Hi guys. Waiting for a pair of OG Utopias that should arrive this week, hopefully.
I’ve owned a few Focal headphones : Elear, Elex, Clear OG & MG. Liked all but had kinda a love-hate relationship with the OG Clear. It was my favourite amongst these, but always felt like the tonal balance wasn’t right for me and ended up selling them. Finally, after owning 6 pairs of OG Clears (not a joke) I tweaked my EQ and have been enjoying them for a few months.
After owning quite a few TOTL planars and Dynamics I realised that even if they are not perfect, the Clears gives me what I was missing with top planars: dynamics and contrast.
Don’t get me wrong, still love planars, but each technology has advantages and no planar gave me the dynamics of the Clears (Final D8K gets really close).
Long story short, I decided to trade one of my headphones for the Utopia 2020. Looking forward to see if thet are worthy of replacing my beloved Clear Pro OG. My intention is to compare both, first without EQ and once I make the right EQ for the Utopia, I’ll make the final comparisons.
It’s quite funny that after quite a long journey and having tried/owned over 100 hps, I might end with a stereotypical setup Utopia+ HD800s.
Will share some impressions once I get the Utopias.
Have a nice day.