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Wearedelightedtopresent ClearMg : anewmodelof high-endopen-backheadphones. Combiningnewheightsofinnovationandperformancewithexceptionalstyleandcomfort,ClearMgheadphonesoffer class-leadingquality.MadeinFrance, thenewheadphonesboastupgradedperformancethanksto newmagnesiumdomedrivers. Aftermorethanthreeyearsofresearchanddevelopment,ourengineerschosethisnewalloywhich-combinedwiththedome's'M'shape-givestheheadphonesevengreaterlightness,rigidityanddamping:thethreesuccessfactorsforanyspeaker/headphonedriver. Thelightandflexiblesurroundalsoprovides better dynamicsandgreaterbassimpact. Thesoundreproductionisevenfiner,withevengreater precision andimpact,creatingastrikingly realisticsound.Thenewgrillehasahoneycomb'M'-shapeddesignthatmorecloselyfollowsthecurvesofthedriver.The moreopendesign allowsforawidersoundstage,whilethereducedspacebetweenthedriverandgrilleenablesevenmoreprecisehigh-frequencyreproduction.  ClearMgheadphonesstandoutfirstandforemostfortheirlook.WiththeirChestnutandMixed-Metalfinishandtheir finematerials (leather,aluminium,microfibre),theheadphonesare extremelyelegant. Thenewhoneycombgrilleontheearcupsisa designhighlight: notonlydoesitincreasetheperceivedvalueoftheheadphones;the moreopenstructure contributestotheupgradedsonicperformance.Finally,theirperforatedmicrofibreearpadsofferenhanced openingandcomfort. Acousticsarealso exceptional: thefull-rangedriverswith'M'-shapedmagnesiumdomeprovideevenmore dynamicsound rendering,particularlyinthelowfrequencies,and moredetail acrossthefullspectrum.Meanwhile,wehavepreservedtheneutralsoundsignaturethatwassopopularintheClear.   KEYPOINTS:•High-fidelityopen-backheadphonesforconsumeruse,madeinFrance•Newconematerial:Magnesium,forlightnessanddamping•Remarkablesoundperformance:perfectdynamics,detailandbalance•Comfortableandergonomic•Lowimpedance(55Ohms)toachieveverygoodperformancewithaportableplayer Type  Circum-auralopen-backheadphones Impedance 55Ohms Sensitivity 104dBSPL/1mW@1kHz THD 0.25%@1kHz/100dBSPL Frequencyresponse 5Hz–28kHz Speakerdriver 15/8"(40mm)‘M’-shapedmagnesiumdome Weight 0.99lb(450g) Cablessupplied •1x3.9ft(1.2m)mini-jackcablewith1/4"(6.35mm)jackadapter•1x9.8ft(3m)4-pinXLRcable•1jackadapter,11/8"(3.5mm)female–1/4"(6.35mm)male Carryingcaseprovided 97/8x91/2x43/4" (250x240x120mm)   TheFocalClearMGisexactlytheopen-backyoumightbelookingforifyou’relookingtoupgradefromtheoriginalClear.There’sdefinitelyareasontoanalyzebothsoundsignaturestogether,butfornow,IcantellyouthattheClearMGhassomeofthebestdepthinFocal’slibrary,withsomeexcitingbassandwarmtextures.Thetreblemightbeabitofaclimb,butitstillhastheconsistencyofdetailyou’dexpect. TheFocalClearMgareverygoodforneutralsound.Theyhaveasmoothandwarmsoundprofilewithaflatmid-range,wellsuitedforaccuratelyreproducingvocalsandleadinstruments.However,theylackabitoflow-bass,andtheirunderemphasizedtreblerangeveilsanddarkenssibilants. I’mabigfanofFocal’sheadphones,andtheClearMgiscertainlynoexception.Itsnameperfectlyrepresentsitssound:clear,clean,andopenwithawidesoundstageandneutral,precisetonalbalance.It’salsosupremelycomfortable.Nowonderrecordingengineersloveit! ProductReviews FocalClearMgOpen-BackHeadphones CustomerReviews 4.9 Basedon8Reviews 5★ 88%  7 4★ 12%  1 3★ 0%  0 2★ 0%  0 1★ 0%  0 CustomerPhotos i WriteaReview AskaQuestion Reviews Questions Writeareview Author Name Email Location Rating Rating 1 2 3 4 5 TitleofReview Howwasyouroverallexperience? Questions Photos Upload Thankyouforsubmittingareview!Yourinputisverymuchappreciated.Shareitwithyourfriendssotheycanenjoyittoo!FacebookTwitterBethefirsttoreviewthisitemSortWithPhotosMostRecentHighestRatingLowestRatingMostHelpfulFilterReviews:×SortWithPhotosMostRecentHighestRatingLowestRatingMostHelpfulClearfilterMoreFiltersPN02/03/2022PhilipN.UnitedStatesFocalclearMGIamnewtotheheadphonegame. Thisismyfirstpairofhighfidelityheadphones. IamblownawaybythequalityofmusicIamhearingthroughtheseheadphones. IfeellikeI’mtrulyhearingmusicforthefirsttimeonsongsthatI’veheardmywholelife. FocalClearMgOpen-BackHeadphonesWasthishelpful? 0    0 ML01/12/2022MarkL.UnitedStatesFocalClearMgisakeeperformeIlistentoeverything:classic/progressive/metal/grunge/alternativerock,classical,jazz,folk,acoustic,Latin,pop,electronica,80s,90s,and00sdance,country,acapella,maleandfemalecrooners,reggae,world,EDMetc.Ialsoprefertolistenthroughspeakers,throughSSandtubeampsbutsinceImovedmyfamilytoasmallerhouse,IneedtobemoremindfulofthenoiseIgenerate.SinceCOVIDbegan,Ihavebeenonanearphonejourney,accumulatingahandfulofIEMs.Mydailydriveristheamazing7HzTimelessplanarin-ears.IlovethetuningoftheseEPsandtheyhavetheresolvingchopsanddynamicstomakealmostallmymusicsoundwonderful.Italsohelpsthattheysellforaround$200andIcantakethemanywhere.However,Ibelievethatgoodheadphones,especiallyplanars,soundbetterthangoodIEMs,producingsoundstageandtonethatIEMscannotcopy. InormallydonothavetheitchtoupgrademygearunlessIhaveacompellingreason.IhavenotpurchasedanaudiophileHPforalmostadecadeandahalfsincetheHifimanHE-500,whichwasalmostTOTLatthetime.Ireallyenjoyedthemuntilafamilymemberaccidentallydestroyedthem.Iguessyoucancallthatacompellingreason.Iwasnotlookingtobuyakilobuck+CANbutvisitedAudio46becauseIwantedtoseeandhearthetechimprovementsI'vereadaboutsinceIboughttheHE-500.AtfirstIlistenedtotheSundaraandAnanda,whichhadperceptibleimprovementsinsoundstageandresolutionovermyoldHifiman,althoughthelifeandwarmthfromtheoldsetwasmissing. Critically,IlistenedtotheHifimanArya,AudezeLCD-X,SennheiserHD800SandtheFocalClearMG(last)fromanIFIZenconnectedtomyiPhonerunningTidal.ItriedouttheAryafirstandwastreatedtoasoundthat,tomyears,wastheepitomeofresolution,separation,soundstage,andtone.Soundwaseverywhere;itwassobeautiful.Next,theLCD-XbroughtresolutionandseparationinspadeswithmoreslamthantheArya,however,thesoundstagewasGONEandtonally,itwasmeh.TheHD800Swasaquicklisten. SimilartotheArya,Iheardresolution,separation,andsoundstagewithatonethatseemedlessrealthantheArya.ThisisasupremelytechnicalCANbuttothepointwherethetechnicalitiessupersededthemusicitselfandwherelisteningfatiguewouldcertainlybeanissue.AlloftheHPswereenormousimprovementsindetail,soundstageandseparationovertheHE-500butsomethingwasmissing,warmth.TheClearMGhadthewarmthIwantedplusthecombinationofresolutionandslamthatIdidnotgetfromtheotherheadphonesthatIwasauditioning.ItsoundedgreatwithallthemusicIthrewatit,whereastheothersseemedoptimizedtospecificmusicalgenres(Arya>classical,jazz,acoustic;LCD-X>rock,pop,EDM:HD800S>acoustic,videogames).IwasleaningtowardstheFocalasmychoice,althoughIwouldbesacrificingthehugesoundstageoftheArya,whichwasmy2ndchoice.IthenconnectedtheMGwithmyIFIiDSDMicrowhichIhadon-hand.ThisDAC/amphasa3Dfeaturethatprovidesaboostinthelow/midtreblefrequencies,therebywideningthesoundstage.Itworked;theClearMGnowtickedoffalltheboxesofmypreferredattributes:transparency,soundstage,tone,SLAM/fun,andflexibilitytoplayalltypesofmusicwell.Inolongerhadanyreservations;theClearMGwasmychoice.IcanspenddoubletheamountIpaidforthemormore,butwhy?TheClearMGgetsmeallthewaytowhereIwantmysoundquality.I'vehaditfor3weeksnowandIamkeepingituntilIgettheneedtoupgradeagain--perhaps15yearsfromnow. Awordofadvice--theseheadphonesNEEDtobebroken-in.Youwillthankme.Ittookmeabout50hours.Outofthebox,theysoundlikeacompressedmess. MyHPgear:IFIiDSDMicrodac/amp,IFIiUSBwithYusbcable(power/signalregenerator),TEACUD-501dac,TEACHA-501HPamp,BATPK3ipreamp,BATPK5phonopreamp,VerastarrSilverReferenceinterconnects,Powervar12ACconditioner,BluesoundNodestreamer,SchittLokiequalizer,FocalClearMgOpen-BackHeadphonesWasthishelpful? 1    0 QN05/13/2021QuangN.UnitedStatesSmooth,Spacious,Detailed,andPunchyFirstofall,Ineverconsidermyselfasahardcoreaudiophilebyanymeans.I'mjustsomeonewholovesandappreciateshighaudioqualityforhisentertainment-music,movies,andgaming.Iusedtoownafewwell-knownpairsofheadphones,suchasHD560S,HD58XJubilee,ATH-MSR7b,andPC38X,soImanagedtogeta"taste"ofwhatthesepopularaudiophileheadphonessoundlike.Noneofthosequitescratchedmewhereitneededtobescratchedintermsofaudioquality. ThemomentIlistenedtotheFocalClearMG,Iimmediatelyfellinlovewithitveryhard.Theoverallsoundsignatureissmooth,punchy,spacious,andyetdetailed,withoutcomingoffassuperharshandpiercing.Tome,ifanypairsofheadphonessoundtoosibilantandharsh,asiftheycandomeanearsurgery,thentheywillbenogo.IpersonallythinkthisFocalisado-it-allpairofheadphones,whichissuitableforalmostallmusicalgenresoutthere,fromHipHopandHeavyMetaltoClassicalandJazz,younameit.Thelowsdonotcauseanearthquakeinsideofmyskull,andyettheyarestillveryimpactful,fun,energetic,articulated,andrumblingattimes,ifthesongscallforit.Themidsareextremelyaccurate,theyareflat,flat,andflat.Nottooshouty,tooforwarded,nortooback-seat.WhatvocalsIheararewhatIamsupposedtogetoutfromthesongs.Thehighsaredetailed,smooth,quiteairy,andyetnottooharshandsibilant. Asanopened-backpairofheadphones,thesoundstageandspaciousnessarealsoverygoodforgamingaswell,andyes,thisFocalisextremelyexpensiveforjustthat,butIthoughtImightincludethisexperienceinhereforanyreaderstoknowhowgoodthisFocalsounds.ExcellentL/Rstereoimagingandthereisalsoagreatinstrumentseparation,whichhelpsmedetectsubtledetailswithinanysong,suchascymbals,guitars,drums,etc.,withoutcomingoffastooanalyticalandpiercing.Dependsonthesongs,theFocalcansoundrelaxingandintimateorexcitingandpowerful-thatisprettyamazing. AccordingtoFocal,alloftheirheadphones,includingthisClearMG,requirerunninginorburninginofatleast24hourswithbassymusicandtheyalsowilldoitnaturally,sotheoverallsoundsignatureandqualityimproveevenfurther,themoreIlistentothisFocal. Buildqualityistopnotch-onlyhighqualitymaterialsandabsolutelynoplastic.Thedesignandcolorschemearesuperattractiveandclassy.Forthecomfort,itcouldhavebeenjustalittlebitbetter,especiallyforglasswearers,butIstillmanagetowearitproperlyandcomfortablyforhours.Iwearasemi-thickpairofprescriptionglasses,mindyou. Now,eventhoughthisFocalhasanimpedanceof55ohms;however,Ifinditperformsbestwhenyouhookituptoamid-tierheadphoneamp.MysetupincludesthisFocalhookedupwithaSchiitAudiostack-aModi3+(DAC)andanIEMagni(AMP).Hopethishelps!TheFocalcanworkwithanysmartphones,butIpersonallythinkthisisalastresort. Overall,Ihavefinallyfoundmy"love."ThankyouFocalandAudio46formakingthispossibleforme.FocalClearMgOpen-BackHeadphonesWasthishelpful? 2    0 ZL04/27/2021ZiweiL.UnitedStatesGreatheadphonesLivesuptotheirname,greatheadphonesFocalClearMgOpen-BackHeadphones**INSTOCK**Wasthishelpful? 0    0 AC04/13/2021AustinC.UnitedStatesWorthit!Theseheadphonesareamazing.Comfortwisetheyfeelsoftontheearsandcanbewornformanyhoursatatime.Soundwisetheyhaveagreattone.ItfeelslikeI'mataconcertwiththeopenbackdesignoftheseheadphones.Thehighssoundsmoothwithnothingoverpoweringandthebassisverysolid.ThisisanamazingsetofheadphonesthatIwouldrecommendtoallpeople.Alsothelooksofthemisphenomenal. 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