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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
When two years ago JMLab introduced a new flagman of their home loudsapeks – the Grande Utopia Beryllium the Worlds was shocked to its foundation.  Our reporters rushed to interview Jacques Mahul, the JMLab’s CEO and designer, and let him to pre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Yep, you are right: the Grande Utopia by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]http://www.audiounlimiteddenver.com/ Focal Utopia EM[/quote] You are right: The Grande Utopia is one of the names that very much in the mainstream and have very much pre-inclined exposure in industry. That all will assur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The bent over grand Utopia EM by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
In the linked thread (at the top of the page) I was pointed out that GM Lab introduced their new Focal Utopia EM loudspeaker. Yesterday the Seattle’s Moron “mikel” posted a picture at AA with the new Utopia EM presented at RMAF 2008. I saw the pic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Ben Dover, the Utopia reseller by serenechaos on 2008-10-13 
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Yes, Utopia was demoed in a large room.  However: 1) Amplification: and yes, Boulder amplifiers were used.  Good observation, but I don't understand why you think they would be a bad choice.  I thought they quite complemented the Gra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Macondo vs Utopia by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-15 
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[quote user="CO"]But Romy, you also have the different channels in a curved array ? Whats the difference I know your's are time aligned but the Utopias must be as well.[/quote] Collin, you are correct the Macondo and Utopia implement the same curved...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Audio Utopia - a good voyage? by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
What do you know; I bought yesterday an Absolute Sound at newsstand! In the issue there was big article about the new Grand Utopia EM. I read it and I was not pleased what I read as the review was in many ways mistaken. In facts the review was...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers: 2-inchers by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Exceptional loudspeakers drivers in Audio Discussions  34 Replies 
This is about the Focal Utopia TN51 tweeter.... It is hard to imagine not much I like this tweeter, in fact there is something insanely beautiful in this tweeter and from a certain perspective (narrow-certain) I like it even more then the HF o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias by Romy the Cat on 2005-09-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
When two years ago JMLab introduced a new flagman of their home loudsapeks – the Grande Utopia Beryllium the Worlds was shocked to its foundation.  Our reporters rushed to interview Jacques Mahul, the JMLab’s CEO and designer, and let him to pre...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Monitor speaker project: my hope. by Romy the Cat on 2006-06-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quest for a better monitor. in Audio Discussions  97 Replies 
I would like to share some ides what I would like to do in my monitor project.  This are just intention and I did not try to put it all together. Probably I will do it with the next few weeks. I’m planning to use the Celestion SL-600 enclosure ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: The first mainstream manufacturer to jump aboard? by guy sergeant on 2008-08-27 
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http://www.audiounlimiteddenver.com/Focal Utopia EM...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The ‘magic tape measure’ option by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-13 
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Robert, actually in case of Grand Utopia you was remarkably close mentining the ‘magic tape measure’ option. You see, they demoed Utopia in looks like a large room and they band the Utopia’s axis’s only for demonstration purposes. In this configurati...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Macondo vs Utopia by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
[quote user="CO"]But Romy, you also have the different channels in a curved array ? Whats the difference I know your's are time aligned but the Utopias must be as well.[/quote] Collin, you are correct the Macondo and Utopia implement the same curved...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Audio Utopia - a good voyage? by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
What do you know; I bought yesterday an Absolute Sound at newsstand! In the issue there was big article about the new Grand Utopia EM. I read it and I was not pleased what I read as the review was in many ways mistaken. In facts the review was...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: Focal tweeter by Amir on 2009-06-11 
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I think Utopia is alittle soft with less sharpness than wilson , I have no idea but maybe one of the reasons is internal wiring of utopia.personally i prefer wilson but in this level of difference maybe choosing right cable and upstream help compensa...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The bent over grand Utopia EM by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
In the linked thread (at the top of the page) I was pointed out that GM Lab introduced their new Focal Utopia EM loudspeaker. Yesterday the Seattle’s Moron “mikel” posted a picture at AA with the new Utopia EM presented at RMAF 2008. I saw the pic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Yep, you are right: the Grande Utopia by Romy the Cat on 2008-08-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The jump-start of loudspeaker economy in Audio News  17 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"]http://www.audiounlimiteddenver.com/ Focal Utopia EM[/quote] You are right: The Grande Utopia is one of the names that very much in the mainstream and have very much pre-inclined exposure in industry. That all will assur...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: There is a ‘sweet spot’ and there is a ‘sweet spot’ by Romy the Cat on 2008-10-14 
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…and I do not know how to describe the difference about it. A sweet spot of acoustic system is a location where Sound of speaker in a room are “focused” together. The sweet spot with Grand Utopia is a very specific distance at wish the problems with ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #205: The end of MiniMe by Romy the Cat on 2010-09-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s MiniMe or about Pilot Acoustic Systems in Audio Discussions  213 Replies 
As much as the concept of MiniMe I find is supremely useful as much it was unlucky in my implementation. I went over a number of monitors, then built my own versions of MiniMe, then in the new room I used Danlavy SCIII. Some of them were good but it ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Ben Dover, the Utopia reseller by serenechaos on 2008-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Focal-Jmlab – the Utopia of the Utopias in Audio News  11 Replies 
Yes, Utopia was demoed in a large room.  However: 1) Amplification: and yes, Boulder amplifiers were used.  Good observation, but I don't understand why you think they would be a bad choice.  I thought they quite complemented the Gra...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #105: What you seem to miss Romy ... by dkarmeli on 2013-01-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
is that the operating word is "Turntable Collection". The Air Force One (hate the name!) is the culmination of the great Micro Seiki's coming full circle and once again starting a new chapter in high end analog reproduction, this completes my MS COLL...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The elusive “absolute tone”. by Romy the Cat on 2005-07-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The elusive “absolute tone”. in Playback Listening  24 Replies 
It is very uncommon, practically never happens but still very rarely it is possible to talk about sound or playback systems from a prospective of “absolute tone”. Yes, the audio people love to take about tone of their audio but in 99.999% those audio...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: It is a part of a larger process. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
Well, I do not know what it would mean. Regardless his “constitutional status” Row’s article is much more informative and much more educational for people who have interest in the MAXXes then the brainless saliva dropping that many industry cheerlead...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #25: Perfect HF and the “kinky” Electro-Voice T350. by Romy the Cat on 2006-08-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Electro-Voice T350, T35, + Fostex tweeters. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  34 Replies 
I think I have too much time on my hands or use my time in highly stupid fashion but I decided to do today the experiment about witch I was thinking for a while. The experiment was “methodology clean” and lead me to quite interesting discoveries. Sin...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Monitors: Wishful thinking by Ronnie on 2006-07-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Monitors: Wishful thinking in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
I too want a monitor speaker to play with, especially for amplifier experimentation.I put another 4" Fostex in a sealed "box" (globe actually) and crossed it over at 150hz to one SS 25w/8565 on the side. Wishful thinking? -Yes.About 88-90dB sensitive...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: I think I have an orchesta in my head by Murataltuev on 2015-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Another time aligned 5-way horn project in Horn-Loaded Speakers  189 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"]Murat, this latest information from you has gotten you farther along than you might suppose at this time. From what you now say, it sounds like 6 months would be a minimum amount of time for you to spend getting a sense of the S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #33: The debate continue, but what is all about? by Romy the Cat on 2010-05-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2010 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  39 Replies 
[quote user="Joe Roberts"] I feel I am being objective when I say that a Mirrophonic system simply blows away Altec, Vitavox, TAD, etc. [/quote] Joe, I am not a reader of your magazine and the phrase like “blows away” impress me very little. P...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Macondo is getting beter.... by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo listening experience in Playback Listening  4 Replies 
[quote user="montepilot"] When I have more time I will post my impressions of the mini me system that sits side by side with Macondo.  For now I will say that with all Macondo's virtues, mini me may be the David that slays the giant goliath![/quo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: The smell of 70-years old tubes... by Romy the Cat on 2007-02-01 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: DHT driver & input in Melquiades Amplifier  25 Replies 
Yes, it was kind of interesting. The Tentlabs site does not have anymore those popups (and my machines are environmentally clean). I was so surprised when I sow it that I even went to their web site from my “absolutely clean “server that never ever g...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: More speakers attitude... by Romy the Cat on 2005-01-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Speakers: a hi-fi disaster. in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
[quote user="Antonio J."] I have listened to some expensive speakers from B&W, Wilson Audio, Dynaudio, and also owned the SF Amati, you know already. Musically these ones were more musically interesting to me than any of the others, but still wer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: Good word found – the radiance by Romy the Cat on 2009-08-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: About Wilson Audio Loudspeakers in Audio Discussions  53 Replies 
[quote user="el`Ol"]…. there is some characteristic shining or radiance… [/quote] Yes and no. Radiance probably is a very good word to describe Wilsons. (Search the site for Focal Utopia TN51) The key in here is not letting the artificial radiance to...
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