Brochure

At Focal, innovation doesn’t stop at technology.
We’re obsessed with the comprehensive result:
a harmonically rich, lush sound; a transparent
and precise reproduction of the musical work.
Still, we’ve never lost track of our core expertise,
loudspeaker drivers, the very stepping stones along
the path to great sound.
The original Grande Utopia was designed in
1995 as a prototype to apply and validate new
speaker technologies. Twenty years later, Utopia
is undeniably a worldwide reference, praised for
its incredible musicality.
We continue to learn and to progress by systematically
putting our research into development, to evaluate
distinct contributions by listening to them in practice.
Every innovation – from cone materials ("W"
Composite Sandwich Cone and Inverted-Dome
Beryllium), to magnets (multi-ferrite magnet, EM
woofer, and IAL-2 tweeter), to crossovers (OCP+
circuit), and even to cabinets (Gamma Structure) –
plays a role in our technological legacy. Fittingly, we
may draw on this legacy whenever it is feasible to
improve our technology and to set new benchmarks.
We most recently reaped its rewards with the
Sopra project, a reasonably compact and elegant
incarnation of many of the innovations that, until
now, had only been realized in the uncompromising
Utopia. As you shall discover in these pages,
Sopra incorporates several major technological
breakthroughs.
It’s still possible to advance the state of the art
of speaker driver technology with digital analysis
capable of revealing the subtlest performance
aspects, and enabling us to improve the
transparency, precision, and harmonic richness of
sound reproduction…
"The Spirit of Sound"
Sopra
Sopra N
°
2 "Dogato Walnut" finish
OCP Crossover Gamma Structure"W" sandwich cone Pure Beryllium
Sopra incorporates a 20-year
heritage of Utopia technology
in an attractive compact design