I actually like them more than the Xelento especially how the upper mids are presented but in terms of technical performance I don't think the Xelento is a slouch.

Better than I expected.

Not enough campfire of course

Rather than actually asking the right questions these people just try to go straight for your jugular. Expected behaviour tbh. I agree with your assessment and these are genuine concerns that you have repeatedly pointed out yet the denial is strong here.

Using it with my RME as a desktop setup just to see how good it sounds, must say it does sound pretty good overall but definitely not the best pairing.

This patina craze needs to stop. :joy:

Looks like Focal finally acknowledged the feedback from past Utopia owners for new owners to benefit from.

You are aware of the inequalities present but what are you guys actually doing about it? For example, in Malaysia, the warranty is only a year while Singapore has 2 years yet when we compare the prices it actually cost more to buy from a local dealer. The "customer service and support" are not...

This is precisely why I was quick to sell my utopia before problems could arise, guess I did the right thing.

Too bad ideals and reality do not collide...

Did you give it at least 150 hours of burn-in before passing final judgment?

Not about the personal attacks so to speak but you made a hard case for yourself lol.

The variation is not surprising but for 1.5k you would expect a good level of QC won't you? The problem is now we don't know which unit is representative of the Solaris due to said variances, that is the main issue.

That's what we have been saying, it's not about accuracy it's consistency but this falls on deaf ears apparently.

The specific unit you tried? Maybe you should just pick up that pair at a good price then hahaha.

You don't get the point, it's not about accuracy it's about consistency. You can argue about rigs but that's irrelevant here.

You going in blind might be a gamble.

Did you not read the reddit post on his testing methodology?

No the list is subjective as if it was not implied already.

Heard 3 LCD-4's myself, all sounded different and I only kinda liked 1 of them but not enough to say it is good. Some kilobuck iem's were better than the other 2 which was a damn shame. Also to add a little bit, did you just imply higher $ = higher performance?

Seems like the world champion right now with it just pulling ahead of everything else in each round.

I will let someone with experience with cables confirm that. After all he who hasn't heard it knows more than those who have.

Don't like the sound just roll cables bro, @Kitechaser should have some recommendations for you guys.

Armchair General's bro, we should concede to the mighty finger pointers.

Didn't you know the list was meant to be influenced by the community? :^) @FranTBW