[reddog]

@daphen


@reddog
has experience with some good mid-range-to-high-end closed-back headphones. But last time I checked, he hasn't heard the Audeze EL-8 Closed-Back and Focal Spirit Professional.

I would like to check out the EL-8, both open and the closed back, I want to hear the house bass of Audeze.

 

[Fidelity King]

I would like to check out the EL-8, both open and the closed back, I want to hear the house bass of Audeze.

If there's one thing that surprised me and IK some people might really disagree about this is that the el8 have more bass than Beats

 

[daphen]

If there's one thing that surprised me and IK some people might really disagree about this is that the el8 have more bass than Beats

Hahah, what??

 

[planarmagnetic]

  I prefered the EL-8 in just about every regard to the PM-3.  
Daphen nirvana would be an open headphone, but that's not an option in an office.

Well they are not comparable. The PM-3 cost 400 the EL-8 cost 700. The PM-3 are truly portable the EL-8 just fold flat. Why is everyone comparing the EL-8s to the PM-3 just because they came out about the same time and are planar magnetic does not make them comparable.  Oppo offers the PM-2 which are the same exact price as the EL-8 as well as similar in size that is what people should be comparing them to. 

 

[crixnet]

@daphen


@reddog
has experience with some good mid-range-to-high-end closed-back headphones. But last time I checked, he hasn't heard the Audeze EL-8 Closed-Back and Focal Spirit Professional.

I would like to check out the EL-8, both open and the closed back, I want to hear the house bass of Audeze.

Only my take, but you ought to try an LCD if you want to hear the true Audeze bass house sound. The EL-8 bass response didn't live up to that promise for me. It was fast, but lacked weight compared to its bigger siblings, IMHO.

 

[reddog]

Well they are not comparable. The PM-3 cost 400 the EL-8 cost 700. The PM-3 are truly portable the EL-8 just fold flat. Why is everyone comparing the EL-8s to the PM-3 just because they came out about the same time and are planar magnetic does not make them comparable.  Oppo offers the PM-2 which are the same exact price as the EL-8 as well as similar in size that is what people should be comparing them to. 

+1 Well said.

 

[reddog]

Only my take, but you ought to try an LCD if you want to hear the true Audeze bass house sound. The EL-8 bass response didn't live up to that promise for me. It was fast, but lacked weight compared to its bigger siblings, IMHO.

Hmm ok I should try a full-fledged audeze, like the lcd-2 f or the LCD-X. Thanks for your advice.

 

[DavidA]

Only my take, but you ought to try an LCD if you want to hear the true Audeze bass house sound. The EL-8 bass response didn't live up to that promise for me. It was fast, but lacked weight compared to its bigger siblings, IMHO.

+1 my impression also.

 

[crixnet]

Only my take, but you ought to try an LCD if you want to hear the true Audeze bass house sound. The EL-8 bass response didn't live up to that promise for me. It was fast, but lacked weight compared to its bigger siblings, IMHO.

Hmm ok I should try a full-fledged audeze, like the lcd-2 f or the LCD-X. Thanks for your advice.

You bet! They're beautiful sounding phones and you'll have a lot of fun.

 

[Fidelity King]

Hahah, what??

Yes rap and edm sounded much more satisfying on the el8 than any beats/monster headphones

 

[reddog]

You bet! They're beautiful sounding phones and you'll have a lot of fun.

Thanks I definitely need to audition these sometime.

 

[daphen]

Yes rap and edm sounded much more satisfying on the el8 than any beats/monster headphones

Of course it did?
But it's pretty safe to say that they do not have more bass quantity than any Beats headphone.

 

[MacedonianHero]

   
What about the HiFiMAN HE-400i and HE-560? Do you feel the EL-8 has better overall sound quality than those two?

 
I wasn't a fan of the HE-400i, so that's a no brainer for the EL-8s. The HE-560s are fantastic headphones and I really like them, but I prefer the fuller sounding open EL-8s. But in all honesty, I'd really love to hear them side-by-side a few more times to make that call. Can't really go wrong here.

 

[crixnet]

Yes rap and edm sounded much more satisfying on the el8 than any beats/monster headphones

Of course it did?
But it's pretty safe to say that they do not have more bass quantity than any Beats headphone.

i don't know about quantity, but the sound quality of the X2 is light-years beyond Beats.

 

[Fidelity King]

In every way sonically the el8 were better, the bass is of much higher quality than the beats but I just feel it had more quantity than any other mainstream headphone