For all their many fine qualities, the 801, with its 15 bass driver, was distinctly bassheavy in my room, whereas the 11 drivers of the mezzos seemed just right in. Its flagship utopia iii evo models are breathtaking. Focaljmlab has been manufacturing speaker drivers and systems from its home base in saintetienne, france, since 1980. Focal sub air 8 flat bassreflex subwoofer with 150w bash amplifier black. Then, in 2002, focaljmlab completely revised the utopia line around updates of the core technologies that had distinguished the original. Mar 18, 2006 i think he was refering toa mico utopia be which had just sold on ebay for under oraround 1k. Great cosmetic condition but with one nic on the bottom of one speaker, theres a small scuff on one tweeter, but this doesnt affect the sound. Not having the same budget as his i found my new speakers through ebay and wired them into my audio analogue bellinidonizetti amp system with linn lp12ittokmcr spectral and sugden cd player.
Needs to be in at least excellent condition and flawless with all original accessories available. The jm in jmlab actually comes from the initials of founder jacques mahul, a longstanding hifi enthusiast and engineer who spent some years heading up the engineering department at driver specialist sonaudax before striking out on his own. He owns at least three pairs of maggies and lusts after any speaker that looks like a tall room partition or. Focaljmlab is a french brand, which has been designing and selling high fidelity audio. I think jm labs make awesome speakers with some pretty serious engineering. Dome flax is a highend system made in france, characterized by its miniature and hightech design. Jm lab utopia speaker inspection with vitus audio ss010 power amp duration.
Since 1993, focals utopia series of speakers has embodied everything that founderceo jacques mahul knows about speaker design, and 2003 saw the introduction of the second generation of the line. Focal jm labs mezzo utopia speakers for sale trade news. Focal jm lab 4x chorus 716 s, cc 700 s, 2x chorus 706s. Focaljmlab diva utopia be surround speaker system specifications. Focal spectral 40th limitededition 3way bass reflex floorstanding speaker pair. Jan 18, 2007 2 jm lab mini utopia s with original stands and subwoofer. Met a utopia owner randomly at adelphi over the weekend who recommended me to try it with the karan integrated looks like no other owner here is using this combination so far though. High end audio equipment for sale grande utopia em integrates the utopia iii evo line, with its legendary technological heritage. The iphoneipod docking station also charges your device while playing music. Set it up correct your monitor speaker for right sound 01 duration. Each new utopia model features a tweeter with a pure beryllium dome and an extensive redesign of the earlier models basic. Incredible base, vocals and midrange that is just stunning, and lifelike. Another factor in the failing of the business was the plethora of models and the incessant redesign of successful speakers with new drivers and various revisions of the. Jm labs diva utopia be speaker audiogon discussion.
Stereophile recomended components lyric audio elite. They are very pure sounding, in particular in the highs and mids. But there were significant new developments as well. Stereophile recomended components octubre 2005 class a full range aerial acoustics model 20t avantgarde uno 3. Now i just have to get a second job so that i can afford to buy them. Sam speaker active matching works by recognizing the exact specs of your speakers. The grande utopias treble might have been quite strong, but it was also exceptionally sweet and clean. Specifications specifications user manual sub utopia be line users precaution do not throw any liquid on the subwoofer surface. Jm lab focal micro utopia bookshelf speakers loudspeakers. Solve focal micro utopia be problem solve device problem. Supports most iphone and ipod models with universal dock connector two jbl odyssey 1 25mm speakers for sound. Since their launch in 2008,the utopia iii has become a huge, worldwide. With this subwoofer, focal focused all its knowhow on an entirely passive design, based around a inch electromagnet bass driver, that appeared with the grande utopia em.
Monitor audio gr60s transparent and verydetailed, deep bass, fast. Focal jmlab diva utopia be new price for sale canuck. It is a slender columnar speaker housed in an attractively finished cabinet. Everything else i tried just didnt measure up to these excellent jm lab speakers.
As if you were listening to your music for the very first time. If there is a notch filter there then my guess is that it is there for a good reason either driver ringing or to reduce an unwanted resonance in the driverbox system. Jm lab mini utopias and subwoofer audioholics home. Focal jm lab has been a pioneer of great loudspeaker designs for well over twenty years and is a leader in the european market as well as fast becoming a world leader due equally to their reputation for design and manufacturing prowess as to having already developed some of the worlds finest speaker systems ever produced. In 20, launches easya, highfidelity wireless loudspeakers connectable with multiple sources thanks to builtin bluetooth aptx technology. Arcam fmj p7 arcam fmj av9 about to arrive naim cdx2 not installed pioneer pdp 506xde dvd player old and cheap 3 or 4 year old model. The jm lab focal electra 1027 be sound fast, very detailed, extremely dynamic and let every emotion of a music piece come through in a breathtaking manner. Focal jm lab has been a pioneer of great loudspeaker designs for well over twenty years and is a leader in the european market as well as fast becoming a world leader due equally to their reputation for design and manufacturing prowess as to having already developed some of. Focal jmlab utopia headphone product overview what hifi. I was only really planning on listening to the utopia s as an afterthought. The acoustic quality of this exclusive solution allowed focal to avoid the use of any crossover or passive filtering process to achieve a frequency response from 5hz to 50khz.
I had just finished listening to 926s and spendor s9s. Focaljmlab diva utopia be surround speaker system page 3. Oct 08, 2004 all in all a very musical speaker plenty. Focaljmlab generates a 53million annual turnover and employs about 200 people at its facility. The systems name is derived from its internal construction, described as a decoupled antiresonance line. Showtime one last change i made was perhaps even more interesting. The sound you want to hear is the sound that was originally recorded. Jm lab form and function fostex france acoustique french hifi french product at the ces 2012 french products at the ces 2012 french technology french vintage hifi ft96h full range full range speakers furniture fx120 gaia galaxy garrard 401 george cabasse georges cabasse ghislain prugnard gilles milot grado gramophone grande.
Ive had little experience with speakers and crossovers, none other than recently upgrading the crossover for my quad 989s and a supertweeter for my diatone 610s. Let yourself be taken away by the extreme, by extravagance in essence. This concentrates focal technologies used in the grande utopia em speaker and in. Focal chorus sr700 2way effect surround loudspeaker black satin. We have available for sale a pair of focal mezzo utopia floorstanding speakers in anigre wood finish a customer part exchanged for usher be20s. I will sell with a copy of original owners manual and jm lab paperwork.
The latter were used by a number of makers of speaker systems. The most telling realization came later in the same day that the speakers were taken away, when i went back to a pair of very good but conventional speakers with. Focal home speakers and subwoofers for sale in stock ebay. You can also plug in other music players to the dock using the auxiliary input connection. All jm lab products then benefit from this experience and the resulting gains in technology. A set of utopia speakers are always on display at uptown audio. I had planned all along to try out the micro utopia bes, now residing as surround.
Ir remote provides reliable control from distances up to 20 feet straight ahead in front. Focal jm lab cobalt 820 krell krc3 krell kav250a joni mitchells taming the tiger, tiger bones duration. Given the impeccable reputation of focals driveunit technology, its no surprise to find that its new utopia be range of stateoftheart speakers features some pretty special examples. Jul 28, 2008 we have available for sale a pair of focal mezzo utopia floorstanding speakers in anigre wood finish a customer part exchanged for usher be20s. Very good sounding speakers all original one this configuration works great with the xl speaker as the central speaker in a 5. We are looking for a pair of focal grande utopia em in any finish. The two loudspeakers are equipped with focals latest innovations, the nic neutral inductance circuit and the tmd suspension tuned mass damping. The most telling realization came later in the same day that the speakers were taken away, when i went back to a pair of very good but conventional speakers with good softdome tweeters. The 926s were to forward and the spendors lacked the speed i was looking for. Jm lab mini utopias and subwoofer audioholics home theater. Sam seamlessly tailors the audio signal to fit the exact mathematical profile of your. Focal jm lab alto utopias recently arrived but not set up yet. Specifications diva utopia be 4driver, 3way, portedbox speaker drivers. Focaljmlab diva utopia be surround speaker system sound.
Focal speakers for sale in uk 68 used focal speakers. The threeway floor standing loudspeaker scala utopia evo now offers bi. Focal jm labs utopia be center stand only store demo ships internationally. Pride of place and of name go to a new, unique, and exclusive tweeter that focal has spent some years developing. Production, research and development, and management departments occupy at the same site. Mar 16, 2006 focal jm lab alto utopias recently arrived but not set up yet. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we encourage you to read. The grande utopia s treble might have been quite strong, but it was also exceptionally sweet and clean. To my extreme surprise, the cobalts had a very detailed and forward top end like the klipsch, but in a more refined and less shrill way than the rf3s. The jm lab utopia was the replacement model for these speakers. I have had a pair of quad 57s for 17 years and a good friend has a pair of mezzos so i thought i would try a pair of jm labs for myself. It certainly stirred some people up, and it shook others.
Details about focal jm lab mini utopia jmlab speakers. I was only really planning on listening to the utopias as an afterthought. The sub utopia em is the last building block of the utopia 3 range and the logical followup to the ultimate multichannel reference speaker viva utopia. Jbl on stage micro ii speaker system for ipod iphone. The most impressive of these, a tweeter with a diaphragm of pure beryllium, gave the speakers a new name. The speakers are in very good cosmetic condition, not great cosmetic condition as they have a few scratches in there. They first became known to audiophiles in the us for their range of focal drive units, particularly their inverteddome tweeters. I have decided that i do not need my mini utopia subwoofer and the second set of mini utopia speakers with original stands.
The midrange is slightly on the lean side and not causing any congestion with the higher and lower frequencies. The be designation stands for beryllium and is the material of choice for the worlds most advanced high frequency transducer. Inateck bp1109s ultra portable iphone wireless bluetooth speaker with aluminum body, enhanced bass and superior sound, silver. Its a great time to upgrade your home theater system with the largest selection at. Utopia iii will make you feel right at the heart of the music.
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