Focal has expanded its Utopia loudspeaker range with the Scala Utopia Evo M, a French-built loudspeaker that introduces the brand’s newest PRISM tweeter and M-profile midrange technology to the model line.
That model line retains the three-way architecture that made the original Scala Utopia successful, with Focal integrating engineering advances from its most recent speaker developments across the entire updated design.
The M-profile midrange driver arrives directly from Focal’s professional Utopia Main range, and combines a sandwich-structured W cone with a one-piece M-profile geometry that guarantees exceptional rigidity and an ultra-linear frequency response.
That linear response translates into a midrange that Focal says sounds significantly more transparent, precise and natural than the previous Scala Utopia, a shift the brand attributes directly to the new cone geometry.
Focal pairs that new midrange with the PRISM tweeter, a high-frequency driver that first appeared on the flagship Diva Alta Utopia and now makes its debut on the smaller Scala range for the first time.
That tweeter relies on a multi-material cone built through an advanced micro-structuring process, a construction that Focal states achieves greater rigidity than beryllium while keeping an optimum balance between lightness and damping.
Combined with Focal’s Infinite Acoustic Loading technology, the PRISM tweeter delivers treble reproduction the company describes as unusually pure, finely detailed and extended further across the upper frequency range than previous Utopia tweeters.
Beyond the tweeter and midrange updates, Focal retains its established TMD suspension system, which limits cone deformation and reduces distortion to preserve both dynamics and overall sound definition across the speaker’s frequency range.
That frequency range extends further at the low end thanks to a completely redesigned W woofer, which uses a dual-ferrite motor to produce powerful, deep and controlled bass suited to contemporary music production.
Focal complements that low-end output with its OPC+ Optimum Phase Crossover technology, which allows precise adjustment of bass and treble, alongside Gamma and Focus Time technologies that guarantee exemplary temporal consistency and mechanical stability.
French craftsmanship and design
Focal builds the speaker entirely in France, with cabinet-makers in Burgundy producing the wooden enclosure and the brand’s acoustic workshops in Saint-Étienne responsible for the drivers, a level of control covering its patented PRISM technology.
Choices of finishes include lacquer or wood finishes.
Focal has confirmed pricing for the Scala Utopia Evo M at €40,000, approximately £34,200, per pair in a lacquered finish or $46,000.
Focal has not confirmed a UK release date for the Scala Utopia Evo M, though the speaker is expected to reach Focal Powered by Naim stores as part of the brand’s Utopia range rollout.
