no it was definitely the sound, literally like muffled to me, like 2 veils
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Ohh. I haven’t heard them. That’s interesting.
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Very interesting, how long did you have them for, and what were you driving them off of?
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i was super disappointed, honestly, they were gorgeous, quality and i wanted a high end closed back so bad
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i burned them in for 3 days, i was just using the best i had, Monoprice desktop dac/amp, all my portable stuff, interface, nothing would help, i know ur gonna say higher tier but man i just couldn’t get over how bad they sounded to me, wanted to love, maybe my expectation was too high idk
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I mean if the experience was that bad, I wouldn’t recommend considering the clear lol. While yes I don’t enjoy the thx amps the elegia isn’t that picky so it really just seems like you weren’t a fan of what the elegia had to offer. The clear does improve vastly on technical performance in every way, but it does have a signature and house sound that shares some traits with the elegia.
If your looking for a higher end closed back, I have a feeling you might like the zmf eikon or audio technica awkt (more neutral forward) or awas (a bit more relaxed smooth) actually
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damnit, ya and to be honest i wanted specific use case, like in bed ipad sound design stuff, obviously at the desk but i prefer open backs there. I def know i need to up my amp and interface, but ya man i was not a fan whatsoever, so ur saying stay away from the Clear then if thats the case, wow, didn’t expect that
I mean I would suggest trying out a clear if you get the chance, but with how much you disliked the elegia, it would be a pretty risky buy imo
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ohhh trust me i read all of your guys’ thoughts on the Verite closed, but they would be for fun/enjoyment, like all the talk you guys do makes me want to skip and go straight to end game
shiiiitttt, well i guess that saves me $1500, should just go the SSL/Neve/Enog
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So I think if you were to get the ssl honestly you could just omit the enog unless you felt you needed another dac, while the enog would be an improvement, I don’t know if it would be large enough to justify over just using the ssl
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these ollo’s are growin on me, shit i just realized were still in the Neve thread lol sorry guys
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right on, i mean the ssl would be for my ipad rig, i still would like a nice separate dac amp at the desk and ditch the THX
It sounds like he’d like something with a more elevated upper mid presentation.
Ah gotcha then that would be a solid choice if you had optical
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I can’t say for sure, since it could have also been the way the focal presents that could have come off strangely, or potentially timbre. Generally I wouldn’t say the elegia is lacking in the upper mids, but I would really need more details about more specific things that bothered you @11_Clouds. Also perhaps we could continue this elsewhere later to not clog the rnhp thread anymore lol
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the more i read about THX the more buyers regret i have, and duh Neve so i just need to make a choice, just not sure about the preamps and the headphone out on the SSL, and then theres Audient with the optical in, just overload right now
yes so sorry
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way to brag and bring us back on point lol
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