Audio Advice Live 2025

One of the show’s headline demos was Focal’s Diva Mezza Utopia, the larger, more powerful sibling to Diva Utopia. Launched July 2025 at $69,000/pair, it is sold exclusively through the Focal Powered by Naim dealer network (Audio Advice included). Focal positions Mezza as “the new hi-fi”: an ultra-connected, all-in-one, high-end system designed to deliver a full-range experience without the usual rack of separates.

Per Focal: Each Diva Mezzo Utopia is a 3-way active tower using a pure-beryllium “M”-shaped inverted-dome tweeter, a 6.5” “W” mid-bass, and four 8” “W” woofers in a push-push force-cancelling configuration. Each speaker houses 500W of Class-AB amplification of Naim-designed electronics, with a dual-winding transformer and separated power supplies for bass vs. mid/tweeter, backed by a curved heatsink for silent thermal dissipation.

Focal states large room coverage up to 100 m² (≈1,076 ft²) and retains the line’s visual identifiers; for example the trim around the drivers alludes to a tuning fork. The new model also introduces an ivory felt finish. The “Mezza” name nods to balance: power and delicacy in equal measure. The product itself delivers on the promise.

Practicalities received as much attention as specs. Unboxing and install are unusually streamlined: wheels and a ramp enable a true single-person setup in under 15 minutes. The accessory kit includes a Zigbee two-way RF remote, a link cable, and spikes. Setup guidance was pragmatic—place the speakers for aesthetics first, then run the proprietary room-correction/DSP.

Listening impressions? They sound fantastic, full stop. On Lusaint’s “Wicked Game”, bass reached deep with composure, imaging stayed locked and appropriately scaled, and treble detail was clean. Dynamics arrived with the kind of ease associated with abundant headroom; the system played loud without stress. Subjectively, the presentation felt “absolute.” We're talking full-range authority with clarity and finesse that made fault-finding seem beside the point.