Unless they did something different than the rest of their line with the Mg itās cake:
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Usually Focal have standardised on the clips that allows you to switch between pads for different models, so Clear, Elex, Elegia, etc pads can be swapped interchangeably.
As @Alan_Cronin and @Blackscreen said, itās super easy. Popped right off and the new ones pop right in. Took less than 10 seconds per pad lol.
I still prefer the stock pads, and they sound the best with them, but the velour is a little change of pace.
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Pretty interesting comparisons from Joshā¦
So in that video, Josh mentions that he thinks the Clear MG is a bit dark-sounding. (I didnāt catch what setup heās pairing them with to test.) For people whoāve heard them both, is the OG Clear brighter than the MG, or are they about the same in that regard?
(I own an Elex and I definitely donāt think of the Elex as sounding dark, but I havenāt heard a Clear yet.)
OG is brighter, MG is more linear in FR, but also more detailed with greater speed, imo. MG also has more āairā (above 10k) which also make the MG a Neutral-Bright headphone, but closer to neutral overall than OG.
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I thought the MG was warm, not bright? Just from what I read, donāt own, havenāt heard.
It has a very linear FR extending into the sub bass. I think thatās why people feel itās warm (as most headphones roll-off in the lower range).
Thereās also a slight elevation in the lower mids that adds a bit of body to vocals that also can make them seem warm.
The treble is pretty linear with the exception of the elevation in the air frequency which can be bright sounding with some recordings/sensitivity to that frequency.
Thatās why I feel theyāre still Neutral-Bright, just not as pronounced as the OG.
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Maybe a touch warm. Nothing like the Aeolus. The OG Clear was more clinical than the MG.
I agree with @ValentineLuke 's description in general.
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Got my custom Hart Cable in today. The stock cables have gone back into the box and I shanāt be using them anymore 
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Whatās the warmer of the two: the Clear or the Clear MG? From reading this thread and some other reviews, I was under the impression the Clear MG was warmer, more 6xx-like. But after watching and reading some other reviews, it sounds like the Clear MG has brighter treble?
The Clear MG is warmer. It also has more āairā than the OG, which may seem brighter to some, but the OG has more elevated treble overall compared to the MG (with the exception of the around 10k air frequencies).
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Iām looking for warmer, so thatās nice to hear
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Where you would put the brightness of the OG Clear, also? Do you think itās, say, as bright as the DT 1990 Pro?
I havenāt heard the DT1990, but I think itās safe to say that itās no where near the treble energy of the 1990 according to ears I trust whom have heard both.
The Clear OG have some elevated treble but, but itās not that bad. Iām just slightly treble sensitive, so it was enough for me to part ways with them, but itās an excellent overall headphone.
I was just lucky that Focal released them MG thatās more to my preferences after I parted with my OG.
Also, I did find a tube/tube hybrid helped to smooth out that little bit of elevated treble energy. I had a Lyr 3 when I had my OG, and itās was a good pairing.
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Really wonder if Iād prefer the OGās slight treble spiciness (at the cost of the slight metallic timber people mention the OG having) or the MGās smoother more rounded off quality. Guess thereās little way of knowing till I try.
Iād feel bad ordering from Headphones only to maybe send it back butā¦ thatās sort of why they have that policy after allā¦
I officially found probably my only complaint with this headphone.
Headphone creak. I thought at first maybe it was the default cable (coiled cable with the MG Pro) that was causing itā¦but its just the headphone itself. Just every now and then when I move my head or adjust the headphone does have an annoying creak sound to it.
I heard this happened on the OG Clear tooā¦anyone confirm?
Also, this is just a minor annoyance but by no means what I consider a defect or anything to write to Focal about.
Still my daily driver and havenāt switched to anything else since I bought and started listening to these. Someday when Schiit has stock again Iāll finally experience these on a better stack then my basic schiit stack.
ā¦that creak thoughā¦ lol
It happens with all Focal. The Utopia actually creek the most. 
Itās doesnāt happen to often with my pair.
Mine creak a little bit. I canāt hear it at all when playing music though. Most of my headphones have little quirks like this. I had a gaming headset that had a metal band that ran over the of my head. It use to vibrate and I could hear it while playing music. And it wasnāt quiet. Horrible design.
It looked something like thisā¦
I wonder if some kind of lubrication would help? I also have no idea where the creak comes from, since I have to be very still and slightly move to hear it. Is it up in the yoke mechanism or the cup swivel?
EDIT: I just gave all the joints and moving parts a little exercise. Put it back on my head and now I canāt get it to creak.
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Good to knowā¦you can tell Iām a dad when I just thought of an analogy to put it all in perspecitveā¦
Since I am using a Schiit stack on a Focal MG Proā¦guess Iām up Schiitās Creek. (cheesy drum roll sound)
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