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Focal Clear MG & HD800s: You can only keep one (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by wdymbruhh@alien.top to c/headphones@hi-fi.community

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Owners of these headphones or people who've tried both, if you can only keep one which would it be?

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[–] hfcobra@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Owned Clear OG for over a year and had the 800S for 4 years before selling it.

Clear is easily my preferred. Warmer, punchier, better dynamics and a more natural tone. Add a little 1-2db bass shelf at 200Hz and they become even better.

The 800S hates extra bass and gets muddled and distorted if you force it too much in the low end. Clearer high end and vocals but I think the tradeoff isn't worth it except for classical and Jazz music.