Luxury Headphones for the Home

Focal, the French brand renowned worldwide for its audio expertise, unveils its new reference headphones: Clear Mg. In addition to their sophisticated finishes, the sound reproduction of these open-back headphones is even sharper than that of their Clear predecessor. The luxury of Focal products lies in their performance and the experience they offer, as well as in every detail that enhances the object to make it more than a set of headphones.

The Clear Mg headphones incorporate the new technology of a speaker driver with an M-shaped Magnesium dome. Magnesium is light and boasts a significant damping factor, offering great dynamics and detail across the full sound spectrum while preserving a neutral and balanced signature.

Innovative Headphones Made in France

After four years of research and development, the engineers at Focal have designed a Magnesium dome for the Clear Mg speaker drivers. This new alloy, combined with an M-shaped dome, contributes to even more lightness, rigidity and damping, the three success factors for a speaker driver. The sound reproduction is fine, precise and impactful, for striking realism.

Combined with an amplifier/DAC, Clear Mg headphones display impressive performance. Thanks to an impedance of 55 Ohms, they can also be used without compromise with a portable audio player. The St. tienne brand first positioned itself on the global market of Hi-Fi headphones in 2016. This unique savoir-faire, combined with French manufacturing mastered in its own workshops, has led Focal to be recognized by the French state as a Living Heritage Company (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant).

Sophisticated Design and Materials: An Elegant Object

In developing its products, Focal places design and materials at the forefront in its mission to create the ultimate sound and listening comfort. The solid aluminum yoke has been developed to perfectly mold to the face, the headband covered in genuine leather and microfiber offers a constant curve, no matter which way the head turns, and the perforated microfiber ear pads result in enhanced opening and comfort.

The outside of the ear pads boasts a sophisticated honeycomb pattern with an elegance bolstered by the brand new Chestnut and Mixed-Metals finish which blends classic and modern looks. For a perfect package, the carrying case has been woven in colors to match the headphones.

Highlights

• High-fidelity open-back headphones for consumer use, made in France
• New cone material: Magnesium, for lightness and damping
• Remarkable sound performance: perfect dynamics, detail and balance
• Comfortable and ergonomic
• Low impedance (55 Ohms) to achieve very good performance with a portable player
• ‘M’-shaped magnesium dome full-range speaker driver
• M-shaped grille following the curve of the speaker driver for better high-frequency reproduction
• Perforated microfiber ear pads: extended soundstage
• Headband covered with leather and microfiber
• Solid aluminum yoke which molds to face shape
• Honeycomb grille for even more open sound
• Carrying case included

Included Cables

• 1 x 3.9ft (1.2m) mini-jack cable with 1/4″ (6.35mm) jack adapter
• 1 x 9.8ft (3m) 4-pin XLR cable
• 1 jack adapter, 1 1/8″ (3.5mm) female 1/4″ (6.35mm) male

Specifacations

• Type: Circumaural open-back headphones
• Impedance: 55 Ohms
• Sensitivity: 104dB SPL / 1 mW @ 1kHz
• THD: 0.25% @ 1kHz / 100dB SPL
• Frequency response: 5Hz 28kHz
• Speaker driver: 1-5/8″ (40mm) M-shaped magnesium dome
• Weight: 15.8 oz.

Focal Clear Mg Headphones

Open-back with magnesium dome drivers, made in France

The Clear Mgboast upgraded performance thanks to new magnesium dome drivers. Sound is moredynamic, particularly in the low frequencies, with more detail across the full spectrum. The neutral sound signature of the Clear has been preserved. After more than three years of research and development,Focal engineers chose this new alloy which–combined with the domes M shape–gives the headphones even greater lightness, rigidity, and damping.

The light and flexible surround also provides better dynamics and greater bass impact. The sound reproduction is even finer, with even greater precision and impact, creating a strikingly realistic sound.

The new grille has a honeycomb M-shaped design that more closely follows the curves of the driver. The more open design allows for a wider soundstage, while the reduced space between the driver and grille enables even more precise high-frequency reproduction.

The ‘Chestnut and Mixed-Metal’ finish uses fine materials such as leather, aluminum, and microfibre, making for a truly elegant pair of headphones. The new honeycomb grille on the earcups is a design highlight: not only does it increase the perceived value of the headphones; the more open structure contributes to the upgraded sonic performance.

Features

• Newdriver material: magnesium, for lightness and damping
• Remarkable sound performance: perfect dynamics, detail and balance
• Low impedance (55 Ohms) to achieve very good performance with a portable player
• Perforated microfibre earpads for an extended soundstage
• Headband covered with leather and microfibre
• Solid aluminium yoke which moulds to face shape
• Honeycomb grille for even more open sound

Specifications

Type:Circum-aural open-back headphones

Impedance:55 Ohm

Sensitivity: 104 dB

Frequency response: 5 hz 28 kHz

Speaker driver: 15/8″ (40 mm) M-shaped magnesium dome

Weight:0.1 lb (450 g)

Supplied accessories: 1 x 3.9 ft (1.2 m) mini-jack cable with 1/4″ (6.35 mm)
jack adapter, 1 x 9.8 ft (3 m) 4-pin XLR cable, matching carrying
case