Audeze MM-500 vs Focal Utopia

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MM-500 compared with Utopia

	AudezeMM-500	FocalUtopia
Overview
Released
Released	June 2022	September 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	90 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	18 ohms	80 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	90 mm planar magnetic; Fluxor magnet array; neodymium N50 magnets; Fazor waveguides; ultra-thin Uniforce diaphragm; 5 Hz – 50 kHz; sensitivity 100 dB/1 mW (at drum reference point); maximum SPL over 130 dB; THD < 0.1% at 100 dB SPL, 1 kHz; max power handling 5 W RMS; minimum power over 100 mW, recommended over 250 mW	40 mm pure beryllium 'M'-shaped dome with a copper-aluminium voice coil (new in the 2022 edition); 5 Hz – 23 kHz (±3 dB) on focal.com, 5 Hz – 50 kHz on the product sheet; sensitivity 104 dB SPL (1 mW, 1 kHz); THD < 0.2% (1 kHz, 100 dB SPL)
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	495 g	490 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Over-ear, open-back; extra-plush leather ear pads; adjustable spring steel headband; machined aluminium structure	Circumaural, open-back; 'M'-shaped grilles inside the ear cups
Works with
Works with	Braided cable; 6.3 mm (1/4") to 3.5 mm adapter	1.5 m cable with 3.5 mm jack and 3 m cable with balanced 4-pin XLR, both with Lemo connectors; 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter
In the box
In the box	MM-500 headphones, braided cable, standard travel case, 6.3 mm to 3.5 mm adapter, certificate of authenticity and warranty cards	Headphones, 1.5 m 3.5 mm cable, 3 m 4-pin XLR cable, 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter, carrying case (250 x 240 x 120 mm)