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The purpose from the get-go, Boutonet says, was to create the perfect sound attainable, solely with out compromise—which is what landed the speaker in Focal’s high-end Utopia vary. Engineers got free rein to do what they wanted to make sure the audio system sounded nearly as good as they probably may. “The goal was to not take advantage of compact speaker. The main target was fully on the sound,” provides Boutonet.

The previous is actually clear. The Focal Utopia Diva loom massive within the Parisian listening room the place I encounter them, with every speaker measuring 47 x 16 x 22 inches and weighing 141 kilos, or 64 kilograms. They make fairly the assertion, sitting on a chunky aluminium base and adopting the acquainted backwards lean of the Utopia vary that makes their footprint all of the bigger.

Whereas there’s one thing distinctly area age about them, there’s a softness to them, too—fairly actually. The panelling that wraps round every speaker, which is each floating and detachable for future customization, is created from a light-gray felt materials. On the entrance, the panels come collectively however don’t meet, leaving an area down the center that accommodates Focal’s backlit brand and provides you a peek of the molded polymer cupboard beneath.

Naim Test

The Utopia Diva deliver collectively the acoustic experience of the group at Focal with the digital know-how of its sister model Naim, for the primary time ever. Every speaker incorporates a 1-inch beryllium tweeter, a 6.5-inch midbass driver, and 4 side-mounted 6.5-inch woofers, with a large 400 watts of Naim Class AB amplification on the within. That’s per speaker, bear in mind, which means this setup is able to 800 watts of energy.

Getting the Utopia Diva up and working is so simple as with every other wi-fi speaker. Merely plug every speaker into energy, fireplace up Naim’s glorious management app (there’s additionally a distant included, however the app might be extra easy for many), and stream on to them by way of Apple AirPlay 2, Google Chromecast, Tidal Join, Qobuz, or Spotify Connect—plus there’s Bluetooth 5.3 onboard with aptX Adaptive assist.

The Utopia Diva are additionally UPnP appropriate, which means you’ll be able to stream from linked NAS drives and computer systems, and entry web radio. They’re even able to multiroom—whether or not that be with different Naim merchandise by way of the Naim app, or by way of the built-in capabilities of AirPlay 2 or Chromecast. Sonos, eat your coronary heart out.