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100+ Head-Fier
Depends on how you define "wow". I've heard several planars (Susvara, HE1000SE, Meze Elite) that were initially more subjectively impressive in certain details. And even my old HD800s really blow new listeners away with their soundstage and perceived detail retrieval.Interesting which headphones would be considered more "wow" than Utopia. Found it rather vivid / dynamic side of things (at least on tubes) compared to many other headphones. Can image AB-1266 but haven't heard that one.
But as an overall package the Utopia wins for me (although I'll probably get the Susvaras at some point).
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