HiFiMan Ananda (2018) vs Focal Elear

While the HiFiMan Ananda (2018) makes for a passable Open-Back Headphone for its asking price, the Focal Elear simply doesn't make the cut and should be avoided by the majority of people. In either case, we suggest that you look into some better alternatives that cost around $340 or $1,300.

However, if you'd nonetheless like to find out more about the HiFiMan Ananda (2018) and the Focal Elear, you can continue reading for our summary of what we know about them:

The HiFiMan Ananda (2018) hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a place in any Open-Back Headphone roundups conducted by sources that do their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it a hard product to recommend.

Taking a look at the Focal Elear, we found that it hasn't managed to perform well enough to earn a spot in any Open-Back Headphone roundups done by sources that conduct their own, high-quality, hands-on testing. That alone makes it difficult to recommend.

As a last step, we wanted to do a head-to-head HiFiMan Ananda (2018) vs. Focal Elear comparison of their review performance but, unfortunately, weren't able to find any review ratings on either product.