As of today, May 21th 2023. I’ve been informed by the focal dealer i purchased this from, new 2023 Stellia is shipped and about to hit the shelves soon.
@@coardtech I have the clear MG and Stellea and love both. I’ve only tried the utopia once in a store and it did sound great, but I feel like my other two headphones get close enough.
@@attomicrooster7823 We do have same headphones lol. I reviewed Clear MG as well. Never tried 2022 Utopia but 2020 was perfect. Only reason i didn’t get one is the design and i know 2022 with better QC exist. Sadly, for that money. I’d love to try Meze Elite, LCD-5 and Caldera before i even decide.
@@coardtech yeah there are so many choices now it’s really hard to choose which one. There’s not many audio stores here in the UK that carry everything either. I’d really love to try the resolution of an electrostatic head phone at some point, but I know it would be completely impractical for my needs. I like something I can use at the desk and also something I can walk around with.
@@attomicrooster7823 headphones are good but at flagship level there’s no do it all, utopia lacks soundstage for example while hd 800s lacks bass etc etc. Proper listening at a desk for me would be genelec 8331 pair and 7350 sub. I also like my headphones to move around and isolate since it’s personal listening experience. To this day my most used pair are airpods pros since practicality is so good i don’t seek for other qualities. But i love this hobby regardless of that. I’ll go to high end munich next year to see what exteme prices offer.
As of today, May 21th 2023. I’ve been informed by the focal dealer i purchased this from, new 2023 Stellia is shipped and about to hit the shelves soon.
What do you think of the clear versus utopia?
Utopia has significantly better sound quality.
@@coardtech I have the clear MG and Stellea and love both. I’ve only tried the utopia once in a store and it did sound great, but I feel like my other two headphones get close enough.
@@attomicrooster7823 We do have same headphones lol. I reviewed Clear MG as well. Never tried 2022 Utopia but 2020 was perfect. Only reason i didn’t get one is the design and i know 2022 with better QC exist. Sadly, for that money. I’d love to try Meze Elite, LCD-5 and Caldera before i even decide.
@@coardtech yeah there are so many choices now it’s really hard to choose which one.
There’s not many audio stores here in the UK that carry everything either. I’d really love to try the resolution of an electrostatic head phone at some point, but I know it would be completely impractical for my needs.
I like something I can use at the desk and also something I can walk around with.
@@attomicrooster7823 headphones are good but at flagship level there’s no do it all, utopia lacks soundstage for example while hd 800s lacks bass etc etc. Proper listening at a desk for me would be genelec 8331 pair and 7350 sub. I also like my headphones to move around and isolate since it’s personal listening experience. To this day my most used pair are airpods pros since practicality is so good i don’t seek for other qualities. But i love this hobby regardless of that. I’ll go to high end munich next year to see what exteme prices offer.