Original cable sounds muffled in comparison.
Palladium sounds warm and detail at the same time while not muffled.
Especially bass definition is a lot better!
Original cable sounds muffled in comparison.
Palladium sounds warm and detail at the same time while not muffled.
Especially bass definition is a lot better!
That could explain the ‘muffled’ sound I got from the Utopia 2022 when I tested it with the stock cable, and perhaps also why that same stock cable could somewhat compensate for the brightness of the OG, making that combo actually work rather well.
I have to add that ‘muffled’ isn’t even the right word to describe what I experienced. To me it sounded like a part of the frequency range was simply underrepresented, resulting in a sound picture that didn’t feel smoother yet still fine in its own way. Instead it somehow just sounded ‘not right’, in a way I struggle to put into words.
The Utopia 2020 also has a cable that makes them sound warmer, as opposed to the long 4m cable that came with the first Utopias, which sounds very bright.
And yes for the Utopia 2020 it makes sense but for the 2022 it's too much of it!
The Utopia 2020 also has a cable that makes them sound warmer, as opposed to the long 4m cable that came with the first Utopias, which sounds very bright.
And yes for the Utopia 2020 it makes sense but for the 2022 it's too much of it!
And yup, I indeed have the Utopia 2020, with those rather stiff, braided, grey cables! The 2022 cables are of a more flexible rubber, but have the same sound signature as the 2020 cables, matching well with the 2020 Utopia, but a lot less - at least to both of our apparently outlier sets of ears - with the 2022 Utopia.
I ordered the Lazuli Ref Plus for my Nutopia. I got the cables, but I'm still waiting on the headphones. I'm hoping they have good synergy together like the OG Utopia and Lazuli Reference
I ordered the Lazuli Ref Plus for my Nutopia. I got the cables, but I'm still waiting on the headphones. I'm hoping they have good synergy together like the OG Utopia and Lazuli Reference
Going to be interesting. The Lazuli ref warmed up the OG utopia noticeably (debatable, I know) so I wonder if will be too much for the nutopia since it's already got a bit of the warmth naturally.
I was nervous about the Woo WA8 with the Nutopia as well because of the same reason. It really paired well with the OG and I'm glad to report it also has the same synergy with the new one.
I ordered the Lazuli Ref Plus for my Nutopia. I got the cables, but I'm still waiting on the headphones. I'm hoping they have good synergy together like the OG Utopia and Lazuli Reference
I use the LR Plus with my Utopia (not Nutopia) and enjoy it very, very much. I used to own the LR and found it too warm and smooth taking away some of the speed and dynamics of the Utopia for my tastes, while I find the LRP does not do this, but rather enhances the overall presentation of the Utopia on a larger scale. Definitely a keeper for me in my system along with my WireWorld Nano-Platinum Eclipse.
I mean more precise from subbass to midbass.
Because of more warmth from mids to treble the bass of the Nutopia is more prominent vs OG. The Nutopia is nothing near bass shy.
I mean more precise from subbass to midbass.
Because of more warmth from mids to treble the bass of the Nutopia is more prominent vs OG. The Nutopia is nothing near bass shy.
Did focal change the bass tuning in comparison to OG Utopia?
Graphs don't show that.
Even though I haven't heard 'new' utopias Im pretty sure that their bass is just like the OG ones.
There is some mid bass but lower bass registers are just shy, period.
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- with the 2022 Utopia.
