Posted this in OG Utopia thread and just saw this thread, so I will post here too.
Just got the 2022 version a few days back and have been feeding them with bassy music at appropriate level for 50-55 hours.
At this stage, my impression is that the 2022 version doesn’t seem to have the same level of dynamic, in comparison with the OG. I compared them side by side listening to several tracks and the difference was quite clear. TBH it’s a bit boring to listen to. FYI, my setup is in my sig (amp is V281 / Cable is Dana’s Lazuli Ref).
Hope this will improve after break in (hoping that the drivers need to be stabilized… and the headphones will “wake up” after the break in). As of now, the Newtopia is 0.5 step behind the OG and 2 steps behind my Susvara, which has deeper/more refined bass than the Newtopia (Susvara with the amp specifically designed for it, not the V281 of course).