Focals latest - Cat Houses?


I’m sorry but all I can think of when I look at these is they look like $70,000 cat houses. 

 

erik_squires

I am not a fan but that is all this is, just another example of a design that seeks attention.  

Well thank goodness we are here to give it just that! @dhite71 

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Here's an excerpt from a test from a European audio website, it looks like the regional differences mentioned above are quite prevalent. 😉

And in conjunction with the Naim electronics and the largely reflection-free cabinet, the result is a low-distortion sound projected both low and high into the room. I had many visitors listen to the Diva Utopia during the test phase: no one had critical words, everyone had words of praise.

Nevertheless, we have rarely had such a pleasantly easy-to-use system in the listening room that sounds so good at the end of the day. How good?  Well, it's by far the best-sounding streaming speaker I know.

But I don't want to put the Diva Utopia in the corner of the pretentious modern speaker. The first active loudspeaker from the two iconic brands Naim Audio and Focal has virtually no weaknesses in my eyes and, when viewed in the light of day, is actually the best Focal model I've ever heard - including the big flagships.

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@love2fly59  -  

"largely reflection free cabinet"  -  Oh, hahahahahah.  

$70,000 for a speaker no one objects to.  

"Best sounding streaming speaker"  - Seriously what is the competition, and how many of those are made by Logitech...

At those prices these should be matched up with active speakers from ATC and Grimm.