Focal Clear MG Offener Over-Ear Kopfhörer, braun

These are stunning headphones. Very comfortable to wear and the sound is powerful yet very detailed. They really are worth the money. I have these running in a fully balanced system and boy do they sing.

These headphones sound fantastic, but beware of their build quality. The headphone band in mine snapped just out of warranty, and the replacement cost is £420. The ear pads and underside of the headphone band are extremely prone to wear. Any short stubble or beard tears at the perforated fabric. They seem particularly susceptible to attracting natural oils from skin or hair. The replacement pads are not cheap either. Great sounding headphones, but beware of repair costs.

Everything I was hoping for and with respect to the build quality perhaps even more than I was hoping for (which means they are heavy! - but comfortable). Need a good DAC but easy to drive. I do wish that the left and right earcups were better marked (along with the cable jacks) than with small engraved letters. The carry case is very nice.

The headphones are broken in and coupled to my Creative Sound Blaster AE-9 sound card via a 6.35mm jack on its DAC, set to direct PCM 384khz 32bit mode. The audio or video files played back are of high quality: SACD, Hi Rez, CD quality in flac, etc. with Qobuz or MPC-HC. At the very beginning, the quality was already there, but it wasn't staggering when the Meze 99 Classics came out. However, after a good number of hours of use, the headphones broke in, the bass became deep, punchy and even vibrant, voices and instruments were incredibly clear and the soundstage was wide and deep! It also works perfectly well for films and video games! (Last of Us part 2 has an incredible sound immserion for example) The only fault I would have would be with the jack cable, 1.20m is too short, I would have preferred a 3m like the XLR4 supplied. A big bravo to Focal for this jewel!

The Focal Clear MG headphones offer simply fantastic audio quality, and a comfortable design for long periods of listening. And they can even be driven by portable devices, though are at their best with a great hi-fi setup.