Focal Clear MG Professional
Focal’s revised flagship studio cans raise the bar yet again.
It’s only three years since I reviewed Focal’s Clear Professional headphones. You’d expect any pair of phones with a four‑figure price tag to sound pretty stellar, and I was duly impressed. Nevertheless, Focal’s team weren’t content to rest on their laurels, and the Clear Professionals have been superseded by the new MG model, which introduces several design improvements.
One of these is immediately apparent: the closely textured grille on the outer side of the original earcups has given way to an attractive ‘honeycomb’ design formed of graduated hexagons. This makes the area to the rear of the drivers even more open, reducing internal reflections that can colour the sound.