The Apex of Monitoring
The UTOPIA MAIN range is a technological triumph, inheriting over forty years of Focal know-how and twenty years of innovation in the design of studio monitors. In development since 2017, this exceptional product takes sound and music production to new heights, delivering a high level of detail, even at high SPL.
Patented Drivers
Focal’s unique 5″ midrange drivers with an ‘M’ profile offer unrivalled dynamic range and transparency. These high-end transducers are synonymous with absolute precision in all musical registers. The 1.5″ Beryllium tweeter reproduces exceptional transients without causing hearing fatigue. Damping Hook System (DHS) technology has been integrated into this tweeter for the first time, halving THD at 3 kHz.
A Monumental Project
The UTOPIA MAIN studio monitors are the result of the cutting-edge work of our passionate engineers, but also of the renowned sound professionals who tested them. This feedback from the field has helped to refine the performance of this exceptional range.
Exceptional Subwoofers
The long-excursion 13’ subwoofers and large cross-section ports provide impressive subwoofer extension, with precision even at high sound levels. The bass is even more powerful thanks to the special design of the cabinet made of MDF and reinforced by a bracing network it eliminates any cabinet warping.
Unique External Amplification
The patented amplifiers of the UTOPIA MAIN 112 and UTOPIA MAIN 212 use a combination of a Class H design with a current-mode amplification. Developed by Focal, these electronics offer the most natural and transparent amplification possible for loudspeakers. Combined with analogue filtering, it achieves the lowest level of harmonic distortion (THD) ever measured in an anechoic chamber.
“W” membrane
Perfectly defined midrange and bass
By developing and manufacturing its own membranes, Focal pushes the limits of innovation in acoustics. The sandwich “W” membrane of the loudspeakers plays an essential role in sound reproduction. It consists of two sheets of glass placed on either side of a central foam body; a sandwich construction that enables us to master the three key parameters of a good loudspeaker: lightness, rigidity and damping. This flagship membrane of Focal know-how perfectly optimizes the frequency response curve, providing low distortion and total listening transparency. Sound is the ultimate in precision.
TMD suspension
Stabilized surround, eliminates vibrations
While our engineers are experts in the development of exclusive diaphragms, they also innovate in all the components that make up the loudspeakers, such as the surround that connects the diaphragm to the frame, the performance of which must be mastered. Introduced in 2015, Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) technology with harmonic damping consists of the addition of finely positioned toroidal weights to stabilize the surround for even greater sonic neutrality. This technology enhances the midrange and the erratic behavior of the surround between 1 kHz and 2 kHz.
Infinite Acoustic Loading
Pure, distortion-free highs
This innovative technology enhances tweeter performance by controlling the acoustic pressure behind the dome and minimising internal resonances through infinite acoustic loading, ensuring pure and distortion-free sound reproduction.
KEY POINTS
- All-new ‘M’-shaped ‘W’ membrane midrange driver: extreme rigidity due to its shape and material, with a powerful magnet, to ensure a precise midrange with no resonance and very-low distortion.
- 1.5″ ‘M’-shaped Beryllium tweeter: including the Tuned Mass Damper® and Infinite Acoustic Loading® technologies, to improve stiffness and rigidity, for excellent transient response with minimum distortion – causing less listening fatigue
- Current Mode amplification: the most natural way to amplify a driver, achieving the lowest THD levels ever measured. Controlling the current instead of voltage is directly controlling the force on the driver and, therefore, it’s response and getting rid of any additional unwanted artifacts.
- Available port plug accessory: for either precision (“sealed”) or more energetic bass (“ported”)
- On-site fine-tuning using the amplifier’s feature board: 2 PEQs, volume trims for each driver, low-shelf, high-shelf, soffit compensation filter, port compensation filter (“sealed” or “ported”), front LED deactivation, standby mode deactivation, etc.
- Massive cabinet using 30mm-thick MDF panels, reinforced with a bracing network cleverly designed to remove any warping including quarter-wavelength resonance reduction systems : maintaining precision even at the highest SPL.