Anyone heard the new Focal Grande Utopia EM?

sorry- there is a pair on a'gon saying Alto msrp is 18 and another at 22k.

since the Mezzo is the former Alto, you are saying that the new generation is almost 3x the old, so yes i believe that is relevant.

so its gonna be 36k for a pair of the new Altos then? (18k current x 2) that's insanity. won't sell at all in the US.

even the mezzo was only like 12k right?

James63- "here, here"

The Wilson Sophia was 12.5k when the Alto was released. Revel Studio same price.

Even Dynaudios competing C4 is 18k, 25% less then the current Focal---for a european speaker with just as good cabinets and drivers. SophiaII and StudioII are 16k now to put their recent reiterations in perspective.

Bar81 may not think 31k for Focals' lowest 3-way is expensive, but i find a basic 3 way costing as much as a 3-series appalling and terrible for this hobby.

KR

ps. i have Focal car audio speakers which are a bargain but if they double in price, they would never sell

cajunpepe- the 328 starts at 32k.

reading all of this goes to show how the Evolution Acoustics MM3 looks like a bargain---haven't heard it, but if i was spending over 30k, looks like a steal.

it was 38k last time i checked....

well, that sucks Bar81. it definitely was 38k around CES. have no idea how they could double the price.