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High End 2018: Focal

French loudspeaker manufacturer, Focal, had several of its products on display and demo.  Focal also launched Grande Utopia EM Evo and Stella Utopia EM Evo loudspeakers.

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High End 2017: Focal

Focal Grande Utopia EM.

Focal  Sopra N°1 speakers in a range of colours.

Focal Shape 40 nearfield professional studio monitor.

Focal Shape 65 nearfield professional studio monitor.

Focal Utopia customised by French jeweler Tournaire with 18-karat gold and 6.5 carats of diamonds.

Focal's flagship Utopia headphone driven by the Woo Audio WA22 fully balance tube headphone amplifier.

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Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show (TAVES) 2014 Show Report (page 4)

Naim/Focal

This system consisted of the Naim Statement NAC S1 preamp and NAP S1 mono power amps driving the Focal Grande Utopia EM speakers in a large, untreated room.  This is the same system used at NYAS2014 in New York (see my  comments on the system at NYAS2014 here).

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