Well, HE-1 is an equivalent to an small apartment in my country. And I doubt 1 kidney, a slice of liver would suffice to finance this miracle of a headphone. On another note, recently got my hands on HD800s (HD600 was my gateway drug into this neighborhood) and without heavy EQ it's hard to...

Well, that dac/amp combo is 769 USD now on ebay (AKM version was limited due to chip shortage) and has decent specs I think -> https://fiio.com/K9PRO , and the cable I plan to buy is 174 USD (Forza AudioWorks Noir HPC Mk2). I listen to music from Tidal currently. For EQ I use EasyEffects (linux...

Got myself a pair. Soundstage is impressive, separation also. They are bright. I'm thinking of getting a custom 7N copper cable for them as the stock cables are friggin' long. A question to you guys. Do they gain from better cables? What amp would be recommended? Currently I'm running them on...

Exactly. Bathys is a champ in it's category and intended purpose. And stacking it against Radiance is like arranging a featherweight boxer with Mike Tyson at his prime. The only thing that connects Bathys to Radiance is it's similar signature and nothing more. And I'm keeping both the Radiance...

Actually, imho this is a bad review. DMS is comparing apples to oranges by mentioning the Radiance. His claim that Bathys replaces Radiance and oh so "Radiance" is still a good headphone... I pulled the trigger on the Bathys. Listening to them since Friday and being the owner of a pair of...

Is there a compatible Bluetooth transmitter for K9 Pro? I would like to send audio signal to my my wireless headphones? :)

I'm strongly considering saving up those 700 bucks for them. I have read one of the reviews on another site. The reviewer complained about the microphonic effect on the cable. Did any of you who got your hands on IE600 have experienced this?

On the contrary, afaik there is :)

@FiiO on low gain (headphone mode) (AKM version), the volume knob has a dead zone between 0 and 25%. You have to turn the volume up to 25% to hear anything. You hear nothing. Is this fixed in the new firmware?

Wow, these headphones made me discover that Spotify's compressed music cannot handle bass in Daft Punk's album... the bass is boomy. When I tried the same song on Deezer/Tidal, the bass didn't have that boomy extension up into the lower mids and was more defined.

Okay, so another batch of impressions after about 9 hours of burn-in and a few hours of listening. This headphone punches hard, not like in a friendly sparring, it comes at you like Rocky Balboa or Mike Tyson. Combined with it's elevated bass it can start to get unpleasant, because it's a...

Beautiful <3

So they have arrived! First minutes of impressions: 1. Clamp force is noticeable 2. They seal my ears quite tightly 3. Powerful sub-bass, very powerful I might say 4. Powerful slam, they hit hard I don't have any other closed-back, so I will compare apples to oranges - to Clear Mg :D Also...

Those are about the only songs I have an issue with and I have nearly 5000 favorite songs on (forgive the blasphemy) Spotify :)

So judging from your response Clear Mgs pushes vocals forward and when you encounter a song that has aggressive/shouty vocals then it's not going to be a pleasant experience. I was under the impression that the headphones aren't that GOOD as most people say. And of course, it comes to personal...

Either my ears are playing a trick on me, or I'm tired, but high gain makes them sound better? Can pouring more juice on them actually make them perform better?

A variation on Crinacle's EQ from AutoEQ https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq Preamp: -7.2 dB Filter 1: ON PK Fc 17 Hz Gain 6.0 dB Q 0.20 Filter 2: ON PK Fc 194 Hz Gain -1.0 dB Q 0.52 Filter 3: ON PK Fc 1146 Hz Gain -4.4 dB Q 1.77 Filter 4: ON PK Fc 2195 Hz Gain 4.3 dB Q 2.60 Filter 5: ON PK...

After several hours of listening and a decent burn-in even before that, I find it that Clear Mg can amplify sibilance/shimmering/shoutiness - sorry, cannot put a finger on what I am hearing - on certain songs that I listen to frequently. After I apply EQ it's perfectly fine, although you loose...

Brand new, at one of HiFi stores located in my country. It's still available in a few stores :) Yes, I was looking for a closed-back since I own HD600 and Clear Mg, and I wanted a headphone that would cut off the surrounding noise :)

So... I pulled the trigger on Radiance without knowing that there is Celestee... And they're considerably cheaper, so now I'm wondering if I will not regret buying the "warmest" Focal headphone xD Had any of you experienced both Celestee and Radiance, and can tell if the Radiance are "too...

Hi @FiiO Appreciate your reply. I'm not playing DSDs. I have the AKM version with stock firmware. No firmware updates were done. Blasphemy incoming.... I mainly listen to music via Deezer or Spotify. I use Focal Clear MG on the XLR input and have Mackie MR524 on the back XLR inputs. The unit...

What about firmware? Do we have a tested, stable version with new features like the promised volume control? I haven't upgraded the firmware since receiving my unit :)

Hi guys. My K9 Pro started to get hot after only a few hours nowadays. Don't know if it's due to upcoming Spring, but now when I touch the chassis it's noticeably hot, not warm, hot. And the amp is running for about 5 hours. I wonder how it will fare when summer will hit my country? Did anyone...

Hi guys! If you want to test how good is the subbass on Clear Mg I recommend this song: :) I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to this piece after quite a while - I rediscovered it anew :D

I get it now... there are some songs that are so poorly recorded that Focals are trying to crack my skull. This headphone imho does not forgive. Could you try to listen to "Erutan - Come Little Children"? Do you find anything annoying in that song? #EDIT To give another folk song: This one...