I have the Focal Utopias, and have used them solely with a Benchmark HPA4 and DAC3 B combination. The sound is AMAZING! As far as I'm concerned, this is as good as it gets, at any price point! The Utopias blow away any other headphone I've listened to, including the top-of-the-line Audeze and Meze products! As for the Benchmark products, a completely black background, and the customer support is absolute first-rate! I use the Utopias and HPA4/DAC3 B along with a Mac Mini as my server using Audirvana Plus.
Headphone Amp for Focal Utopias?
Just bought a pair of Focal Utopia headphones and have been driving them through the headphone jack in my Cary SLP-05 preamp. I thought I would try out a dedicated headphone amp. I see decent deals on the Simaudio Moon 430 HA and Cayin HA-300, as well as a Pass HPA-1. Does anyone have recommendations on any of these? Would another work better with my setup? I thought about going all-Cary with the now-discontinued HH-1, but they’re hard to find...