Focal Utopia vs Sony INZONE H3

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Utopia compared with INZONE H3

	FocalUtopia	SonyINZONE H3
Overview
Released
Released	September 2022	July 2022
Sound
Type
Type	Over-ear	Over-ear
Noise cancelling
Noise cancelling	No	No
Transparency mode
Transparency mode	–	No
Driver size
Driver size	40 mm	40 mm
Back
Back	Open	Closed
Impedance
Impedance	80 ohms	36 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)	Closed dynamic headphones with 40 mm neodymium drivers; 10 Hz–20,000 Hz response (JEITA), 92 dB/mW sensitivity and 1,500 mW maximum input (IEC)
Audio features
Audio features	–	INZONE Hub on PC provides equaliser and 360 Spatial Sound for Gaming settings through the included USB audio box; personalised spatial sound uses ear photographs from Sony's smartphone app
Battery
Listening time (maker's claim)
Listening time (maker's claim)	No battery (wired)	No battery (wired)
Design
Weight
Weight	490 g	299 g (better)
Headphone cable
Headphone cable	Yes	Yes
Controls
Controls	–	Volume dial and flip-up microphone mute
Microphones
Microphones	–	Fixed unidirectional electret condenser boom microphone; 100 Hz–8,000 Hz range
Fit and ear tips
Fit and ear tips	Circumaural, open-back; 'M'-shaped grilles inside the ear cups	Circumaural headphones with nylon ear pads and a padded headband; Sony publishes approximately 299 g for the headset, rather than the 1.46 lb figure in SoundGuys' table
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	Fixed approximately 1.2 m single-sided cable with gold-plated four-pole 3.5 mm plug; included USB audio box connects it to a PC. Direct analogue connection works with compatible console controllers and other headset sockets.
Colours
Colours	–	White
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)	Headset with attached cable, USB audio box and documentation