The brand name might not be as well known in the U.S. as in other countries, but Focal has built a solid reputation as a manufacturer of high-end audio gear. If you’re looking for proof of that, look ...

Focal just announced three premium over-ear headphones, which quadruple in price as you step up. The Focal Listen is a $250 closed-back headphone for mobile users. The $1,000 Focal Elear is an ...

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For years, Focal has been better known for their speakers than their headphones, bringing major innovations that pushed the limits of performance. The flagship of their speaker line is arguably the ...

Focal says its new headphones have been made to deliver “an audio experience worthy of the company’s high-fidelity loudspeakers”, and feature specially designed components to help them achieve it.

The Kantas are the first speakers to combine Focal’s Flax cone and Beryllium tweeter, while the Clear over-ears sit between the Elear and Utopia models. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Get a bunch of red-blooded American adults in a room and ask them what their dream car would be, and chances are a lot of them are going to name supercars from Ferrari, Mercedes, Porsche, or BMW. But ...