blargh4 t1_iu1x30v wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:07 PM

Out of curiosity, is this known to affect their whole lineup (including Utopias and whatever their TOTL closed cans are called) or just the lower end models?

KenBalbari t1_iu219s8 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:39 PM

I believe it's mainly the Elear, Elex, and Utopia. See here.

blorg t1_iu40cah wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:56 AM

And the Clear! The thread you linked is about the Clear doing it. Amir also noted the issue in his Clear review as did Oratory1990 in his EQ for the Clear (pdf).

I think it's definitely something that effects the open backs rather than the closed backs, as Focal say in that statement. But it definitely affects the Clear as well, and in my experience, a bit more than the Utopia, I have to go a little louder on the Utopia to get it.