Focal Listen Professional B-Stock
Headphones
- Closed
- Circumaural
- Conversion technology for acoustic transparency and dynamics
- Impedance: 32 Ohms
- Sensitivity (@ 1 kHz - / 1 Vrms): 122 dB SPL
- THD (THD, @ 1 kHz / 100 dB SPL): 0.3%
- Frequency range: 5 Hz to 22 kHz
- Connection: 3.5 mm jack with 4 contacts
- Dimensions: 239 x 212 x 111 mm
- Weight: 280 g
- Includes spiral cable (5 m) and straight cable (1.4 m)
Professional by name, professional by nature
The Focal Listen Professional is a pair of dynamic circumaural/closed-back headphones that are designed both as a professional tool for a wide variety of applications in music production as well as for simply listening to music, even on mobile devices. The 40mm paired transducers, which feature cones made from a combination of Mylar and titanium alloy, offer a balanced and detailed sound with good impulse behaviour and a stereo reproduction that one would more readily associate with a semi-open than with a closed-back model. The extended frequency response ranges from 5Hz to 22kHz and is mostly linear, which ensures an organic sound without excessive hype or artificial embellishment. This makes the Listen Professional not only suitable for recording or monitoring in live situations, but also for mixing.
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Built for comfort
The Focal Listen Professional headphones are equipped with interchangeable memory foam ear cushions that react to pressure and body heat and thus adapt to the shape of the user's head in order to ensure an optimum fit and minimise sound leakage. The materials used have been specifically selected for their high absorption capacity and natural sound reproduction, with a microfibre cover that provides additional comfort. The weight of the headphones (280g without the cable) is evenly distributed over the headband, and the ear cups feature integrated joints so that they can be rotated both horizontally and vertically. What is more, the ear cups can be folded to allow the headphones to be transported in the compact case supplied, which includes both a cable compartment and a loop for dongles or USB sticks.
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Suitable for every application
Thanks to their natural and detailed sound reproduction as well as their excellent stereo imaging by closed-back headphone standards and their extremely low level of noise leakage, the Focal Listen Professional headphones are a very good choice for professional recording and mixing applications. Thanks to their robust construction, whose key attributes include a high level of resistance to scratches and shocks as well as a near-indestructible headband, these headphones are also ideal for "on the road" use. This is made even easier by the compact and durable case included in the scope of delivery, which fits easily into a piece of hand luggage. Their universal usability thus makes the Focal Listen Professional headphones ideal for both musicians and discerning home studio owners.
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About Focal
Focal is a French manufacturer based in Saint-Étienne, which has been active in the hi-fi sector since 1979. Alongside its core focal areas of speaker drivers and high-fidelity loudspeakers, the company’s portfolio has also expanded since 2002 to include soundbars, car audio solutions, headphones, and monitor speakers that are specifically aimed at studio applications in terms of materials, design, and features. The company’s research and development centres and the majority of its manufacturing facilities are located in France, and Focal’s speakers are designed according to the philosophy of uniting functionality and unique aesthetics. To achieve this goal, Focal also works closely together with renowned design agencies.
Headset par excellence
With their relatively low impedance of 32 ohms, the Focal Listen Professional headphones offer sufficient volume in all situations, even when used together with smartphones or tablet computers without an additional headphone amplifier. A 1.4m cable is included for connection to mobile devices, which is equipped with a volume control and a microphone and makes the Listen Professional a headset "par excellence". For use in the studio, on the other hand, the included coiled cable is recommended, which can be stretched to a length of 5m. The cables are connected on the left ear cup only and the jack socket features a secure locking mechanism to prevent the cable being unintentionally pulled out.
