Focal Grand Utopia EM Evo Speakers launch Naim Statement @ High End Munich 2018 HiFi
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2018
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This is the video for the Focal Launch of the New Focal Grand Utopia EM Evo speakers Playing off the Naim Statement Amplifier and new Naim ND555 Streamer
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Sohn The Wheel
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Junior Wells Use Me
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I love how focal can reproduce such highs, mids, and bass with no loss all at once. I think bookshelf can be good but nothing reproduces the spectrum of sound like floor standing speakers.
I would like to hear them live !! This must be a experience !! In terms of price if they have sale, then it is worth the money as there a dozens of other speakers one can buy..
Thank you! I’ve never heard about this artist Sohn before, wow. Enjoying quite a bit his songs through my utopias headphone with the chord 2qute Dac. Very very nice.
Cool headphones, Mac.
Damn dude. One of these days I’ll be able to get my hands on a pair of those with that dac. Super jealous.
jaydawg116 hi there, I use now the Hugo tt2. I would just get the Denon D9200 and be very happy for closed back hps. Open back I think the Audio Technica adx-5000 would be enough. Start saving my friend. Set a goal for yourself....
Excellent music choise.. I love Sohn!
Beautiful looking and sounding.
THIS SPEAKER FOCAL GRAND UTOPIA GO FOR 180.000 euro, AND THE AMP THAT YOU CAN SEE IN THIS VIDEO AT 1:40 is a NIAM and it go for about 200.000 euro and its Power Output
is
746W into 8 ohms, 1450W into 4 ohms, 9kW burst power into 1 ohm. This is, total madness
Well.. my €300 amp push out around 2 x 1250 watts @ 8 Ω . Numbers aren't everything though :)
People spend that much for a watch or jewellery. This is a better use of that money
Total madness. Sumps it up perfectly
Basically if you want the sound of a Good speaker in the body of something that looks likes the robot from rocky 4 this has got you covered!
Naim brings out the best of the speakers technically designed for. The types of music played to demonstrate naim amplication, only naim die hard users know, tend to be delivery of its speed, dynamic and control, that are unique to naim very own identities.
You mean only people with way to much money to spend know. Even if I had thousands to spend I would never spend this much.
*Watts RMS ????*
I have this CD and I play it when no one's home and let me tell you, it SLAMS!! You can't really hear the low-end frequencies in this video but the blend of Sohn's voice and the bass slam is highly impressive! I have Sopra No.2's I could only imagine how it sounds with these Grand Utopia EM Evo Speakers!! Thanks, Terri! Your videos always rock!!
I own this CD and it is incredible the way it sounds. I listen to it through the B&W Matrix 800 speakers.
Sohn is sooo good indead.. Love that sort of indie kind of deep house!
What is the cd
Cd= 16 bits : no big bass.
I have a set of focal and Martin Logan hybrid static panels so always looking for something that shows off there qualities.
They squeeze it all out in perfection. I've heard older models of these from around 2013/14. These speakers are crazy good. And don't forget another 35K-50K to power them. Cables/Turn table/ CD transport. You have to be there to believe it. This is about as good as it gets on the planet for in- house music reproduction.
Or you could go all out and purchase the NAIM Statement as seen in the video for a cool £125k!
Amazing!!!
Is there a lay away plan ? And by lay away I mean I'll be laying in the dirt before i finish paying .
Nice, first demo song ppl would actualy listen not only on show.
Seriously??? I would have walked out of the room...
Damn that would be like having a PA in the house! :)
@Christian Herzog there is nothing to add! I hear Pro Audio of X-max Lautsprechertechnik, that sounds a lot better than the most Hifi speakers i ever heard. And it is pro Audio too.
Imaging having both the utopia H and the utopia speakers
Even in my poor cheap headset sounds quite wonderful. How much more in the actual setting.
Years ago when i walked these shows i pretty soon got cheesed off by their music so i ended up carrying half a dozen of my own CD's around. Now, i expected them to say no to my choices which many did but some were game notably the Focal Utopia room. It was the biggest room there, big crowd and it was pretty cool hearing my Big Band music and tbh i think the demonstrator was relieved in a way to hand over responsability for the music to an audience member. What today is like i dont know but requests should defo be encouraged - demand input from the audience - its their money !
Fred, I quite agree with you that the music supplied in the show rooms very seldom is something that is of my taste or that I am familiar with. I have been going to hi-fi shows for over 30 years, and almost exclusively on the West coast in the USA, and never to one in Europe. The last couple of shows have had a lot of focus on vinyl, which to me is rather ridiculous, but I will not go into that here. Even so, I always bring about 18 CDs with me - a mix of classical, jazz and vocals. I have an outstanding system at home, so I take CDs I am quite familiar with, and each has been marked with which tracks to play. For the rooms that are vinyl only, I just briefly look at the equipment and then walk out, for I think they are not true audiofiles, but just riding the current wave to take advantage of the current fad.
These last two shows that had a lot of emphasis on vinyl, and also has reel-reel tape decks, and were playing near master quality tapes. I think this is another dead end, and not due to the medium, which can be VERY good. The trouble is that they are using tapes recorded at 15 ips, and are only 2 track! No one who owns reel-reel decks from the past has this type of unit. We have 4 tracks systems, and usually top off at 7 1/2 ips, so we cannot play these 'new' near master tapes. I own a reel-reel tape deck (which has been refurbished and works great) that is a 4 track (non auto reverse) unit that was near pro quality and functionality. My Tandberg (40+ years old and was the last model they made) has almost the same frequency response at 3 3/4 ips as the tape deck used today running at 15 ips. But the music these tape decks played was terrific!
But most show rooms do have CD players and are usually quite willing to let you play your own CDs. I have been to several rooms where everyone stopped and were in awe! This is sometimes because the music I picked is a natural for the speakers and the electronics used in the room. One example was playing my special CD with Nat King Cole singing 'Unforgettable'. The speakers were the German Mbls (omni directional) and the sound was amazing, and everyone in the large room thought so as well! Another instance that I recall was when I had them play Carmina Burana. Again, there were many requests, asking about the exact CD so they could get one. Another time this happened was when I play a certain Frank Sinatra song on Focal speakers. I have been doing this a long time, so I have a regular set of CDs I bring, with some slight modification for each show..
Vincent (09-08-2020)
I tip my hat to an old hand and a generous reply. I only visited UK shows but it seems like this topic still needs addressing. Its nice to see you remain persistent and you have good judgement too. I heard the MBL's a long time ago and they still inspire me today. Mr Pursuit has a nice recording of an MBL show. Reel to reels - I have an Akai M6 valve job which my dad bought new in 1963 and he only recorded at 3 3/4. Sounds ok but i can't finish without mentioning some trivia. I was watching the film Apocalypse Now and during a raid they blasted out Ride of the Valkyries over horns mounted on their helicopter. And what machine did they have inside - an Akai M6 ! Rare now but shame its practically worthless. Cheers.
@@vincentlavallee2779 Ask them if you can play some early Rolling Stones CDs (infamously low-res) and so how polite they are then! :)
Quite right .. always with the hideous music at these expos. And, if you're gonna say "one man's meat/question of choice" .. here's the perfect antidote to that argument. If you're gonna play 'Use Me'.. play the Bill Wither's original that will always be the best .. and is something people know/are familiar with .. and can therefore hear what the system is doing with the recording .. rather than playing some, frankly, quite horrible cover !!
What were your thoughts on this particular pairing mate? Always hard to tell at shows I know but I would still expect some wow factor considering we're looking at 6 figure components hear. Heard the Statements a couple of years ago and have to say - wasn't blown away for £120k+ amps.
Dean S I think the tough part is they are playing to 40 people not just one that would be the major diffeence I think in terms of the experience.
It was huge scale sound, very fast and dynamic and I was at the back fighting to film past heads that kept moving so I didn't really get a good listen. Sacrifice I make in every room for the benefit of the video. People still complain
It sounded real on an iPhone must have been mental in the flesh but for £300k it should be.
Listening it with my Focal Utopia headphones 👌
Yeah via youtube...whats the point of that??
@@justkiddin1980 You can clearly hear the characteristics of the speakers.
Phenomenal sound!
Спасибо, послушал звук как из радио на стене через динамики ноута
автор канала не поймёт столько тонкого троллинга)
WTF?
Sooooo nice!
Can I hear some ccr.
У хорошего знакомого просто Утопия!!!! Полный комплект 5.1, звук что в стерео, что в кино, просто волшебный!!!! Слушал Флойд обратную сторону в SACD, услышал много нового чего не слышал до этого на других колонках!!!! Лягушатники знают толк в хорошем звуке!!!!!
Why you use that POS naim?
wow incredible sound
How can you say that unless you was there
The best speaker in the world.... No question...
Eh....hmmm maybe not...maybe the best speaker in the world...in your opinion...
Can you send me the equipment by DHL?
How many does it cost all things
😱😱😱 magnifiques focal
this sounds great out of my 20 dlls walmart pc speakers
sounds good MacBook Air 2012))))
A crazy moment !!
Just bought these bad boys definitely essential for any home theater system
You did? Really?
Bellissimo suono. Un impianto davvero costoso e difficile da allocare, quindi quasi utopico. Credo al contrario di molte altre persone qui, che questa serie di diffusori della focal di alta qualità trovino molta corrispondenza nel mondo presso le ormai migliaia di persone milionarie che hanno intenzione di allestire un impianto audio in casa senza quindi guardare al prezzo. Alla fine compresi di amplificazione, sorgente e una buona insonorizzazione di una stanza come questa nel video, non si supera il mezzo milione di euro e credo che ci sia molta gente tra grandi imprenditori, musicisti importanti, sceicchi, attori, calciatori, ricchi di ogni genere nel mondo dalla cina all’america disposti a sborsarli senza problemi.
No idea how they sound really, I haven't heard them in person before.
However, I have been to several HiFi shows, and to date have only ever really been impressed twice...
First time it was a Kronzilla tube amp setup, with Von Schweikert VR-4 and a dCS cdplayer.
Second time was B&W 800 D with Classe Delta cd and pre amp and a Classe Omega poweramp set.
These Grand Utopia's certainly look the part though..
Currently I don't have the money, nor the space to actually place them effectively.
I'll make due with my pair of B&W N802's for now...
Really? This is the perfect example that sound is something personal. You are one of the few I have heard / seen saying that B&W works great with Classe.
In my ears B&W + Classe is as boring in the sound as watching concrete dry.
But hey :) sound is personal. :)
The Sopra line sounds excellent (definitely in the same league as B&W) so I expect the Utopia line to be even better. But you’re right, I’ve listened to hundreds of high end components in my life, and the only ones that blew me away were:
Stax Lambda Signature headphones with a binaural big band recording, B&W Nautilus with a Burmester stack, and the Fischer Audio Pegasus.
@@magicmulder wow! The Nautilus is insane
Focal il top😍
pourquoi jamais une démo avec ouverture du zarathustra de R STRAUSS un extrait des tambours du BRONX ou un défilé de royals scotch guards avec cornemuses , tambours et bombardes
Sparkomatic?
very nice
Fantastic sound! I was just about to throw away my American Airline free headphones!
Its funny they always choose the songs that do actually sound good even on mid end speakers
I could listen to it with those speakers. And compare to my 1000€ Studio Monitors it is a huge different.
Yes,although i'm sure they are good speakers,there's nearly always a little cheating going on! Unfortunately,the better the system,the more the imperfections of recordings shine through.This doesn't tend to impress in demo's,but it's the stark reality.The best systems are let down by the recordings ultimately,so there needs to be some careful selection of the one's that the manufacturers feel sound the best.It's a shame that it means the music quality can ultimately suffer.The Bill Withers version of ''Use Me'' is alot more soulful,but won't sound as pristine as the recording used in this demo.
What do you mean funny?? Obviously they aren't going to play shit music to demo $100k+ speakers. LOL
Would you expect them to play crappy recorded songs on 250k speakers?
Precisely. My elac ub5 can eat up these tracks and make me wanna dance, not getting that effect here. Not saying it's the speakers but I believe I hear some ringing in the highs I feel like on this simple rock song demonstration. I'm using my Sennheiser hd600 which have always been very honest sounding, though, perhaps slightly reserved in bass. Could be the recorder.
Хотел послушать эту песню . Забыл автора и название трека, крутится в голове, не могу вспомнить. Потом опа!Я же презентацию акустики смотрел, а там трек этот и звучал. И в описании к видео указан это Sohn, не лучшее конечно имя для запоминания)
за эти деньги музыкант должен прям ухо петь
Vsiy gizn dolgen pet.. bes platno za takie babki
Mann, kannst du mal in einer Sprache schreiben die auch einer versteht …und nicht Kasachisch rückwärts? Danke
Wo liegt der Preis ?
In 1974 people thought we were oddballs listening to Kraftwerk singing "fun fun fun of the autobahn"...but I guess weird stuff is still hip.
От миши есть кто ?
Imagina isso tocando Luniz - I Got 5 On It ..................... Eita porra!!
Czad naprawdę
все таки даже на самых дорогих системах вокал "цокает"...удивительный феномен, ничем не убрать
Шта?))) Ты на чём это слушал, на телефоне?
Настройками эквалазера.
Мне понравилось,супер!
Let me know when they go on sale for 90% off!
chris martin If you got 18k laying around...
@M de Boer not really Im doing other way around connecting 5x more expensive amp and dac compared to speakers and then all the show speakers in stores sound bad sound to performance
@M de Boer It makes sense top line and saving on speakers
@M de Boer Nah thats what you are doing when your out of arguments. I can say you learn german fist okay?
Sounds harsh and very bright!
do you speak English ? harsh is a negative word, it means it's an agressive sound
Because it's recorded on a shitty phone ...... 😴😴😴
Sound is probably great...but the demo song (by Sohn), I find just silly.
I could hear it live. Sounds very nice with such a setup
The song is awesome.
@@fabriciodefigueiredo3426 yes but not for the event I guess.
Yeah its personal...if its the first song, i agree with you...its dogshit
@@xuxamelo what song would you put on that?
To me they sound just like my Focal Chorus 706's
a lot lot bigger
I’m sure my iPad speakers are capturing what these sound like perfectly.
Do they capture the sound of anything perfectly, no
Bruh what the hell kind of response did you get 😂
are they good for dubstep
MeqanichHD audiophile speakers are only good for selected audiophile records. If it doesn’t sound good it’s the record’s fault.
@@fredriksvard2603 OP was trolling, but thanks for the answer.
Quanto custa esse brinquedo ?
How much does this toy cost?
150.000 euros
Decent
Sehr schon.
Well mates, the speakers are phenomenal indeed. But the real star of this show is Naim~Audio.
Also I'm a proud power of Rega~Research, South End On Sea. Thanks Roy Gandy...
It is something that I would like to own, but I can't work for 3 days for such a thing.
eversut1 cool post
Soy de argentina (tartagal -salta) cuanto valdria traerlo
They sound just like my phone? That for 188k....
If you want to analyze the instrument in the music this is the speaker for you. But if you want to listen and enjoy music there is a lot of other speaker out there way musical than this. And in much better price
could you give some examples? :)
The more I learn about Hi-fi the more my distaste feels towards modern high end equipments. Why? The philosophy leaning towards Dynamics and Clarity, which yes of course is important..But, the sound has become too synthetic, too forced!
that's why you go for Bowers & Wilkins speakers
I totally agree...
805 d
@@pkdude5334 yes of course.
Very synthetic sounding track selection doesn't help.
Wow.Wow
How much?
399euro
👏👏👏👏👏👏
tweeters too hot
non EVO much better than EVO
Voices in Focal speakers sound exquisite. I own the basic line, chorus 716, and no other brand reproduce vocal quality like Focal .
B&W?
No other brand in this category.. because senheiser is there..don't forget..those headphones don't have competition
Those Speakers need some THRASH METAL MUSIC to really Bright !!!!
People there are eager for some Heavy Music to start Slaming !!!!
Nobody buying these is going to be listening to "THRASH METAL" LOL SMH.
@@Woozy91 I DO !!. I have a HIGH END system and listen to Thrash Metal, Grindcore, Crust and Power Violence !!!
Slayer chemical warfare
On that note, here are my two cents: I would like to listen to "Have You Seen Me?" (track 4) from the 1992 album "America Must Be Destroyed" by GWAR on these speakers. The track is a mixture of Jazz and Trash Metal with a nice, ample sound stage. The lyrics might be a bit crude and offensive, but getting past that it is still a fun musical track to listen to. Then, of course, there is "Forty Six & 2" (track 5) from the album "Ænima" (1996) by Tool (I know. I know. Tool is not considered Trash Metal) or "One" (track 5) from Metallica's "...And Justice for All" (1988). I have spoken!
compare to orchestrated music (symphony), metal have narrow sounding
Is it the song or the speakers
Shit recording equipment I had back when I made this sorry about that
creo que a este nivel de precio ya el sonido solo es subjetivo
once u get to 100k and up, the “better sounding” is extremely diminished.
Even 20k i would say
Just a way to make yourself feel that you are rich and different, tbh. like driving a sports car might feel worse than a SUV, due to small space, and you can only drive to low speed in city, but it make you feel and enable you to show that you are rich. That is all.
@@wisetank135 define the feeling of being rich. lol
@@davidhrzenjak I was thinking 10k
@@Cooliewhistles yeah. i feel the speakers getting crazy expensive, just get more heavy, more bass, and fancier enclosure. that’s about it.
Naim sounds good
now why did I say that?
Funny those speakers sound just like my phone speaker
maybe try listening on something better? Good headphones is about the best way to monitor my recordings
It's funny because he doesn't get your humour. 😂 😂
@@adamhamilton-smith578Thanks, i knew someone would come along and get it! Cheers :-)
@@pkdude5334 not so much from this video as I had shit recording equipment at the tims but in my more recent videos you can get a good idea of how the whole system was sounding in this room on this day - which is not just the speakers, your never hearing just the speakers. Guess what it gives you a better idea than none at all.
But it puts into question for every recording your only ever hearing it as good as the playback system so recordings of speakers are no different really when you think about it
Look amazing but i think they are to bright for me, amazing detail at the cost of low end and my ears.
I had rubbish recording equipment back when I made this video, that will be the why sound is not where it should be, especially bass
С аккустикой всё решено, осталось замок купить...
Sony MDR V83D Best bass and all sound quality 👌 good price 👍 i have both brand product i go for sony
Such beautiful speakers deserve a far better album than that first song from “music for the cloth-eared”
For once I'd like to see a demo of high end speakers where they don't play esoteric weird music.
you will find a few hundred in my channel
@@PursuitPerfectSystem Thank you! I will peruse and listen.
Наконец-то мои ноунейм китайские компьютерные колонки заиграли как надо!
A decent hi end system would sound the same and people wont be able to discern the difference. The demo music source playing is specially recorded. Take them home and try it in your own system....
if you feel like this my advice would be to get out and go listen to more high end systems because there is a level some systems hit and there are levels beyond that they dont if that makes sense. The scale of sound this system delivers is way beyond what normal speakers can produce
Well, they sound better in real life, but like all Focal products, they lack dynamic in the high frequencies, Focal tweeters are not exceptional, I prefer those JBL, ALTEC, or E.V, compression pro tweeters, I am a professional musician, playing a few instruments, drums, on a focal system, seem to have smaller diameter cymbals, and the impact of each stoke seems compressed, need I say more?
Quelle ambiance !!! Non franchement tu me mets "use me" sur les utopia si le son donne bien je me mets a taper du pied comme un dingue, la tout le monde ecoute mais aucune emotion c'est pas un enterrement sauf pour le compte en banque
Je ne sais pas si à plus de 4000€ la paire d'enceintes, on peut vraiment aller plus loin, nos oreilles ont leurs limites et les enceintes bien conçues à 4000€ justement peuvent largement atteindre ces limites.
@@erwannleligerien3771 bien dit, le prix n'est pas toujours significatif de qualite de toute facon , le marketing y est pour beaucoup. Et puis dans tous les cas seules nos oreilles sont juges et les miennes sont heureuses pour moins de 1000 euros 😉
£199 on Ebay at the moment.
just sound Perfect on my phone
Abgesehen davon das wir uns hier im High End Bereich befinden, sehen diese Lautsprecher schon Imposant aus, ich hoffe nächstes Jahr auch mal zur High End Munich zu kommen. Jedoch kann ich bei manchen Herstellern die Preisgestaltung nicht nachvollziehen, aufgerufener Preis für diese Lautsprecher, Momentan bei 239.000 €, ich vergas, sie heißen ja Utopia, wie der Preis für das Paar.
These speakers sound just like my iPhone speaker.
XD
Grand!!
What are these two blue elephants in the room for?
Sorry what Blue elephants ?? Am, I missing the joke sorry if I am
For y’all that don’t know, these speakers are like half a mill.
They cost 239.000 €.
Though with the NAIM setup, additional 150.000 €
c marrant meme a traver youtube on entend que c super qualité
oui
Vive les marques françaises 🇫🇷
Et surtout Saint Etienne 😉
Speakers are excellent but playlist is jst too boring😂🤣
As Usual :)
audiophile people just love percussion for some reason, I guess.
should have played Odessa show me
Yeah the first song is dogshit...
Charley Weinhardt or some Joe Bonamassa☺️
so this is a 230k speaker? lol
はっきりクリアに聞こえるのはいいよね
音楽は聴くためのものだから！
Even if I was deaf , and I had the money I would buy these just to look at them . Beautiful design . Audio porn.
“Beautiful” is subjective. I know some people who would call these “ugly”.
@Throngdorr Mighty beautiful elf's slippers.
@@gwapster13me