I did not listen to the OG Utopia, so i can not compare. I bought the Cayin Ha6a and i am testing it with the Utopia 22. There is more than enough bass for my taste with the 6.3 plug. With the xlr plug there is way too much bass. I am keen to read your comparison soon.

Very nice! I like the Utopia with a tube amp like this.

Congrats! I am keen to read about your experience with it.

I am corious to read about your impressions. I have got the Utopia22 and the Clear OG too.

That amp looks so unbelievable good! I really like it.

Yeah thats my opinion too.

Hip Hop can be very different. So i think for some tracks, a nice planar with very low reaching sub bass is nice. Some tracks have punchy beats, so another headphone wirh punch is fine. I think many tracks can sound fatigueing quick, so i like a more forgiving headphone and hifi system for that...

I think the HD650 sounds darker and softer than the Clear OG. The Clear has a stronger bass than the HD650. Both have more emphasis on the mids and lower frequencies. The HD650 has a smooth and warm mid emphasis. I find the MG version even bassier than the OG Clear.

Yeah i think both headphones are good for gaming. Id choose the HD800 for gaming most of the time. The T1 for music. I would get a used HD800.

The Focal Clear OG is indeed nice for metal in my opinion. Punchy and clean sound with nice bass.

The HE1000 Stealth is a very nice headphone. The detail, the punchy and high quality bass, the speed. They sound a little more in your face than the SE imo. Great for many metal genres. Treble CAN get fatigueing with harsh recordings. But overall a real great headphone for the money.

What about the Hifiman Edition XS?

The Hifiman HE1000 series are great headphones wirh a wide soundstage, very good bass (quality and quantity) and very high detail. I would say the HE1000V2 does come clos to the HD800 kind of sound sig.

I would really be interested in a new flagship headphone from Beyerdynamic. A new version of the T1 would be great.

What box and packaging did you get? The v2 comes in a leather box with three cables and a booklet with a sheet which has the serial numbers of the drivers.