The sound is a different story. OG Empyrean balances detail and technical prowess with warmth and musicality – but gives warmth and musicality the edge. Empyrean Elite pulls the warmth back a little bit, and adds more detail and stronger technical capabilities without compromising the musicality of the headphones. In comparing the two, I’d call out three key differences that will jump out at you: the soundstage, the lower mids, and the treble.

Empyrean Elite has a wider, deeper soundstage and a better overall sense of space. Along with that, the upper bass and lower mids are pulled back a little bit from OG Empyrean, giving it stronger coherence, a more neutral overall feeling and a tighter bass, but it doesn’t lose all the warmth, and maintains much of the emotionality of the original Empyrean. Lastly is the treble, where Empyrean owed some of its addictive sound to it’s very smooth treble, the Elite dials it up slightly for stronger air and definition, but balances it out to maintain a non-fatiguing high end.

gilou974 a écrit :intéressant ces reviews car à l'écoute de l'Empyrean sur Hugo 2 j'ai pas aimé les basses trop présentes (j'écoute surtout du jazz et du classique... ceci explique peut être cela  :loool:  )

CharlesM a écrit :Merci pour l'info
Je ne vois pas de date de disponibilité, c'est dispo tout de suite ?

jprenaud78 a écrit :Très joli

Lolobisaudio a écrit :Moi je pense à popof94, grand fan de l’Empyrean ( j’ai d’ailleurs acquis un exemplaire sur ses conseils ) qui aurait eu sûrement bien des choses à nous dire sur cette nouveauté…

CharlesM a écrit :
Comparaison avec les Empys:

The sound is a different story. OG Empyrean balances detail and technical prowess with warmth and musicality – but gives warmth and musicality the edge. Empyrean Elite pulls the warmth back a little bit, and adds more detail and stronger technical capabilities without compromising the musicality of the headphones. In comparing the two, I’d call out three key differences that will jump out at you: the soundstage, the lower mids, and the treble.

Empyrean Elite has a wider, deeper soundstage and a better overall sense of space. Along with that, the upper bass and lower mids are pulled back a little bit from OG Empyrean, giving it stronger coherence, a more neutral overall feeling and a tighter bass, but it doesn’t lose all the warmth, and maintains much of the emotionality of the original Empyrean. Lastly is the treble, where Empyrean owed some of its addictive sound to it’s very smooth treble, the Elite dials it up slightly for stronger air and definition, but balances it out to maintain a non-fatiguing high end.