Oops I messed up my initial reply. I did it on my ipad, but I fixed it now
But yes I know what you mean. I actually don't really care about woods either I'd rather have great sound quality and a durable minimal design. I do think the Auteur has a nice balanced sound and is pleasing whilst detailed, albeit maybe not flagship details but certain respectable.
I was looking into my next headphone and considering the Diana Phi, Focal Clear, LCD-4, and I can't really think of any others that would compliment my collection and be what I'm after. But I just saw some poor reviews/measurements on the Diana headphones from Abyss so now I'm considering the Clear more heavily.
I think I can help you there as I owned the LCD4 and Utopia for a year.
The LCD4 with EQ is absolutely fantastic. I sent them to Austria to be measured and they have very low distortion so they take to EQ very well)
If you want an all rounder for Classical to classic rock I'd choose LCD4.
Currently I use the Utopia (EQed to Harman target) and I sold the LCD4 as the Utopia is just slightly better for ''audiophile'' music like classical, female vocals, jazz etc. It is no match for the bass extension and impact of the LCD4 so this depends on your use case and taste in music.
I would get the LCD4 or the Utopia. Both headphones have transferable warranties and can be found used for $2000 to $2500.
LCD4 was comfortable but it is over 700 grams. I could use it for 45 mins to a 60 mins but then the weight would get to me. Something to keep in mind.
If these are above your budget the two best value options (below $2k) IMHO are the HD800S (needs EQ) and the Focal Clear ( needs only a bit of EQ)