[supermj]

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[supermj]

Enlighten me more
Please as I will be connecting his usb-A to Usb-B

You may have better luck than me, in the mean time here is something for you to read while you wait. https://www.head-fi.org/threads/foc...her-options-in-its-price-range.935153/page-10

 

[THGM]

Enlighten me more
Please as I will be connecting his usb-A to Usb-B

More information in this thread regarding USB connection issues:
https://forum.headphones.com/t/focal-arche-dac-amp-official-thread/3730/262

 

[ev666il]

For those who bought a dragon cable from Moon Audio, what was the lead time for you?

 

[Progisus]

For those who bought a dragon cable from Moon Audio, what was the lead time for you?

4 days to Canada

 

[PaulMiami]

Arche is discontinue, its USB connection is quirky, that said, the Utopia with a stock cable on an Arche with Roon and a good/quiet USB source sounds amazingly good

 

[iamoneagain]

Arche is discontinue, its USB connection is quirky, that said, the Utopia with a stock cable on an Arche with Roon and a good/quiet USB source sounds amazingly good

Do we know for sure it’s discontinued? Not seeing anything official posted.

 

[PaulMiami]

Do we know for sure it’s discontinued? Not seeing anything official posted.

Headphones.com confirmed to me that they were discontinued on the chat

 

[HeavenlyD]

https://www.paragonsns.com/products/focal-arche-headphone-amplifier

 

[iamoneagain]

I guess I have a collector’s item

 

[ClicketEKlack]

It's pure speculation, but now that they're merged with Naim, wondering if Focal are cooking up a super-premium DAC/Amp/Streamer, like a NAIM Uniti with a more serious headphone amp.

 

[joseph69]

What´s the difference between the new and old model of Utopia?
I am considering buying version one second hand.
Cheers CC

The new version has 2 cables (XLR and 3.5mm jack lead) and a fancy carrying case.

There isn't and never was a new model or version of the Utopia, at all.
The only difference are the accessories (cables).

 

[iDesign]

It's pure speculation, but now that they're merged with Naim, wondering if Focal are cooking up a super-premium DAC/Amp/Streamer, like a NAIM Uniti with a more serious headphone amp.

Unlikely. Focal-JMlab announced the merger in August 2011. The Arche was made by Micromega and it launched in February 2019— some seven and a half years after the Naim deal was inked.

 

[Christer]

There isn't and never was a new model or version of the Utopia, at all.
The only difference are the accessories (cables).

Thanks for the update, I haven´t followed this thread closely, but looking at second hand prices it seems they´re selling for as low as 2kUSD and even 2900AUSD brand new, recently.
Could that be an indication that there might be a new Utopia around the corner? Or are Utopia prices just becoming more reasonable?
Cheers CC

 

[thecrow]

Thanks for the update, I haven´t followed this thread closely, but looking at second hand prices it seems they´re selling for as low as 2kUSD and even 2900AUSD brand new, recently.
Could that be an indication that there might be a new Utopia around the corner? Or are Utopia prices just becoming more reasonable?
Cheers CC

Fwiw I wouldn’t be surprised if the “b stock” in australia is the old single cable version