thank you for your comment, man we must have similar hearing (and your comments above could of been written by me). 1) for what the Utopia cost, considering what they bring to the table they are worth it!  I've spent money less money before and felt it wasn't worth it, not so with the Utopia...

after a few month of ownership these Utopia continue to check all the boxes for me, I'm listening to some old school stuff Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, etc  I can't believe how these just bring the recording to life.  They are so full of life, vivid , and vibrant. I have no complaints about...

I just got my Lavricable Grand utopia cable , man its a real nicely made cable.  no opinion yet on sound as its fresh out of the box, but its so much lighter than the stock cable. I thought the stock cable is fantastic as I love the long length my main problem with the very heavy weight which...

man, so you ended up buying a Dave?   man I wish I could afford one.. but yea what you said about Amping requirements for any other TOTL headphones cannot be emphasized , enough its a huge, huge advantage of the Utopia.

+2 , we all own Utopia hp's here but they cannot be used in isolation in a vacuum. They have to be used in conjunctions with various other audio equipment.  some ancillary equipment will work better than others so we are all here trying to get others experiences  and I do consider cables are a...

curious could you tell me what amp your using?   I own LCD-X and hd800, and the LCD-X sounded fuzzy/muddy in comparison to hd800 when listening to Jazz/classical on a Tuarus mk2 using the balanced out. I consider my Utopia to be much better than either.

whats the universally accepted killer amp / dac for the Utopia?  I got the urge to upgrade electronics.   Please dont tell me Dave, I don't have $10k!

I agree with the bolded entirely.   1) you will review 4000 headphones with a 300 portable amp/dac?   2) The Utopia has gained multiples reviews that I will say are good to great you'd have to look hard to find strong negatives. Then this Katz guy comes in and gives a somewhat I'd say...

I owned Audeze LCD2, currently own a LCDX and a Focal Utopia (and Elear).  These reviews from Katz are BS, though he and his cohorts are entitled to their opinions. I knew it was BS when one of these guys loved the comfort of the LCD4 over the Utopia, and he was coming from a HD600!  Nothing...

I wish I could pull the trigger on a Danacable or Axios.. but I think I better just take things slow or things can get out of hand when your a compulsive person like me, lol   but I just got the tracking number today on my Lavricable Grand Utopia cable, it ships from Latvia who not sure how...

great write up and I concurr. going on nothing but the Utopia for the last month, I need to whip out my hd800 and lcdX to compare myself. 

Fantastic thread, please keep it coming.  Since I got the Utopia a month back Ive been pleased and haven't used anything else. I need to dust off my hd800 and LCDx and do a comparison myself!   I feel the Utopia will be my last headphone but I only got a Taurus Mk2 / nad m51.  Im really...

what kind of setup do you have?   for myself I've had the Utopia (and Elear) for a month and I love them!

  I have a Lavricable grand on order, waiting to receive it. but did look at both axios and danacable. pls keep posted on how you find the Lavricable Grand and Danacable vs the Axios.

Damn these forums are dangerous.. I came on kill a little time. just ended up putting an order through for a Lavri Grand Utopia cable!     it just looks so damn sexy!

nothing wrong with the M51.  But I did want to try different dac like a Schiit Yaggi. BUT that volume control on the M51 makes it so hard to replace unless you want to replace with 2 boxes, a dac and preamp.  Im trying to do opposite and consolidate to as few pieces as possible.

I been burning in my Elear and Utopia the last 2-3 week straight, not much time to listen.  today I had some time I feel the Elear is 60% the Utopia (if that!) it is for sure several notches better.   I got several hp's here like the LCD-x, HD800, and Elear.  I think Im going to start thinning...

I feel you are right on the mark.  Currently owning both I feel the Elear was about 2/3 of what the Utopia is.  The Elear simply cannot do any of the micro dynamics that the Utopia has in spades.  The Elear is a really good and a fun headphone, but once after you hear the Utopia its game over...

yep, obviously the higher the quality of your chain the better especially with something as transparent and resolving as the Utopia. but some folks act like listening to a 'lesser' quality once in a while can't be enjoyed, like its out of the question. and it should be a source of great shame...

signed up for Tidal Hifi today, UI isn't as bad as people were making it out to be in reviews.   Sound Quality is very good but what remains to be seen is if its as good as Spotify for discovering new music I like.

I own the Elear and Utopia, and wanted to speak on the build quality its really fantastic.  I think they look much better than my plasticy hd800 (though HD800 earpads are the greatest thing since sliced bread) or the enormous heavy LCDX   In comparison to the Focals, in recent years alot of...

  Just signed up today for Tidal HiFi!   I've been away from the game for a while so now next step. what to do with my dac?  I feel that maybe the Utopia is so easy to drive upgrading my amp (auralic taurus mk2) isn't gonna make that much difference.  I have a m51 dac.  I feel the Utopia is...

Stacker45 , I agree with you 1000% you really get it man.. Im too old and mature to keep chasing that which doesn't exist (ie.  flawlessness, perfection) to me if I am immensely satisfied just listening these things casually while they are burning in, as I said I will be soon hooking them into...

I just got the headphones today, I just using my computer with  128kb mp3 and dragonfly to burn in and get some hours on them and get them loosed up..   for sure I'll be using lossless filed, with a dedicated amp and dac very shortly.