Poorer sound stage and bass impact, Focal Scala Utopia Evo vs  Focal Sopra N3???

Interesting

the two 8” woofers do have more surface area than a single 10” but box volume plays a big factor too. “save” some money I guess and go Sopra. 

The Scala’s may have a different impedance curve that may require other amplification. And new speakers generally sound tighter than a well-used pair. Just my guess.

ozzy

What explanation did the Focal retailer give you?  

Per the documentation the Scala Utopia has an adjustable crossover.  Quite likely that it was not set optimally.

Huh, Both speakers are rated for the same size room? I’ve had less resolving speakers hide my average electronics, but the sopra line is def better than average, bet Erik_squires is right.

@pg99 you may have just saved me a Hifi system (thank you). I was really on the fence about ditching my mid tier system to splurge on the Evo (as opposed to the N3 I already ordered).

I was blown away by the N3 in person, however not hearing first hand the Evo, I'll just stay with my purchase... I think?

My wife however will lose her mind seeing yet another speaker, so maybe I should see some stuff so in her head "I'll only have two systems", not three?