Focal has announced the Scala Utopia Evo M, a substantial update to one of its best-known passive floorstanders. The three-way, bass-reflex design keeps the Scala's familiar multi-cabinet silhouette but reworks the drivers and crossover: a new 27mm PRISM inverted-dome tweeter (first seen on the Diva Alta Utopia), a 5-inch M-profile W-cone midrange borrowed from Focal's Utopia Main professional monitors, and a redesigned 11-inch woofer with a dual-ferrite motor.
The published numbers are rated frequency response of 27Hz–40kHz (±3dB) with a 24Hz point at -6dB, 92dB sensitivity, and a 3-ohm minimum impedance. Crossover points sit at 230Hz and 2.8kHz. Pricing starts at $50,000 per pair in the three high-gloss finishes, with walnut versions at $56,000, and availability begins in August 2026.
The most interesting detail for tuners is the revised OPC+ crossover, which exposes user adjustment for bass, midrange, and treble — with the bass and treble controls offering ±1dB of trim. Focal is explicit that this is voicing adjustment, not room correction, but it's a rare degree of built-in flexibility for a passive flagship.
Why it matters for tuning: those ±1dB trim controls change the speaker's output before the room ever gets involved, so use them to fix tonal balance complaints that show up in every seat — not seat-to-seat bass swings, which are room modes and need placement or EQ instead. If you experiment with the trims, take an RTA sweep before and after so you know what actually changed. And note that 3-ohm minimum impedance: sensitivity may read an easy 92dB, but the amplifier still needs real current delivery to keep that redesigned woofer under control.
