Love Californication too... Such a tragic case though, so much of the music was indeed destroyed in the studio. Hard to imagine how good it would sound with triple the dynamic range and so on, but one can always dream.

+ Since this review was published I've gotten another opportunity to listen to the Utopias again and I stand by my previous comments: when you view sound quality as a sum of parts the Clears if you ask me superior to the Utopia no matter what the cost difference is. The Utopias are now in dire...

I've sometimes considered applying to become a contributing reviewer at some of the headphone sites out there, but for whatever reason never went forward with the plan/it has always stayed on a "maybe someday" level...

Thanks for the kind comments! This review took a lot of time and effort, but it was sort of a passion project (biggest jump in SQ since the Sennheiser HD 600/650/HD800S). I'd add the Clears to the class of products that defined an era and and truly pushed technology forward.

DISCLAIMER This review is based on a loaner unit I got from RHA from their Europe Head-Fi tour. I got the opportunity to audition their IEM for around a week before sending it to the next one in line. Thank you RHA for the opportunity! I have no prior experience of any RHA products, although...

Betula: Current price is 899 euros on Thomann, so I'd still classify them as such. Even more expensive here... One might get a good deal (applies to any high margin item really) from a local dealer, but that doesn't change their overall market price.

Disclaimer: I bought these from a local reseller some time ago and kept them for a bit less than a week. In other words this review isn’t based on as much experience as I would usually prefer to have, so this may have an effect on things. The price for these in Europe is currently around 900...

Audeze proudly presents a new take on our classic LCD2 design. The new LCD2 Classic headphone comes with a lightweight suspension headband, special crystal-infused nylon rings, remodeled audio jacks, and features the warm sound signature of the original LCD2 driver. Made right here in our...

Disclaimer: I bought the Focal Clears from the local distributor after auditioning them several times with my own music. My first impression was that these were the first headphone I've heard that was as good or better than my previous favorite the Sennheiser HD 800 S. Comparisons will be...