HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) vs Focal Elear

The reviewers at Head-fi have featured the HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) in their HiFiMAN HE-560 roundup. However, it fell short of making it to the top of their list.

As for the Focal Elear, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at Headphone Review, Headfonics, Head-fi, and Rtings enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We also performed a thorough HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) vs. Focal Elear review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Over-Ear Headphones, including Head-fi, preferred the HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) over the Focal Elear.

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) turned out to be most loved by Head-fi, which gave it a score of 8.8, whereas the Focal Elear got its highest, 9, rating from reviewers at Headphone Review.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the HiFiMan HE-560 (2014) earned an average review score of 8.8 out of 10 points and the Focal Elear received an average of 7.7, compared to the 7.5 average of Over-Ear Headphones in general.