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Focal Pushes The Boundaries Of Its Integration Offering, With Its Exceptional Utopia Cinema Range

February 4, 2025 – Focal presents Utopia Cinema, a range designed for private cinema rooms of up to 2153 sq ft (200m²). It includes one 3-way loudspeaker—Cinema LCR—and one subwoofer —Cinema SUB. The result of a meticulous and extensive development phase, these products deliver an unprecedented level of performance and are part of a complete modular solution for custom systems. With Utopia Cinema, the French brand—already one of the leading lights of the audio industry—is set to revolutionize the ultra-high end Integration market.

FOCAL EXPERTISE AT ITS FINEST

In its quest to deliver uncompromising sound from post-production right through to the listening room, Focal is innovating constantly. Utopia Cinema features the latest audio technologies from the brand’s professional division, including the revolutionary Utopia Main studio monitors unveiled on January 15. With their exceptional immersion, unrivalled sound precision and breathtaking low-frequency impact, the Utopia Cinema loudspeakers lift the Home Cinema experience to the next level.

Focal Utopia Cinema

CINEMA LCR

This full-range, high SPL-capacity loudspeaker guarantees unparalleled power and precision, adapting to the requirements of the most optimized listening environments. The different crossover settings, such as the 0–30° selector, maximize the performance of each loudspeaker depending on its purpose (central, left or right channel), while its speaker drivers offer outstanding treble, midrange and bass reproduction. 

New 1.5″ ‘M’-shaped beryllium tweeter

The combination of beryllium and its ‘M’ shape delivers an exceptional transient response and unique treble sound reproduction, with unparalleled precision. The tweeter’s power handling is improved by a 1″ coil and optimized heat dissipation. This speaker driver extends the ultra-high response with no distortion, while halving THD to 3kHz thanks to TMD® (Tuned Mass Damper) technology complete with a Poron surround. Lastly, its rear acoustic environment is fully optimized with a waveguide and IAL® (Infinite Acoustic Load) technology, further enhancing its sound performance.

New 5″ ‘M’-shaped, ‘W’-cone midrange This transducer is capable of delivering an impressive dynamic range and transparency, thanks to the sound optimization of its magnet to prevent reso nance. Moving in a perfect piston movement, the ‘M’ shape creates a completely flat wave thanks to its shallow depth. In addition, its small-roll surround with integrated TMD® technology significantly reduces the intermodulation created by the surround. Voice reproduction is ultra-natural.

13″ high-excursion

‘W’-cone woofer This speaker driver is housed in an impressively solid cabinet, fitted with a large vent. By combining super-light moving components with a flexible surround, it offers excellent articulation and definition.

Focal Utopia Cinema

CINEMA SUB

Cinema SUB is the ultimate subwoofer for demanding audio environments. Its two 13” woofers guarantee maximum excursion and uncompromising bass control. Tuned to 19Hz, it delivers a unique extension for a deep and striking bass, even in the most spacious cinema rooms. Thanks to its advanced sound design, it blends seamlessly into multi-channel systems, enhancing every explosion or musical nuance for a fully immersive experience, and adapting to wave-forming and bass-management configurations.

Large front laminar port

Designed to minimize distortion while maximizing sound pressure, descending to lower frequencies while increasing their efficiency, for an impactful sub-bass. 

Robust construction

This subwoofer has been created to meet the demands of high-SPL configurations, preserving flawless sound quality.

UNLIMITED MODULAR CONFIGURATIONS

Utopia Cinema loudspeakers and subwoofers can be installed in a modular system. Products can be fixed onto or into the wall, positioned horizontally or vertically, and with the desired number added, to achieve an on-demand sound pressure level. Configurations are limited only by the size of the space in which the solution is integrated. Cinema LCR and Cinema SUB can also be combined with loudspeakers from the Focal 1000 Series. Both ranges feature the same technologies, from the ‘W’ cone to the beryllium tweeter, and both deliver an immersive listening experience with the same signature sound.

Pricing and Availability

  • Cinema LCR – $11,999 ($15,999 CAD)
  • Cinema SUB – $5,999 ($7,999 CAD)

Product available September 2025. For more information: https://www.focal.com/catalog/integrated-systems/home-solutions/indoor-solutions/utopia-cinema

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ABOUT VERVENT AUDIO GROUP

VerVent Audio was born in 2011, incorporating Focal and Naim Audio. Each brand brings its savoir-faire: Focal is a French manufacturer of hi-fi loudspeaker and speakers, pro-audio monitors, in-car audio, custom-install products and headphones. Naim is a renowned British electronics specialist, specializing in two-channel hi-fi, multi-room music streaming systems, amplifiers. Both are recognized as exceptional brands in their countries: Naim is a multiple Queen’s Award winner, while Focal is designated by the French state as an ‘Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant’. Together, they have united their unique areas of excellence and innovation and constitute a reference point in the world.

ABOUT FOCAL NAIM NORTH AMERICA

Born from the merger of Focal, world leader in acoustic sound made in France, and Naim Audio, world leader in British-made hi-fi electronics, VerVent Audio Group’s brand subsidiaries signal a new investment phase and direction for VerVent in the US and Canada. By creating its own distribution entity, the group is striving to turn the North American territory into the market leader for Focal and Naim. 

Since joining forces, Naim and Focal have united their unique areas of excellence and innovation, meaning even higher levels of authentic audio performance are possible – taking you closer to the music you love.

For more information on each brand visit: www.focal.comwww.naimaudio.com. Focal Naim America: www.focalnaimamerica.com.

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    Head-Fier since 2016. He has been known as “Otto Motor” to Head-Fiers, as “Dr. Schweinsgruber” to audiobudget.com users and Youtubers, and as “Brause” to Super Best Audio Friends and the Headphone Community. - For the purpose of confusion, he decided to pose under his real name Jürgen Kraus (“JK”) from now on. - This is a hobby. In “real” life, Jürgen is a professional geologist operating his own petroleum-exploration consulting company Franconia Geoscience Ltd. based in Calgary, Canada. He holds German and Canadian passports. Jürgen had a classical music education from childhood through high school in Germany and he has been following popular music developments since the late 1970s. His understanding of arts and crafts was influenced by Bauhaus pragmatism: “less is more” and “form follows function”.

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Jürgen Kraus (Calgary, Canada)

Head-Fier since 2016. He has been known as “Otto Motor” to Head-Fiers, as “Dr. Schweinsgruber” to audiobudget.com users and Youtubers, and as “Brause” to Super Best Audio Friends and the Headphone Community. - For the purpose of confusion, he decided to pose under his real name Jürgen Kraus (“JK”) from now on. - This is a hobby. In “real” life, Jürgen is a professional geologist operating his own petroleum-exploration consulting company Franconia Geoscience Ltd. based in Calgary, Canada. He holds German and Canadian passports. Jürgen had a classical music education from childhood through high school in Germany and he has been following popular music developments since the late 1970s. His understanding of arts and crafts was influenced by Bauhaus pragmatism: “less is more” and “form follows function”.

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