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Focal Alto Utopias Width and Depth of Sound Stage

Hi,

I have a pair of these speakers driven by Jadis JA100 monos.
It all sounds very good but I can't get out of them the width and depth some folks say they can produce. Music is almost always between the speakers, depth limited to about 1 meter behind them, etc.

I tend to think it's related to positioning of the speakers.

My room is about WxLxH 5X8X3.5 meters, the speakers are on the wide side about 3 meters apart and 1 meter from the back wall, I seat about 3 meters away from the speakers.

Does anyone have any experience with those and how to get the best out of them?

Thanks.
amuseb
amuseb OP
81 posts
 
Thanks guys for your comments. I'll try these to see how they work for me.

Regards.
jhardy
63 posts
 
I owned these speakers for over six years and although your room is a little bigger than mine, I would suggest they should be against the short wall and your sitting position triangle should be longer. With them firing straight try sitting about 4 or little more meters away.
jhardy
63 posts
 
As I think about it more, maybe about two meters apart instead of three might help you a lot also. Enjoy the excercise. Those things are heavy.
amuseb OP
81 posts
 
Thanks Jhardy,

My Altos are on the short wall, I think I didn't make it clear earlier. Sorry.
I will try putting them closer.
Sitting further away though is practically impossible in our living room.

Will report back with the results.

Thanks again,
Oren.
jp1208
502 posts
 
I owned the Electra 936's and auditioned the Utopia's many times. More upfront and intimate until the BE series came along. Tubed pre amps on the older Focal's seemed to help the depth. I won't mention what I own now since the company I bought from has the worst customer service but I can tell you that the raal tweeters produce great depth and width. If you ever sell your speakers look into using something with the best raal ribbon tweet. Or get in touch with member Johnsonwu, maybe just look at some of his post on speakers.
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