The Stelliance has an even more intense bass response than the Radiance...! Maybe check out the Atrium Closed?

Nope Nutopia has wider soundstage than OG. OG possibly has a bit more soundstage depth though

Clear OG is more akin to HD600 than HD650 for sure

Stelliance :beyersmile:

Might be worth you trying the Elegia too? Can be had for good prices (definitely not one to blind buy though as has a love-or-hate-it tuning).

I think upper mids are generally a bit contentious across the entire Focal line (especially with the Stellia). It's a trade off for the clarity and immediacy Focal are known for I suppose. That would be the sweet spot for sure. The Azurys would definitely be easy to use out and about (as far as...

Yeah fair enough. Fwiw, wasn't meaning to bash the Azurys. I think they have a lot going for them. It was just a slight quirk in the upper mids that I spotted which I had a sense might bother me over time. The bass response was quite nice - good detail and impact.

Damn - wish I'd caught that Richersounds deal! I really dig the Celestee. Yeah agree re the Hadenys. Its colour scheme and styling is v swish that's for sure.

Ah well not in the UK at least - Celestee can be had for £600 here. So I would regard this as a similar price point. As I said, the opinions were relative. I mentioned the Liric 2 lacked wow factor for its price. Will be interesting to see how well the Azurys do. Looks like the Hadenys is...

I'd def recommend still giving them a go. Build quality and overall feel was better than I expected, and comfort top notch.

My comments are all relative and you'll note I did mention the Celestee which is similar price point to Azurys. Thanks

I used an Arctic Magnus. Others seem to rate the Forza Noir HPC mk2.

Tried a few closed backs today - quick sonic impressions: Meze Liric 2: really liked these and would consider buying. Definitely more agreeable/less weird tonality than the Liric 1. Possibly a lack of "wow" factor at their price point but they also didn't seem to do anything wrong. Brilliant...

I love them for metal (when paired with a quality copper cable).

I actually went Elite -> Utopia 2022. Will you be keeping both? I think they make a good pairing / counterpoint to one another.

So I received a Verite Silver cable for these and think I might prefer the 2K Copper and maybe even the OFC cable, sonically, on my set up. I perceive improved dynamics and staging however something in the tonality and/or timbre has been thrown ever so slightly off kilter. Interesting! Time to...

Yes. Mojo 2 pairs well with all Focals tbh.

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Look into the ATH-AWAS?

Official replacement Radiance pads...

Yeah as fun as the Elegia is (and good value for money) it definitely has a sandpaper-y quality to its timbre

Yes sir that’s the one. It does not sound like the other focal closed backs - strongly recommended. I’m also getting the D9200 again haha

Did you ever try the Radiance?

I have only ever heard / owned Sapele and not coincidentally love the VC for heavy music. The weighty decay effect is sort of fundamental to the VC’s sound for me.

In terms of sound quality, the Bathys are not going to match what you can get from a Radiance or Celestee-level of closed back when powered from Mojo 2. Let's just say for argument's sake you get roughly 70% of the sound quality - some people are fine with that trade off given the added...