šŸ”¶ Focal Clear

Nice!

Donā€™t think Iā€™ll need to swap pads out anytime soon, but Iā€™ve just ordered them for safekeeping when I need a new pair.

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how high does this ladder go? is the rnhp/bifrost2 the next logical step for me?

@Lel I had really good success with dish soap (because degreaser) and warm waterā€¦ I too bought a set though :beers:

Nice, so you didnā€™t have to use the french soap lol. I was lucky I never had to wash my pads yet, the last owner I got mine from really kept them well. Even the plastic wrappings around the connectors were still there for me to peel. Lol

Although the bigger concern for me is the headband since it doesnā€™t seem like thereā€™s an easy way to get them replaced.

Yay to RNHP. Haha

I actually did buy the French soap for the headband lolā€¦ as far as ive read they canā€™t be replaced unfortunately

Didnā€™t someone here take theirs off to put a ZMF Pilot Pad on?

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Alright Iā€™ll keep all of this in mind thanks for the information.

Yes, that was @giova05. He took a break from the forum.

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yup I did :ok_hand:

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Just vibin out with vinyl and kickin back with clearā€™s I imagine :beers:

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100%ā€¦ Still enjoying my setup as-is. Itā€™s either Vinyl, Youtube Music, or Spotify. The Clears are really fantastic and versatile.

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Thatā€™s awesome. How have you been?

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Pretty good, consideringā€¦ No problems. I have been stalking the forums from time to time.

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no upgrade-itis creeping up?

Welcome back!
:wink:

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This ones a good deal. The seller is also a forum member.

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I recently, somewhat unexpectedly fell into owning a set of these. They were open box and have a rattle in the left ear. I contacted the amazon seller and he said focal in Canada was going to ship me a brand new pair. Seems like a great deal, anxiously awaiting their arrival. Seems a little odd this would happen but I doubt there is some scam happening here.

The sound is quite good, I didnā€™t think a dynamic headphone could complete with the detail I have come to expect from planars. Theyā€™re currently running off a thx789 which is tamed and sounds nice with a modius dac. Eventually this will be a bifrost 2 and a Violectric v280, but thatā€™s about a month away.

I was not expecting to like these headphones as much as I do. Though my relationship with the brand goes all the way back to my youth in car audio. Iā€™ll admit to wanting to like a Focal offering, glad I decided to give a dynamic headphone a shot.

I also watched zeos review these. Iā€™m wondering if his ears actually work at all, because he is super far off on these. He really wanted people buying the drop for the Elex, so maybe that had something to do with it.

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Iā€™ll be curious to hear about the difference in sound going from the thx to violectric.

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So you are sending back your defective pair and getting a brand new replacement?

Yes, Iā€™m waiting on the replacement, will inspect and probably check the serial number somehow, and then send the defective pair back

Hi all!!

Iā€™ve been lucky enough to get a pair of Clear proā€™s for the week and i know they wont leave anymore :smiley:

Think iā€™m in love here and probably will keep them.
Is there any amp that has the clarity of the RNHD and the Lake peopleā€™s G111 soundstage?
Yes, iā€™m already thinking of the next step. Right now i just have the Hiby R5 single ended and if i could add anything would be a tad more of ā€œclarityā€ and bit of soundstage - just a bit :wink:
Thanks for any help!

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