KaiFi
500+ Head-Fier
I've been wanting to try the Radiance for so long and finally received them today!
I can say that I like them a lot. To me, they sound very similar to the Celestee, but they are more comfortable due to the softer pads and have a wider soundstage (not as wide as the NightOwl, but an improvement on the Celestee) and a bit more bass punchiness, which were the main issues I had with the Celestee's sound. They're also very easy to drive and I had to keep the knob my Asgard 3 fairly low or they got really loud. The Celestee also sounded a little wonky with some tracks, like there was a bit of an upper-mid bump that caused some weird resonances with certain sounds. Not hearing that on the Radiance.
I'm glad that these became available on Headphones.com and I think I've finally found an adequate closed-back replacement for my NightOwl.
My one question: can anyone recommend a good balanced cable for Focal headphones? My main priority is microphonics. The default cable isn't great, but it isn't making noise rubbing against my clothing like so many 3rd party cables do.
I can say that I like them a lot. To me, they sound very similar to the Celestee, but they are more comfortable due to the softer pads and have a wider soundstage (not as wide as the NightOwl, but an improvement on the Celestee) and a bit more bass punchiness, which were the main issues I had with the Celestee's sound. They're also very easy to drive and I had to keep the knob my Asgard 3 fairly low or they got really loud. The Celestee also sounded a little wonky with some tracks, like there was a bit of an upper-mid bump that caused some weird resonances with certain sounds. Not hearing that on the Radiance.
I'm glad that these became available on Headphones.com and I think I've finally found an adequate closed-back replacement for my NightOwl.
My one question: can anyone recommend a good balanced cable for Focal headphones? My main priority is microphonics. The default cable isn't great, but it isn't making noise rubbing against my clothing like so many 3rd party cables do.
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