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Overview

Focal Utopia – Reference Open-Back Headphones 2022

Pure Beryllium drivers. Handcrafted in France. Focal's reference headphone experience.

The Focal Utopia brings the engineering of Focal's high-end loudspeakers to a personal listening experience. Handcrafted in France, these reference open-back headphones feature 40mm pure Beryllium M-shaped dome drivers designed to reproduce music with exceptional clarity, speed, and realism.

Their fully open-back architecture allows the drivers to operate without active or passive correction. A newly developed copper-and-aluminum voice coil further refines their performance, while forged recycled-carbon yokes, a genuine leather headband, and perforated lambskin memory-foam ear pads combine luxury craftsmanship with long-session comfort.

 

Key Features

  • 40mm pure Beryllium drivers: Full-range M-shaped domes engineered for precise, detailed sound reproduction.

  • Open-back design: Honeycomb grilles allow the drivers to operate with minimal acoustic restriction.

  • Advanced voice coil: Copper and aluminum construction balances reliability and low moving mass.

  • French craftsmanship: Designed and manufactured in Focal's French workshops.

  • Premium comfort: Genuine leather headband, lambskin memory-foam ear pads, and recycled forged-carbon yokes.

  • Balanced and unbalanced connectivity: Includes 4-pin XLR and 3.5mm cables with locking Lemo connectors.

  • Luxury presentation: Supplied with a protective carrying case and presentation box.

     


Technical Specifications

Specification

Focal Utopia

Type

Circumaural, open-back headphones

Driver

40mm pure Beryllium M-shaped dome

Impedance

80Ω

Sensitivity

104dB SPL / 1mW @ 1kHz

Frequency response

5Hz–50kHz

Total harmonic distortion

Less than 0.2% @ 1kHz / 100dB SPL

Weight

490g / 1.08 lb

Unbalanced cable

1.5m / 5 ft, 3.5mm jack

Balanced cable

3m / 10 ft, 4-pin XLR

Headphone connectors

Locking Lemo connectors

Included adapter

3.5mm female to 6.35mm male

Carrying case dimensions

250 × 240 × 120mm

Country of manufacture

France

Specifications verified against Focal's official product data sheet. Note: the current product webpage lists 5Hz–23kHz at ±3dB, while the downloadable data sheet specifies an extended frequency response of 5Hz–50kHz.

Complete Your Personal Audio System

The Utopia deserves a source and headphone amplifier capable of revealing its full potential. Pair it with a high-performance DAC, dedicated headphone amplifier, or streaming headphone system.

Visit The Grid HiFi in Houston to explore Focal Utopia and build a personal listening system around your music.

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