Focal Utopia 2022 Open Back Headphones

Experience sensational listening quality at home with Utopia, the exceptional headphones made in France by Focal, and the fruit of over 40 years of sound innovation. Unveiled in 2016, it returns in 2022 with a reworked design and improvements to the sound for even more music-inspired emotion.

• Full-range speaker driver with ‘M’-shaped, pure Beryllium dome
• New Copper and aluminium voice coil
• Pure, dynamic and perfectly balanced sound
• Made in France in the Focal workshops
• Design that adapts to all head shapes for optimum comfort

Its exclusive cutting-edge technology, such as full-range speaker drivers with pure Beryllium ‘M’-shaped dome, completely open at the back, offers a listening experience with striking realism, neutrality, dynamics and transparency. Focal engineers have also developed a copper and aluminium voice coil for a revamped sound signature and incredible reliability.

The listening experience is enhanced by a sleek design and exceptional materials. Combining comfort and sophistication, Utopia is made from genuine leather, aluminium, forged recycled carbon, ‘honeycomb’-design grilles and Black Chrome-coloured rings – an array of details lending these French headphones a unique look and sound. Like the symbolic Yin & Yang depicted on the ear-cups, Utopia embodies beautiful design and high-performing sound in perfect harmony. More than just headphones, this is a sound icon.

Technology 

Utopia incorporates full-range speaker drivers with an ‘M’-shaped dome, completely open at the back. Focal engineers have risen to the challenge of delivering the sensation of listening to the best Focal loudspeakers! The result is a set of speaker drivers that run with zero active or passive correction, from 5Hz to over 50 kHz. The headphones totally disappear, leaving audio signal reproduction that is unrivalled in its purity.

Focal engineers have also developed a voice coil – the centrepiece of a speaker driver, along with the cone – made from copper for reliability and aluminium for lightness: an evolution synonymous with the revamped sound signature, and as uncompromising as ever.

Unrivalled attention to detail

Utopia is made from premium, sophisticated materials. The yoke, made from forged, recycled carbon, is an elegant stroke, whilst making the headphones more lightweight and distributing their weight more evenly across the head. The genuine leather headband and perforated memory foam ear pads – also leather-bound – provide comfort and softness. And finally, exceptional headphones merit top-of-the-range accessories: Utopia comes in a faux-leather case with a thermoformed carry case and two high-fidelity cables (10ft and 5ft / 3m and 1.5m) for using the headphones at home with an amplifier or on the go with Lemo® connectors and a Jack adapter. 

Who are Focal?

Focal is a world-renowned loudspeaker manufacturer, hailing from France. The company have seen great success over the years, having claimed the hearts of critics and music lovers, as well as a number of prestigious awards and titles. Focal continues to be at the forefront of loudspeaker design, with models that retain the company's reputation both sonically and aesthetically. 

Using their extensive experience in loudspeaker design, Focal focused their expertise in high-fidelity manufacturing on producing a range of high-quality, audiophile-grade headphones. These headphones include both in-ear and full-sized options and bring the renowned Focal sound to the discerning listener on the go.