Focal Maestro Utopia EVO

Focal Maestro Utopia EVO

Floorstanding Loudspeakers /pair

Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
Focal Maestro Utopia EVO
64.000,00 Price include 21% VAT Price exclude VAT € 52.892,56
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The legend is growing…

Consistent bass
Maestro Utopia Evo has become a three-way floorstanding loudspeaker in order to make it more versatile and easier to install in your listening room. The bass is very consistent but it still retains Maestro’s characteristic dynamic range and punch. The mid-range register hasn’t been neglected: we have integrated our latest technical innovations. In conclusion, each register reproduced by Maestro Utopia Evo has been enhanced for even more precision and dynamic range. Evo stands for evolution... Since 2008, when Utopia III was launched, Focal’s technological heritage has grown enormously. Therefore it was essential to integrate the most recent innovations into this exceptional collection. The sound architecture of Utopia III has been preserved, with the constant intention of reducing harmonic distortion in the fragile mid-range register, which is so very crucial for revealing the artist’s emotions. The two loudspeakers are equipped with Focal’s latest innovations, the NIC (Neutral Inductance Circuit) and the TMD suspension (Tuned Mass Damping). Maestro Utopia Evo now offers bi amplification, just like Grande Utopia EM and Stella. Discerning music lovers will be able to fine-tune the type of sound, depending on the timbre and the power they’re looking to achieve. The best components from their generation have also found their way into the Utopia III Evo line: cables made in France, denser acoustic materials inside the subwoofer, double terminal boards and separate crossovers. New finishes with distinctive colour-ways offer many options for today’s contemporary spaces. The 2017 edition of Utopia III Evo is an iconic line. They integrate a whole range of innovations and essential detailing, making them completely unique. They are still way ahead of any other line.

Components tested in real conditions
Our engineers selected the very best components on the market, choosing them from among the finest brands around after testing them in real conditions. All the internal wiring within the units is crafted in France. While looking at the wiring aspects of these new loudspeakers, we decided to increase the wire gauge of the cabling by 20%. The results can be heard immediately: the sound is even clearer and even more natural. Finally, for the bass register, the acoustic wadding lining we included inside the enclosure has been thickened for even tighter bass with more control and increased precision.

Exclusive medium register
It was natural for us to capitalise on the research carried out in 2008, which resulted new and exclusive innovations, particularly in the mid-range register. TMD suspension: this technology provides a linear frequency response curve between 1 and 4kHz, while significantly reducing distortion in this range. The mid-range register benefits from remarkable neutrality. Neutral Inductance Circuit: stabilising the magnetic field was a challenge to overcome, in order to avoid harmonic distortion and intermodulation. The research carried out enabled Focal’s engineers to come up with an extremely stable magnetic circuit.

Bi-amplification
Maestro Utopia Evo now offers bi-amplification. Bi-amping is now possible by separating the bass and mid-range/treble registers, just like the line’s two top-of-the-range loudspeakers. The most discerning music lovers will be able to fine-tune their sound by personalising the registers depending on the sound architecture they want. For this reason, the loudspeakers are equipped with a double terminal board.

Metallic colours
Utopia III Evo are distinguished by their distinctive colours, inspired by the automotive universe. Maestro Utopia Evo will be available in Metallic Blue, Ash Grey and British Racing Green, in addition to the timeless Black Lacquer and Carrara White. The shape of Utopia III Evo is still the same, just with a revamped, modern style. The loudspeaker enclosure will be lacquered in the same colour all over: the front and side panels will now be identical. Detailing is also paramount; black is making a strong comeback, with a Graphite Black finish for the baskets and the tweeter enclosure. These finish choices provide an overall coherence which is more harmonious and more discreet, emphasising the originality of the new colours even more.

Key features
- 3-way column loudspeaker
- High efficiency, high power handling
- Utopia III technologies: Beryllium, IAL2™, TMD suspension, NIC magnet, Focus Time™, OPC+™, W™, Power Flower™, Gamma Structure™
- Exclusive technology: MDS (Magnetic Damping System), for adapting the bass to the listening room
- Customisable sound with adjustable bass, mid-range and treble levels
- 100% made by Focal

61/2" (16.5cm) 'W' cone Power Flower midrange speaker driver
- Third generation 'W' sandwich technology, laser-cut with even greater precision
- TMD suspension (Tuned Mass Damper)
- Power Flower magnet with 'NIC' technology (Neutral Inductance Circuit)
- Very detailed and natural mid-range free from harmonic distortion

IAL2 pure beryllium inverted dome tweeter
› Very wide frequency range up to 40kHz
- 'IAL2' (Infinite Acoustic Loading): low resonance frequency at 528Hz
- Definition, rapidity and transparency of the mid-range/treble

105/8" (27cm) 'W' woofer
- Third generation ‘W’ sandwich technology, laser-cut with even greater precision
- High power handling - more punch

4x105/8" (27cm) 'W' cone MDS woofers
- Third generation ‘W’ sandwich technology, laser-cut with even greater precision
- Ultra-powerful double ferrite magnet, with 50mm voice coil
- Magnetic Damping System (MDS), adjustable bass ±1.5dB

Extra-wide streamlined port
- No air-flow noise or distortion
- No dynamic compression of the bass

OPC filtering +
- Adjust the level of the bass ±1dB, and treble ±1dB
- Very low distortion hi-fi components
- Wider cables (4mm2 wire gauge for the tweeters/midrange – 8mm2 for the bass)
- 4 exclusive WBT connectors – for bi-amping/bi-wiring

Focus Time
- Mechanical phase optimisation of the speaker drivers
- Orientates the speaker drivers towards the listener

Gamma structure
- High-density MDF panels up to 23/8" (6cm) thick for a stable mechanical reference
- Heavy anti-vibration structure optimised using vibration cartography

Drivers
- 11" (27cm) 'W' woofer with a Magnetic Damping System (MDS)
- 11" (27cm) 'W' woofer
- Power Flower 61/2"(16,5cm) 'W' midrange with 'NIC' motor
- 11/16" (27mm) 'IAL2' pure Beryllium inverted dome

Specifications
- Frequency response (±3dB) 25Hz – 40kHz
- Low frequency point (-6dB) 21Hz
- Sensitivity (2.83V/1m) 93dB
- Nominal impedance 8 Ω
- Minimum impedance 3.1 Ω
- Crossover frequency 280Hz / 2200Hz
- Recommended amplifier power 80 – 600W
- Dimensions (HxWxD) 577/8 x 1729/32 x 305/16" (1470x455x770mm)
- Net weight 255.73lbs (116kg)