deafenears Posted July 13, 2022 Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Andre28 said: Interesting. I definitely felt like the LCD had way more space than the Aeons. I guess it comes down to ear shape and whatnot. My ears are a weird shape, so I did this about a year ago. At the top I have Audeze dimensions - 67mm x 50mm. I too felt they fit better on my head with my ears. 1
Andre28 Posted July 13, 2022 Posted July 13, 2022 haha no doubt, thats up a few notches on the price scale though right
DowneLisANsomsu Posted July 26, 2022 Posted July 26, 2022 I demoed the clears on a local store and the pads are like pillows!
digoxin Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 Brief listening session with the Utopia 2022 , U2016 and D8000 at A2A. 3
Rob McHugh Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 1 hour ago, digoxin said: Brief listening session with the Utopia 2022 , U2016 and D8000 at A2A. What cable is in them; it’s not the Kimber they come with?
digoxin Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 (edited) I think they are these cables but don’t quote me on that. https://addictedtoaudio.com.au/collections/headphone-and-earphone-cables/products/eletech-inferno-headphone-cable Edited September 21, 2022 by digoxin 1
digoxin Posted September 21, 2022 Posted September 21, 2022 Focal have done a really good job improving on the Utopia 1.0. The 2.0 has more body and attack in the bass and the treble is less forward and rolled off but with only a very slight loss in the detail.. The overall balance with the bass/mids and highs is probably the biggest improvement for me as I don’t do EQ. I still prefer the upper mids and highs in the D8000 as it is less in my ear and ‘sweeter’ for lack of a better description. I went back home and listened to my HD800s and for me they were still not enough light and day for me to jump up.. Mainly listen to jazz and classical and for me the HD800s soundstage still wins and not sure I am prepared to spend 7k for the new Utopias. For classic rock and 80s pop the Utopia 2.0 wins but I would probably be happy with the D8000 at 4k even though overall it is less revealing. The Utopia 1.0 is tempting at 3.5k but once you hear the improvement in the 2.0 I am prepared to wait for the 2.0 to drop in 1-2 years time. 1
Silver Audiophile Posted October 1, 2022 Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) On 17/09/2022 at 9:44 AM, sakabatou said: Quite a long time coming Interesting discussion. I note from about 10mins onwards in the above video, the frequency response curves for the Focal Utopia, and Sennheiser HD800 shows a 0-10 dB bump from 2-5KHz. This probably explains the brighter top end and relatively leaner mids in their sound signatures or perhaps analytical clinical sound is a better description ( I noticed more on the HD800, than Utopias), compared with my Sennheiser HD650 for instance (freq response below). I prefer richer fuller mids and smoother/non-fatiguing tops, even if it comes with slightly higher THD and less absolute resolution. Edited October 2, 2022 by Silver Audiophile
mrbuzzardstubble Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 Focal hasjust released a Bluetooth ANC headphone. Priced at $1199 and called the Bathys. Here's an intro from the Focal site. There's a fairly detailed review on the Addicted To Audio site. https://www.focal.com/en/Bathys
Bengineer Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, mrbuzzardstubble said: Focal hasjust released a Bluetooth ANC headphone. Priced at $1199 and called the Bathys. Here's an intro from the Focal site. There's a fairly detailed review on the Addicted To Audio site. https://www.focal.com/en/Bathys Sounds awefully like you @Mightygrey . Twin maybe?
rand129678 Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 First Bathys measurement (ANC mode). Follows Harman curve well apart from one big weird dip Their iOS and Android app lets you adjust bass and treble to taste, which is essential
rand129678 Posted October 5, 2022 Posted October 5, 2022 17 hours ago, Bengineer said: That dip is called flava According to Resolve who was at the Focal factory talking to the designers, this was not deliberate. Its an accidental effect of ANC. Makes sense because you don't see this dip anywhere in the Focal lineup. Even the new Utopia 2022.
AussieMick Posted December 27, 2022 Posted December 27, 2022 Hi all Any thoughts on the specific areas Stellia outperforms Celestee? I’m a long time Utopia owner and very impressed by Celestee. Cheers
075Congo Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Looking at a current (March 23) promo by Addicted to Audio for various "B-STOCK" Focal Headphones. No explanation re what "B-Stock" is ? Selling Elegia's for $399 reduced from $1399 (??).....I thought the Elegia was a superceded model. Edited March 3, 2023 by 075Congo
075Congo Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 (edited) Corrections made Edited March 3, 2023 by 075Congo
AussieMick Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 I tried hard to see what B Stock meant when I bought Utopia. Couldn’t find anything. Certainly the headphones were spotless. Slight damage on the case? $4999 Newtopia is VERY tempting.
075Congo Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 Probably a quality control "blemish".........big savings........wonder too how many "b-stock" they have........not many I bet!
Bengineer Posted March 3, 2023 Posted March 3, 2023 2 hours ago, 075Congo said: Probably a quality control "blemish".........big savings........wonder too how many "b-stock" they have........not many I bet! Nope. They did this couple years back. Its all just new stock they have. Utopia and Stellia B Stick used to be $3000 for quite a while, screws upresale for the full price buyers too.
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