Beautiful review! Got my old 2020 Utopias stolen along with the rig. Never thought would be able to afford them again but things have been going well for me recently. Am going to day to demo both models and buying my favorite! So excited 😊
Ended up going with the 2022! Am kind of a noob when comes to all the technical stuff so I was wondering what you’d suggest for a DAP between the Atell and Kern SP3000 and the Sony Walkman WM1ZM2 specifically for the Focal Utopias?
@@PlugWoW I assumed you pick portable player for outdoor use. But Utopia is open design that required a quiet room to enjoy. So I would suggested try something else and play it indoor. I will go for something like Audio Technica AT-HA5050H or Copland DAC 215. Change the stock tube when fund allow for some NOS Telefunken , Siemens CCa (6922) tubes.
@@moon-audio The ideal pairings of DAPs and IEMS and whether standard or balanced is preferable for each, as you'd cited how the Shure 846 sounded better with one DAP using the 3.5mm.
Wow! Never thought i would get a solid review on sound. You are great ! According to you which headphones are the best for soundstage with no price barrier?
my problem with Focal. you buy a product for say $4000. 6 months later it is in stock for $2500. Focal Arche headphone amp/dac in Australia $4000 plus Clear headphones $2200AU. Now 1 year later you can buy the two of them together, $1999. i feel i have been had. so pay over $6000 then reduced by $4000. outrageous!,
The 2022 Utopia’s are way too dark, they have lost that upper treble sparkle that made them so addictive to listen to. The new version is warmer and closer to the Clear MG’s as the new M shaped grille pulls the treble back quite a bit. I demoed them side by side for a few hours and the OG Utopia is far superior. The only way I would recommend the new version is if you are really treble sensitive and hate sparkly treble presentation. You can buy the OG’s for half the price now of the 2022’s so there is really no contest.
The boosted treble on the original is not neutral, if you want to get closer to what the music really sounds like the 2022 is it. If you always want a super hifi presentation I guess I can see people liking the original.
Bravo mademoiselle pour votre « je ne sais quoi » 😊. I personaly prefer the design of the og utopia, i don’t know how the new sounds like, but i will not make the change.
Lovely review Sarah,welldone! Berry takes to eq well,OG utopia sub bass is in negative dB territory.....lf you eq that to the new utopia sub bass level that would match the highs and sound warmer as well..Sp3000 is my dream at the moment,got to see my bank manager first though. 🤣😂Thanks.
Despite your claim of listening to Time "...hundreds of times.", and knowing the track "...really, really well.", the fact is Roger Waters does not sing on the track at all. David Gilmour is the lead vocalist on Time.
Well, thanks for the intel! We just know the instrumentation and structure so intimately after all those listens. It's nice to know another piece of the puzzle! 🙂
