![]() I was thus able to compare the Utopia to the Bathys, both using a wired connection with music played from an audiophile-quality media player (A&K SP3000 – review here). I reviewed these headphones immediately after reviewing the Focal Bathys Bluetooth headphones which are the best Bluetooth headphones I have ever used – and by a fair way. I listened to a variety of music with the Utopia – mostly from my headphone testing playlist with FLAC being the file format of choice. ![]() Focal has done a great job with that with the Utopia.Īlthough at 490 grams the Utopia sound heavy but compared to their competition they are lightweight. They felt comfortable on the head and over the ears thanks to all of the above. The headband sits nicely on your head while also applying a secure clamp-force to prevent slippage of the earcups. No matter how long I wore the Utopia, they did not cause any issues with comfort. The headband is leather-bound and relatively wide. These drivers are also angled to present a more spacious “out-of-the-head” experience, closer to that you would expect from speakers. Inside the pads is a metallic grille to protect the French-made 40mm beryllium drivers – the grille is now M-shaped to deliver less distortion of the sound at high frequencies due to it following the curves of the speakers themselves.Īs discussed above, the driver has a new voice coil made of copper and aluminium instead of just aluminium in the previous version – the addition of copper gives it greater reliability while still retaining the lightweight aluminium. Sitting over the ears, they are extremely comfortable on the head while at the same time feeling secure. The inside of the earcups has wide, soft ear pads covered in a perforated lambskin and memory foam. The centre of each earcup has the Focal flame logo on top of the mesh over the traditional dark red/maroon Focal colour. It apparently gives a more open design to help produce a more spacious and dynamic sound. That honeycomb pattern with the small hexagonal holes is not just there for looks either. The black-on-black earcups is new to this year’s Utopia with the new honeycomb design of the aluminium grille on top a stylish look. The yokes are forged from carbon fibre, connecting the head band to the black-on-black earcups. The Utopia build quality is, like the rest of the experience, ultra-premium.
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