New Focal Grande Utopia EM

It is a tempting speaker, but not that tempting. Smart move though, they are going after the extreme top end. I will wait for it to come up used in 5 years. By then with inflation 90K will be chump change. I just hope my pay increase to compensate.

PKANCEL, aren't you the one that owns Digital Ear in Tustin? Of course you will say it sounds good. How is this a smart move, producing a $180,000 speaker in this economy? Sorry even the guys that normally have that kind of money are not going to spending it anytime soon.

Hi There!

I belive the guys in France did not calculate with this economical situation. I write from Europe, I heard that the previous Utopia line was very popular in the States.

As a thechnical phenomena, I really like the sound of Focal. I use a pair of Electra 906 plus the SW900 sub. I think probably this new gear, is very good. Personally I will listen it if I have a chance. A few years later I would like to have the previous Nova BE.

Regards,
Thomas Gojdar

Stricken, I wish!!! Oh, I wish so much I was the owner to play with all of these toys!! I am unfortunately a hobbyist and am regularly contracted by Broadcom and have shopped for systems there over the years. As far as the economy and products and the timing, I guess it is a world problem. Nobody in the world has control over anything right now. It seems like the world is running scared and I think it is funny. People are either over-optomistic and spend all of their money or they get absorbed by fear and hide every penny. Neither method is the right one.

Heard it at Rocky Mountain. It has potential but did not sound special in any regard. They were using Boulder Amplification & Digital. No one was very impressed. Maybe it needed break in, better recordings. I will give it one more go.