Focal

The Focal Clear headphones feature specially designed drivers made of premium materials. Rarely is a product as aptly named as the Focal Clear headphones. These are some of the most pure and pristine-sounding headphones I've ever heard. Focal developed them in the mold of their other two high-end models — the popular Elear headphones and the company's ultimate statement piece, the Utopia headphones . If you're aware of these earlier models, the Clear's form factor and driver design might look familiar. But Focal did make some major changes — including the silver finish and all-new accessories. And the materials used under the hood help these headphones sculpt a sound signature that is all their own. These headphones are also a little more efficient than Focal's other big two, so you could conceivably connect them to a high-res portable player . Still, I found them most enjoyable when powered by a formidable headphone amp . They were such a treat through my normal rig at home — which includes the TEAC NT-50...