Both the magnets on my units are silver, cone is silver. I’m confused about the red magnet thing. Are clears supposed to have red magnets? What sorcery is upon us?Uh oh, now that you mention that, I saw a post about someone getting an Utopia with what looked like Clear or Elear drivers... the misery unravels ?!?!
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Just the Utopia have the special red magnet structure. From what I could tell, Clear and Elear drivers look the same (or almost), the difference being in the coil.
Great. So there’s a remote chance the voice coils in this set are magically from the wrong headphone. I guess I’ll give focal a call directly and see if that’s possible
Focal got back quickly and states burn in should help with what I’m hearing
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Anyone here ever try plugging clear to ifi micro bl? Is it good?
It'll do
Thanks! Although micro iDSD BL is a (trans)portable product, with Clears it sounds like a big desktop deck.
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Hi,
I want to get new focal clear, what best place to buy them in US?
Thanks in advance
I want to get new focal clear, what best place to buy them in US?
Thanks in advance
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I don't know what the best place is, but I bought mine at headphones.com. They were a pleasure to deal with. The headphones shipped in a timely manner. When a rattle developed in one ear after a month, they replaced them with a new set of Clears, no questions asked. They have a unique 365-day returns policy.
I don't know what the best place is, but I bought mine at headphones.com. They were a pleasure to deal with. The headphones shipped in a timely manner. When a rattle developed in one ear after a month, they replaced them with a new set of Clears, no questions asked. They have a unique 365-day returns policy.
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I will second Headphones.com great products ,service and one of the quickest order to door purchases I have ever made.
Hi fellow Clear Brothers!
So about 3 weeks ago i learned that i was going to have an opportunity to demo the Clear Pros for a whole week. To my surprise it was a new set of cans. Needless to say that after less than 2 days with them i was asking the price and a day later i closed the deal. So about 2 weeks in and i have about 120 hours on them (yeah, didn't sleep much just to listen to them). The day i found out that was going to have them to demo i came across this thread. As of yesterday i have gone through the 493 pages of this thread (it was long read).
I don't want to repeat what most have said already. I love them. I love the build, i love the comfort, i love the sound. If anything i would like just a tinny bit more of sound stage. I think the sound stage of these cans have a lot to do with the recording. If its a tune recorded to have a wider sound stage, u get it, if not, its not there. For me its that simple, and i actually appreciate that to some extent. I honestly don't see my self trying to look for the "perfect" set of cans. This is it for me and i'm really happy (honeymoon talk, i know).
I have been listening with my Hiby R5. They sound fine. I never wanted to dig deep into amps/Dac's as i always though my cash was better spent on cans. However, considering that i don't want to dig deeper in this rabbit hole I'm ready now to "settle" for a desktop amp/dac solution. What would you guys recommend? i would like to keep this within what i paid for my Clears plus the custom cable i ordered - 1000 euro. I just cant see my self spending more on an amp/dac that i paid for the cans. I'm curious about tube amps, but i have read that some didn't think the Clear paired well with these.
Shoot me up guys! Thanks in advanced!
So about 3 weeks ago i learned that i was going to have an opportunity to demo the Clear Pros for a whole week. To my surprise it was a new set of cans. Needless to say that after less than 2 days with them i was asking the price and a day later i closed the deal. So about 2 weeks in and i have about 120 hours on them (yeah, didn't sleep much just to listen to them). The day i found out that was going to have them to demo i came across this thread. As of yesterday i have gone through the 493 pages of this thread (it was long read).
I don't want to repeat what most have said already. I love them. I love the build, i love the comfort, i love the sound. If anything i would like just a tinny bit more of sound stage. I think the sound stage of these cans have a lot to do with the recording. If its a tune recorded to have a wider sound stage, u get it, if not, its not there. For me its that simple, and i actually appreciate that to some extent. I honestly don't see my self trying to look for the "perfect" set of cans. This is it for me and i'm really happy (honeymoon talk, i know).
I have been listening with my Hiby R5. They sound fine. I never wanted to dig deep into amps/Dac's as i always though my cash was better spent on cans. However, considering that i don't want to dig deeper in this rabbit hole I'm ready now to "settle" for a desktop amp/dac solution. What would you guys recommend? i would like to keep this within what i paid for my Clears plus the custom cable i ordered - 1000 euro. I just cant see my self spending more on an amp/dac that i paid for the cans. I'm curious about tube amps, but i have read that some didn't think the Clear paired well with these.
Shoot me up guys! Thanks in advanced!
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Can absolutely recommend the ADI-2 DAC for the Clear. Power is ample, sounds great, a professional DAC and a million settings. Take a look at it. The price is within your limit and you don't need a new cable. Give it a try.
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I am going to upgrade to either an Asgard or Jotunheim with a multibit dac as there are posters running that combo that are very pleased currently I am using the Magni 3 /Modi 3 stack and I have no complaints but I want more power for my other phones.
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What are you guys think of open-box item?
Is it worth it?
Thnx
Is it worth it?
Thnx
I ordered open box. Had a rattle in one ear cup. The replacement is brand new and more or less perfect
The Clear are definitely worth of a good DAC.
I found out that the stage on the Clear was substantially affected by amps I was pairing them with. Because the neutral signature will pick extra depth from "meatier" amps, as well as extra width. They are easy to drive loud but amps that have good current output will open them up significantly. Going from my Hugo to Asgard 2 to Mjolnir, it really sounds like a different headphone.
As for tube amps, either OTL or transformer output, it really depends on the tubes, so it's kind of a trial and error routine that can get pretty tiring and expensive. But also very satisfying if one is willing to play that game. Although the Clear may not be the prime candidates to go that route.
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