Focal Diva Utopia active speakers less than impressive.

Bummer.  The Focal Utopia line is long in the tooth and about due for an update. I hope the launch of the active Utopias and the lukewarm reception doesn't stretch out the calendar.   

I am impressed by my very low cost speakers ... Why ?

Because i improved them and put them to their true peak potential working level using acoustics principles...

Speakers cannot be judged in a showroom...Period...

They can be judged once  embedded electrically,mechanically and acoustically in a system/room for specific ears ...

 Also price over some threshold which vary in mutiple ways means not much...

Acoustics rules over all  even over speakers...

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.

Interesting. There is a niche there. I guess the question is if it is large enough for a few companies to profit. At least for now, those trying for the apex of sonic performance, this isn't for them. Over time I'm sure they will get better.

@rick_n 

You say the line is long in the tooth, but I’m curious what you believe can be done to change that? There is precious little innovation in speaker design. Mostly revolving around cone/driver material. If the Utopia line sounds good today then why mess with that with some Audiophile jargon that has very little substance to offer because the technology is rather static at this point (other than styling )? 🤷🏾‍♂️