joshnor713
Headphoneus Supremus
I always felt the treble was perfect on the Utopia, so interested to see what they "improved".
If we take the HD800 vs HD800S modification as an analog (and it was a very similar approach to product life cycle management, aiming towards more linear frequency response from Sennheiser, to what we see here from Focal). And that relatively small tweak resulted in quite a significant sound profile change.7 years after the first Utopia and now for 1.000 euros even more with the same construct.... my expectations are very very high
I have to put it on my head this Flagship and within the first 60 seconds my hearing must be able to tell me the differences are clearly audible to the old model
NOMAX
PS.If this is not the case I throw him out of the window.....And those who know me...I am not joking
I would be very surprised if the new Utopia had as much of a change as the HD800 vs HD800S (or even HD800 with SDR mod). This looks to be more of a refinement than anything else. They replaced the voice coil for better durability (which may or may not affect sound), changed the shape of the internal grill, and moved the connectors so they aren't blocking part of the external grill. With the HD800S they added a resonator and tweaked the driver for more bass which I imagine to be more significant.If we take the HD800 vs HD800S modification as an analog (and it was a very similar approach to product life cycle management, aiming towards more linear frequency response from Sennheiser, to what we see here from Focal). And that relatively small tweak resulted in quite a significant sound profile change.
A lot of people prefer the S.
I’m personally very happy I have the OG model.
In any case I wouldn’t be suprised if the “new”
Utopias sound different
Are you saying that there are no new Utopias coming mid-September? I'm confused...Hear it to believe it's an UPGRADE.
See it is NOT an Upgrade.
Now, people only show 50% rumor of picture.
Therefore, FAKE NEWS until Socal CANJAM time frame.
I read it as he's not believing it until he sees it. But yeah, a bit hard to follow.Are you saying that there are no new Utopias coming mid-September? I'm confused...
Dealers leaked the pics earlyHear it to believe it's an UPGRADE.
See it is NOT an Upgrade.
Now, people only show 50% rumor of picture.
Therefore, FAKE NEWS until Socal CANJAM time frame.
If we take the HD800 vs HD800S modification as an analog (and it was a very similar approach to product life cycle management, aiming towards more linear frequency response from Sennheiser, to what we see here from Focal). And that relatively small tweak resulted in quite a significant sound profile change.
A lot of people prefer the S.
I’m personally very happy I have the OG model.
In any case I wouldn’t be suprised if the “new”
Utopias sound different
Outside grilles changed I have a photo. Seems driver is unchanged. 1000€ more hm....7 years after the first Utopia and now for 1.000 euros even more with the same construct.... my expectations are very very high
I have to put it on my head this Flagship and within the first 60 seconds my hearing must be able to tell me the differences are clearly audible to the old model
NOMAX
PS.If this is not the case I throw him out of the window.....And those who know me...I am not joking
I'm always amazed at how loudly people listen to headphones.Maybe people should stop using amplifiers with the Focal Utopia? I honestly have not experienced any reliability issues, but then again, I only used straight out of a Chord Dave and not a Fusion reactor.
Even my 16” M1 Max MacBook Pro ”drives” the Focal Utopia just fine. Yes, just a laptop.
I'm always amazed at how loudly people listen to headphones.