Focal is taking home theater audio to a whole new level with its latest Utopia Cinema lineup. Designed for private cinema rooms up to 2,153 square feet (200m²), this ultra-premium system consists of two key components: the Cinema LCR, a three-way speaker for front-channel duties, and the Cinema SUB, a powerful subwoofer built to deliver deep, controlled bass.
With these new additions, Focal aims to provide an immersive and precise listening experience that brings professional-grade sound into home cinemas.
If you’re familiar with Focal, you know the brand has a solid reputation in both the hi-fi and pro audio worlds. The Utopia Cinema range takes inspiration from the Utopia Main studio monitors—a high-end speaker system used in professional post-production studios. This means the same level of detail that goes into mixing Hollywood soundtracks is now available for home theater setups.
The Cinema LCR is Focal’s full-range loudspeaker designed to handle left, center, and right (LCR) channels in a home theater system. It’s built to deliver high output levels without losing precision, making it suitable for dedicated home cinemas with optimized acoustic treatments.
One of its main features is a three-way design, which allows separate drivers to handle treble, midrange, and bass frequencies, ensuring clarity and accuracy across the sound spectrum.
Here’s a closer look at its core components:
What makes the Cinema LCR unique is its adjustable crossover settings, including a 0–30° selector. This means you can fine-tune each speaker based on where it's placed—whether it’s mounted vertically or horizontally or being used as a left, center, or right channel.
To complete the Utopia Cinema system, Focal has introduced the Cinema SUB, a dual 13-inch subwoofer that’s designed to integrate seamlessly into high-end multi-channel home theaters.
Key features of the Cinema SUB include:
The Cinema SUB is built for serious low-frequency energy, making it a good fit for home theaters that demand high-output bass without sacrificing control. Whether it’s explosions in an action movie or orchestral swells in a soundtrack, the subwoofer is engineered to add depth and realism to the listening experience.
One of the biggest advantages of the Focal Utopia Cinema range is its flexibility in installation. The Cinema LCR and Cinema SUB can be wall-mounted, in-wall installed, or positioned freely in a home theater space. The system is also modular, meaning you can scale it up by adding more speakers and subs to achieve the desired sound pressure level for your room.
Additionally, Focal has designed the Utopia Cinema speakers to be compatible with its 1000 Series lineup, which means users can mix and match speakers to create a custom surround sound system while maintaining a consistent sonic signature.
High-end home theater audio comes at a price, and the Utopia Cinema range is no exception:
The Focal Utopia Cinema series is expected to be available in September 2025.
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