New Focal Elex or used Focal Clears

Yeah pretty strange lol

Thinking about getting a pair of clear pros as they are a good price for a non factory sealed pair, my dilemma is do I even need them? Can someone please talk me out of this (or maybe talk me into?)

My gear list is in my profile, how well will these compliment my other headphones? will it sound more similar or different from what I already have? I’ll primarily be running them off of a monolith THX 788 with the occasional session on my Fiio Q5s. I have plans to sell and upgrade the 788 in the near future (next 3 months), probably will get a RNHP + SU-8 combo (or a similar balanced dac).

Trying real hard to have some self control atm lol

Get ready to #blameM0N🛡️

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Do it lol, it’s pretty worth if you think you would like the sound signature

I think you would be fine with you current gear for the most part, but in the future the rnhp + dac would be very nice

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Get it only if there is an Official Clear thread.

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Only thing I can say is that you wasted so much money in mid-fi hell.
Clears were my 2nd headphone since getting into audio a little over a year ago.
In audio its always good to save up until you can afford to upgrade, instead of wasting all your money constantly side-grading

nothing wrong with sidegrading though. if you want a different sound signature and a certain price point is all you can afford why the fuck not, his money. a good way to find the best headphone for you is to try different headphones until you find certain qualities of headphones and idealy find the qualities you enjoy the most and put them into one headphone. these days I even find myself downgrading adn trying and buying really cheap shit cause it’s just fun!

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No, the point is, instead of buying two or three shitty headphones, you save that money and get something actually good.

Well Shit. They are coming next week…

lol i don’t really consider it wasting my money if I enjoyed the headphone. I will still likely listen to my 4xx and 6xx as well as a few other of my budget cans even well after I get the clears in, I like variety.

Also if I get tired of any of them I can always recoup cost by selling on the used market, so not really a big loss when i factor in enjoyment had.

I mean I still have cheaper headphones that I enjoy a fair bit along with higher end ones. The fun is in the journey, it’s not as fun as when you start near the top

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that would be a compelling argument if any of his headphones were actually shitty though

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Wow. So many clears being purchased this week

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Is that a bad thing lol?

Yeah, for me I’ve found even though I’ve sort of moved to pricier headphones, I do still end up listening to my 6xx quite often because of how natural they sound to me, compared to my more expensive plannars

Of course not. #blameM0N🛡️ though

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So, you saw my post did you? … lol #blameMon

mine arrive Monday according to FedEx

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So I have a questions for everyone. If I own the Clears, I’m thinking this will be my endgame dynamic Open Backs. Do I really need to own the 6XX or 58X

Also I originally wanted some close backs before I found the deal on the Clears. What are a good set of close backs

for the same price, the aeon 2 closed is my current pick imo. Depends on preference though