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| Rating: | (5 out of 5 stars) |
| Reviews: | 2 Adorama Reviews |
| Product Name: | Focal Clear Professional Open-Back Studio Monitor Headphones |
| Product Description: | Clear professional headphones represent the essential tool for the most demanding professionals. The only objective: to be the ultimate tool for high quality playback. These open circum-aural headphones incorporate a remarkable evolution of the driver and an extremely open design aiming to make the headphones disappear, for the benefit of the sound. Clear Professional headphones are so comfortable that you forget you are wearing them and the listening experience feels like studio monitors. Its M-profile Aluminum/Magnesium dome has a new copper coil which provides total dynamic respect over the entire audio spectrum, with an extremely well defined and always controlled bass. At the same time, the very low-mass speaker moving parts mean that these headphones reproduce the finest details in the higher frequencies. Turning to the headband and yokes, their design ensures that the headphones are in full contact with the head, for optimal comfort. The new generation of perforated microfiber ear cushions provides an extremely open design. Unveiled secrets Precision in the Detail Clear Professional uses a new generation of Focal 40 mm full-range speaker. A 25mm diameter, 5.5mm long unsupported copper coil has been developed. The material chosen, copper, has the effect of achieving an extremely high magnetic field in the coil. With this, the moving parts are always under control, even at maximum capacity, providing bass definition worthy of the best subwoofer's. Its 55Ohms impedance makes Clear Professional easy to drive, even in a mobile configuration, directly connected to the headphones output of a laptop. It contributes to an exceptional impulse response with a break-up raised to 24kHz. Thus, high frequencies are extremely linear and transients totally respected. Clear Professional is capable of precisely revealing the finest details of the recording, proving extremely precise control. In the service of the acoustic absolute 35 Years' Know-how What makes headphones significantly different from a pair of monitor speakers is the wave-form generated by the loudspeaker and the listening distance. In order to achieve a plane wave in a very close nearfield, the shaping of the dome had to be rethought carefully because of the few centimeters of distance inside it. M-profiled Dome The French manufacturer's 35 years of experience have resulted in a new generation of domes, launched on Elear and Utopia headphones: the M-profile dome. Formed from an Aluminum/Magnesium alloy, it offers an ideal ratio, combining low mass, high rigidity and excellent damping. The depth of the sound and the dynamics won't disappoint you. Music Revealed Making the Headphones Disappear The design of Clear Professional solves the sensation of space reduction, thanks to their new microfiber ear cushions. Their one-millimeter diameter micro-perforations on the outside edge give a level of openness that is unbeatable at this price range. The listening experience in the room, rather than headphones, is intensified. The second benefit to this design is its extreme tolerance to ear cushion positioning, regardless of head profile and size. This degree of openness also provides the benefit of excellent definition of upper bass and low mid-range registers, typically where headphones usually struggle in comparison with monitors. Provided Accessories Rigid carrying case. Thermoformed shell in the shape of the headphones. Can store one cable and an iLok key (not provided), all within its compact dimensions. Two OFC copper 24AWG cables with a very low resistance. A 5m spiral for domestic use A 1.2m cable fitted with a 3.5mm stereo jack connector 3.5mm and 6.35mm jack adapter |
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| Product SKU: | foproclepro |
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Talk about the pot and the kettle. You're saying this makes me look like a dick, yet unlike you, I said nothing about the other person being stupid, only his post, because it is stupid. The sentiment of "xyz doesn't appeal to me, therefore, people who indulge in xyz are out of their goddamn minds" is absurdly stupid. That's not an opinion in his post, it's narrow mindedness. An opinion on these would be I don't think they sound great, not anyone who buys these is out of their mind because, I can't tell the difference. It's sad that I have to explain that.
But, if calling that out makes me a dick, then call me Mandingo
Classy guy.
So.. if these aren't quality to them, "luxury" is moot.
Sorry buddy, but you're not correct. My response is the same as a down vote, I'm just using words. Opinions are one thing,; 'I don't like this because the bass doesn't sound good to me', 'treble is shrill in my opinion', 'the clamping force is too much', these are OPINIONS. Saying others are out of their mind for liking something that you can't comprehend isn't an opinion, it's a blanket statement with no logic behind it, which was why I addressed it by just replacing headphones with cars to show the absurdities.
Edit: actually I'm misspeaking here. His post is an opinion. His opinion is that people who spend x amount of dollars are out of their goddamn minds, because he can't tell the difference between different priced headphones, is an opinion. It's just a stupid opinion that is seen numerous times in headphone threads, though not to the level of I can't tell the difference, therefore people are dumb. It's normally just like who the hell would spend $xxx on headphones. But since he laid out in detail the stupid opinion, it's easy to swap headphones out for literally any other item in the world.
Oh boy. Lol
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I didn't want this to diverge into a rant, name calling, shaming, over an opinion. I do understand there are people in this world who want to buy things like a $40,000 watch, given a "designer" element to that realm of luxury, and in the case there are audiophiles that exist in the world who will spend thousands and swear by their judgment and/or want to impress their peers with what they are capable of hearing and what differences they are able to pick up.
I understand this. I am simply sharing my own personal experiences and what I have gone thru to try and understand that "audiophile", but it simply did not happen. For an online purchase, for the average consumer, and for the tests I have tried over many years over every headphone I could possibly pick up, I simply was unable to appreciate or justify any difference above around $250. For those that are able to distinguish and appreciate differences in the thousands of dollars range, I salute you and honestly think it is something you guys are either blessed with or in any event, if you are happy with your decision, then of course go ahead and buy 'em and knock your socks off.
But for me, and for every other person I have ever encountered in my life that doesn't sell this type of equipment, including recording artists, studio owners, etc, in every day real life scenarios, and for any other real world purpose I can possibly imagine, there isn't any reason to buy this, especially as a first time purchase online with no way of knowing what these headphones sound signature will be to your ears, and how pleasing they will turn out for you.
But, if calling that out makes me a dick, then call me Mandingo
Uh, just want you to know I'm stealing that closing line for all of eternity...lmfao.
I didn't want this to diverge into a rant, name calling, shaming, over an opinion. I do understand there are people in this world who want to buy things like a $40,000 watch, given a "designer" element to that realm of luxury, and in the case there are audiophiles that exist in the world who will spend thousands and swear by their judgment and/or want to impress their peers with what they are capable of hearing and what differences they are able to pick up.
I understand this. I am simply sharing my own personal experiences and what I have gone thru to try and understand that "audiophile", but it simply did not happen. For an online purchase, for the average consumer, and for the tests I have tried over many years over every headphone I could possibly pick up, I simply was unable to appreciate or justify any difference above around $250. For those that are able to distinguish and appreciate differences in the thousands of dollars range, I salute you and honestly think it is something you guys are either blessed with or in any event, if you are happy with your decision, then of course go ahead and buy 'em and knock your socks off.
But for me, and for every other person I have ever encountered in my life that doesn't sell this type of equipment, including recording artists, studio owners, etc, in every day real life scenarios, and for any other real world purpose I can possibly imagine, there isn't any reason to buy this, especially as a first time purchase online with no way of knowing what these headphones sound signature will be to your ears, and how pleasing they will turn out for you.
You've made your point. You're not really contributing much of substance to this thread with it. Let people that are interested and appreciate this discuss it and help would be buyers.
Please use your brains.
I'm not going to explain anything to you.
And save the childish insults you love to throw around. They are wasted on me. You haven't the ability to affect me.
I didn't want this to diverge into a rant, name calling, shaming, over an opinion. I do understand there are people in this world who want to buy things like a $40,000 watch, given a "designer" element to that realm of luxury, and in the case there are audiophiles that exist in the world who will spend thousands and swear by their judgment and/or want to impress their peers with what they are capable of hearing and what differences they are able to pick up.
I understand this. I am simply sharing my own personal experiences and what I have gone thru to try and understand that "audiophile", but it simply did not happen. For an online purchase, for the average consumer, and for the tests I have tried over many years over every headphone I could possibly pick up, I simply was unable to appreciate or justify any difference above around $250. For those that are able to distinguish and appreciate differences in the thousands of dollars range, I salute you and honestly think it is something you guys are either blessed with or in any event, if you are happy with your decision, then of course go ahead and buy 'em and knock your socks off.
But for me, and for every other person I have ever encountered in my life that doesn't sell this type of equipment, including recording artists, studio owners, etc, in every day real life scenarios, and for any other real world purpose I can possibly imagine, there isn't any reason to buy this, especially as a first time purchase online with no way of knowing what these headphones sound signature will be to your ears, and how pleasing they will turn out for you.
Well it diverged in to what it did because instead of saying things like "I salute you", you said anyone buying these things are out of their goddamn mind. Your approach in this reply is much more welcomed. Although, it honestly doesn't add to the topic of this specific item, at least it's not demeaning, and for that, I tip my cap
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Sure but no reason to be a sack of shit about it. J/s