The way to make these and the Clear OG shine is get the Dekoni Velour pads. That will fill out the 4-6khz area . If you do sweeps with the original pads from above 3.5khz it gets choppy. With the Dekoni pads it smooths out more and makes it easier to EQ and has less cancelations You just need to raise the region from around 2khz and above and do some sweeps to see where the peaks and dips are. Then it’s way better than stock pads. The bass also tightens up more and the soundstage is slightly better.
Très bel effort que de parler comme cela en français ! Continuez comme ça ! Je reçois mon Clear MG demain, j'ai hâte ;) (Very nice effort to speak like this in French! Keep it up! I'm receiving my Clear MG tomorrow, can't wait ;) )
Thank you for the kind words - it's been a long time since I practiced French, so I definitely butchered a lot there, lol!... Let us know what you think of the Clear when you get it 😁
Thanks a lot for this great review, Aaron, very well done and useful! To note that I had the chance to compare the Focal Clear MG with the ZMF Aeolus and it was night and day! The Aeolus did so much better in almost everything! I listened, among other tracks, to So What from Kind of Blue and could not believe it was the same track. The Focal were flat, non engaging, boring. The opposite of the Aeolus which are actually a bit cheaper. I’m looking for some good headphones at a reasonable price to replace my Hifiman Ananda and, for now, that would be the Aeolus. Would you have any thoughts on this? Grateful for any advice you can provide. Kind regards, Ignacio
Thanks for sharing, Ignacio! 👍 I think the ZMF never crossed my mind because I'm totally new to this higher-end part of the genre, lol. That said, if you like the Anandas, have you tried something like the Audeze MM-series?
i love LCD X because More bass , more impact and resolution , Focal is good for Vocal but this is clipping headphone and Bass bad information . Sorry for my english i'm French and thanks for this comparaison
Pardon my French, but have a friggin' bloody awesome day, fam! Also, these are on deep sale on Amazon right now - amzn.to/3QZYCxW (Currently 20% off!)
Thanks, I finally found the hidden screw-in adapter in one of the cables through your video. Thanks for showing it.
The way to make these and the Clear OG shine is get the Dekoni Velour pads. That will fill out the 4-6khz area . If you do sweeps with the original pads from above 3.5khz it gets choppy. With the Dekoni pads it smooths out more and makes it easier to EQ and has less cancelations
You just need to raise the region from around 2khz and above and do some sweeps to see where the peaks and dips are.
Then it’s way better than stock pads. The bass also tightens up more and the soundstage is slightly better.
I totally understood everything!
When reading the subtitles.. :P
Glad we're on the same wavelength!
Très bel effort que de parler comme cela en français ! Continuez comme ça ! Je reçois mon Clear MG demain, j'ai hâte ;) (Very nice effort to speak like this in French! Keep it up! I'm receiving my Clear MG tomorrow, can't wait ;) )
Thank you for the kind words - it's been a long time since I practiced French, so I definitely butchered a lot there, lol!... Let us know what you think of the Clear when you get it 😁
Thanks a lot for this great review, Aaron, very well done and useful! To note that I had the chance to compare the Focal Clear MG with the ZMF Aeolus and it was night and day! The Aeolus did so much better in almost everything! I listened, among other tracks, to So What from Kind of Blue and could not believe it was the same track. The Focal were flat, non engaging, boring. The opposite of the Aeolus which are actually a bit cheaper. I’m looking for some good headphones at a reasonable price to replace my Hifiman Ananda and, for now, that would be the Aeolus. Would you have any thoughts on this? Grateful for any advice you can provide. Kind regards, Ignacio
Thanks for sharing, Ignacio! 👍 I think the ZMF never crossed my mind because I'm totally new to this higher-end part of the genre, lol. That said, if you like the Anandas, have you tried something like the Audeze MM-series?
Hey Aaron! Excuse moi???! lol great video! These are too big for me, but good to know all the info 👍 cheers ✌️
Thanks Daniel! (Feel free to reshare with someone you know who might like it.)
I loved your intro! haha!
It was brutal, 😂
i love LCD X because More bass , more impact and resolution , Focal is good for Vocal but this is clipping headphone and Bass bad information . Sorry for my english i'm French and thanks for this comparaison
Merci d'avoir partagé votre expérience! The LCD-X is still my GOAT!
Would anyone walk around walmart with these on?
Not unless they wanted to be robbed (assuming the usual Walmart clientele knew about what the Focal is).😁