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Utopia (2022)

Driver
Dynamic
Enclosure
Open-back
Weight
490 g
List
$4,999
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Focal's open-back flagship, built around a pure beryllium M-shaped dome and a yoke of recycled forged carbon. The 2022 revision brought new materials and reliability changes to the original design.

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List $4,999

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Maker
Focal
Model
Utopia (2022)
Made in
France
Released
2022
Transducer
Dynamic
Enclosure
Open-back
Driver
40 mm
Weight
490 g
Impedance
80 ohms
Sensitivity
104 dB SPL / 1 mW @ 1 kHz
Frequency response
5 Hz – 23 kHz (±3 dB)
List price
$4,999 USD

Drive requirements

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LevelPowerVoltageCurrent
100 dB0.40 mW0.18 V2.23 mA
110 dB3.98 mW0.56 V7.05 mA
120 dB39.8 mW1.78 V22.3 mA

Most headroom at 110 dB

Rated 104 dB/mW into 80 ohms. Estimated from published amplifier output.

Assembly drawing

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Parts

  1. 1HeadbandGenuine leather headband
  2. 2YokeRecycled forged carbon yoke
  3. 3GrilleHoneycomb grilles with Black Chrome rings; inner M-shaped grilles
  4. 4Ear cupNot published
  5. 5MagnetNot published
  6. 6DiaphragmPure beryllium M-shaped dome
  7. 7EarpadsPerforated lambskin leather over memory foam

Schematic dynamic assembly, annotated with the Focal Utopia (2022)’s published materials. Not to scale.

Engineering notes

  • Fully open-back full-range driver with pure beryllium M-shaped dome
  • Voice coil made from two materials: copper for reliability, aluminium for lightness
  • Grilles are M-shaped to follow the driver profile
  • Recycled forged carbon yoke

Design language

Industrial luxury: black chrome rings around honeycomb grilles, forged carbon with a marbled surface, and perforated lambskin. Every visible part is there for a mechanical reason.

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