#10 overall · closed-back wired
Focal Elegia
Best-sounding closed-back most people had actually heard under $500, if you can find one.
Closed-backDetailUsed marketUnder $500
- Owners on record
- 7
- Threads
- 4
- Say they own it
- 2
Check price on Amazon · $400
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Typical price, checked Sep 2026. 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.
Why people like it
- 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
What owners complain about
- 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 opinions split: Everyone agrees it is a bargain at $400 and poor value at $900.
The 5 sources
Owner = the person says they use it. Recommendation = passed on without saying so. Dates are when the thread started.
- Headphone recommendations?Steve Hoffman Music Forums · Nov 2023 · owner
- Best Closed-Back Headphones < $500Head-Fi · Mar 2022 · owner
- Best Closed-Back Headphones < $500Head-Fi · Mar 2022 · recommendation
- Best Headphones for under $200AudioKarma · Jul 2021 · recommendation
- The best headphones under $300?AudioKarma · Sep 2020 · recommendation