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Congrats Bob!
Looking forward to your report.
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Just read this. Great report! Thank you.
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I'v had this combo, Focal Utopia Headphone and EAR HP4 since some weeks now. I were a bit worried that I would like to listen to my big system so much more that the headphone rigg not would be that fun to listen to. But this combo really makes me enjoy it.
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Utopia by Tournaire...
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Any further thoughts on the Utopia from those that own them?
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I’ve had mine for over a year now. Still marvel at the sound and comfort every time I listen to them. I consider them one of my best purchases ever.
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Focal Utopia/Elear White Paper. Interesting read.
https://www.moon-audio.com/media/dow...WHITEPAPER.pdf |
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PHC1, how does the Focal Utopia compare to the Audeze LCD-X, 3, and 4?
I had the LCD-X and loved the sound, but I got rid of it due to a major defect. Also how would you compare the clear to the utopia? I heard the clear at RMAF and loved it, heard the utopia too and hated it... but some headphones I didn't like at the CANJAM initially, I really liked later on. For instance there is way too much background noise killing the sound of an open back headphone to really appreciate it. Mc headphones sounded terrible at CANJAM, yet wonderful in the Mc dealer store. When I heard the utopia what I didn't like is the separation was poor, soundstage was poor, and it sounded sloppy. And then I put on the clear and it was night and day better. But now I'm second guessing what I heard considering headphones that sounded bad at canjam suddenly sound great outside of canjam. It also could be the source or the amp which may have been different. Also the clear has aluminum instead of beryllium. I have some aluminum speakers and while they sound great they tend to fatigue my hearing quickly to wear I don't enjoy music as much as I used to in that setting. |
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I also heard Focal's beryllium speakers and they were amazing. I haven't listened to them for long periods of time, but they were speakers that made me second guess my choice of Sonus Faber O3s.
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I also enjoy my Sennheiser HD600/650 which are on the other end of the spectrum from the Focal Utopia/Elear but of course the Utopia is the pair I reach for most of the time. Sorry, have not heard the Focal Clear yet so can't comment. Sorry to hear that you could not resolve the issue and decided to return the LCD-X. I would not give up on Audeze, many own the brand and enjoy them. I plan on adding a few Audeze headphones to my collection in the future. |
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