I share similar experiences, but more to the point, it always ends up being the pads needing to wear-in/soften with extended usage.

The Arya and Ananda were notably a bit too hot for me to listen for long, when they first arrived, but over time they eventually "mellowed out". This was unsurprisingly reproducible for me by buying brand new stock pads, swapping them out, and experiencing similar levels of listening fatigue again - but it only took a day or two to get readjusted, and not hundreds of hours, like some would suggest.

With Focals that have stiffer foam padding, I also have similar sentiments as well, and the Clear OG happens to be one of them. Although, I will say that the replacement Clear OG pads (which, seem to only be exclusively sold through headphones.com) are on the softer side, and I didn't notice nearly as much of a difference compared to the original pads that came installed out of the box with the Clear. Then again, Focal aren't exactly known for consistent QC with their pads anyway...