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Hi,
Below are pictures of my JML (Focal) Utopia speakers. Front Main Speakers are, JML MEZZO UTOPIA speakers, Center Channel is JML CENTER UTOPIA speaker & stand, Side Channel speakers are, JML SIDE UTOPIA speakers, Real channel speakers are, JML MINI UTOPIA speakers, Here is a picture of the Front JML Utopia speakers, A picture of the Side & Rear JML Utopia speakers, And a picture of the rear JML Mini Utopia speakers, I really like my (Focal) JML Utopia speakers a lot. It is an excellent matched set of speakers. They do an excellent job for music and movies in the size Home Theater I have. Terry
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Just Love These Sopra No2's
I spent about nine months in my quest to move up from a pair of Totem Fire monitors (excellent speakers, but moved my system down to a much larger "man cave", could accommodate larger floor standing speakers), and was just "floored" listening to a pair of 1038BE's driven by the McIntosh C50/MC452.
I called one of my audio buddies leaving that demo and he said "stop the presses", that Focal was just about to introduce a new Sopra line. Call me silly, but I ordered a pair of Sopra No2's sight unseen! They arrived in September of 2015, sounded really good after putting 200-300 hours on them, but when they were about six months old, really "settled down" and sound just awesome now...more "relaxed" and seem to be a bit more "dynamic". In love! |
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My new Sopra 3's
I just took delivery of new Sopra No. 3's two weeks ago. As you can see in the photo, they're Imperial Red.
They've been breaking in and are starting to sound magnificent with about 100 hours of playing time. |
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John,
Very nice system!
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So near, so far...
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The sofa is close, but I have to make compromises between speaker placement and furniture placement in this room. Actually the sofa helps with acoustic damping (also note the SONEX panels on the walls). With all the room damping, the sound in my room is exceptionally clear and clean, thanks to lack of reflections.
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Some very nice Focal setups in this thread. I will get photos of my WIP (work-in-progress) stereo setup soon. Still breaking in the lovely 1038 Be IIs and have a lot to experiment with but I think my limiting factor is my living room as it is wide open and extends into the dining room/kitchen area as well as common areas.
I paid $7K shipped out the door for a brand new in box pair of 1038 Be II in the optional (more costly) Carrara white lacquer. Considering these MSRP around $13K, I feel like I got a heck of a deal not to mention these were purchased by an authorized dealer.
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I just negotiated a little and they were willing to meet me at a price point we would both be happy with. It was their last pair I believe so they were eager to make space and as they say, the rest is history
What's surprising is that the gray market/non-authorized dealers couldn't even get close to $7K delivered to my door.
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