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    Reply to review by 'vrln' on item 'Focal Clear'

    Love Californication too... Such a tragic case though, so much of the music was indeed destroyed in the studio. Hard to imagine how good it would sound with triple the dynamic range and so on, but one can always dream.
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    Reply to review by 'vrln' on item 'Focal Clear'

    + Since this review was published I've gotten another opportunity to listen to the Utopias again and I stand by my previous comments: when you view sound quality as a sum of parts the Clears if you ask me superior to the Utopia no matter what the cost difference is. The Utopias are now in dire...
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    Reply to review by 'vrln' on item 'Focal Clear'

    I've sometimes considered applying to become a contributing reviewer at some of the headphone sites out there, but for whatever reason never went forward with the plan/it has always stayed on a "maybe someday" level...
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    Reply to review by 'vrln' on item 'Focal Clear'

    Thanks for the kind comments! This review took a lot of time and effort, but it was sort of a passion project (biggest jump in SQ since the Sennheiser HD 600/650/HD800S). I'd add the Clears to the class of products that defined an era and and truly pushed technology forward.
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    [EUROPEAN REVIEW TOUR] RHA CL2 Planar

    My review is now up: https://www.head-fi.org/showcase/rha-cl2-planar.23337/reviews#review-21150 (although I'll probably edit it a bit more later this weekend) Thanks again for the opportunity to test out your latest IEM!
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    Review by 'vrln' on item 'RHA CL2 Planar'

    DISCLAIMER This review is based on a loaner unit I got from RHA from their Europe Head-Fi tour. I got the opportunity to audition their IEM for around a week before sending it to the next one in line. Thank you RHA for the opportunity! I have no prior experience of any RHA products, although...
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    Reply to review by 'vrln' on item 'Audeze LCD2 Classic'

    Betula: Current price is 899 euros on Thomann, so I'd still classify them as such. Even more expensive here... One might get a good deal (applies to any high margin item really) from a local dealer, but that doesn't change their overall market price.
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    Europe Deals Thread

    Finally fixed the thread title... Thought I had done that a long time ago, but guess not.
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    Audeze LCD-2C Classic - Impressions Thread

    Noticed no one had added the LCD2 Classic to the review database yet so I went ahead and did it along with a review. Note however that this is coming from someone who generally prefers dynamic drivers. If it were not for the headband issue I would have happily kept them, but now I guess the...
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    Review by 'vrln' on item 'Audeze LCD2 Classic'

    Disclaimer: I bought these from a local reseller some time ago and kept them for a bit less than a week. In other words this review isn’t based on as much experience as I would usually prefer to have, so this may have an effect on things. The price for these in Europe is currently around 900...
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Does anyone know if Focal sells the black cables that come with the professional version? I'd be interested in swapping to those so they match my black Hugo 2 better...
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    Audeze LCD2 Classic

    Audeze proudly presents a new take on our classic LCD2 design. The new LCD2 Classic headphone comes with a lightweight suspension headband, special crystal-infused nylon rings, remodeled audio jacks, and features the warm sound signature of the original LCD2 driver. Made right here in our...
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    • audeze over ear headphones planar magnetic headphones
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Completely shameless plug, but I just posted my Clear review since there aren't many around yet. It's not exactly the most original review out there, but I sincerely agree with the InnerFidelity one that it is a game changer for the industry. (I prefer it to the Utopia, but can well understand...
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    Review by 'vrln' on item 'Focal Clear'

    Disclaimer: I bought the Focal Clears from the local distributor after auditioning them several times with my own music. My first impression was that these were the first headphone I've heard that was as good or better than my previous favorite the Sennheiser HD 800 S. Comparisons will be...
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    Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread

    Question for Rob Watts/John Franks: I read somewhere in this long thread that it is now easier to swap batteries than in the old Hugo (where they were apparently soldered), but can't find the post anymore... It was implied that it no longer costs as much as with the original. Could you clarify...
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    Audeze LCD-2C Classic - Impressions Thread

    Just got mine. Quick question: are the yoke rods supposed to have the same level of force needed to adjust them on all steps? Mine are quite loose on the smallest setting, but all others need quite a lot of force to move (= optimal). Just wondering if this is a small manufacturing defect or...
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    Reveal Plugins - DSP for Audeze Headphones.

    Thanks for the plugin, it's really fantastic with my new LCD-2C! Have you considered adding a parametric EQ feature for the bass range (leaving the rest of the spectrum free for the stock settings)? Something like 5 bands for the sub 250 Hz area would be a really useful. This can of course be...
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Other cable manufacturers don't advertise their stuff on threads like this either, that's all I'm asking for. You probably would not like the questions I'd have on your cables (blind test results, total bill of materials, scientific principle for adjusting sound quality etc.) or any high end...
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    Focal Clear headphones

    And I have no problem with that thread existing, just that these cables should not be advertised by members of the trade in threads like this and the Utopia/Elear one in order to potentially increase sales. There is no way anyone will convince me to buy a third party cable for sound quality...
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Any chance we could have the cable advertisements in the MOT announcements instead? That's how it usually goes here. Also I'm well aware critical cable discussions are often meant for the sound science forum, but if cable sound quality improvements are presented here as supposed facts it's...
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    Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread

    It all comes down to FPGA tech development. Hugo 2 is using a 28 nm one from the Xilinx Artix 7 series... Neat things should be possible once they go 16nm and beyond.
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    Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread

    Did you first install the standard win10 driver and after that the creators update one? If it´s still crashing, any chance you are using one of the beta versions from insider preview? My second PC is running that and the even the latest driver crashes it. Off topic: Has it been posted yet how...
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    Chord Electronics - Hugo 2 - The Official Thread

    Why else would it have a double rate coax input? Surely not mainly for the Blu2 as it's in a completely different price range.
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Anyone know of an EU based third party cable manufacturer that sells balanced 4.4mm pentaconn cables for the Clears?
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    Focal Clear headphones

    Still need to give the stock headband design a chance first, but here´s a little tweak for those interested in a more HD 650 style ergonomics (pressure on the sides instead of on top + more clamp). Just buy two HD 650 headband paddings, cut off most of the extra plastic and use the straps from...
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