Name: Clear Professional
Brand: Focal
SKU: 143241
Rating: 4.1 (45 reviews)

Focal Clear Professional - Pros & Cons

headphones are also impressive in the mid-range
applied EQ the sound is surprisingly good
bass is clean and understated
strong bass and voice-articulating midrange
suave
sophisticated
easy-flowing musical sound
The midrange is articulate and satisfying
sharp
lean
and pure Richard
Clears absolutely are
innovative design
attractive styling and competitive pricing
All three cables are covered in a beautiful
durable fabric
They are very balanced like the two others
Both are equally comfortable on your head too
it sounded fantastic for a wide variety of music
Focals are absolutely exceptional at reproducing music beautifully
yokes appear shorter as well to ensure a more secure fit
exceptionally taut and precise sound reproduction
Weight distribution on the Clears is very well balanced
Focal has crafted a surprising and delightful pair of headphones
is an exquisite-looking and brilliantly executed pair of headphones
extremely well-balanced performance would provide long-term satisfaction
the headphones remained comfortable and secure
include a beautiful case and three high-quality cables
They are both comfortable and cool yet rugged
the Focal Clear is best enjoyed alone in a secluded and quiet room
the lesser quality recordings were easy to hear and to fault
the Clear is wonderfully balanced
Focal Clear Mg are very good for neutral sound
are very comfortable and well-built
ensuring tight bass and transparent treble reproduction
look very sleek and premium
Great overall frequency response consistency
maintain an outstanding build quality and have a very comfortable fit
comfortable and very well-built
excellent build and finish into the equation
The quality of the materials is excellent
balanced XLR lead is commendable
solid and powerful rendition
Clear Mg are comfortable
They are impressively stylish
Stereo placement is precise and stable
wonderfully nuanced and lifelike
the bass is wonderfully quick and tight
original Clear and Clear Pro headphones were darn good
comfortable carrying construction
pleasantly balanced
powerful and with a warm fundamental tone as well
The panorama is reproduced broadly and precisely
the fine detail resolution was commendable
the Clear and Clear Professional are very decent headphones
Easily replaceable (and easily available) parts
Comfort matches the luxurious looks of the Clear
most exciting converters currently on the market
delivers refined and classy sound
the Clear feels terrific to wear

The Focal product not only sounds different
Utopia have nothing dull or slow going on
aluminum-magnesium domes still seems a bit overdamped on some
voice-coils are wound with pure copper wire
Focal Clears seemed a little weak and hazy
the response looks a little ragged and bright
Focal only made one pair of headphones targeted at studio use
the headband is a bit squeaky at times
listening via the jack plugged into my audio recorder for work
s no folding them into a more compact size
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The highs are spectacularly detailed as with all of Focal's headphones in
noise isolation is the amount of sound these cans bleed
open-back headphones are not designed to
do
earcups have perforations to cool down overheated ears
No open back headphones offer noise isolation
low end felt tamer
it s only available on iOS for now
Verified Stickers
EV prices are going in the wrong direction
Focals consistently felt undernourished in terms of bass
they fall out of your ears too easily
Some models are too tight and others far too loose
bass response is dependent on the quality of the seal
a classical track in my listening sessions much lately
Low Points There is no microphone for making or taking calls
our graphic designers insisted on taking the Clear home for a weekend
expensive headphones really sound expensive
clamped into a vice
Their size does not make them a first candidate for travel headphones
sounds were mostly attenuated
headphones fail to make this music sound realistic
but not as easy to drive as the Focal
it lacks character and doesn't sound
it sounds a little lean and lacking in body
you have to remove the cables to stow the headphones
a feeling of pressure nor annoying sweating
the Focal product lacks the final transparency
it sounds slightly dipped here
there is a lack of slam
it does lack the deep rumble and slam properties
They lack a bit of low bass
lack a microphone
big
bulky
and not very portable
they lack a bit of low-bass
No cherry-picked units sent by brands
high frequencies are a bit weak
innate resonances and unwanted stored energy
the cymbals sounded a bit too present
not looking for mega bass on a reference headphone anyway
too small to significantly shift the stereo image
It makes things confusing
and difficult to tell the headphones apart
Very similar to other Focal models
quite expensive
bulky over ear headphones
Clear has slightly lower Total Harmonic Distortion
The realism and space is just unreal
tonality is a bit dark with mids taking front stage
it's sometimes 2 times the price of Elear
too colored for critical sound work

Focal Clear Professional - Technical Overview

	Poor	Average	Good	Excellent
Driver size	40 mm Best: Hauppauge XFones Driver size: 400 mm
Impedance	55 Ω Best: Stax SR-L500 Impedance: 145000 Ω
Weight	450 g Best: Cyber Acoustics ACM-7002 Weight: 0.11 g

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Focal Clear Professional - Full Specifications

Style	Over-Ear
Connectivity technology	Wired

Width	9.84 in
Depth	9.45 in
Height	4.72 in
Weight	15.87 oz

Cable length	5
USB	no

Colour of product	Black,Red
Acoustic design	Open
Attachment type	Headband

Impedance	55.0 Ω
Driver technology	Dynamic
Driver size	1.57 in
Total harmonic distortion (THD)	0.25 %

Noise-canceling	yes

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