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Title: Wanna see what $190k gets you in loudspeakers?
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 16, 2008, 05:06:08 PM: The spectacular Focal Grande Utopia EM:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/UtopiaEM1.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/TwilightOdyssey/UtopiaEM2.jpg)

Sticker price: $190k/pair
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Post by: Roobubba on October 16, 2008, 05:11:07 PM: That had better sound pretty bloody fantastic for such a silly, silly price!!
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 16, 2008, 05:13:03 PM: There is nothing silly about these loudspeakers.
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Post by: kellar on October 16, 2008, 05:17:04 PM: I don't think it's the speakers that are silly.
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Post by: Twinfan on October 16, 2008, 05:19:39 PM: Are they yours TO?
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 16, 2008, 05:29:19 PM: Quote from: Twinfan on October 16, 2008, 05:19:39 PM
Are they yours TO?
Nooooooo, they would fall thru my floor!!

They are in one of the soundrooms of my shop.
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Post by: Twinfan on October 16, 2008, 05:30:52 PM: Madness - crazy money!
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Post by: Afghan Dave on October 16, 2008, 05:33:28 PM: Ben - You've lost weight!

Lookin' buff... Mmm
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Post by: MDV on October 16, 2008, 05:36:05 PM: They looks AWESOME.

I sure hope they sound it.
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Post by: noodleplugerine on October 16, 2008, 05:38:15 PM: Saw them in a mag recently, too cool.
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Post by: _tom_ on October 16, 2008, 05:39:52 PM: You could try to look a bit more excited by the fact that you're standing next to $190k worth of speaker :lol:
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Post by: WezV on October 16, 2008, 05:47:47 PM: note the security camera in top corner
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Post by: Will on October 16, 2008, 05:58:45 PM: Nice archetecture of that place. And how can I leave out the badass poses ;)

I'm suprised there isn't a chair in the middle as a point where all frequencies hit at the same time
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Post by: Johnny Mac on October 16, 2008, 06:00:52 PM: They're massive! Just the sort of thing I would buy if I had millions of pounds!
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 16, 2008, 06:09:37 PM: Quote from: Will on October 16, 2008, 05:58:45 PM
Nice archetecture of that place. And how can I leave out the badass poses ;)

I'm suprised there isn't a chair in the middle as a point where all frequencies hit at the same time
There are chairs in the room; custom-designed bench chairs made to resemble the seats in a Rolls ... 2nd pic is taken from the sweet spot; there's another, equally sick system on the other side of the room. And that's just 1 room out of 10 that we have here!!
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Post by: TwilightOdyssey on October 16, 2008, 06:10:24 PM: Quote from: Afghan Dave on October 16, 2008, 05:33:28 PM
Ben - You've lost weight!

Lookin' buff... Mmm
Thanks, Afghan! Yeah, I've buffed up a bit.
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Post by: 38thBeatle on October 16, 2008, 07:00:12 PM: You could have smiled Ben, wouldn't have hurt you would it?
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Post by: broken cord on October 16, 2008, 07:06:16 PM: I don't think I will be getting a pair of those any time soon. 8) 8)
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Post by: PhilKing on October 17, 2008, 01:06:51 PM: Quote from: Roobubba on October 16, 2008, 05:11:07 PM
That had better sound pretty bloody fantastic for such a silly, silly price!!
They do sound fantastic. I was over at Sound By Singer yesterday to drop off Ben's new guitar and he demo'd them with an old Free tune from Fire and Water, Heavy Load. It sounded amazing. Lots of details that I had never heard from my system. I think I might have to stop in there one day with a couple of vinyl albums and see what they sound like with the 100K turntable going into them!!
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Post by: gingataff on October 17, 2008, 01:22:53 PM: Quote from: TwilightOdyssey on October 16, 2008, 05:13:03 PM
There is nothing silly about these loudspeakers.
But they are French.
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Post by: Ratrod on October 17, 2008, 03:01:44 PM: Audiophiles........crazy! :wink:

You know there's subs and tweeters that only emit frequencies you can't even hear?

Could be nice for your dog or pet crocodile.