Love it.
My Azurys are en route. I'm going to compare them directly to the Bathys and maybe the Celestee if I have time, will post a comparison for prospective buyers. For me the big question is whether someone should just get a Bathys or these, looking forward to finding out.
Also FinalAd I see you have a stelliance. Which brings up a very interesting possibility, what if Stellia drivers can be put in the Azurys? That would be incredible performance in such a tiny package.
I'm personally gonna run my Azurys with a BTR15 to get a Bathys equivalent without DSP (and ANC but that's a worthy compromise for a unrestricted driver and therefore better sound). Will be curious to see your comparison!
Regarding your question, that's unfortunately not possible. While they also use a 40mm dome-shaped driver, they do not share the modular design of the bigger closed backs. It would've been very cool otherwise!
@FinalAd thanks for the feedback
I'm tempted to try these to give my ears a rest with IEMs times to times.
But I'm concerned about sound leakage. I'm working in a quite office and it will be an issue...
Also you say they are too neutral for your taste . What are your daily driver ?
Thanks
As long as you don't blast your volume up and your coworkers aren't right next to you, you should honestly be fine. It will leak more than an IEM at a similar volume, but it's still quiet enough to be useable IMO.
I currently daily drive a pair of Stellia with Al-Mg drivers, which is quite a bassy pair of headphones. I also run a pair of Stelliance which is quite warm.
Even then, I still really enjoy the Azurys with their stock signature. For my own tastes I'd most likely boost up the low end while slighty taming down the highs a call it a day! I just love Focal's dynamic sound in general.
I like the direction theyve gone with the pads, more Airpod Max like and Im sure breathable, but I'd bet you could pad swap with Bathys and potentially get better isolation. I'll try it when they get here. I'll compare isolation to Airpods Max too with ANC just for fun.
They use the same clipping system as the Bathys so both the official Bathys pads + the Dekoni ones should work on the Azurys/Hadenys. It should also make them more isolating like the Bathys (Altho they're both more open than it)
As for those new pads, they are indeed very breathable and comfy, the foam is the same as usual and top notch! I'm just someone who's very sensitive when it comes to certain textures/feels and noises, and well when this fabric is rubbed onto itself it gives me some slight unpleasant shivers. Also you'll be more akin to confirm it but as far as I remember the fabric on the Airpod Max felt slightly softer, not by much but enough for me to notice it when I first handled the Azurys.