Focal Utopia

Focal brought the Utopia headphones to Crutchfield for a listening event — they sounded spacious, effortless, and incrediby nuanced. The Focal Utopia headphones have quite the reputation. In fact, they are arguably the best-sounding headphones on the planet. Every time I'm fortunate enough to listen to them, I'm wowed by their strikingly realistic sound. Focal has spruced up the presentation with an updated designer case and new cables — but the special headphones themselves are unchanged. Years ago, Focal stopped by Crutchfield HQ with a sample of the Focal Utopias. I can't throw enough superlatives at them. These headphones were clear and detailed in ways I've never heard. Home A/V editor Jim Richardson pointed out that “Limelight” by Rush — a song we've all heard countless times — has so much more going on in the low-end than we ever realized. You could pick out each instrument like the band was playing right in front of you. "Knowing Focal, there's beryllium under the hood," said our longtime home spea...