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Focal Elegia

#19 overall · closed-back wired · counts updated Oct 2026

Focal Elegia

Ranked #19 of 31: 36 people recommend it and 36 say they own it. Most repeated praise: A $900 closed-back that kept showing up at $400 on clearance; at that price people call it incredible. Most repeated complaint: Discontinued, so you are buying used or old stock.

The closed-back under $500 most recommended by people who have actually heard it, if you can find one.

Closed-backDetailUsed marketUnder $500
People who recommend it
36
Say they own it
36
Mentions
311
Posts read
1,618
Check price on Amazon · $400

Price when checked (Sep 2026): $400. Discontinued. No live price was fetched; $400 is the Adorama clearance price cited in the AudioKarma and Head-Fi threads (2020-2023) and the priceSource points to that thread, not a store.

What owners love

3
  • A $900 closed-back that kept showing up at $400 on clearance; at that price people call it incredible
  • Premium build and comfort
  • More neutral than most closed headphones; easy to drive

The complaints

3
  • Discontinued, so you are buying used or old stock
  • Not great value at its original price
  • Not for loud listening according to one Head-Fi member

Where owners disagree

Everyone agrees it is a bargain at $400 and poor value at $900.

The 17 sources

Every thread and video these notes come from.

Owner = the person says they use it. Recommendation = passed on without saying so. Dates are when the thread or video was posted.

Compared with

The headphones people weigh against this one most often, counted from comments that name both.

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