Focal Hi-fi User Manual

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Dear Music Lover,

Thank you very much for choosing a JMlab loudspeaker. We are pleased you have chosen one of our products and trust you will enjoy it
for years to come.
JMlab has worked very hard to become not only the premier French loudspeaker supplier but one of the few companies in the world to
totally control research, design and manufacturing. This capability, coupled with our total dedication to your satisfaction, assures you of the
highest possible quality in every product we offer.

For example, each individual driver in your JMlab system is designed and manufactured in the extensive facilities of our prestigious Focal
division. JMlab manufactures and tests every speacker system individually to assure absolute quality and conformity to strict performance
parameters.

Our ethos has not changed since the company’s foundation: to design higly efficient products using only the finest components.
The expression “The Spirit of Sound” is much more than just a leitmotif in our logo. Instead, it represents a veritable signature in sound
characterized by a vibrant fidelity to the richness and dynamics, the very life, of music.
It is sound that is, truly, essential to all JMlab products.

Numerous innovations such as the dual voice coil, Polykevlar

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, Polyglass®, the inverted dome tweeter, the “W”®sandwich cone materials,
the OPC®crossovers and the “gamma” structure are at the basis of JMlabs sterling reputation, which has been bolstered by numerous interna­tional awards. In Japan, JMlab products have been awarded the exclusive COTY (Component of the Year) Award, while in the US the Grande
Utopia and the Utopia have been rated at the top of Stereophile magazines Class A Recommended components listing in 1996 and 1998
respectively.

To commemorate their 15 year, JMlab developed one of the most prestigious loudspeakers ever built: the Grande Utopia represents the best
of the technical advancements at Focal since 1980. The enthusiastic worldwide acclaim for this product incited us to develop an entire family
of Utopia systems, comprising now nine models which are offering a choice of reference in real high end and home cinema (in 2001 DTS
selected the Grande Utopia as acoustic references). Several international awards from the United States, United Kingdom (recommended
product), Japan (Components of the year), Germany (Referenz Spitzenklasse) illustrate our know how.

Many prestigious international loudspeaker manufacturers have taken notice of these advanced products and have selected Focal drivers for
use in their most ambitious designs.

More recently, we have applied our expertise to automotive high fidelity to introduce Focal Audiomobile. These drivers are rapidly gaining
acceptance with the most demanding clientele as excellent examples of highly reliable and efficient components. The numerous titles of
world champions won at IASCA world finals witness our advanced technology.

In closing, we would like to thank you once again for putting your trust in us.
We hope that these loudspeakers will bring you endless hours of listening pleasure.

Yours faithfully,

Jacques MAHUL
President