Focal Lensys

[alchemical]

Could you please provide a link to the graph? I was not able to find any measurements of Lensys.

Posted in the Azurys/Hadenys thread.

 

[Klonatans]

Posted in the Azurys/Hadenys thread.

Thanks!

 

[Kevintj604]

Just got them. Stunning in person. First listening impressions are very positive.

 

[Kevintj604]

Mids are beautiful on these. So far i'm testing with the stock cable and my A&K KANN Max which leans a bit warmer with more sub bass presence. Imaging is phenomenal for the price. Good punch but not as much as the full sized Focal's like Stellia or Radiance. Cup size is a bit small but perfectly fit my ears and weight compared to everything is own is WAAAY lighter. These are featherweight on the head. Build quality reminds me of the MDR Z1R that i just sold but these are considerably more balanced whereas the Z1R is a bass monster.

 

[Kevintj604]

Now trying a few different source pairings.
iFi Gryphon's XBass II doesn't cause the driver flex that the Clear and Elex had. So it seems like these are very much in line with a Radiance in that regard.
I'm thrilled so far. Price to performance is really high with these. Great resolution with very natural timbre. It's very much a studio neutral which is exactly what I was looking for. Isolation is great as well.

 

[Kevintj604]

OOOHHWEEE. On the Cayin HA-3A Medium Impedance these sing. Great warmth and note weight.

This is very much a studio mixing tool. Mids are brought a lot more forward compared to my DCA E3. It's more of a W-shaped experience. Bass has great body but it's focused in the sub bass mainly. Not a ton of mid bass and these don't struggle with the mud bath that the Z1R and Atticus suffer with.

Very energetic and more analytical of a listen compared to my Atrium Closed. They'd compliment each other actually.

 

[alchemical]

OOOHHWEEE. On the Cayin HA-3A Medium Impedance these sing. Great warmth and note weight.

This is very much a studio mixing tool. Mids are brought a lot more forward compared to my DCA E3. It's more of a W-shaped experience. Bass has great body but it's focused in the sub bass mainly. Not a ton of mid bass and these don't struggle with the mun bath that the Z1R and Atticus suffer with.

Very energetic and more analytical of a listen compared to my Atrium Closed. They'd compliment each other actually.

Sounds great. Good to hear natural timbre and note weight - my worry was they’d be a little too thin for me.

Are you able to compare against Azurys?

 

[Kevintj604]

Sounds great. Good to hear natural timbre and note weight - my worry was they’d be a little too thin for me.

Are you able to compare against Azurys?

Nope. Don't have an Azurys here. The Hadenys are on their way though so I'll have those in house on Wednesday.

 

[Kevintj604]

Just got the Hadenys in the mail as well.

Warmer immediately.

 

[Kevintj604]

So far I really like them both. Tough decisions here.

 

[alchemical]

I'm very much torn between giving the Lensys a try, or rebuying Azurys. I enjoyed the latter very much but sold them to pick up the Hadenys, which I rate very highly but more days in the office of late have meant my use case for an open-back is sadly minimal.

 

[Kevintj604]

I'm very much torn between giving the Lensys a try, or rebuying Azurys. I enjoyed the latter very much but sold them to pick up the Hadenys, which I rate very highly but more days in the office of late have meant my use case for an open-back is sadly minimal.

Lensys is definitely more analytical compared to Hadenys. Hadenys is quite warm to be honest. Super nice listen. Kinda reminiscent of Aeolus. I was on the fence about owning both but these are definitely different enough to own both.

 

[alchemical]

Lensys is definitely more analytical compared to Hadenys. Hadenys is quite warm to be honest. Super nice listen. Kinda reminiscent of Aeolus. I was on the fence about owning both but these are definitely different enough to own both.

Hadenys is definitely a lovely listen. Probably just a little too warm for my taste, but I still do prefer a natural, fuller sound. Does the Lensys go too far in the other direction?

 

[Kevintj604]

Hadenys is definitely a lovely listen. Probably just a little too warm for my taste, but I still do prefer a natural, fuller sound. Does the Lensys go too far in the other direction?

I'm doing a bunch of back and forth swaps on my HA-3A. They're both awesome but the Lensys is a bit more resolute and. Man are they ever close though. The Lensys is more mid range focused. On the wrong track the lensys can lean a bit too bright and energetic but I've only encountered one track so far that does that.

 

[Kevintj604]