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PREOWNED – FULLY TESTED – COMPLETE AND IN GREAT CONDITION
OPEN CIRCUMAURAL HIGH-FIDELITY HEADPHONES
Clear are our brand new open-back high-fidelity headphones made in France by Focal. Continuing in the spirit of Utopia and Elear and using the best of Focal technologies, Clear offer the sensation of listening to your favorite music in a space that no longer has limits. Discover the emotion of music, thanks to Clear’s ability to recreate the tiniest details of the recording.
Clear provide listening worthy of the best speakers. The latest addition to Focal’s top-end headphones range, Clear use the new generation of totally open backed full-range speakers, precisely revealing the tiniest details for ultra-realistic listening. With their design surpassing Elear in terms of openness, Clear make you simply forget that you are wearing headphones. The widely held impression that headphones reduce listening space disappears, thanks to Clear’s open ear cushions. The technologies chosen and the aluminum/magnesium alloy M-profile dome, preserve breadth and dynamics worthy of the best high-fidelity speakers. These headphones will become essential: they come with a hard transport case and three cables providing the best solution for different types of audio equipment.
• Handcrafted in France
• Open back circum-aural
• Full range “loudspeaker-like” sound
• Easily adjustable to any head size or shape
• Copper Voice Coil (25.5m x 5.5mm)
• 75 Micron Thick suspension
• Breakup level of 24kHz
• High-Performance acoustics
• Comfortable and ergonomic
• High-quality materials
Type
Circum-aural open back headphones
Impedance
55 Ohms
Sensitivity
104dB SPL / 1mW @ 1kHz
THD
0.25% @ 1kHz / 100dB SPL
Frequency response
5Hz – 28kHz
Loudspeaker
1.6″ (40mm) Aluminum/Magnesium ‘M’-shape dome
Weight
0.99lb (450g)
Hard-shell Carrying case
9.8″ x 9.4″ x 4.7″
(250x240x120mm)
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Focal traces its roots to 1979 in Saint-Étienne, France, where engineer and hi-fi enthusiast Jacques Mahul founded the company in a small workshop within his father's precision engineering firm. Initially operating as JMlab, it began crafting bespoke speaker drivers, with early models like the DB13 earning acclaim for their compact yet dynamic bass performance. This heritage of acoustic innovation and French craftsmanship propelled Focal's evolution, marked by pivotal 1990s expansions under Gérard Chrétien's leadership, yielding iconic references such as the Vega and Grande Utopia loudspeakers that redefined audiophile standards.
The brand's core focus remains high-fidelity loudspeakers, where it excels through in-house driver design featuring breakthroughs like inverted-dome tweeters, Polyglass cones, flax diaphragms, and beryllium tweeters in its Utopia line. Focal has diversified into professional studio monitors, premium headphones, car audio systems, and select accessories, all emphasizing noble materials and meticulous engineering. While not delving into amplifiers, turntables, DACs, or cables, its speaker-centric portfolio spans home, mobile, and pro applications with unwavering commitment to purity of sound.
Positioned firmly in the high-end market, Focal commands respect as a world leader among discerning hi-fi buyers for its benchmark performance, international awards, and "Made in France" prestige. No longer a niche boutique, it blends heritage appeal with cutting-edge technology, attracting serious audiophiles who prioritize transparency, dynamics, and emotional depth over mass-market compromises.
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