Great phones, great price!

If you are itching for a pair of crazy money headphones, but don’t have crazy money, check out the Focal Clear Mg. Now pushing close to $2,000 brand, spanking new, you can pick up this pair from TMR for $929. They even include a fresh pair of ear pads. (No small bargain, these are about $200 a pair all by themselves)

Where Focal’s top of the line Utopia phones use a beryllium driver, as their top range Utopia speakers, the Clear Mg uses a magnesium driver. (hence the Mg moniker) The biggest differences between these and the $4,000 Utopias is in ultimate tonal balance, and low level resolution. Both phones have great bass response and are super comfy for long term listening sessions.

The magnesium driver lacks a tiny bit of ultimate low level resolution compared to the Utopia, and the overall tonal balance is slightly warmer as well. Like me, you may actually prefer this sound to the Utopia regardless of price. The Clear is easy to drive with whatever you have, but you will be rewarded as your headphone amplifier gets better. We’ve used these with everything from a gen 6 ipod up to the dCS Lina stack. Not all top phones are this easy to drive – a definite bonus.

And at $929, this is a great deal. Just click here to purchase.