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Focal Introduces High-End Outdoor Speakers
SV Staff  |  May 03, 2016
Focal, the French speaker manufacturer, has introduced a line of high-end outdoor speakers ranging in price from $349 to $665 apiece.
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Focal Introduces Quick Install Ceiling Speakers
SV Staff  |  Nov 02, 2015
Upgrading to Dolby Atmos, DTS:X or Auro-3D surround sound and thinking of installing ceiling speakers but worried about the effort involved?
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Focal Launches Lower-Priced Reference Headphones
SV Staff  |  Oct 06, 2017
Focal, the French manufacturer of speakers and headphones, today introduced a new lower-prices set of open-back circumaural headphones aimed at audiophiles.
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Focal Offering Sib Evo Atmos Sub/Sat Systems
SV Staff  |  Jul 11, 2017
Focal, the respected French speaker and headphone manufacturer, has updated its affordable Sib satellite loudspeaker line to to embrace the Dolby Atmos-enlightened among us.

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Focal Offers Discounted Luxury Sound Bundle
SV Staff  |  Jul 10, 2018
Focal has announced a luxury sound bundle that throws in a Questyle QP2R high-res portable audio player for free when you buy its flagship Utopia headphones ($3,999).
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Focal Offers the Choice of Open- or Closed-Back Design with New Headphones
Bob Ankosko  |  May 07, 2024
Though Focal is best known for the fine speakers it builds in France, the company has been slowly expanding its line of high-quality headphone over the past decade. Today, the company announced two new over-ear wired models, bringing the total number of headphones it offers to nine.
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Focal Scala Utopia Evo M Loudspeakers
Mike Mettler  |  Jul 13, 2026

Apparently, even utopia still has the option to evolve. What we mean by that is, the noted French manufacturer Focal have just introduced their new Scala Utopia Evo M loudspeakers, which are said to be (in their words) “a major evolution of an iconic model” in their Utopia line. S&V editor Mike Mettler shares a litany of Evo-riffic specs and features. . .

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Focal Unveils High-End Closed-Back Headphones
SV Staff  |  Oct 05, 2018
Focal, the French maker of high-performance speakers and headphones, today introduced is first closed-back headphone aimed at audiophiles who want to “dive into an intimate sound bubble without worrying about a noisy environment.”
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Focal Unveils High-End Headphones and First Amp/DAC
SV Staff  |  Feb 13, 2019
In advance of this weekend’s CanJam NYC 2019 show, France’s Focal has announced its entry into the amp/DAC (digital-to-analog converter) space and introduced new high-end headphones to fill the gap between its $4,000 flagship Utopia and $1,500 Clear models, both Sound & Vision Top Picks.
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Focal Unveils Mainstream Ear/Headphones
SV Staff  |  Jun 21, 2017
Focal, the French maker of stylish high-performance speakers, today announced mainstream-priced wired and wireless earphones and headphones to join last year’s high-end Utopia and Elear models, the latter of which received Sound & Vision’s Top Pick designation.
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Focal Unveils Weather-Resistant Outdoor Speakers
SV Staff  |  Nov 07, 2018
Winter may be just around the corner but that didn’t deter Focal, the France-based maker of high-performance speakers and headphones, from introducing two outdoor speakers designed to withstand extreme weather conditions.
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Focal Updates Popular Aria Series at CES 2024
Bob Ankosko  |  Jan 11, 2024
Focal, the highly regarded French speaker company, has unveiled a follow-up to the popular Aria 900 speaker range it introduced a decade ago.
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Focus Enhancements and Good Guys
HT Staff  |  May 16, 2003
West Coast electronics chain Good Guys has been enormously successful in its effort to remake itself into an upscale specialty retailer. The company's partnership with Focus Enhancements is its latest move into high-quality video.
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Folks Fuss Over FCC's CNBCU Deal
Mark Fleischmann  |  Jan 20, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission's conditions for the merger of Comcast with NBC-Universal are attracting comment. Media giants are dreading what will happen at the negotiating table as they cut deals for their own content. At the same time, others are saying that the FCC's net neutrality rules don't go far enough.

The initial fussing is coming from Disney and News Corp., both of whom own motion picture studios, TV networks, and cable channels. One of their concerns is that the FCC's requirement that Comcast make available programming it owns to online video services it doesn't own. This could complicate their ongoing negotiations with the likes of Netflix and Apple, pointed out The Wall Street Journal.

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Following Sun and Microsoft, Sony joins the Set-Top Crowd
Jon Iverson  |  Aug 02, 1998

The set-top box could eventually become the center of your attention, which is why several turf wars have broken out to win control over this part of the home-theater market. With DTV on the horizon, cable and satellite companies will be upgrading the services that feed your TV with some mix of standard and high-definition digital audio and video. And as movie distribution moves toward a pay-per-view future, the gateway to these services---the set-top box---will have more prominence in most home-theater systems.

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