Thanks for the rec! Quick question though. You mentioned that the Clears would be considered more neutral than the Elex. How does the sound signature differ? Iām guessing the Elex is more colored? Maybe more bass? I am asking because I think the Clears are spot on and more of anything [bass, mids, treble] would be too much IMO.
The elex is a bit more slightly w shaped, pretty pleasing and not overdone imo, the clear is more neutral (and more amp picky because of itās better technicalities). I would say itās not worth it to get the elex when you have the clears imo
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I thought the Clears sounded pretty good on the SP200, but even better on the Liquid Platinum. I have even more tubes otwā¦ Canāt wait to roll 'em in!
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Canāt be a mess up, if youāre enjoying them. : )
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So Iāve been thinking of ordering a pair of Elear pads for my Clearsā¦ For some tuning customization when Iām in the mood for more low-endā¦
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So hereās the Clear with ZMF pilot pad. Getting it to fit was harder than I was hoping, so I used the silver body of my Clears (which I had stored away) to mess with and get it to fit. I had to remove the original material and padding to get it to work. Thereās a bit of glue residue to clean up, but itās not too badā¦ but once you get rid of it, the original padding is gone for good. The headband is impossible to disassemble also without doing this, which is a shame.
That being said, I was left with just barely thin and narrow enough of a headband to barely fit the ZMF Pilot around it. and then I covered it with one of my headband covers as shown.
I donāt know that I would necessarily recommend it unless your desperate and are really having issues with comfort with the Clearsā¦ that being said, they are A LOT more comfortableā¦ even more so than before. But I do now need to have the headband retracted to full size to fit right. But at least for me, they fit perfectly.
Iāve tried to fit the entire ZMF pilot under the original headband as wellā¦ and just use the headband cover to keep it in place, but that makes it way too thick and they no longer fit on my head well that way.
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Thatās hardcore.
Doesnāt it āfeelā better with just the Pilot Pad?
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actually yesā¦ I just tried itā¦ damn it feels nice.
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Does somebody have experience pairing Focal Clear with a Questyle CMA Twelve? I can pick one up for a good price and would be cool all in one package. (need space on my desk) Currently have a THX 789. Would be a good upgrade from that? Heard the Clear scales nicely with higher end gear.
But you have to remove original padding to fit the Pilot Pad?
Iāve been told it doesnāt fit, but Iām just hoping that a little more ambition will make it work. 
That would be a very nice pairing, can easily recommend, leagues above the thx imo
Cool, it looks like Tyll brought his Clears with him on his van. I though he only brought his QC35. Lol
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That was Tyllās initial idea. But Dan Clark donated the Aeon open & closed Tyll had on his wall of fame. So those three headphones are what Tyll set out with. But within a few days a guy from one of the big US headphone stores gave a pair of Clears to Tyll. Canāt remember the store name, unfortunately.
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He never wants to listen to his headphonesā¦smh
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What have you done lol, you have exposed him too early, now your wallet will suffer lol
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You arenāt supposed to start him off with the Clears man, now (*a lot of) everything else will sound like crap to him.
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Yeah, his brother has the BT Vmoda Masters. I think weāre going to give his brother the Magni 3 eventually.
He has some inexpensive kids headphones for his kids fire tablet, but every time Iām listening I get slapped on the arm with him saying headphones, headphones, headphonesā¦lol
I have to make sure I put them all back on the wall mounts otherwise heāll go sit at the desk and put on wherever pair
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Adorable! 
I have a picture somewhere of my son wearing some Q701ās thatās really cute. Little onesā with headphonesā¦
Youāve definitely set the bar high.
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I think they make him feel powerful too probably! 
At least heās being exposed to great stuff at an early age, regardless of price! 
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