watchdog507
100+ Head-Fier
Thanks for the reply... unfortunately auditioning them is not possible where I am and requires a trip to the mainland to find these.. I guess it's typical that each would do a part better than the other. The description of the "veil" sure doesn't endear me to these though.. but the idea of a small soundstage focussed "in head" is not what I'd like either..
I haven't listened to the Elear's but I own the HEX V2. I also own EL-8's and I loved them until I listened to a busy classical passage and heard what sounded like smeared instruments much congestion and no detail. I made sure that it wasn't the DAC by switching sources and that made me decide to move on to something else. I bought mine without an audition but based my decision on numerous reviews. I didn't go wrong and I don't know if you can wrong with either. You can't base it on one person's opinion on soundstage. We all have different ears. The Headphone Bar in Vancouver is just what you need if you must try them out.