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Offered is „Sopra 3“ by Focal as exhibit from the category „Standing Speaker“ on audio-markt.de - the online market place for high-end. The advert with the number 3988522495 ends on 20.12.2026 at 18:48 o'clock.
This is a buyer’s market for used high-end floorstanders, and this one is priced firmly for sellers: €13,999 is well above the supplied €9,158 median and €11,833 75th percentile for recent comparable listings. It is therefore an ambitious ask, roughly €2,166 above the upper-quartile mark, rather than a market-value bargain. A motivated buyer should negotiate meaningfully unless the finish, provenance, and accessories are exceptional.
The Sopra 2 remains a superbly capable speaker: lively yet coherent, with unusually precise imaging, convincing bass weight, and excellent midrange clarity. Its 91 dB sensitivity helps, though the 3.1-ohm minimum impedance still rewards a capable amplifier. At this price, insist on immaculate cabinets and drivers, original plinths, spikes, grilles, packaging, and clear ownership history. In genuinely mint, complete condition it is desirable, but the listing needs to move substantially toward the market median to become compelling.
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Focal traces its roots to 1979 in Saint-Étienne, France, where engineer and hi-fi enthusiast Jacques Mahul founded the company in a small workshop within his father's precision engineering firm. Initially operating as JMlab, it began crafting bespoke speaker drivers, with early models like the DB13 earning acclaim for their compact yet dynamic bass performance. This heritage of acoustic innovation and French craftsmanship propelled Focal's evolution, marked by pivotal 1990s expansions under Gérard Chrétien's leadership, yielding iconic references such as the Vega and Grande Utopia loudspeakers that redefined audiophile standards.
The brand's core focus remains high-fidelity loudspeakers, where it excels through in-house driver design featuring breakthroughs like inverted-dome tweeters, Polyglass cones, flax diaphragms, and beryllium tweeters in its Utopia line. Focal has diversified into professional studio monitors, premium headphones, car audio systems, and select accessories, all emphasizing noble materials and meticulous engineering. While not delving into amplifiers, turntables, DACs, or cables, its speaker-centric portfolio spans home, mobile, and pro applications with unwavering commitment to purity of sound.
Positioned firmly in the high-end market, Focal commands respect as a world leader among discerning hi-fi buyers for its benchmark performance, international awards, and "Made in France" prestige. No longer a niche boutique, it blends heritage appeal with cutting-edge technology, attracting serious audiophiles who prioritize transparency, dynamics, and emotional depth over mass-market compromises.
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