OPEN BACK CIRCUMAURAL HEADPHONES:

Our top-of-the-range open back Clear headphones offer listening pleasure worthy of the best speakers. Made in France in Focal's workshops, Clear take inspiration from the best of the technologies and developments made for our Utopia headphones. This means that Clear have exceptional performance with exclusive full-range speakers, revealing the tiniest details of musical creation. With their design even surpassing Elear in terms of openness, Clear simply makes you forget that you are wearing headphones. The widely held impression that headphone reduce listening space disappears, with Clear's innovative design. The technologies chosen, paired with the inverted aluminium/magnesium alloy M-profile dome, preserve breadth and dynamics worthy of the best high-fidelity speakers. This thoughtful design also preserves the realism of the sound reproduction: micro-perforated ear cushions and the shape of the headband make them light and comfortable. The sound is characterised by unparalleled uniformity, guaranteeing the best performance. With their new reference headphones, Focal continues the quest for absolute sound.

specification

TypeCircum-aural open-back headphonesImpedance55 OhmsLoudspeaker1.6" (40 mm) Aluminum/Magnesium 'M'-shape domeSensitivity104 dB SPL / 1 mW @ 1kHzFrequency Response5 Hz - 28 kHzWeight0.99lb / 450gCables provided3m balanced cable (XLR 4-pin) 3m unbalanced cable (1/4" TRS jack) 1.2m unbalanced cable (1/8" TRS jack) 1/8" jack to 1/4" stereo jack adapter

OPEN-BACK CIRCUM-AURAL

Clear professional headphones represent the essential tool for the most demanding professionals. The only objective: to be the ultimate tool for high quality playback. These open circum-aural headphones incorporate a remarkable evolution of the driver and an extremely open design aiming to make the headphones disappear, for the benefit of the sound. Clear Professional headphones are so comfortable that you forget you are wearing them and the listening experience feels like studio monitors. Its M-profile Aluminium/Magnesium dome has a new copper coil which provides total dynamic respect over the entire audio spectrum, with an extremely well defined and always controlled bass. At the same time, the very low-mass speaker moving parts mean that these headphones reproduce the finest details in the higher frequencies.

Turning to the headband and yokes, their design ensures that the headphones are in full contact with the head, for optimal comfort. The new generation of perforated microfiber ear cushions provides an extremely open design. 

HIGH-FIDELITY OPEN-BACK CIRCUM-AURAL HEADPHONES

Elear are audiophile open-backed headphones manufactured in France by Focal. Inspired by the best technology and acoustic research that went into designing Utopia, our flagship headphones, they offer truly exceptional performance. Be inspired by the sound of a high-fidelity system with a pair of Elear headphones, for hours of listening pleasure.

Elear are audiophile open-backed headphones manufactured in France by Focal. Inspired by the best technology and acoustic research that went into designing Utopia, our flagship headphones, they offer truly exceptional performance. The mechanical design provides remarkably smooth and seamless style due to the solid aluminium yoke. They also feature memory foam ear cushions for maximum comfort, an essential quality for long listening sessions. Finally, the exclusive speaker drivers with their aluminium/magnesium ‘M’-shaped domes enable Elear to provide strikingly realistic sound. Be inspired by the sound of a high-fidelity system with a pair of Elear headphones, for hours of listening pleasure.

CLOSED CIRCUM-AURAL HIGH-FIDELITY HEADPHONES

Elegia is the new, and the first, audiophile circum-aural closed-back headphones. Integrating the best of exclusive technologies from Focal, Elegia guarantees remarkable listening quality, everywhere and anywhere. Every component has undergone cutting edge research and been meticulously considered. The sound reproduction is precise and the power is certainly not lacking.

• High-end circum-aural closed-back headphones, which reveal a perfect sound everywhere and anywhere.
• French design and manufacture, exclusive technologies from 40 years of expertise.
• Leather, aluminium, microfibre… Materials and its well-mastered geometry give Elegia style, design and timelessness

To enjoy an incredible listening experience in total privacy, without worrying about a noisy environment disturbing this moment of pleasure: this is the promise kept by Elegia. These circum-aural closed-back headphones incorporate a new generation of exclusive full-range speaker drivers capable of operating in a small inner environment whilst ensuring exceptional dynamics and the most precise sound reproduction. Whether it’s the motor, the frameless copper voice coil, the dedicated 110 micron surround or the ’M’-shape inverted dome, Elegia's speaker drivers are a mass of innovation dedicated to sound purity. And when connected to portable audio players, these headphones are incredibly high-performing. Zero resonance, excellent soundproofing: the naturalness and realism of the sound is striking from the first few seconds of listening.

With its well-mastered geometry, Elegia's headband moulds perfectly to the head, providing optimal grip for on-the-go use. The 20mm memory foam microfibre earpads as well as the yoke, which also moulds perfectly to the wearer’s face shape, are both key contributors to the headphones’ supreme comfort. They are also incredibly good-looking: noble materials such as leather, solid aluminium and microfibre finish off Elegia to a tee.

Elegia is equipped with a new generation of electrodynamic transducers which provide great elongation, at the heart of extremely dynamic sound, and a linear, extended frequency response of 23 kHz. The geometry of the new, half-roll NBR surround guarantees a lightweight moving part that is always under control, even at the lowest frequencies and the highest volumes. The sound reproduction is incredibly precise. And thanks to the ‘M’-shape inverted dome and its larger emissive surface, listening becomes sensational.

The closed-back Elegia headphones allow music lovers to listen to their favourite tracks in total privacy, without disturbing the person next to them, but also to experience sound fully, without the surrounding hustle and bustle hampering this moment of pleasure. No resonance, no unwanted sound signals: Elegia’s soundproofing is perfect. An achievement made possible by our engineers’ meticulous research on the vents and microfibre earpads.

Key points
• High-end closed-back design for home use and on-the-go
• Exclusive full-range speaker-driver with an 'M'-shape aluminium/magnesium dome (patent pending)
• Incredible tonal balance, which is able to reproduce the subtlest sound details at both very high and very low
frequencies
• Excellent performance when connected to a portable audiophile player.
• Very good ambient noise soundproofing
• Comfortable and ergonomic

• Impedance 35 Ohms
• Sensitivity 105 dB SPL / 1 mW @ 1 kHz
• THD 0.1 % @ 1 kHz / 100 dB SPL
• Frequency response 5 Hz-23 kHz
• Speaker driver 1.57" (40 mm) 'M'-shape Aluminium/Magnesium dome
• Weight 15.4 lbs (430 g)
• Cable provided 3.94 feet (1.2 m) asymmetric cable (0.14" - 3.5 mm TRS jack). 0.14" (3.5 mm) to 0.25" (6.35 mm)
  stereo jack adapter.
• Hard-shell carry case provided 10" x 9" x 5" (250 x 240 x 120 mm)

PREMIUM OVER-EAR HEADPHONES

Listen embodies the best aspects of French acoustic quality. They combine all the advantages of premium mobile headphones: excellent insulation and optimal comfort. The Focal DNA marks their undeniable acoustic qualities.

Designed in France by Focal’s acoustics engineers, Listen combine all the advantages of premium portable headphones for hours of intense listening pleasure. Excellent noise isolation is guaranteed with the closed-back design and the large ear cushions, which preserve the headphones’ acoustic qualities, even in noisy environments. The heat-sensitive, very high-density memory foam ear-pieces offer maximum comfort for the listener. Finally, at the heart of Listen’s acoustic qualities are the innovative 1¾″ (40mm) drivers. Thus, Listen have an extremely dynamic sound, tight bass and remarkable tonal balance. These qualities are what make Listen the ideal travelling companion: listening pleasure, everywhere.

CIRCUM-AURAL PREMIUM WIRELESS HEADPHONES

All the best aspects of French acoustic quality are concentrated in Listen Wireless. These new wireless headphones offer hours of intense listening, with their very comfortable and ergonomic ear-cups. High-end Focal sound, in total freedom.

CLOSED BACK, CIRCUMAURAL HI-FI HEADPHONES

Spirit Classic headphones have been designed for audiophiles and music lovers.
A warm sound combined with the dynamics of the transducers will enable you to find the pleasure of listening to all of your music with wonderful details. Spirit Classic’s sound tuning is perfect for listening at home: extended low end, a detailed mid-range and linear top end for a lighter, open sound: all you would expect from Focal!
Spirit Classic give its best when the user is at home in a relatively quiet background. There is no need to mask the surrounding noise to enjoy a faithful listening session. Its frequency response curve has been sculpted accordingly: flat in low frequencies, Spirit Classic has around 3dB less bass in comparison to Spirit One.

Spirit One S is the fourth pair of headphones developed by Focal’s R&D team in France, and it takes full advantage of our expertise we have acquired about headphones. It is destined for all those who are searching for more than just a stylish product, but also for real acoustic equipment.