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Focal Sopra 2

I just posted a review of the Focal Sopra 2 and my speaker journey.

A little sample.

"First listen and I was smiling. The same beautiful sound that I heard in the large showroom was present in my home! And I only had to turn the preamp volume half as high as I had to with the Bob Carver Amazing Line Source speakers. The sound quality was there from the lowest bass to the upper treble. Nothing stood out, or faltered, the sound just blended together as one cohesive sound that is so easy to listen to for hours and hours. Also, I think the speaker style is cool and the speakers finish is impeccable."

Full review below is in the Audiogon Member Review section.

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/my-speaker-journey-and-focal-sopra-2

ozzy
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ozzy OP
7,203 posts
 
I just removed the metal screen cover that is over the Sopra tweeter and found additional airiness along with a wider dispersion. 
So, those of you with these speakers remove those grills!

ozzy
93cobra
16 posts
 
I often wondered how they would sound with the metal screen removed. 
Your post helped me decide to remove them. Definitely hearing the wider dispersion.  

Mike
dmk_hifi
61 posts
 
I thought metal grill was there over Berillium tweeter to prevent accidental touching since material is toxic and very fragile.
bar81
791 posts
 
@dmk_hifi not at all.  It's there to tweak the sound from the tweeter.  Focal thinks it sounds better that way; obviously, others disagree.  There is nothing dangerous about the tweeter in its current form.  In fact, the earlier generation of Utopia III speakers let you completely remove the tweeter grill by simply pulling it off as it was only magnetically attached.
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ozzy OP
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93cobra, dmk_hifi, bar81,

Thanks for that information.
When you look at pictures of Focal’s higher end Utopia line they seem to be shown with no screen.
To me, it does sound better sans screen.

ozzy

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