Focal Listen Professional - Closed Studio Headphone

Bought as an addition for my home studio, these headphones have very quickly become my go to reference headphones for mastering and general production when its unfeasible to use monitors.Out of the box the headphones sound a little dull, I feel this is where a lot of the more negative reviews have stemmed from but after a good run in period for me was around 72 hours (typical of most High-end audio headphones and speakers) the sound really opens up. Lows sound controlled and precise with no muddy-ness and highs are sharp and snappy.My best advice for these looking at these headphones, without a headphone amplifier these can sound a little underwhelming, when used with an amplified source they get the power they need to sing.

Neutral, loud and more comfortable than the previous model. Love them! ❤️

First let me say:1. I am a huge Focal fan.2. I use a Sonarworks software that calibrates speakers and headphones.I have used these for mixing, with the calibration software obviously they are totally flat, and translation is great.But they are pretty good as they are without any software added.As for listening to music, they are really good, no software needed, their "sound coloration" is very pleasant for enjoying music.Only reason I give only 4 stars is that they get a tiny bit uncomfortable if used for a long period of time, and also the foam built (pads?) parts of these headphones tend to wear off relatively quickly.

Build quality is great! Nice case too.Sound quality is very good, but only after about 72 hours of burn in. Shrill highs and dull sounding mids at first, so I was initially disappointed. After 2 days of constant white/pink noise and sweeping frequecies the drivers sound rather good now.