I own both. I bought them together thinking they would be similar, but I would determine which I liked more and return/sell the other. Well, they're more different than I thought. The actual sound comparison is so subjective and there are so many confounding variables that it's really hard to...

I think it's a good call out that there's no "right" or "wrong" here. Especially talking about two great pieces of equipment. It's a preference matter. However, there is merit in discussing it so that people eyes may be opened to a new way of listening/looking at it; appreciating different...

Just rolled my worn Elegia pads onto the Clears (OG) and boy does this sound interesting. Not sure if it's just confirmation bias though, so I'ma head to the gym and clear my mind and come back and see the impressions again. For now though, this may be it for me...The upper clarity of the...

I'll check out that thread, but can you give a TL;DR about those pads? Would they 'tame' the highs and accentuate the lows as I suspect?

So far I've also noticed the the Clears more amp dependent, which again leads to the impression that they are pulling more detail as opposed to sort of "smoothing everything over". However, I wouldn't necessarily call that a good thing. I don't want this to sound like a shot at the Clears...

I would agree with you for the most part, except I wouldn't classify the Clears as "boring". They are certainly more sterile sounding, I agree there, and especially when you first put them on. After ~10 to 15 minutes, though, as the pads warm up and you become accustom to their sound, I find...

Just received the Clear (Originals) and the MGs. For reference, also have the Elegia, in addition: OPPO PM3, Audeze Sine (sold), Senn 6xx, AKG K7xx, Hifi 4xx, ATH M50x (getting pretty far down the line here..). Clear Originals = "Clears"; MGs = "MGs" going forward. Been doing extensive...

Hello all, I've owned the elegia for a few weeks now and it's safe to say they have ruined my other headphones. I bought them in conjunction with an ibasso dx160 and the combination is detailed, accurate, but musical and engaging (maybe a tad too engaging). The provided cable is just too stiff...

@Paul - iBasso Paul and crowd, I am having serious trouble getting my DX160's bluetooth to work properly. Connection strength aside, I can not get it to use LDAC coming from my phone. I suspect it may have something to do with the fact that my phone recognized the dx160 as a tablet and...

Well I guess I have to chime in here as well. I was hesitant on buying these because well, I'm not made of money and these days aren't exactly peachy. I am pretty glad I did though. It has changed, and perhaps ruined, the way I listen to music. I can definitely see why some people would be...

I'm like 80% of the way to buying an r5. I have the tapes. Do you like the pairing? Anything to note about the r5 on its own? I don't want to deviate too much from the Tape discussion, so any thoughts on them together and also maybe a little on the r5 functionality in general? Worth it? I have...

So miles Davis- kind of blue, the whole album sounds great. As for the classical, try the 3rd movement of Beethoven's 9th, karajan. Between those two you can really hear the excellent placement and separation of everything... Should note I mostly go for Tidal hifi, smsl su8 and the loxjie p20...

Yeah so my thoughts on the symbios' in general are that when first put in (especially because I'm in cold new hampshire) they feel a little stiff and I think it negatively impacts sq. After like 10 minutes though they warm up, become softer and morecomfortable, and sound better (or ingest...

I thought I might pop back on the thread since I've now had the Tape's for ~30 days, using them almost exclusively alongside FLC 8n. The 8n's I am using almost completely stock, though adjusted tuning to high mids, high treble (meaning high sub bass, medium mid bass, high, high). The 8ns are...

The Tapes definitely show more detail and separation. More than most I've heard in my limited (and budgeted) journey. The only one I've heard from my list that has better separation are the DM6, but those have their own tonal issues as well. For the price, I would get the Tapes and be happy...