Clear MG

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Clear MG

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Based on 29 Reddit mentions

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HD560 or HD490 pro for gaming?

The HD490 is superb, from what I've used for gaming so far; only had it for a day but it easily beats my Focal Clear MG for that usage.

Busy-Rip2372 in r/sennheiser

January 13, 2026 12:40 AM

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Over ear headphone recommendations.

When I was in the market, I tested the Focal Clear MG ($1600) against the Sennheiser 800S ($2k). Buy once, cry once. I have vintage Yamaha receivers (CR-1020 and CR-2020) that can power these just fine on phono. But I use Cambridge Audio DACs for digital streaming. The 800S is, as the kids say, goat

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Bettys_Piez in r/TumblehomeCast

January 22, 2026 4:53 PM

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