[Storaxis]

sorry if unintentionally, I sounded like an arrogant cocky douchebag.

You didn't at all !
On the contrary, your precise experience aroused my curiosity.

 

[Zeppmeister]

Exactly. I love Clears because They are just a proper, comprehensive and “Normal” sounding headphone. It just portrays music as normal and intact as I want to hear it.

Nice.

Some might say "try X for bass, or Y for soundstage, or Z for clarity," and that's fine. You can get a wow out of those "specialist" headphones. Nothing wrong with that.

Sometimes the jack of all trades like the Clear doesn't get the same hype. The Clear is just so bloody reliable being good at everything ... as far as my ears are concerned.

 

[portalheadd]

You didn't at all !
On the contrary, your precise experience aroused my curiosity.

If you haven’t already tried your clears on an OTL tube amp, maybe steer that curiosity toward that? Listening to Clears connected to High output impedance and the tube sound, is an absolute guilty pleasure.

 

[Storaxis]

If you haven’t already tried your clears on an OTL tube amp, maybe steer that curiosity toward that? Listening to Clears connected to High output impedance and the tube sound, is an absolute guilty pleasure.

I don't know a single person who has this type of amp or who has any interest in this type of listening...
... One day, perhaps, who knows?

 

[393699]

I ended up slightly updating my EQ again tonight for the Clear. I highly recommend giving this EQ a try.

Pre-Amp = -5

37Hz = +1.5 Q 1 Low Shelf Filter
110Hz = -1 Q 3
1.1kHz = -1.5 Q 2
4kHz = +1 Q 2.5
5.95kHz = -1.5 Q 4.5
11.35kHz = -2 Q 2.5

 

[Enther]

Do you honestly think that the anana nano would be more of a downgrade compared to the Focal Clear Og?

 

[Tano]

Do you honestly think that the anana nano would be more of a downgrade compared to the Focal Clear Og?

I have compared both. I won't consider it a downgrade. I would say that they are in the same level.
It depends of your preferences.

If you want a softer and bigger sound with a brighter tuning, get the Ananda nano.
If you value dynamics and want a more punchy and lively sound, OG clear is for you.

Personally, I prefer the Clear OGs. But the Ananda nano is amazing and probably the headphone with the best price/performance ratio.

 

[Erick Muller]

Hi guys.

A couple of months ago I became the proud owner of Focal Clear and Radiance HP and also for more than a year a pair of Elegia's, I have question about driver clipping on the Clear's.

I think the left driver on my Clears is clipping but I'm not sure, a never had a headphone produce that kind of sound before, how do you know if the driver is clipping, it only happens with heavy bass tracks.

 

[Storaxis]

Hi guys.

A couple of months ago I became the proud owner of Focal Clear and Radiance HP and also for more than a year a pair of Elegia's, I have question about driver clipping on the Clear's.

I think the left driver on my Clears is clipping but I'm not sure, a never had a headphone produce that kind of sound before, how do you know if the driver is clipping, it only happens with heave bass tracks.

Could you share a track ? I will test with my FC.

 

[Erick Muller]

Could you share a track ? I will test with my FC.

Yep, try something with a lot of subbass, Femme Fatale by Ghost Data for example or anything by Gesaffelstein

 

[pataburd]

The very first pair of Clear [OG] that I owned did exhibit clipping when I was breaking them in on my HT receiver.
It was a bit alarming at the time. It sounded like the drivers were detaching.
As I recall, amplifier volume was elevated, but not overly so, and with fairly bassy tracks in the queue. Afterwards, with "normal" listening, I never heard it again.
The Clear [OG] that I currently own [my 7th pair(!) in all--6 OG and 1 MG] hasn't exhibited any clipping but, again, I don't push them very hard, either.

 

[Erick Muller]

The very first pair of Clear [OG] that I owned did exhibit clipping when I was breaking them in on my HT receiver.
It was a bit alarming at the time. It sounded like the drivers were detaching.
As I recall, amplifier volume was elevated, but not overly so, and with fairly bassy tracks in the queue. Afterwards, with "normal" listening, I never heard it again.
The Clear [OG] that I currently own [my 7th pair(!) in all--6 OG and 1 MG] hasn't exhibited any clipping but, again, I don't push them very hard, either.

Thanks, i think I have already burn in enough and what worries me is that I only hear this on the left driver, i don't push it harder to see if it happens on the right side because I'm afraid I might damage the left driver.

tbh this has kind of spoil the Clear's OG for me because I don't feel I can push them as hard as I want, don't know what to do about it.

 

[ziggz]

Thanks, i think I have already burn in enough and what worries me is that I only hear this on the left driver, i don't push it harder to see if it happens on the right side because I'm afraid I might damage the left driver.

tbh this has kind of spoil the Clear's OG for me because I don't feel I can push them as hard as I want, don't know what to do about it.

If they are clipping at lower volumes, then that is a defect, I would reach out to where you purchased them for a warranty replacement, if at all possible

 

[Erick Muller]

If they are clipping at lower volumes, then that is a defect, I would reach out to where you purchased them for a warranty replacement, if at all possible

I wouldn't say they clip at low volumes, but I cannot go as loud as I would like to.

 

[Storaxis]

Yep, try something with a lot of subbass, Femme Fatale by Ghost Data for example or anything by Gesaffelstein

I didn't hear something special in Femme Fatale ; but in Pursuit from Gesaffelstein (I had to download the video from Youtube), my Clears can randomly crackle, but it could be a problem from my PC (even when I stop the music, I can hear some light noises for one second).