(1) OG: Clear = Clear pro --> MG and MG pro could be more similar than different.
(2) MG comes with XLR cable while MG pro comes with "extra" pads. There are many alternatives in cable, but not so in focal pads.
Agreed. The new version is reported to have different shape/size pads, so not interchangeable with the OG. The OG Clear was announced in the fall of 2017, which means there's a good chance that stock replacement pads will be unavailable within 4 years of its initial release, leaving owners in the lurch when the old ones wear out.
Focal already peels customers for $200; is it now imposing planned obsolescence? Compare with Auteur; released at roughly the same time as the OG Clear, still going strong, and ZMF sells affordable replacement pads.
Exactly. I kinda respect their perfection in the headphones products per se (I like all of Elex, Clear, and Utopia for each respective set of reasons), but couldn't accept their intentional or unintentional pads BS.
I just washed Elex pads with Savon de Marseille. They came out like new. Going to use my OG Clear pads for a while and then wash. I think you're good as long as you don't damage them. Frequent washing might reduce breakdown of the foam from oils.
But agree, costs for replacement pads is ludicrous.
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