Catching up on the Tom Tom Club blogs at the weekend, and in particular reading Dave Burke's post on his wonderful listening room, was just the prod I needed to update folks here on my speakers now that they have settled in.

Just over a year ago, James and Henry man-handled 2x85kg of Focal Scala Utopia into place. At first, they sounded a bit thin, but after…

Room treatments - a cost effective upgrade? You bet!

Having recently moved house, I was excited by the prospect of a dedicated listening room. My kit shared the lounge previously which was carpeted, had curtains and a number of soft furnishings. The room was about 5m x 6m and had a beamed ceiling with beams running perpendicular to the listening axis. It all sounded pretty good. This was my baseline moving to the new house.

In the new, dedicated listening room, the floor is not…

All,

Well the title of the post isn't very attention grabbing...unlike the Scalas themselves. I ought to write a fuller description than what follows.....but if truth be told, I have found it hard to tear myself away from the sounds these speakers have been making since James and Henry installed them on Friday... even to write this short summary.....!

After…