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Each year, dozens of European journalists gather to select the best electronic products of the year. Awarded by a diverse and impartial jury, the EISA (Expert Imaging and Sound Association) awards recognize exceptional products for their performance, design, or ergonomics.
The Clear high-end open-back headphones promise a listening experience worthy of the best loudspeakers. Made in France at Focal’s workshops, they are inspired by the best technologies and developments from our Utopia headphones. They are therefore endowed with exceptional performance thanks to their exclusive full-range speaker.
They reveal the most minute details of musical creation upon listening. With an even more open design than Elear, Clear simply makes itself forgotten. The impression of a reduced listening space usually felt with headphones disappears, thanks to Clear’s design. The chosen technologies, the shape of the dome, with an “M” profile, made of an Aluminum/Magnesium alloy, preserve the scale and dynamics worthy of the best high-fidelity speakers.
The meticulous design also preserves the realism of the listening experience: the micro-perforated fabric earpads and the shape of the headband make them light, comfortable, and even more open. The resulting sound is unparalleled in homogeneity, guaranteeing the best performance. With these new reference headphones, Focal continues its quest for absolute acoustics.
What can be said about the Focal Clear, except that the manufacturer has hit the mark again with this model? Remarkably immersive and precise, these high-end headphones take the listening experience and comfort of the Elear up a notch. The additions are relevant and would almost justify on their own choosing this model over its little brother, if you are really looking for the slightest gain in performance and more versatile connectivity.
But let's stop the comparisons there to focus on what makes up the entire personality and magic of these Focal Clear headphones. Because indeed, these headphones have something quite unique - their softness, their naturalness, their infinite delicacy in the mid and upper-mid ranges. This quality is all the more captivating as it is perceptible from the slightest levels up to the strongest deluge of decibels.
Michael
Purchased solely after watching PP World review it on YouTube. I share their opinion and have the same analysis. An excellent hi-fi headset, the next one will be the Utopia.
Comment from November 11, 2024 — Experience from April 10, 2020
Eric
Excellent helmet, stunningly realistic!
Comfortable to wear, high quality materials. Very satisfied with this purchase.
Comment from May 08, 2023 — Experience from September 16, 2019
Valerian
What a pleasure this headset is, which lives up to its name extremely well...
Used on several different outings, you can detect all the subtleties. The soundstage is wide, it's great.
To be used with quality sources, otherwise it doesn't forgive...
Comment from May 18, 2022 — Experience from November 30, 2020
