JM Labs, Focal Diablo Utopia VS. Micro Utopia BE

Im curious to see if the Diablo Utopia Is really that much better than the Micro Utopia BE (8K vs 14K) or if it is mostly because of the declining value of the dollar and the higher cost to ship items these days?

systembuilder12-02-2010 7:34pm

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phaelon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,038 posts 12-03-2010 at 02:08am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I used the Mini Utopia with cj amps for many years and and found it very musical. FWIW, the Jm Lab distributor in the US told me that the Diablo offers a more benign impedance for tube amps than the Be.
phaelon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,038 posts 12-04-2010 at 02:41am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Lucky_boy, have you ever heard the Diablo with a tube amp? If so, what did you think.
phaelon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,038 posts 12-16-2010 at 04:00pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Systembuilder, Taking nothing away from JM Lab and VTL, I wouldn't underestimate how much of your experience might be due to the contribution of the Tape Project. I haven't heard these tapes myself, but others have shared experiences similar to what you expressed while listening to less expensive systems and a Tape project source.
phaelon Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,038 posts 12-23-2010 at 10:37pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "Much respect to the tape project" Absolutely. Too bad the tapes are so expensive and the selection so meager.

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