Focal Grande Utopia EM Evo

Focal Grande Utopia EM Evo: floorstanding loudspeaker, 4-way

Focal's flagship: a four-way design two metres tall, with a 40 cm W woofer driven by an electromagnetic motor and two 16.5 cm W Power Flower midranges with TMD suspension. The angle of the cabinets is set with a leather-covered crank, to focus the stage to suit the room. From top to bottom: a 27 cm low-midrange, the two midranges, the tweeter and the woofer.

Like the whole Utopia line it uses W sandwich cones and a pure beryllium tweeter, an inverted dome chosen for its stiffness, with IAL2 rear loading. The midrange carries the Power Flower magnet: several ferrite rings arranged around the core, for a very efficient driver that does not compress. The internal Gamma structure stiffens the cabinet against vibration and the OPC filter looks after the phase between drivers, for a three-dimensional stage.

Cabinet

Each driver has its own separate cabinet: stacked and angled towards each other, they align the output on the listening position (Focus Time). Inside are French-made cables, separate crossovers and double terminals. The lacquer finishes have metallic colours taken from the automotive world; the alternative is wood. Built in France.

• Low frequency point (-6 dB): 14 Hz
• Sensitivity 94 dB, nominal impedance 8 ohms (minimum 3)
• Suggested amplification: 50 - 1.500 W
• 201.2 cm high, 65.4 cm wide, 88 cm deep; it weighs 265 kg
• Lacquer finishes: black, white, grey and chocolate
• Sold as a pair