We got to visit Focal's factory in FRANCE!

[@razetw]

I could watch focal speaker cabinet b roll all day. Too cool!

[@HiFiGOAudio]

It was awesome, the fact that the speaker manufacturing process still has a lot of hand work deserves more respect and love.

[@patrickgreen3559]

Love Focal. Former Elear owner, currently Clear OG and Utopia 2020. The Utopia's are so good, I haven't listened to the Clear's since the Utopia's arrived. I also have the Sopra Center and Sopra No1s are on order. This was such a cool video to show all the care that are put into these pieces of art.

[@timmyahn6927]

This was such an awesome video to watch! I thoroughly enjoy all of the reviews and analytical content you guys do, but seeing a change of pace like this with bits of your team going and just enjoying themselves was super cool to see!

[@brandonburr4900]

This was fantastic! Time to do one for each of the headphones manufacturers we all love! More please! Thank you guys!

[@killkaiser2149]

Ho man, what a ride!!! Thanks to share this amazing experience! Focal is a reference of excellence, innovation and passion!..Just looking the test between the titanium, aluminum and beryllium convinced me that quality means everything to Focal!!!!

[@GA-zp5vf]

It's always amazing to see the level of care that goes into making Focal products. I remember watching a Focal tour about a year ago that got me really interested in the brand and convinced myself I would own their headphones. I now own the Elegia's and appreciate them every day

[@ightimmaheadout290]

you do realize that focal is notorious for bad quality control? Not as bad as hifiman but many report a lot of issues

[@MartinLeschinski]

thank you for sharing this visit at Focal

[@Sfaknak]

Great video. Well presented and clearly narrated. It makes me even more proud to say I own a gorgeous pair of 936s. Love them!

[@pete6705]

This makes me feel even better about my Focal Aria speakers

[@erichieger7386]

I'm envious!! What a phenomenal opportunity for you and the team, and thanks for sharing!

[@LunaTempesta]

Happy focal aria 926 owner here. Stood out in a blind test among a lot of other similarly priced speakers. But felt just that tiny bit more sophisticated and balanced compared to the rest. Build quality and aesthetics were top as well.

[@themastroiannis]

good to see human beings doing things human beings used to do... glad to know robots have not replaced yet all human creativity and craftsmanship! thanks for sharing your experience!

[@sinistercollector9223]

This was fascinating to see. Thank you for the content here and sharing your experience!

[@saltedpeanut5571]

Thank you for this, The HEADPHONE Show ❤

[@steverosales2616]

Makes me appreciate my Focal Headphones even more 😍

[@fahryst]

exactement lol

[@gjtube37]

Thank you so much! that was really amazing! That really makes me appreciate and love my Utopia headphones that much more though I can't imagine loving them more! They are really amazing! I can also see why and appreciate why they cost so much. Well worth the money in my opinion! I wish I had the room for and could afford the Grand Utopia speakers. They are breathtaking to look out! By the way, what a stunning location! What a great life it must be to work at Focal!

[@aawannaveed]

Great video ! Excellent craftsmanship from Focal ! Bravo !

[@Jon-nz3dm]

I'd put money on the Utopia Tournaire still having headband creaking noises even at the $120,000 price tag LOL. They just really love cheap plastic internals for their one and only headband. Dupont dry film lube takes care of it.

[@QoraxAudio]

Always nice to be reminded of how much is done by hand, because of it's complexity to automate. The Sennheiser factory in Germany also does most of the assembly by hand. Really makes you appreciate your headphones a bit more.

[@firvaldur]

Fantastic. Thank you‚ wonderful video. I appreciate my Focal Aria 926 speakers even more now‚ and of course my elex and elegia. Great to see the passion and enthusiasm from the people from Focal‚ and from you‚ great job :)

[@vancybergoth]

This video convinced me to buy a Utopia more than any review I saw on youtube. The best video from the entire channel.

[@johnsherlockholmes2529]

Wow Andrew, so happy for you.... You totally deserve it you have given Focal a huge amount of positive exposure which they deserve, so cool man. I know it might be against your mantra but Focal should seriously consider giving you a good deal on a Utopia... Seeing them do so much by hand too was a revelation for me and definitely increased the value of Focal products in my eyes, knowing most aren't made in some other country like China and are just imported ready to snap-in. Seeing the driver being blown on and moving and the explanation about the lightness of the materials also gave me great insight as to why they are so low impedance, where traditionally I would say the dampening inherent with high impedance is better, so now I understand the technology better and why low impedance isn't a limiting factor but actually a requirement due to the manufacturing precision, fascinating. Keep it up man, I am a fan for life and hope the trend of manufacturers and reviewers interacting in these non-review-focused but very transparent ways continues!

[@kevingarciamurga6890]

I love Focal Speakers, they are the best

[@crin]

omelette du fromage

[@Sir_Corgerus]

Hmm yes

[@JonnoDuck]

Oh man this was good. I would love to take a tour of their factory.

[@WillTheSage]

awesome video thanks for taking such time to produce it!

[@RussianOrthodox63]

Can you ask them, why Focal Elex model fails in so many cases? Almost no single pair without issues exist - either one driver stops working after few months of normal usage (after buying new pair or second-hand, does not matter) or there is obvious channel imbalance between L and R, much louder than 0.5db? Btw, even 0.5db is a lot...8:40

[@taidee]

Man this is always mind blowing to see, how these products come into being. It also highlight a bit about pricing of these devices, it shows there's no way you can make this stuff without charging quite a bit for it.

[@igorjane]

Wow, thanks for preparing this doc. Really nice, very very interesting.

[@balakspechen2427]

Wow man, awesome! I am a proud Focal speakers owner since 2011

[@ReneHoffmann194]

Beautiful story. I like that there is still so much made by hand with lots of locals involved

[@superfluous9726]

Great video! Always wonderful to see more about audio manufacturing.

[@yeomansr]

What an awesome video! I'd love to see more factory tours.

[@tool8337]

I watched this while wearing my Focal Radiance! Over the next couple of years I will be building my home stereo system. Looking at the Aria lineup with dolby units. I am smitten with their sound. This is exciting stuff :)

[@Fremmy]

That was very insightful, love these sort of videos. If you ever get the opportunity to do more, please do so!

[@watchtvatmyplace6691]

Wow great to see this :D my first highend headphone for me will be the Focal Clear Mg in a few days :D super excited.

[@saucyg6371]

My Clear OG’s are my favorite, and most expensive cans I own. I rarely listen to it these says because I prefer iems for convenience and comfort reasons, but they’re my preferred headphones when I feel like reaching for some cans (over Sundaras, Zeus, and HD560s).

[@redonebeatbox]

Watching this video on my Focal Alpha 65s!!! Crazy experience!!!

[@darksideofthelewis]

My first video from your channel. Really enjoyed it. What a great introduction. Now subbed 👍🏻

[@julierichardson9307]

Amazing thanks for sharing. Is this tour available to the public at all , it's a dream for my partner to see where his speakers and headphones are made. We are going to France next year and the Focal factory is high on his wish list.

[@FabioKasper]

Great stuff Andrew.

[@JKHYT]

I got strong Ferris Bueller talking about the rare Ferrari vibes when you were talking about the Grand Utopia demo. "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."

[@rbivgq1734]

At about 3:52 I can clearly hear the Verve Bitter sweet symphony, this was heard on my Elegias with Dekoni Stellia pads.

[@jasonbhatnagar7134]

How did the sound change (bass, mids, treble) with those pads?

[@jeremywoodard6793]

I love my old school utopias I have in my car. Just waiting for a car worthy of my No7s. I'd love to hear some of the home audio. There's just something about how they bring out different aspects of songs and music in general.

[@youjohn__]

Quality content I luv u guys

[@truth-12345.]

Thank You guys, Thank You KZbin and Thank You Internet.

[@ndgr8claymore]

While you were there, could please you tell them to fix their damn Elex from driver failures that happens to a large percentage of their Elex's. Even if it means they increase their price to Drop a bit. Otherwise, they're great headphones that punch above their weight.

And back to you Steve

[@atomiclife9900]

I bought a jeep wrangler , previous owner installed 4 focal speakers . I was about to Install something else , but no before doing some research. Surprised.

[@stevenrix7277]

Not sure how this video popped up in my thread but Saint Etienne is my birth city, and FIY Etienne in english means Steven or Stephane. The people from Saint Etienne are called "Les Stephanois". Allez a bientot.

[@kenwebster5053]

Did you ask them why users report such a very high incidence of single channel failure compared to less expensive brands & what they are doing to address that issue?

[@evilvirtuoso9408]

if he asks then, goodbye to friendship with Focal.

[@GadZookz]

Great video! When you were in the speaker demo room, what volume level did they use when they played the music and was it just right for your ears? Or would you have liked it louder or quieter?

[@ResolveReviews]

It was a decent volume - on the loud end of comfortable.

[@GadZookz]

@@ResolveReviews interesting. One more question if I might. How well does the Focal sound signature and quality on the loudspeakers translates to their headphone sound?

[@ResolveReviews]

@@GadZookz It's really hard to say without spending more time with them side by side. But for a first impression, I suppose there's a resemblance.

[@amargnwalkr]

If you want to see a much longer, more in depth tour, check out the Produce Like a Pro channel.

[@mhuddo7106]

Great vid peeps

[@Jason_T.95]

I saw something very interesting behind you, HiFiman EF1000 isn't it? Can't wait to see your review about it to powered Susvara.

[@MTheoOA]

lovely!

[@CptMark]

You've seen Focal's QC? They have that?

[@LaVey1999]

I'm surprised as well. I think my Celestee is not from there. 7 Months and the left Driver said adios.

[@hy7968]

Wonder if focal has sorted out the quality control issues by now

[@john808welk]

So when do we get the video on the elopia combo you daily drive?

[@RaginYak]

Gonna save up to own one of these hand crafted headphones. Glad there are still such company like these who havent offshored to China to mass produce junks. Repect Focal!

[@ntbmelb]

what cables are you running with those Focal Elear?

[@testek3053]

awesome!

[@astorbeijer9424]

I would bet $100 that Resolve will soon be taking a year sabbatical to do an internship at Focal. That would be a good life 🙂

[@kyron42]

Very interesting.

[@orrman5]

Hey Andrew thanks for the video. Off topic a bit - what mic do you use and is your room sound treated?

[@TheHEADPHONEShow]

That's an Electrovoice RE20. But it's also not without its issues

[@fahryst]

Thanks for documenting this unique experience. Wouldn't be the same as being there though :(

[@kyron42]

So how many wine caves did you visit and what was your favourite wine?

[@paulosilva8200]

That's what I want to see ans ear in the iems. The driver. The capacitors and resistors for the crossovers and the most important, the box resonance that gives that closed acoustic timbre echo that we ear in focal speakers. Hate when an iem has a driver and a tube that bring the sound to the nozzle , when companies like 64 audio and fir audio bring the chamber like a real speaker to give that hi fidelity sound.

[@humanbass]

Focal builds some beautiful stuff, but that metallic timbre in the high mids are an issue for my ears.

[@emilnordgard5228]

We we baguette

[@basmeer4807]

Omelette du Fromage! kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJyko3aIn7llb9k

[@williamcatalano1762]

What kind of pads do you have on those Elegias?

[@TheHEADPHONEShow]

Elear .. it's an elear

[@williamcatalano1762]

@@TheHEADPHONEShow I'm sorry I just went back and you stated that at the beginning. Thanks!

[@deadline7610]

Well Done good sir :)

[@dogbiterabies2547]

HUE JAZZ IS A SPY!!!😶

[@youye4966]

La talaudiere ! C'est chez moi

[@Tesseract9630]

do a hifiman tour

[@JohnSmith-pn2vl]

0.5 db difference is ok ? hmm thats a lot

[@reallyoldcob]

⚡

[@Heavy_Distortion]

Hopefully the products you saw were not faulty.

[@dogbiterabies2547]

hue jazz well spoken canadian

[@adredy]

bullshit nothing what is handmade is precise my brother ! that's why is so special ! 8:00 want to tell me robot is less precise in this job than human ? :D how much glue she put there 1.087grams and next time the same amount ? haha the same is with the coils if them must pair them its mean they are not made precise this is super simple element why they must pair them ? this is not transistor where they make 1000 of them in a minute :/

[@OptLab]

how do you tell a robot in which direction you slice, paint, bend wood according to the ribs?

[@patricioesteban1845]

😮

[@Aniki91PL]

Sure, you must loose yourself... to find yourself... :)

[@awe0s]

however, the quality of the front panel materials on the chora's 806 is terrible! Bubbles everywhere, laminate is peeling off the base. FRENCH QUALITY!

[@svajunasramanauskas6136]

Same as the name is falling off Elegia's. China is breadhing to back with constant building quality. Give them another 10-20Y and we will forget a call "no quality in China"

[@user-hv7fb4by1w]

Go by your Russian speakers,say by by to hi fi

[@svajunasramanauskas6136]

@@user-hv7fb4by1w i am not from russia, but i know russian language. There are a lot good, correctly thinking people, even in government there still is oposites. Yes, if a human states, that he suppirts pytins war- fuck him.

[@awe0s]

@@user-hv7fb4by1w Ye, I bet USSR speakers has better quality than modern chora. by by to focal, my third-world bro XD

[@Luis-Tesla]

Altos vendedores humo

[@TonkyTronicus]

If I were to buy a $120k headphone I'd make sure it was ugly as shit. That way 100% of the cost goes towards sound and build quality lol.

[@onderbecerik]

👏🙏😂💖💕❤️❣️🇹🇷

[@dontwatchmydoomvideos]

1st for once

[@TascamTascam]

I bought a pair of utopia maestro 2 weeks ago. Terrible cabinet works. Seams are uneven. Now I have to fight to get another pair. Disgusting terrible quality control. Sorry I bought them.