Focal Utopia 2022 Headphones

With a new look and an upgradedvoice coil, the 2022 Utopia is better than ever. Designed and manufactured in France.

Focal had a really difficult job bettering their renowned flagship, the Utopia 2020. Two years on, and there are some incremental upgrades that make this one of the best open-back dynamic headphones we sell.

The Utopia 2022 has a slightly more informal, less stern look than the all-black 2020. A Focal logo sits over the voice coil cover, and there’s a splash of color, keeping the refined look, but just making it a little more accessible.

The sonic change is an improved voice coil that offers even more of that speed and detail that these headphones are rightly famous for. High-frequency response is smoothed out but with no loss of detail, and transientability is better.

Utopia isa reference high-fidelity headphone manufactured in France by Focal. They are the result of 35 years of innovation, development and manufacturing of high-end speaker drivers and loudspeakers. Utopia is unique they are the worlds first audiophile headphones to be equipped with totally open-backed full-range speaker drivers with pure Beryllium M-shaped domes. They meet all the requirements expected of high-end headphones due to their sophisticated and elegant design and to purposeful materiality, such as the carbon fibre yoke and true lambskin leather ear cushion.

Reada white paper from Focal on the ELEAR and UTOPIA design story and principles.

IncludedAccessories

• 1.5 m with 3.5 mm asymmetric TRS Jack connector and 2 x Lemo connectors
• 3 m with 1 x symmetrical 4-point XLR connector and 2 Lemo connectors
• Jack adapter, 1/8″ (3.5mm) point socket 1/4″ (6.35mm) point plug
• Carrying case

Specifications

Impedance:80 Ohm

Sensitivity: 104 dB

THD:<0.2%

Frequency response:5 Hz – 50 kHz

Driver: 40 mm pure beryllium M shape dome

Weight:1.08 lb (490 g)

Carrying Case Dimensions: 13 x 10 x 6.5 (326 x 260 x 164 mm)