Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive.

Had an opportunity to hear Focal’s new active Utopia Diva speakers at Axpona. Though they hit a few audiophile niches for 40k they were not that impressive. Not something that captures your interest after a while of listening. Trying to wrap everything in one package in my mind doesn’t work. More of a lifestyle speakers than a true high end product.

hiendmmoe04-21-2025 2:02am

p05129 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 526 posts 04-21-2025 at 07:41pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I heard them at the Tampa show a couple months ago and they sucked. I was with a few other people and none of us thought they were any good. I heard the Kef LS60’s in a huge warehouse room and they sounded much better and the Kef’s were only $5k, nice finish not felt, and the Kef’s were Roon ready. I’ve turned a few people into the Kef’s and they bought them and I’ll be buying them for my 2nd or 3rd system. But then again, I’ve never heard a Focal speaker system I liked until you got up into their $100k Utopia line and then I thought other speakers were better at 1/2 the cost. When I was evaluating amps, I didn’t even look at naim.
p05129 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 526 posts 04-22-2025 at 12:31am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Wswright20- I agree with you. In my 2nd/3rd system, I have an integrated amp that has all the streaming options that anybody would want that cost $4000, plus analog in, and is Roon ready. I have $1000 in cables and $5000 in speakers that blow away the diva’s: sound quality wise, looks wise, and functionality wise, and it only cost me around $10k. So instead of just 2 speakers, I have an integrated streaming amp plus 2 speakers, and speaker and Ethernet cables. This system is what I will replace with the Kef ls60’s in the future.