Just to be clear, I don't care about most high end head phones I care only about the HD800s & Focals Utopia (specially because the focal's are using patented technology no other headphones have) which leads to more accurate sound reproduction, this is why I was so specific in the title. I'm...

This doesn't really make any sense to me, it seems you have it backwards.I know of no highly reputable engineer that has engineered/mixed for any big name artist who use non analytical equipment when mixing songs. For example, the NS10, almost all studio's you'll always see the NS10's...

Thanks for that Toolman, nice to hear from some who has actually owned both. I just finished watching the Head-Fi review video on these headphones and just looking at the technology that went into building these headphones, i'm convinced that these headphones are in a league of their own

Thanks ZoNtO, found that truly helpful. This does clear some things up, I wish I could listen to these things in person but thus far I cannot find a single dealer in Miami that has the Utopia on display.

  Yes, you are absolutely correct on the general rule of not mixing on headphones. My ideology was that this concept would eventually become out of date as headphones start using better technology and headphone amps such as the SPL Phonitor 2 which has the crosstalk feature which mimics exactly...

HI, I have been lurking on  this forum for the past few days and I have been really torn between getting the Focal Utopia or the HD 800s. I know the only true way for me to know is to hear them in person myself but I still like having other peoples input so that way I might learn something which...