Focal Clear Mg Review & Measurements
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- The new open-back Focal Clear Mg replaces what is perhaps Focal's most-loved headphone. We take a close look at the new Focal Clear Mg, including several measurements from the Brüel & Kjær 5128 hearing simulator. We compare the Clear Mg to the headphone it replaces (Focal Clear), as well other well-known headphones.
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How about the elephant in the room? About 3 years ago there were quite a few complains about the Clear having problem with distortion @ low bass. In the left side as I recall, the wire from input to driver breaking as it was too thin.
Has Focal finally addressed that problem?
For those of you who think this design is long in the tooth, consider this...When you have a winning design, little improvements over time are the most profitable solutions, for brand recognition as well as cutting down on R&D costs. Look at the Apple iMac, iPhone, Jeep, & all the cereal that you eat now as an adult that we’re around when you were a kid as a few examples.
On a side note, I quite like this look. Each headphone that they design is slightly different, I think my fav is the Radiance, then the MG Pro with that black & red, which goes great with the Pathos Aurium in black & red headphone amp as well, what a combo!
Great review, thanks x
I can't wait to see what Focal is going to do with Utopia.
One thing is for sure... it’s not gonna be a “Utopia Mg” 🤣
Utopia Evo
First! I have the OG Clear Pro. Love them. Can't wait to see how they compare.
I think it looks pretty.
awesome review as always, just forgot to mention pricing haha
The Clear Mg looks great, it's time for a new a utopia. 🔥
Another excellent review. The audio performance sounds promising, but I can't say I agree about the looks!
I own these headphones and I personally find them currently the best BY FAR for my personal preferences in terms of the sound signature (and I really had a lot of headphones). I am looking now a while for a closed back headphone alternative for mobile usage which sound close to the focal clear mg, but I cannot find any :( They sound so gorgeuous "warm" with a spectacular amount if micro details.
Can't thank you enough for that HD650 reference. I've had Clear MG's for a week now, they're absolutely stunning. I do hear a bit of a peak at 13-14khz that. Wondering if that's just me or if I'm perhaps too accustomed to the HD600's.
Great video! But, I'm waiting for the new Utopia.
I love the MG, especially with a tube amplifier hooked up to it. A good tube amp, to my ears, tames the treble to just the right levels. Since I listen to a lot of free jazz, having a headphone with a less than sharp high end, will definitely save your ears. The MG simply rocks!
I was concidering getting one, but 200$ for replace earcups in the future is just a missunderstanding for me.
When will we see utopia mk2?
The HD 800S graph seems smoother in the treble. Not sure if that translates well in real life though.
The HD800S has too much treble and is impossible to listen to on any modern music. A shame because its spatial qualities are superior to any headphone.
How is this compared to Denon D9200?
i hope it doesnt distort with heavy bass like other focal headphones
I tried this out in an audio store with my own music and i think the highs are missing and sounds like voices are behind a towel or shower curtain
Honestly, I think where FOCAL missed an opportunity here was when they did not just release the MG in multiple color ways.
Imagine the MG in black/gray or even an oxblood.
It just makes sense in my mind as these are just as eye-catching as they are ear fetching.
wow! chestnut colour, what happened to the black with red pads at the headphone show?
That's the MG pro with the red and black color.
Wait does that mean that DROP will come out in a few weeks with a CLEAR XX since there is a new CLEAR MG with a launching price at $600 with two cables + rewards points ?
I like the Clear line so I'm excited to audition the MG at next CanJam.
How about the Focal Clear MG Professional compared to Clear MG?
The Clear MG Professional and the Clear MG are exactly the same (and so sound the same), except for packaging and colorway.
Clear MG comes with the XLR Balanced cable. Clear MG Pro comes with an extra set of pads(No XLR cable). Other than color that's the only difference
@@JTB-- Clear MG Professional is better deal imo. Two sets of pads are better then a XLR cable. Focal cables look good, but are horribly stiff and microphonic. Also Focal earpads are atrociously expensive.
@@kristoffer8740 Luckily Focal has decided to go with rubberized cables this time around and not that kinky fabric they used in the past.
2:29 “I want to make it clear(pun intended)”
I much prefer the OG Clears, but that's preference 🎉
Cannot wait to get my hand on it. I guess it will be one more line on the shopping list. This year is going to be tough as I will need to find so many excuses to my wife...
any radiance MG closed back??
These suckers are gorgeous! What to do with my Hekse. Lol
I liked the video - even tho it does not show.
Ugh, I guess beauty really is in the eyes of the beholder. I love Focal house sound but can't stand its aesthetics. I like how their speakers look though.
I guess Focal isn’t for you. Move along. Nothing to see here.
You could take a look at the Clear Mg Professional instead.
Focal is so dead set on their original design, it's almost admirable.
It’s an amazing modular design. While I would prefer Focal would work on getting a more secure clamp for heads on the more narrow end of the size spectrum with a progressive rated spring steel band the design is robust.
Improvement on OG Clear? Most people who own the MG think the original is better, a lot of reviewers also.
While I have a strong preference for the Sennheiser HD800S, some people still prefer the HD800 (though I *think* most prefer the HD800S).
As for this pair of Focals, only time will tell, but I feel very confident most will prefer the Mg to its predecessor as more comparisons are made.
"a lot of reviewers also" ?? There is not many reviews at this time so...
Please tell Focal to branch out of their comfort zone with designs.
When you have a winning design, little improvements over time are the most profitable solutions, for brand recognition as well as cutting down on R&D costs. Look at Apple iMac, iPhone, Jeep, & all the cereal that you eat now as an adult that we’re around when you were a kid as a few examples.
On a side note, I quite like this look. Each headphone that they design is slightly different, I think my fav is the Radiance, then the MG Pro with that black & red, which goes great with the Pathos Aurium in black & red headphone amp as well, what a combo!
For a such heavy headphones, I've found this design quite comfortable.
This design works. It’s modular enough where changes can be made for new models. The build quality is excellent and if you don’t like the form factor and aesthetics there are plenty of other headphones out there that you might like.
funny i find it ugly as hell.. the pro mg version is beautiful tho.. 1k to 2k bump is quite big
I agree with you.Never been a fan of brown colours.
You are right this one is ugly and the styling/color will get old very rapidly. But The pro MG is absolutely beautiful.