Anyone heard the new Focal Grande Utopia EM?

My fingers are crossed (becuase i've just paid for a pair) that the Nova Utopia Be will impress me. And is good value compared to the new series. Looks like they've doubled the price for each model in series 3...

Monday morning Focal delivered the Grand Utopia EM's to my house to replace the Alexandria's that I have been using. If anyone is interested in buying the Alexandria’s please let me know. Bob Hodas, a good friend and wonderful acoustician will be setting them up shortly. Currently we have them facing each other, wrapped up in blankets, and set out of phase in a corner of my listening room while they break. The folks at Focal, who I might add are really nice people, recommend breaking them in like this for a few weeks i.e. for 500-1000 hours. I am being uncharacteristically patient and disciplined while this happens. I decided to get them to settle down before tuning them to the room. If anyone would like for me to report on my experience with the new speakers just post any questions you might have and I will do my best to report back.

I'd love to get my ears on a pair even though they would never be in my budget.

Congrats Paul! What kind of amplification are you using? Are tubes an option?

Paul, love to read your report when you get around to it. Congratulations on your purchase.

Regards,