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Clear Mg Professional
The Clear Mg Professional are Focal's open-back studio headphones with magnesium 'M'-shaped dome drivers, a professional version of the Clear MG for mixing and production work.
- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- No
- Battery
- –
- With case
- –
- Best codec
- Wired
- Weight
- 450 g
Specifications
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- Type
- Over-ear
- Noise cancelling
- No
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- Back
- Open
- Impedance
- 55 ohms
- Bluetooth codecs
- None (wired)
- Drivers
- 40 mm magnesium 'M'-shaped dome; 'M'-shaped honeycomb internal grille; 5 Hz – 23 kHz (±3 dB) on focal.com, 5 Hz – 28 kHz on the product sheet; sensitivity 104 dB SPL (1 mW, 1 kHz); THD 0.25% (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL)
Battery
- Listening time (maker's claim)
- No battery (wired)
Design
- Weight
- 450 g
- Headphone cable
- Yes
- Fit and ear tips
- Circumaural, open-back; 20 mm memory foam ear pads covered in perforated microfibre; perforated microfibre and leather headband; solid aluminium yoke; external honeycomb grille
- Works with
- 5 m cable with 6.35 mm TRS jack (coiled, per focal.com), 1.2 m straight cable with 3.5 mm TRS jack; 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter; 3.5 mm sockets on the ear cups
- In the box
- Headphones, 5 m 6.35 mm cable, 1.2 m 3.5 mm cable, 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter, 2 spare ear pads, rigid carrying case (250 x 240 x 120 mm) with space for an iLok key
Pros and cons
Pros
- 40 mm magnesium 'M'-shaped dome drivers
- 5 m coiled 6.35 mm cable and 1.2 m 3.5 mm cable for studio and laptop use
- Spare ear pads and a rigid carrying case in the box
Cons
- Heavy at 450 g
- No balanced cable in the box
- Open back leaks sound and lets outside noise in
Closest rivals
Model | Type | Noise cancelling | Battery | With case | Best codec | Weight | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 420 g | Sept 2021 | |
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 350 g | Oct 2021 | |
| Over-ear | No | – | – | Wired | 345 g | Oct 2021 |
Sources
- focal.com/products/clear-mg-professional
- dam.focal-naim.com/m/19c658a232b1d976/original/FP_Clear_Mg_Pro_EN-pdf.pdf
- recordingmag.com/news/focal-releases-clear-mg-professional-headphones
- gearnews.com/focal-clear-mg-professional-headphones
Photo: dam.focal-naim.com
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Supplied cables: dam.focal-naim.com/m/29041d8f19f757ab/original/ClearMGpro_cable-jpg.jpg
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Front view with cables: dam.focal-naim.com/m/35d361e8f7829da8/original/ClearMGpro_face_cable-jpg.jpg
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Headphones in open carrying case: dam.focal-naim.com/m/545cd0ffb1ec4a8f/original/ClearMGpro_case_ouverte-jpg.jpg
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Three-quarter close-up with cables: dam.focal-naim.com/m/b98db8a2b2bea9f/original/ClearMGpro_34_zoom_cable-jpg.jpg
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Headband close-up: media.focal-naim.com/focal/file_manager_files/pro/casques/clear-mg-pro/confort-…
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Ear cups close-up: media.focal-naim.com/focal/file_manager_files/pro/casques/clear-mg-pro/extreme-…
- Focal Clear Mg Professional — Ear cup exterior close-up: media.focal-naim.com/focal/file_manager_files/pro/casques/clear-mg-pro/finition…
