We should have a meetup. I've never organized one before. How does it usually work?

I have been searching and haven’t seen any. Doesn’t look like there are many DZ’s out there yet.

You should get as much padding as well because, at least to me, the MR starts hurting the top of my head after an hour or so. Regarding DAC/Amps, I haven’t personally used Midgard or RU7 but I can confirm that the MR scales very well, much better than other headphones in its price point IMO.

Lol — and at a certain price point it becomes prohibitive for a lot of us to "reach" towards it and risk bankrupting ourselves. They should make it $15k! Compete with Aperio!

This is an amazing IEM — I would love to own a pair (if only it fit my small ears) lol GLWS!

They are definitely angled when viewed from the bottom/top. May be a dumb question — but which side does the angle go? Lol. Maybe I had them backwards.

I switched from the leather/hybrid pads to angled Alcantara pads and spent the entire day today on them. I'd have to say my results were somewhat opposite of some of you! The Alcantara angled pads made the sound a bit more "muffled" and rounded off the top end. I agree they may have added...

Still waiting for my DZ! Any day now. But compared to the MR, the Elite has similar bass, more pronounced mids, and better treble + detail. The Elite just have a fuller sound!

Arrived on time and in excellent condition. Hassle-free buying experience. Would definitely buy from them again!

Leather pads. The alcantara ones were way too “hot” for me.

Follow up review: been listening to the Elite all day and switched back to the Utopia for a bit. The Utopia feel anemic. I never thought that was possible. They have no heft to their sound, but do eke out a bit more detail than the Elite.

BBQ sauce & sticky fingers will mix really well with high-end audio equipment. Especially the suede ear pads 😉

Probably not given that it's in a library — but there's tons of food places in walking distance. Could be cool for some of us to have an offsite lunch.

Details 4 months old Focal Utopia '22 Purchased from Audio46 ~ January 2024 Brand new MSRP for everything: $7,257.37 Includes Headphones Original 3.5mm cable Original XLR cable Carrying case All original boxes & packaging Owners manual, invoice, etc. Original manufacturer warranty from Focal...

Got my Elite and here's my super short review: Much more musical (and fun) than the Utopia. Slightly more bass. Slightly less "forward" upper mids. Looks really dumb on my head.