wasupdog
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early production review samples were tuned differently than production units. or also that different runs in production have different tunings.
and they sound even better with the HPC mkII ... using it since 6 months now, it adds a touch of warmth and bass extension that makes Utopia really sound glorious
(no hidden ad here, I'm just really very satisfied with the cable)
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Interesting, I was wondering the same thing. My replacement Elear seems a bit more spacious that the original. Personally, I always attribute better imaging and space to closer matched drivers.I wanted to add another comment regarding my replacement Utopias. When I purchased my initial set back in January my first listen was after using HD800S almost exclusively for quite some time. My initial reaction when I first switched to the Utopias was "where did the sound stage go?!". After acclimating to their sound signature the size sound stage became less of an issue as the positives of the Utopias became more apparent. Although smaller, I perceived the sound stage as simply more intimate but definitely more well defined with greater depth than the HD800S. I went back to the HD800S for a couple of weeks while awaiting the replacement. When I finally listened to the replacement I fully expected to hear a collapsed sound stage again and to my surprise it didn't happen. Instead the sound stage size sounded more enveloping compared to what I recall and didn't seem to lose out all that much to the HD800S in that respect. More forward than the HD800S but not necessarily far from it in width. It makes me wonder if Focal did some tweaking between my initial Utopias and the replacements. Probably just my perception. Either way I'm very pleased with what I'm hearing. Just hope they don't break again!
Interesting, I was wondering the same thing. My replacement Elear seems a bit more spacious that the original. Personally, I always attribute better imaging and space to closer matched drivers.
The Utopia is just following the normal pattern for new TOTL releases. There is an element of FOTM that accelerates early adopter sales, followed by a relatively small percentage of early adopters selling them for various reasons. For some, the reality of the investment sinks in and they look to recoup what they can, for others, the headphone in question doesn't live up to the hyperbolic praise sometimes seen for new flagships. Others sell them off to get this month's new FOTM, or sell for other reasons. The vast majority of buyers like them and keep them, but it really doesn't take a lot of Used sales for supply to exceed demand.
This creates a short term oversupply temporarily driving down used prices. Once tbut he early adopter resales slow, the market returns to normal. It's definitely a recurring pattern. If you can live with or workaround the nontranferable warrenty, now is a good time to buy a lightly used set of Utopias.
You pretty much described the Violectric house sound, you should definitely audition one if you have the opportunity.Hello everyone,
I am pretty sure I'm going get a Utopia/Yggy setup, but am not sure on the SS amp. I listen to mostly edm/deep house and rock/indie so I'm looking for something "musical"/dynamic and fast for a lack of better description, and under 3k is definitely preferred.
Any suggestions?
I have no problems with Utopia with EDM, I freaking love it