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Headphoneus Supremus
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At least Sony isn't pulling a Focal move by making its third version of the Z1Rs LOL jeez the elear, the clear, and now the Elex!?... Common man. It makes me appreciate the time and effort sony took to make the z1r instead of releasing different versions of the z1r through the years.
the z1r was only released last year. the elex is the result of a collaboration between massdrop and focal. massdrop's collaborations with the likes of sennheiser and fostex have benefited the headphone community and i think this will too. if i was considering buying the elear, then the introduction of the elex at $200 less would make me think again.
... I love grado but they are built like a tinker toy and very uncomfortable. I have not seen anyone compare the sony to the ps2ke most likely because they are just vastly different sounding...
the ps2000e and the z1r are so unalike that it's almost hard to know where to begin comparing them. tonally the grado is considerably brighter and bass lite compared to the sony, which has a darker presentation and prodigious bass. the build quality and comfort of the z1r are in a different league imo, and i think you'll appreciate that being a grado owner.