■ Headphones
■ £4699
“Through these Focals, even recordings we know well surprise us with previously undiscovered nuance”
Get past the price, if you can, and you will find that Focal has given its range-topping open-back headphones a gentle revamp. Not that they needed much work, given the original Utopia were right up there with the very best that money could buy. Surprisingly, even at this new higher price, they continue to cost less than most of the top-end competition.
The most obvious changes are cosmetic. The grilles that cover the outside of the earcups now have a hexagonal pattern to more closely match Focal’s other recent premium offerings, such as
