[sdwong]

Not sure why the term balance is use to drive a headphone!

Balance means you have two identical signals that is 180deg apart. Hence we have 3 wires +ve GND -ve. At the receiving end. The singal is subtracted. So that the original signal is double, but any noise that gets into the signal path will be subtracted to ideally zero. Splitting the ground is not balance but has it's advantages. It prevent the return current from one channel affecting the other, even if it's shorted at the amplifier end. This is to some extent just like bi or tri wiring a speaker system.

Sorry for drifting away from any Utopia topic.

 

[draytonklammer]

I know for my Moon Neo the reason it matters to be balanced is because the SE portion provides less power than the balanced portion.

 

[a1uc]

Thinking of ordering a Nordost Heimdall 2 for my Utopia headphones thoughts ? Who's tried this cable

 

[hyde27]

Hi, is there anyone know the article number of Utopia's Lemo Connector?  I want to buy but there are too many different article number confusing.  Thanks in advance!

 

[Allanmarcus]

  Hi, is there anyone know the article number of Utopia's Lemo Connector?  I want to buy but there are too many different article number confusing.  Thanks in advance!

This is where I got some
 
http://www.alliedelec.com/lemo-fgg-0b-302-clad52z/R1039306/
 
Took a few weeks, but they did arrive. I just got my wire and paracord, so I have some "arts and crafts" work to do before I do any soldering.

 

[TimeLord]

Hi, is there anyone know the article number of Utopia's Lemo Connector?  I want to buy but there are too many different article number confusing.  Thanks in advance!

I ordered these from Mouser and they arrived in about a week.

Edit: I forgot to mention that there are two variants of these connectors. The one I linked and another one whose model number is the same as linked but ends in a "Z." The one ending in "Z" has a strain relief if you want to use that.

 

[theorist]

Thinking of ordering a Nordost Heimdall 2 for my Utopia headphones thoughts ? Who's tried this cable

I use the Heimdall 2 HP cable on my Utopia. Its my second one, having originally got one a couple of years ago for my HD800, which was greatly improved by it (used in balanced mode, more detail but not quite as harsh in the treble). Similar improvement over the stock Focal cable, although to be fair I have only listened to the stock cable for a couple of hours, since I prefer to drive my HPs in balanced mode, since both my DAC and HP amp have fully balanced circuits.

 

[Hydrored]

Any thoughts on the value of a used pair of Utopia's? Thinking about selling my rig to go a different direction

 

[wdh777]

Do these ship with a balanced cable?

 

[Exidrion]

Do these ship with a balanced cable?

No, you're only paying $4000 USD, what do you expect? 2 CABLES?!?!

That''s crazy talk.

 

[rthomas]

Any thoughts on the value of a used pair of Utopia's? Thinking about selling my rig to go a different direction

Around $2000 I think. I'll take them

I think you should be able to get $3200 back. Although I have heard of some dealers offering them for around 3k.

Unofficially of course, officially they are not allowed to discount them at all.

 

[Lappy27]

Any thoughts on the value of a used pair of Utopia's? Thinking about selling my rig to go a different direction

Around 3000$. They will go fast.

 

[Energy]

I would be more than happy to take one for the $2800-3200 category, but the ownership warranty sways me off a little.

 

[nvfan]

Luxury headphones actually hold their value very well, due to their much smaller size versus speakers. A Stax system with a high end amp retailing at say 10k will still sell for like 7k used. Try selling 10k used speakers. You'll be lucky to get 3-4k on ebay.

 

[up late]

are utopias appearing on the used market yet?