The reality is these are both terrific loudspeakers that appeal to two different listening priorities and profiles.
The Focal Sopras are a transparent slightly warm more emotional sounding loudspeaker with a warmer richer bass response.
The Magicos are cleaner and less colored and may appeal to someone looking for more neutrality, they go a bit lower with a cleaner tighter lower bass, with a less warm midrange than the Sopras.
The Personas are in this same league with a diffrent profile then either of these loudspeakers, the Personas are a bit more focused in the way they image, have one of the least colored midrange and treble responses on the planet, and they also go nearly as low as the Magicos.
So in summation three of the best loudspeakers on the market today each has their charms and fans, any of these speakers when setup correctly will sound terrific.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ
The Focal Sopras are a transparent slightly warm more emotional sounding loudspeaker with a warmer richer bass response.
The Magicos are cleaner and less colored and may appeal to someone looking for more neutrality, they go a bit lower with a cleaner tighter lower bass, with a less warm midrange than the Sopras.
The Personas are in this same league with a diffrent profile then either of these loudspeakers, the Personas are a bit more focused in the way they image, have one of the least colored midrange and treble responses on the planet, and they also go nearly as low as the Magicos.
So in summation three of the best loudspeakers on the market today each has their charms and fans, any of these speakers when setup correctly will sound terrific.
Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ