Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
rastus
1391
Dec 28, 2018
search
I have ~15W of power available, I can make my Elex clip,,, but damn... just bang your head... far cheaper - and the effects last... so I thought I would post this from Focal; they were designed for listening to music, they clip when driven beyond music; dead subject for the new year onward,, please:
FOCAL'S ANSWER
Dear Thomas, 
The issue described is actually not a quality issue.
Indeed, we have made a clear design choice on Elear, Clear and Utopia. Our headphones have been designed to favor the respect of the dynamic contained within the audio signal versus dynamic compression that would offer a higher SPL capability but less respect of the original audio signal. To cut a long story short, the choice was audio quality oriented rather than SPL oriented. This allows our products to work with full performances until the mechanical clipping is activated. This means that you jump directly from a very low distortion to a sound which could be heard as rattling / cracking noise. On very special tracks with only very low frequencies at very high level, you can thus hear some noises - as you will do on classic loudspeakers.
If we change your pair of headphones, the new one will be designed similarly and it will also have a kind of cracking sound when you will be listening to music with high volume and a fair amount of bass.
The only solution we can recommend you is therefore to listen to your headphones at a lower volume.
Thank you for your understanding,
Best regards,
Marine, Community Manager Focal
https://www.focal.com/en/headphones-0/headphones/home/clear#documentation Just get some bass heavy cans with >1 tesla field, like the Fostex TR-X00, it's in my plans...
(Edited)
DenonFanboy
825
Jan 5, 2019
rastusI listen to edm with my Elex all the time and never heard the clipping. U must all be deaf! lol
A community member
Feb 16, 2019
DenonFanboyOr you got a lucky pair, or it could be your amp. I have heard of people using not too baddy tracks and still getting clipping early on.
DenonFanboy
825
Feb 17, 2019
amp I use is Lyr 3 or jotunheim so plenty of power
PRODUCTS YOU MAY LIKE
Trending Posts in Audiophile