The press are filled with enthusiasm for Focal’s new headphone collection


Never before has the press been so unanimous about hi-fi headphones

Here is an extract of the press book:

Casque Utopia

 width= width=The Elear and Utopia are simply extraordinary. The sense of dynamism, tonal balance, and smooth clarity of both are, to put it mildly, disorientingly disruptive to my sense of where headphones are at today and in what way and by how much these are better.
August 2016

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 width= width=A few weeks ago, we got a chance to try the Utopias on, and the clarity, sound stage (more on that in a bit), and comfort made us never want to listen to music on anything else again.
June 2016

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 width= width=The day I have to return these headphones will be happy, for I’ll no longer have to guard them with my life, but also super sad because I’ll be letting go of a truly unique way of experiencing my music.
July 2016

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 width= width=Focal’s new flagship is easily the best dynamic headphone ever made to date and carries all the weight, panache and accolades that entails. Heavy stuff indeed.
June 2016

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Casque Elear

 width= width=The mid-range frequencies are absolutely top notch. Lush and detailed with a nice body to them, these mids are up there with some of the best I’ve heard. Guitar, piano, and vocals were all rendered with a pleasing fullness.
June 2016

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 width= width=In summary – the Focal Elear is a great-sounding headphone!
June 2016

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 width= width=All-in-all, the Elear is exactly what I would expect to see in a $1000 headphone...it's just shockingly satisfying to actually see it. This is an absolutely gorgeous headphone, extremely well designed and built.
August 2016

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 width= width=The Elear scores a 9/10 and is my pick for the best full-size headphone to come along in a very long time.
September 2016

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Casque Listen

 width= width=Focal did an amazing job with the Listens and I highly recommend them for those looking for a great overall headphone.
June 2016

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 width= width=Both Steve Guttenberg, who writes CNET's Audiophiliac column, and I really liked the way this headphone sounded. It offers well-balanced sound with excellent detail; potent, tight bass and clear mids.
June 2016

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 width= width=Still, if you care about good sound these are hard to beat.
June 2016

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 width= width=They’re incredibly capable and can turn almost any genre of music into an immersive experience.
June 2016

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