FOCAL Scala UTOPIA Evo | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Eddie Higgins [4K]

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  • Опубликовано: 20 янв 2025

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  • @seanwalsh999
    @seanwalsh999 2 года назад +52

    Some say that you can't get a good representation because its RUclips, but I say who cares, when the presentation is done like this, it is exquisite, the sax sounds amazing, love it when you go close to the speakers, I get a real sense of what's going on. Thank you Sound Sommelier.

    • @christianklein7892
      @christianklein7892 2 года назад +2

      You nailed it 😉🤌🏾👌🏾

    • @Michael_from_EU_Germany
      @Michael_from_EU_Germany Год назад

      Bitte beachten Sie, daß auf YT maximal 128kbit/s übertragen werden.
      Please note that a maximum of 128kbit/s is transmitted on YT.
      Bitte beachten Sie, daß das verwendete Mikrophon das Spektrum limitiert.
      Please note that the microphone used limits the spectrum.
      Sie bekommen KEINEN Sound geboten, wie er live in ihrem Wohnzimmer sein wird.
      You will NOT get the sound as it will be live in your living room.
      Sie hören den Sound Ihres limitierten Lautsprechers / Kopfhörers
      You hear the sound of your limited loudspeaker / headphones
      PS: You can get the same YT sound for 500 Euros. The saxophone would sound like a 50,000 euro loudspeaker. Due to the limitations.
      Only at home, without YT limitations would you hear the differences.

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder 3 дня назад

      @@Michael_from_EU_Germany In related news, water is wet.

  • @scaf_007vs3
    @scaf_007vs3 2 года назад +14

    People can trash these audiofile videos on RUclips all they want, but there's no mistaking the "air" of that saxophone! Obviously a ton of factors are in play here, but the point I'm trying to make is the quality of sound and video of these are absolutely sublime. Very well done as usual, and thanks for sharing.

  • @AbsoluteFidelity
    @AbsoluteFidelity 2 года назад +19

    Safe to say these Focals are the airiest sounding speakers Ive ever heard on this channel and in real life.

    • @stu3232
      @stu3232 Год назад

      I think Martin Logans shown on this channel give them a good run for their money.

  • @sgthjennings
    @sgthjennings 2 года назад +23

    Earlier this year I had a rare (for me) opportunity to hear these bad boys in person. I still can't believe the sound. So rich and warm it remined me of swimming in the deepest, most beautiful body of water surrounded by great white sharks so mesmerized by the sound they didn't even notice me. What a moment to say the least. Yes, there are better or and different sounding speakers and these are in no way the overall best that I've heard, I'm simply describing the lasting impression I got from listening to these awesome speakers up close and personal with no interruptions or huge crowds. It was damn near perfect,, for me!

    • @sonicvisions6491
      @sonicvisions6491 2 года назад +2

      Wow interesting, never heard the Focal Scalas described as rich and warm. What gear was paired with it ?

    • @sgthjennings
      @sgthjennings 2 года назад +1

      @@sonicvisions6491 I agree, I'm still surprised over what I heard from those speakers and my response even today. I was not expecting that.. Maybe it was the music we were listening to (Dire Straits: You and Your Friend, Your Latest Trick) the set up or just me extremely excited to finally hear these in the manner I was afforded. If I recall these were paired with Bryston 28BssT2's.

    • @sonicvisions6491
      @sonicvisions6491 2 года назад

      @@sgthjennings Still surprised. What about pre and dac ?

    • @magicmulder
      @magicmulder 23 дня назад

      For me they're definitely the best under 50 grand (and can be had for under 20 grand used or demo, something you rarely see for a B&W 801 D4 for example).
      To get to the next level you'd need something like the Sonus faber Aida 2 for 120 grand.

  • @williammorales8204
    @williammorales8204 2 года назад +13

    Always nice tunes, great for ending a long work day.

  • @gjnbouwmeester5860
    @gjnbouwmeester5860 2 года назад +20

    Bravo! Up close sounds like real life music to me, as a jazz musician myself. Very nice of you to do the complete song/vid.

  • @davidrivera2165
    @davidrivera2165 2 года назад +8

    Sound Sommelier smokin' tune. The Focal & Mc electronics have great synergy. Thanks.

  • @stevebiron3036
    @stevebiron3036 2 года назад +12

    Hell...the music is coming from 2' behind my crappy computer speakers and they disappear with this fantastic presentation it's that good. Well done again sir !

  • @marct9587
    @marct9587 2 года назад +5

    Holy moly! Such "airiness", yet without harshness! Great piano and articulate bass as well.

  • @mrpositronia
    @mrpositronia 2 года назад +4

    Delightful. Must be a lot of fun having that room and that range of equipment in your daily work place.

  • @shekhongchan3755
    @shekhongchan3755 2 года назад +7

    This is just so beautiful !

  • @SoCalFreelance
    @SoCalFreelance 2 года назад +8

    I feel like a damsel in distress in a black and white noir setting is required to listen to this song.

  • @alexmarinchik8519
    @alexmarinchik8519 2 года назад +9

    Очень натурально. Спасибо.

  • @kevinryan2556
    @kevinryan2556 2 года назад +4

    I'll take that setup any day!!!

  • @Ranger4564
    @Ranger4564 Год назад

    The sound is amazing. Nicely done.

  • @marc6652
    @marc6652 8 месяцев назад +1

    Focal can really be proud of those high end speakers. They sound marvelously !

  • @halmetzger8429
    @halmetzger8429 2 года назад +2

    Splendid, definitely a well matching of the components. Thank you sir as usual, well prepared! 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸

  • @dilshaddealwis6543
    @dilshaddealwis6543 2 года назад

    I so look forward to your beautifully recorded content. Thank you so much for the effort and quality.

  • @vitalijusmalinovskis2135
    @vitalijusmalinovskis2135 2 года назад +2

    Yeah, finally great sounding system. Well done.

  • @chrisapostolopoulos
    @chrisapostolopoulos 2 года назад +3

    Amazing!

  • @AleksandarIlijevski
    @AleksandarIlijevski 2 года назад +2

    Listening this on my MA Silver 300, sounds so good

  • @kenmcglown6642
    @kenmcglown6642 2 года назад +1

    Outstanding!!!

  • @miguelramonmonzongonzalez965
    @miguelramonmonzongonzalez965 2 года назад +4

    Buenas noches a todos 🙋‍♂🎼🎶💖👍👌🍸 . Es la sensación de estar en directo 🎷

    • @davidfletcher452
      @davidfletcher452 2 года назад

      I've heard a pair of these at Winchester hifi and they sound superb, just wish I had the room

  • @stephenstevens6573
    @stephenstevens6573 2 года назад +1

    Thank you!!

  • @btsr2553
    @btsr2553 2 года назад +1

    Thank you 🙏 for this once again beautiful presentation. One thing about Focal, they create a musical airy scene like very few others. My esteemed friend of very good music, you capture that scene. However, I'll be honest, I just don't like the look of these Focal Scala Utopia Evo speakers. I have a pair of B&W Diamond 804 D3 here. I know the Scala Utopia Evo are in a different league. My 804 D3s don't come close. Grazie ancora. Con tanti saluti musicali dalla città più a nord d'Italia.

  • @pf5658
    @pf5658 2 года назад

    Great sound and I love the music.

  • @tilmannplocher4312
    @tilmannplocher4312 Месяц назад

    Fantastic....

  • @habiburehman557
    @habiburehman557 Год назад

    So nice 👍

  • @mariocanabalcanabal5958
    @mariocanabalcanabal5958 5 месяцев назад

    Que canciones y que sonido el mismo murmullo del universo

  • @dckfg01
    @dckfg01 Год назад

    Amazing again. What album please.

  • @gregh2266
    @gregh2266 2 года назад +1

    Love the content even through the iPad. I would love to hear something a little different in a future video like Stevie Ray Vaughn Tin Pan Alley or a really good female vocal like Queen Latina’s remake of California Dreamin’ or maybe Euge Groove’s Get’em Goin’.

  • @michaelmagee4325
    @michaelmagee4325 2 года назад +1

    Excellent, I love this easy jazz but wonder how they would resolve more complex music. Maybe record/playback various genres, rock, pop, modern jazz etc. How do they cope with strong bass for instance, does it overwhelm or is it in balance? Some youtube reviews playback the same pieces of music so people can make a comparison.
    Think your videos are great, some fabulous gear. It's likely viewers are trying to quantify a purchase by listening, so various types of music on the same system may help.
    Best regards

    • @Ss-kn6zc
      @Ss-kn6zc 2 года назад

      Few instruments=low complexity=more impressive sound=more sales. Like the branded demo videos for selling tv that are made to impress

  • @siqueira2005
    @siqueira2005 2 года назад

    Very Nice 💕💕

  • @Ivan-vb4ct
    @Ivan-vb4ct 2 года назад +1

    Bellissimo brano…complimenti per il set up. Potrei sapere i cavi di potenza marca e modello? Grazie anticipatamente

  • @magicmulder
    @magicmulder 3 дня назад

    Pro tip: get a demo/used Scala Utopia and a McIntosh integrated amp and you can have this sound for under $25,000 instead of the $70,000+ new this setup costs. ;)

  • @DrBroncanuus
    @DrBroncanuus Год назад

    sax sounds very real

  • @UU-ww6hc
    @UU-ww6hc 8 месяцев назад

    It feels like being in London at St Pancras.

  • @batomatovic6286
    @batomatovic6286 Год назад

    Nice❤

  • @金森建一
    @金森建一 2 года назад

    NICE👍

  • @AudioElectronicsChicago
    @AudioElectronicsChicago 2 года назад +2

    👍🏻👍🏻

  • @dreuro100
    @dreuro100 Год назад

    Dilemma - Scala utopia evo or Sonus Faber Il Cremonese ???? Need help !!!

  • @israelescamilla6527
    @israelescamilla6527 2 года назад

    Klipsch Jubilee 75th Anniversary Edition Floorstanding Speaker vs FOCAL Scala UTOPIA Evo
    Focal or Klipsch?

  • @fluxi3559
    @fluxi3559 2 года назад

    What microphone do you use?

  • @nelsonclub7722
    @nelsonclub7722 Год назад

    To be fair you could wire up a cupla buckets on that system and it would sound good - I have the V1 of these (not sure which ones these are) running off a couple of Mark Levinson's 330's and they are the bomb - thinking of upgrading to the McIntosh - but because of a little thing called money I am not allowed to as apparently holidays are more important - my view is music is for life whereas a two week vacation is at it sounds - two weeks!!!!!!!

  • @VladoDzurovski
    @VladoDzurovski 2 года назад +3

    Dynamics are off the scale.

  • @drewmorama
    @drewmorama 2 года назад +1

    Кайф

  • @StragaSevera-ArLeg
    @StragaSevera-ArLeg 2 года назад +1

    Друг поставь диск тест Focal

  • @judyrosy
    @judyrosy Год назад

    🖤🌻🖤

  • @kjellrogerjgensen60
    @kjellrogerjgensen60 Год назад

    Present sound with a big clear "body." In the room feling, and i a not even in that room.

  • @jdm-uk-yank
    @jdm-uk-yank 2 года назад +2

    I'd love to throw a cot in the corner and just live in this room.

  • @АлександрПопов-и8з2м
    @АлександрПопов-и8з2м 2 года назад +1

    Пора бы уже снять придающие резкость защитные решетки с пищалок

  • @Ss-kn6zc
    @Ss-kn6zc 2 года назад +2

    This is a channel perfect for sleeping. Try a different music genre sometime...

    • @tshaolin971
      @tshaolin971 2 года назад

      Which one ? Only real instruments have the rich harmonics and organic tones that deserve to be played on such beautiful audiophile speakers.

    • @Ss-kn6zc
      @Ss-kn6zc 2 года назад

      @@tshaolin971 this channel use a kind of music that contains just a voice and very few instruments and is so easy to be played everywhere. Try to record normal music and your video will sounds like shit all distorted. This is why all the RUclips videos with an hifi playng use this audiophile songs, because are so easy that neither your phone distorts

  • @DougMen1
    @DougMen1 2 года назад +1

    The Mac tube gear seems to thankfully tone down the brightness, but I still think the Sopra, Kanta, and Aria series' are better balanced

  • @thedatajanitor9537
    @thedatajanitor9537 Год назад

    Good. Not as good as the B&W 8 series.

  • @rrobz3948
    @rrobz3948 Месяц назад

    Not sure if its a mic issue, but the opening of that track was edgy, unpleasant, and not natural.

  • @jefffloyd4621
    @jefffloyd4621 Год назад

    The sax piano missing bass sound bright no emotion from that song on

  • @chrisrichards2827
    @chrisrichards2827 2 года назад +1

    they don't sound bad but the monitor audio platinum ll are much more three-dimensional and enveloping in The sound stage the driver technology is much better especially that MPD tweeter way more three-dimensional open airy and natural sounding and faster as well.

    • @Nobodyanybody778
      @Nobodyanybody778 Год назад

      Dude , you are such a MA troll on every video , you are killing the respect for this brand . You also seem to post the same comments on soundstage , 3d , etc .
      I love the platinum 300s I heard , but there are no absolutes in this hobby . Just preferences .

  • @Lilit_alimta
    @Lilit_alimta 2 года назад +1

    Джаз они дуют на отлично, но макинтоши надо менять, слишком они слащавые.