JM Labs original utopia speakers

It had a rising HF characteristic around 10k, then dropped like a stone afterwards

and THAT is exactly what it is, either you are still yound (~30) or have great ears!

I’m still using the original Mini Utopias but listened to the line quite a bit since my friend was a dealer. I consider the originals to be great bargains at the current prices I see them being offered. You can’t outclass these with upstream component. They will reward you for using the best and likely be a disappointment if you don’t match them carefully - IMO.

Oops! I’ve got to pay more attention to the original post dates.

Yeah it's funny that I also felt the old Focal titanium tweeter was natural and extended and invisible in the original Utopia line but metallic and a little buzzy in vocals and strident in strings in Wilson speakers (I had Watt Puppy 6s).
I also thought this tweeter was too piercing in the Kharma 3.2s.