Flagship Focal Sopra No. 3 Floorstanding Speaker
The three-way flagship Focal Sopra No. 3 is the highest floorstanding speaker in the pre-top range of the Sopra series and, according to Focal, provides a rich, harmonically saturated sound with excellent dynamics and an extended soundstage.
Features:
- Phased-inverted type enclosure, port built into the bottom of the enclosure;
- MDF material for the upper and lower parts of the enclosure, upper panel finished with glass;
- 27mm tweeter with an inverted beryllium dome membrane, placed in a special intermediate module, IHL (Infinite Horn Loading) technology, metal protective grille;
- 165mm midrange driver with a three-layer W-cone, TMD (Tuned Mass Damping) and NIC (Neutral Inductance Circuit) technologies, located in a separate chamber;
- 2 x 210mm woofers with three-layer W-cones, NIC (Neutral Inductance Circuit) technology;
- Recommended amplifier power from 40 to 400 watts per channel;
- Frequency separation bands at 250Hz/2200Hz;
- 2 screw terminals for input connections;
- Grilles with magnetic attachments.
The speaker is equipped with two 210mm woofers, which ensure deep, excellently-articulated bass. Each driver is equipped with a W-cone consisting of a central layer of foamed material covered on both sides by reinforcing layers of fiberglass, ensuring high rigidity, low mass, and excellent internal damping. The woofers use NIC technology to optimize the magnetic field in which the voice coil is located, helping to combat distortions and improve dynamics. The 165mm mid-range driver, located in the upper part of the enclosure and housed in a separate internal chamber, also utilizes NIC technology and a W-cone similar in construction. TMD technology is used in its surround - special mass dampers (ring thickening) that eliminate unwanted resonances caused by the movement of the W-membrane.
The 27mm tweeter with a rigid, super-light concave beryllium dome is housed in a separate module made of durable thermoset polyurethane. According to IHL technology, a back-loaded horn-shaped module (the so-called "infinite" horn) is built in the module, absorbing waves emitted by the rear part of the dome. This eliminates distortions, lowers the resonance frequency, and provides transparent, dynamic high frequencies with high resolution. The tweeter is protected by a metal grille. The rear part of the module is also covered with a metal grille.
The module serves not only to separate the mid-range and woofer sections of the Focal Sopra No. 3 but also provides a precisely calculated tilt of the upper part of the enclosure. Thanks to the tilt, sound waves from different drivers reach the listening point practically simultaneously (Focus Time technology). The phase inverter is located in the bottom of the enclosure, and the base is made of 19mm tempered glass with integrated adjustable stainless steel spikes. The 69mm thick front panel with a sandwich structure provides excellent damping. The non-parallel sides of the speaker eliminate internal standing waves, aided by small Helmholtz resonators installed in the lower part of the enclosure. A pair of screw terminals is used for cable connection.
The flagship Focal Sopra No. 3 can cover areas up to 80 sq.m and is available in natural veneer or high gloss finish in various colors, including orange.
Package includes:
- 2 speakers;
- Documentation.