That is a very large amount of unhealthy speculation if you ask me. I must say Iām surprised you havenāt seen the leak photo of the non pro version from the first video when this pro first appeared.
Why is it unhealthy? Its not like we are going to be mad at focal if some of the guesses are wrong
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Tidal makes me getting addicted to the Clears at the moment. It starts to really grow more and more on me. They have simply a very beautiful and natural tonality. I love the āting tingā drums makeā¦donĀ“t really know how to describe it, but drums sound incredibleā¦
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I just picked up the Clears (not the Pro) from headphones.com for $990. I used the chat on the lower right hand side and asked for a deal. However, they are not in stock at the moment but said more are coming by the end of this month. I was going to go with the Elex but was just too hesitant with all the posts regarding clipping, channel imbalances and drivers dying. I canāt wait to hear them 
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Posted on the Headphones.com forum, these are apparently leaked photos of the new Clear Mg non-professional variant.
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I think it looks good besides the headband( just not my taste). I think the outside looks actually pretty sick!
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Sexy AF! Focal headphones are just gorgeous.
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Those may be the best looking focals tbh. Utopia is best obviously and elec is solid (cause the colorways hide the fucky designs) but those are actualy a pretty colorway. Obviously taking some learnings from the radiance
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these and the TH900 are def in my scopes!
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looks like an open Stellia to me.
Nah bruhā¦well maybe exterior pattern wiseā¦ color wise though Stellia is Grandpaās 70ās recliner brown, this bronze is, to my eyes, waaaay classier
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funny from these images it looks poop brown where the stellia looks like tan driving gloves or a classy interior from a benltey / rolls. Guess will see once itās out in the open!
I will also say the celestee pictures initially posted here were far greener than the navy blue pictures that the headphone.com show validated. So these pictures are all a function of editing potentially by people who have never seen them.
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To illustrate rmsangerās point, I spent a few minutes adjusting the sliders in the simple graphics app that comes with MacOS:
First off, the colours you see wonāt be the colours I see, since our displays are unlikely to be identically calibrated. Here, I started with two Focal product jpegs (labelled original), then adjusted each to roughly match the yoke colour of the other. Then I simply changed the saturation of the originals to produce the two versions on the right.
All these variations are pretty much within the inevitable variability of the default colour handling of even expensive cameras. Take a high-end Nikon and a high-end Canon and photograph the same product under the same lighting at the same time. Youāll get two different colour interpretations (yes, even from the raw files).
Simplest way to verify the above is to do a Google search for a headphone you own that has a non-black colour scheme, click on Images to see all the images uploaded for that model, then compare them to the product in your hand. Same thing would work with a variety of products, although food and clothing shots may be more carefully produced.
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Ha yeah itās all subjective and who the hell knows with filters and photoshop. I just bought and sold a Stellia to try, so I 100% know Iām not a fan of itās color schemeā¦picked up both an Elex and Elear used for like 1/4 the Stelliaās price and 95+% sound quality to keep the coffers full.
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Thatās awesome thanks for this!
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How would these work with a Benchmark DAC2 HGC? Is that enough power to really differentiate them from the Elex?
The work function is using them to clean up dialog tracks, leaving their fun time (which is really 90% of the time) for music, movies, and gaming so less important.
used or new? thats a steal. maybe ill try and get one myself
New. Maybe a flash sale from headphones.com. I did it via chat. I have to wait for them until the end of the month as they are awaiting the shipment. It was the price and return policy that made it an easy call.
It is new and I had to chat with them to get the price, it is not advertised as far as I know
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