BallerOtaku t1_j9zyxel wrote on February 25, 2023 at 8:30 PM

Hey guys so I had focal clear headphones that worked great on my laptop. Sold them to a local who paired it with a Denon PMA 1600 AMP and now they’re telling me if they turn up the volume high there’s a pop or it feels like the speakers are loose when at like 20hz / when the drums hit. Works fine at normal volume. Any idea what could be wrong? He did try different cables.

Thank you

ThatGuyFromSweden t1_ja064nj wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Focals have been known to have problems with driver excursion when bass is played at high volumes. The diaphragm basically hits its end-stop. Tell him to stop blowing out his ears with ridiculous volume and stop worrying. The headphones are most likely completely fine.

BallerOtaku t1_ja0a97v wrote on February 25, 2023 at 9:48 PM

Thank you. I sent him your reply and he’s telling me it’s not that loud. Apparently his other headphones get much louder. He’s an older man though so I’m not sure if he’s accurate lol. He thinks I’m scamming him which sucks.

PutPineappleOnPizza t1_ja2ll11 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 11:02 AM

as u/ThatGuyFromSweden said, the Clears are known to have this issue. I would try to send him a screenshot of a reliable source confirming exactly that. some elderly people love listening very loudly. My gf's dad basically blows his earsdrums out to mask his tinnitus when using his HD800. It's absolutely nuts. When I gave him my Hexa to try IEMs he literally maxed out my phones volume. I listen at half volume.

If that person continues to be super annoying I would say go there and simply take them back to spare yourself from the annoyance and sell them to someone else. Clears are popular, I think it's not too difficult to get rid of them and it would make yours and the dude's life much easier I guess.