Tassie Devil
100+ Head-Fier
Back again with good, no great, NEWS. My damaged Focal Utopias are to be replaced under guarantee
Possibly I have you posters to thank for that as Focal did not like your negativity about lack of support of their expensive product. Mine went back in August but are due to come here this month so I'll be fascinated to hear the difference between them and the, very comfortable, Sennie 800S which I've become very acclimatised to. In that context differences should be much clearer.
I'm speculating that Focal might have experience a production problem early in the peace and mine broke down because of that. This seems likely as few of you have had problems so currently they are as reliable as any other brand. It also means my suspicion a visitor drove them too hard was misplaced.
But I'm embarrased to confess the audio itch has prevailed and I have other gear on the way, much more than originally envisaged. Sucked in by the praise being heaped on the MIT Vero heasdphone cable, I made enquiries to a number of sources. They are sold here in Australia and also in New Zealand and I had just about settled on a purchase here when a NZ dealer came up with an special lot deal because he had decided to quit the headphone side of his business. He offered me a 50X headphone amp, something I was not even contemplating, two vero cables and two dongers, at an irrestistable price. It broke the bank and was an impulse buy which I hope I will not regret. I'm suspicious of the MIT hype about their technology but proof of the pudding will be when it all arrives and the Focals are back here. I will have to silver solder Focal plugs on one of the cables and try to sell the other (an Audeze cable) & the dongers, although might keep one if it does what is claimed. As for the amp, an unattractive item IMO, and one which does not use the balanced technology I've switched over to lately, but it is the AQ which is important so my criticism should wait in reserve.
Last year I went through a trial of the Schiit YGGRASIL but preferred the LKS DA-004 so much I sold it and now have two LKSs and naively thought that would be the end of audio madness until the Focals returned.
Interesting times ahead.
Possibly I have you posters to thank for that as Focal did not like your negativity about lack of support of their expensive product. Mine went back in August but are due to come here this month so I'll be fascinated to hear the difference between them and the, very comfortable, Sennie 800S which I've become very acclimatised to. In that context differences should be much clearer.
I'm speculating that Focal might have experience a production problem early in the peace and mine broke down because of that. This seems likely as few of you have had problems so currently they are as reliable as any other brand. It also means my suspicion a visitor drove them too hard was misplaced.
But I'm embarrased to confess the audio itch has prevailed and I have other gear on the way, much more than originally envisaged. Sucked in by the praise being heaped on the MIT Vero heasdphone cable, I made enquiries to a number of sources. They are sold here in Australia and also in New Zealand and I had just about settled on a purchase here when a NZ dealer came up with an special lot deal because he had decided to quit the headphone side of his business. He offered me a 50X headphone amp, something I was not even contemplating, two vero cables and two dongers, at an irrestistable price. It broke the bank and was an impulse buy which I hope I will not regret. I'm suspicious of the MIT hype about their technology but proof of the pudding will be when it all arrives and the Focals are back here. I will have to silver solder Focal plugs on one of the cables and try to sell the other (an Audeze cable) & the dongers, although might keep one if it does what is claimed. As for the amp, an unattractive item IMO, and one which does not use the balanced technology I've switched over to lately, but it is the AQ which is important so my criticism should wait in reserve.
Last year I went through a trial of the Schiit YGGRASIL but preferred the LKS DA-004 so much I sold it and now have two LKSs and naively thought that would be the end of audio madness until the Focals returned.
Interesting times ahead.