Focal Spirit Classic Headphones

Superb headphones!My previous headphones (Philips) were in use for roundabout 6 years, after every listening session I had a ringing sensation in my ears.I thought that was normal, I just limited using the headphones from time to time.After I received the Focal headphones (within days after ordering), I listened for hours on end.To my surprise, no ringing sensation afterwards!These Focal headphones have a fantastic quality feel to it and (more importantly) the sound is truly phenomenal & enjoyable.there is a noticeable difference between the supplied cables; the short one lacks a bit in the bass-region, but even with this cable the Focal headphones outperform my previous model headphones.With he long (much thicker) cable I can actually hear certain details in familiar songs that were previously undetected.

Superb in all respects,Build Quality,Looks,Sound Quality (and they are not even burned in yet)They say "You Get What You Pay For" and definitely very true here as you just know from the Look Sound Build Quality & Fit that these are a cut above anything else.You may pay a Premium Price but in my opinion these will pay for them selves in listening pleasure and longevityBeats Headphones are all show and no substance basically a fashion accessory these however are quality to their very coreSuperb!!! Cans

Very comfortable and the sound is very good. Love the fact it can be plugged to many different devices with the 2 jacks provided.

Very high quality sound reproduction. As good as headphones costing 2 or 3 times the price. Just a bit too tight on the ears. If these were modified they would easily outsell the Sennheiser, AKG and Beyerdynamic Models to name but three. Or, if they were £100 cheaper I would put up with the pressure on my ears and thoroughly enjoy the music. Make no mistake, these are audiophile quality headphones - this CLASSIC Model is the one I am referring to in particular of course. The design of these is different sonically to a lot of the expensive and overpriced headphones on the market. I would compare these to £500 Denon headphones and prefer them to the three brands mentioned above. If Focal produced these with 50mm drivers instead of 40mm and designed larger ear cups they would be onto a winner.

Solid sound, a bit laid-back. Not as detailed/precise as Focal Spirit Pro's. Ok sound isolation. Earpads on a bit smaller side, same as Pros.Headpand does not have cushion on the bottom part, which lays on top of your head, but there is cushion on the top of the headpand, very weird combination as after longer usage sessions the headpand might get a bit painful.I have had mine on light usage, some 150 to 200 hours of usagetime during 2 years since purchase. After some time of use I was feeling as if the left driver started to fade in sound volume. Now trying them after not even using them for months, the left driver has become almost totally mute!If there would not be comfort issue with headpand and the driver would not fail so soon I would rate them overall as 4/5.Other people have also reported driver failing issues, and Focal also have known build issuses with cracking headpands.

As earlier reviewers have mentioned, the sound quality is fantastic - neutral (in a good way), wide soundstage, excellent separation.However, the ear cups are not big enough for slightly above average sized ears. They are not truly 'circumaural' and the pads tend to rub my ears. The calliper pressure is also very high out of the box, though this reduces with time.Focal need to consider either thinning the ear-cups, increasing the size/ dimensions somewhat, or giving users the option by making XL ear-pads, as V-moda did with theirs.Could have been fantastic, Focal just need to sort the comfort out.

Superb headphones, comfortable and sound quality is great

Wonderful detail and fun sound!