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random_LA_azn_dude t1_jee02od wrote

Reply to comment by blorg in The right driver on my HE1000SE just died, again... by fgt-boi

Yeah, Focal headbands have a chintzy internal construction.

Remember the goo that leaked from Utopia stock pads and got into the driver chamber? This caused a number of driver deaths.

I'm also a Utopia owner (2020 edition).

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blorg t1_jee0ui4 wrote

I have the 2020 Utopia as well, on Head-Fi Focal acknowledged but also said they had fixed the driver death issue with the Utopia by that point (I hope!)

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random_LA_azn_dude t1_jeff3fv wrote

I saw that post too. Fingers crossed because I love my Utopia despite disliking most of the other Focal headphones that I've encountered (Elex, Elegia, Radiance, and Clear Mg, with the Clear Mg not being in my dislike bucket).

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