.

One of the best differences is that this combination sounds great at any volume. With the Magni 2 Uber the Elear sounded better at louder volumes, and I kept finding myself listening louder than I usually do. I've heard people say that there is a sweet spot on the volume dial to make the Elear sound it's best, and that still may be, but with the Heresy they sound great and dynamic at lower volumes than with the Magni 2 Uber.

I could go on and on about this Heresy and Elear combo, but to summarize, this amp sounds better than the Magni 2 Uber in every way. Bigger soundstage, better detail, better dynamics, but another noticeable improvement is better sub-bass. I keep hitting pause to make sure I'm hearing something in the music, and not a helicopter flying over or something of that sort that's rumbling. I didn't really think the sub-bass was lacking before, but now now it definitely isn't.

One last thing I'll mention is the better volume control and a better high vs low gain. The Magni 2 Uber sounded better to me on high gain, but that left me with very little movement on the volume dial and would run into channel imbalance. The Heresy has a lower output on low gain in comparison(probably best for IEM's), so I've been using high gain but somehow there is a lot better control of the volume output here and no channel imbalance.

So a definitely worthy upgrade for only $125 shipped.

 

[cactus_farmer]

Thanks for the reccommendation but damn, they aren't available in the UK.

I just got an Elear. From the hype surrounding them I was expecting their dynamics to be so extreme that every kick drum hit would be rendered with an aneurysm-inducing physicality. No, they're not that extreme.

They almost sound like a Grado with opposite tuning (to emphasize the bass and low-mids instead of upper-mids and treble). They have a laid-back frequency response yet still sound aggressive - and it's probably mainly their dynamics that are enabling that.

As an aside - would you guys say that if you own an Elear/Elex, an HD650 is redundant because they overlap in sound signature too much? Or would they compliment each other?

 

[Ghisy]

Thanks for the reccommendation but damn, they aren't available in the UK.

The Meze are. I linked the US website but there's also a European one: https://mezeaudio.eu/collections/accessories

 

[Blasterinn]

May the lord(s) save me! Mi woman is going to take my head off yeah, i just made an offer on a new set of elear,s. It was on ebay and it was under 500$ and i had no idea... aaaand i just won the bid so i have the ifi micro black, do i have to make changes to stock headfhones or am i good? That is if i live through this.