Yeah been waiting for my pair to ship, pre-ordered them a few weeks ago and still unsure when they will ship. I'm thinking early June they will ship as the information from Focal says they release in June.

Both high and low gain. Some obviously prefer high gain such as the DT 900 Pro X, R70x, Cal.1H, DT 480, and HD 650 . Some like both high and low gain such as T1.3, A990Z, and DT 770 Pro X LE. Have some Focal's incoming, curious how they will sound on the Piety.

Modi Multibit 2 -> Magni Piety -> Beyerdynamic DT 900 Pro X

No it doesn't, doesn't even sound like a Schiit amp and I've owned many of those. I didn't really like the Magni+ much, actually liked the Heretic more than the + but the Piety I can immediately tell it's something special. I've also had the Asgard 3 and Lyr 3 in the past, but those don't have...

Got in my Magni Piety today, been spending time with it on many headphones. Using a Modi Multibit 2 as a DAC (glass optical cable) and WBC Gotham GAC-1 Ultra Pro rca interconnects. I can immediately tell it sounds nothing like the Magni+ or Magni Heretic. Much richer and much fuller-bodied sound...

Brighter than the HD 650 would be good for me personally. I personally enjoy the tuning of the HD 600 the most of the whole HD 6xx lineup and find it the most musically engaging for me. The HD 660S1 is kinda boring on many systems but can be enjoyable with the right setup, I find it behaves...

So are the upper mids more akin to the HD 600 and HD 650? I find the 660S2 is a tad too reserved in the upper mids and wish they had slightly more energy there and the 660S1(late production) has the ideal amount of upper mid presence for me. I wonder if the HD 620S is in the same technical...

I’m quite eager to get my hands on these myself, they’re going to be quite different than my other headphones. Though comparing their spatial behavior compared to my T1.3 will be quite interesting. Maybe I’ll finally get back to reviewing headphones with these.

The T1.3 headband clamps like the DT 1990 Pro headband. Much tighter clamp than the Gen 2. You can use the T1.3 headband on the T1/T5.2. Problem is the headband is expensive I think. Of what I owned the DT 1770/1990 Pro and especially early production T1.3’s (newer ones are more around DT 1990...

Never had any of those issues on my T1 Gen 2 Black Edition or the T1 Gen 3. The Gen 2 felt a little floppy due to the lightened clamp after a lot of use but never had the bad adjustments, flaking/sticky headband, etc. Nor do the grills feel glued on, etc. on either. Pads are velour and have held...

The DT 700 Pro X pads are a bit deeper so should work.

I've never had the chance to hear the HD 490 Pro so can't say.

A bit difficult to properly do now as I don’t have the DT 1990 or Amiron Home on hand now so have to go based off memory but I’ll give it a shot. The DT 1990 is the most direct sounding with the snappiest sound with an emphasis on powerful dynamics(especially the balanced pads). Not as familiar...

The T1 Gen 2 and Gen 3 have an incredibly musical sound to me with incredible spatial ability. They have better control of the driver, higher resolution, and superior spatial ability over the DT 1990 Pro. The T1 Gen 3 is very warm sounding with a large bass shelf so keep that in mind about it...

Lake People G111 MKII so driving the headphones was a non issue, it could've just been the system pairing better with the HD 600 and HD 650.

I only heard the NDH-30 for a relatively short time and haven't tried it on many systems, but I found the HD 600 and HD 650 had a more substantial sound to my ears overall. It wasn't as weaksauce as the HD 560S but not where I wanted it either. I'm perfectly fine with a well-driven HD 600 or HD...

Which Tesla's? The DT 1770/1990 Pro and the T1 Gen 3 feel incredibly solid in the hand and make many of the older Beyers feel cheap. The older Gen 2's have a looser clamp which makes them feel less sturdy and more flimsy especially with a lot of wear. The DT 700/900 Pro X's also feel nicely...

That's why I was a bit underwhelmed with the NDH-30 to a degree, I could notice the HD 560S in it and I am not a fan of how the HD 560S portrays attack and liveliness either. The HD 600 and HD 650 I was able to get nice full dynamics out of nicely, a bit softer but they are capable of nice...

Ah okay so just the headband has some leather on it but the pads are synthetic leather, was hoping they were leather. That's good, hope my pair gets ships this week sometime. Though I think they are officially released in June, so they may not ship till then. Only people that seem to be getting...

True for a lot of cases, but I haven't really touched my T1 Gen 3, love it stock. But for my first Focal going for the more neutrally tuned Azurys so likely will not tinker with them; but if I really like the Azurys in terms of both fit and sound, I'm considering grabbing the Hadenys. Been a...

I can handle love/hate tunings a lot of times, though it depends on the tuning. I'll consider them if I find a really good deal on them, but I did already order the Azurys and I'm more likely to get an open Focal if I get another Focal. My favorite headphone is the uniquely tuned T1 Gen 3 so not...

I've never owned a Focal so the Azurys will be my first. I heard the Elear and Utopia OG many years ago so have an idea of the Focal sound signature but never heard any of the closed-back pairs. It's possible they won't bother me in the upper mids, even if a headphone has distinct or prominent...

Yeah I'm quite sensitive to upper mids (my HD 650 is sometimes too much for me), so will have to see if it bothers me when I get my Azurys in and after break-in. I did see in the headphones.com review they mentioned some quirks in the upper mids on both the Azurys and to a lesser degree the...

Oh that makes a lot more sense then, for new pairs of Celestee's in the states they cost $999; whereas the Azurys is $549. If they are that close in price there in the UK then does make sense to compare them.

Celestee is almost double the Azurys price so not similar price point