Focal Utopia vs HIFIMAN ANANDA Stealth Magnet

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Utopia compared with ANANDA Stealth Magnet

	FocalUtopia	HIFIMANANANDA Stealth Magnet
Overview
Released
Released	September 2022	June 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	–
Back
Back	Open	Open
Impedance
Impedance	80 ohms	16 ohms
Bluetooth codecs
Bluetooth codecs	None (wired)	None (wired)
Drivers
Drivers	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)	Planar magnetic with Stealth Magnets and NEO supernano diaphragm (NsD), 1–2 microns thick; 8 Hz – 55 kHz; sensitivity 93 dB. Figures are for V3; HIFIMAN lists V2 at 26 ohms and 440 g with the same response and sensitivity
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	490 g	398 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; 'M'-shaped grilles inside the ear cups	Over-ear, open-back; asymmetric oval cups; hybrid headband with weight-spreading strap and two adjustment blocks; elongated, bevelled clip-on ear pads
Works with
Works with	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	Detachable 1.5 m cable with 3.5 mm plug and 3.5 mm connectors at each cup; 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter
In the box
In the box	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)	Headphones, 1.5 m cable (3.5 mm plug), ear pads (fitted), 3.5 mm to 6.35 mm adapter