Focal Maestro Utopia

摘要

Focal is France's largest and most successful speaker manufacturer, producing several series of hi-fi models ranging from affordable to, well, the price of a Bentley. We secured two of the very first Maestros to come off Focal's production line.rnIts lacquered MDF panels are 50mm (2in) thick and braced internally, which in part accounts for the immense 116kg weight. Adding to the weight of each speaker are the substantial magnets used in the drivers' motor assemblies. Focal's familiar inverted dome beryllium tweeter is joined with a 165mm midrange driver and two 270mm woofers housed in separate chambers. These two bass drivers employ Focal's 'W cones boasting light weight and high stiffness. The upper woofer, operating from 90Hz-220Hz, has a single magnet and 40mm voice coil and is housed in a sealedrnchamber. The lower driver with its double magnet and 50mm voice coil is used as a 'subwoofer' from 90-20Hz, its chamber venting via a downward firing port.