If it was me, Iād send it back.
I got a memory foam mattress that was suppose to be endgame.
It had so many chemicals pumped into it that I sent it back after the minimum 30 day trial. On day 31 of the 100 day trial run, it had to go. Stunk my whole house up.
You have a really nice setup overall.
This hobby, as anything in life, is all about trial and error.
Try many amps, dacs, HPs, cables until you find a great fit for you.
I had to scroll back up to double check that you got the Pro Mg, because that hasnāt been my experience with the non-Pro. The cables are still rubber, but other than the lengths, I have no real complaints about them. Weird how there can be that much of a difference between the two. Having said that, Iāve still put in an order with Hart for a custom cable.
Ha ha, we werenāt talking about Clearās cable at all. Bruiser brought up a completely different thread discussing this cable. Sorry for the confusion.
For anyone wondering, this cable is NOT fabric. Itās a sticky rubber material. lol I know it looks like fabric but itās not.
that is extremely misleading and very glad focal doesnāt come with it lol
In the reflections, you can somewhat make out the fabric is inside some tube. Weird material.
I wasnāt a fan of the Aeolus (but I did enjoy the Eikon). From memory, the Aeolus and MG are leagues apart, imo. The MG is so neutral, but still engaging. Mostly due to its dynamics I think. The Aeolus was just too soft of a presentation for me. Not enough technical merits for the price, but I can see how itās popular. Especially on tubes (really essential for ZMF).
The Clear MG is just a very good headphone that truly scales with source. I like them enough to be seriously considering this amp:
https://www.decware.com/newsite/TABOO.htm
Iām glad to see most are enjoying their new MGās.
Cheers.
Fuck. I mean, I truly love my Aeolusā¦but damnā¦
Iāll throw my 2 cents in here about the discussion on AMP/DAC dependanciesā¦
I only have a simple Schiit Magni Heresy and Modi 3+ stack to use on my Clear MG Proās. To my ears, they sound incredible! So I donāt have anything to compare them to but I definitely would not call it bad or disappointing.
I am hoping my Magnius/Modius will ship next week and then I can finally sample these on balanced. Iām guessing I am going to like that sound also though.
I love the MG Proās. Iāve had so much fun throwing different music at them that Iāve listened to for years just to hear things for the first time that makes me go āwowā
Just being honest that my Aeolus will probably be collecting dust after A/Bāing the Clear MG and Aeolus for hours today.
Want a second?
I feel like upgrading the Modi to a Bifrost (using the Heresy) would yield better results than the Modius/Magnius. I owned the Modius and liked it (probably the best AKM DAC Iāve heard), but the Bifrost is much better, imo.
The Magni os no slouch, either. Iāve heard it referred to as a āpalette cleanserā because itās so clean and neutral. Itās actually a very good amp, and the Clear do scale, but theyāre also very efficient. Heresy Single-Ended is plenty of power.
Just some thoughts.
Iām glad youāre enjoying your MGs, theyāre pretty awesome.
Have you heard the Bifrost? If I had to do it all over again, I would have skipped the Bifrost and stuck with the SMSL SU-9. I think they are both good DACs but the SU-9 has a lot more features and sounds slightly more technical than the Bifrost.
Thanks man, appreciate the feedback on that. Yeah I have the Bitfrost now on my radar for the future. Iāll give the Magnius/Modius some time first to see what I think. Funnyā¦I got into this hobby in December 2019 and bought my Magni/Modi and now here I am about 1 year or so later already upgrading to the Magnius/Modius.
Honestly surprised with that result, to me the bifrost is a solid step ahead in timbre, spatial recreation, dynamics, and microdetail, about equally quick as the su9 though
I am more interested to see these new products schiit has in developmentā¦ quite expensive but still
Focal Clear MG Headphones Unboxing First Look
These IMO are beautiful 
We also had a great stream hangout today if you missed!
Focal Clear MG Headphones First Impressions Live Stream
I have a few times while at the Schiitr (probably about 3 hours total). Itās a very good DAC that competes with higher tiered DACs. Imo, you probably have to spend double to start to get better performance.
No problem. I wasnāt implying the Modius isnāt good, I actually owned it for a few months. I bought an RME ADI 2 Pro FS-R to replace the Modius thinking it would be better. It honestly wasnāt to my ears. The staging on the RME was very flat and 2-dimensional. It had better technicalities than the Modius as far as detail, and maybe separation, but the custom filter Schiit uses was much more organic than the RME. The Modius was just a more natural and fun listen.
Looking forward to your impressions.
Same. I want them all!
The CD transport (confirmed) and Gumby 2 (rumored) are my most wanted, but the Loki Maximus is also appealing.
And the 10 tube amp should be fun.
Iāve had the Bifrost for a few weeks and havenāt compared back and forth directly but these are my feelings listening with it since it arrived. Iām not bashing the Bifrost, it sounds good but I just donāt hear much of a difference between it and the SU-9, yet the SU-9 has wireless, volume control, led screen and filtering options. The Bifrost is either on or off.
I value your opinion concerning amps and dacs more than just about anyone so Iāll believe you when you say the Bifrost is an improvement over the SU-9 but Iām not hearing it, at least for the music I enjoy.
