Anyone heard the new Focal Grande Utopia EM?

Check again:

http://www.bluelightaudio.com/evo_mm3.html

well, that sucks Bar81. it definitely was 38k around CES. have no idea how they could double the price.

Yes, I did. The difference between the EM and the "old" one of 2003' is as big as the difference between the first model and the 2003' Beryllium model... I'll let you imagine...

That's not surprising. The amount of customization by itself lets the speaker be fine tuned to an extent no Utopia model could dream of. Add to that the EM woofer and rebuilt drivers and you have something that should impress.

My fingers are crossed (becuase i've just paid for a pair) that the Nova Utopia Be will impress me. And is good value compared to the new series. Looks like they've doubled the price for each model in series 3...