[lumdicks]

You are missing another key words
••Susvara•• is still better

for whatever salt that it is worth

Spot on!

 

[SoundJedi]

Maybe i missed that, but seems this has not been posted here:

https://www.headfonia.com/review-meze-audio-empyrean-elite/

There is a comparison to Empyreans, the key is: "If you like the exact tuning of the regular Empyrean, you might not like the Elite. If you feel the Empyrean can be improved in clarity, speed and precision, then the ELITE might be the one suiting your tastes best."

I fully expect Elite to be an exceptional HP and that Empyrean will remain another exceptional HP.

The fact that reviewers are struggling to find accurate comps makes it seem like Elite is creating a new niche.

I might of course be wrong.

But wait and see...

 

[bpiotrow13]

You are missing another key words
••Susvara•• is still better

for whatever salt that it is worth

For comparison with susvara i think it says "These headphones are very differently tuned and as such they are more complimentary than they are competitors."

 

[bpiotrow13]

I fully expect Elite to be an exceptional HP and that Empyrean will remain another exceptional HP.

The fact that reviewers are struggling to find accurate comps makes it seem like Elite is creating a new niche.

I might of course be wrong.

But wait and see...

Seems so.

 

[Jukka]

For those who might be interested, I asked about the possibility of converting normal Empy to Elite and here's the response:

"Hi, there, thank you for reaching out! We appreciate your support and interest in our products. We will be discussing potential upgrade options internally and I'll make sure to let you know once we have reached a conclusion."

So, I am guessing that it could be done. Perhaps, if enough people will reach them, it could become a real possibility.

 

[MatW]

For those who might be interested, I asked about the possibility of converting normal Empy to Elite and here's the response:

"Hi, there, thank you for reaching out! We appreciate your support and interest in our products. We will be discussing potential upgrade options internally and I'll make sure to let you know once we have reached a conclusion."

So, I am guessing that it could be done. Perhaps, if enough people will reach them, it could become a real possibility.

Interesting, but I doubt they would do this. They seem to intend to keep both Empyrean and Elite in the line-up. If they allow upgrades, there will be a whole bunch of Empy/Elite hybrids. Sounds messy from a brand/product management perspective. But who knows?!

 

[Jukka]

Should be pretty simple. Just change the drivers and swap pads and voila. Of course they would add certificate about the swap. It would be a good customer service.

 

[walakalulu]

I hope they play ball ‘cos the Elite as it stands doesn’t float my boat visually. Copper grills do look classy. If their attitudes hardens to ‘our way or the highway’ I’ll write it off my list of possibles.

 

[Whitigir]

For comparison with susvara i think it says "These headphones are very differently tuned and as such they are more complimentary than they are competitors."

Oh? Ok, I stopped reading from here on

 

[Whitigir]

Should be pretty simple. Just change the drivers and swap pads and voila. Of course they would add certificate about the swap. It would be a good customer service.

I hope they play ball ‘cos the Elite as it stands doesn’t float my boat visually. Copper grills do look classy. If their attitudes hardens to ‘our way or the highway’ I’ll write it off my list of possibles.

If they have the exact same dimensions specs and screws arrangement, then it should be easy as just swapping drivers. You can even buy drivers and ask to trade in the Empy drivers ? I am interested to see if they are going to see this through

 

[driftingbunnies]

Oh? Ok, I stopped reading from here on

I would agree with this.

 

[thecrow]

Oh? Ok, I stopped reading from here on

And there was also this:

“For me the Susv is still stronger from a technical pov”

from

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/mez...array-headphone.871859/page-736#post-16536674

 

[ThanatosVI]

Oh? Ok, I stopped reading from here on

Elite wins in Body and weicht in the Bass. Clear winner in my book.

 

[Whitigir]

Elite wins in Body and weicht in the Bass. Clear winner in my book.

And the ability to drive from any DAP !! Just pick your poison and empty your wallet

 

[FooFighter]

That's a point I am missing in most reviews: musicality and timbre while not lacking too much of the usual specs.
I am driving an Elysium IEM on my Shanling M8 only for the sake of relaxing vocal focused musicality.
Wishing Empy to provide me such qualities with some satisfying detail and low end punch and laid back presentation for night time listening.
If I wanted maximum technicalities I'd go for the usual candidates like Utopia