Focal Sopra N3 (Pair) - Black lacquered - Light Oak - Macassar Ebony - Orange - Smoked Oak - White Carrara

Description

A concentrate of unrivalled technologies

Equipped with the best midrange ever developed by Focal, with NIC and TMD technologies, Sopra N°3 pushes back the limits of reproduction in terms of sound transparency in a compact loudspeaker. With its 21 cm woofers (instead of 18 cm for Sopra N°2), it delivers even more powerful bass.

The finest materials

Cabinets made in France by Focal’s own cabinetmakers, tempered glass to eliminate all vibrations, and a wide range of elegant finishes to enhance the sound. Sopra N°3 underlines the uniqueness of every living space.

Excellence in detail

The deliberately visible decoupling tips were designed for Sopra and manufactured by watchmaking specialists. The Beryllium tweeter is protected by a grille with a lattice pattern. The same pattern is repeated on the back plate of the midrange.

"W" membrane - Perfectly defined midrange and bass

By developing and manufacturing its own membranes, Focal pushes the limits of innovation in acoustics. The sandwich "W" membrane of the speakers plays an essential role in sound reproduction. It consists of two sheets of glass placed on either side of a central foam body; a sandwich construction that enables to master the three key parameters of a good speaker: lightness, rigidity and damping. This flagship membrane of Focal know-how perfectly optimizes the frequency response curve, providing low distortion and total listening transparency. Sound is the ultimate in precision.

Beryllium Tweeter for exceptional treble

Membrane shape and materials are essential for high-fidelity reproduction. For exceptional treble, Focal’s engineers have developed the Beryllium inverted dome tweeter in pure Beryllium. Thanks to its unrivalled rigidity, Beryllium is the material of choice for high-frequency speakers. Developed and patented by Focal, the pure Beryllium inverted dome is capable of covering more than five octaves (1,000 - 40,000 Hz) for perfect perception of micro-details.

Infinite Horn Loading - High-definition sound

For the Beryllium tweeter to deliver all its finesse, it would need an almost infinite volume. Sopra's need for compactness meant that the maximum volume of the cabinet had to be used for the bass. Exploring new ways of loading the tweeter led Focal to imagine the IHL infinite-load horn. The IHL (Infinite Horn Loading) system enables the Beryllium tweeter to be loaded while respecting the compactness of the speaker. The rear wave is gently and progressively absorbed to avoid distortion. The result is maximum definition.

Gamma Structure - Anti-vibration cabinet

As the surface area of a speaker cabinet is greater than that of the speaker diaphragms, it can radiate sounds that are distorted by the resonances of the cabinet structure. This alters reproduction and blurs the sound image. To prevent such "interference", it is essential that the cabinet is as inert as possible, that it is not emissive. Focal uses MDF (Medium Density Fiber) to achieve this inertia. This stable, heavy structure is anti-vibration. It has been optimized by vibratory mapping of the speaker walls to reinforce or modify the structure wherever a weak point appeared.